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Recommend Ages 0-8- Registration is CLOSED Do you and your kiddos struggle to make it to midnight on New Year's Eve? Come celebrate early at our Noon Year's Eve party. We'll have all your party favorites--music, noise makers, hats, balloons, and more!
The Library will be closed on Tuesday, December 31, 2024 and Wednesday, January 1, 2025 for the New Year's holidays. We will reopen at 9:00 AM on Thursday, January 2, 2025.
No registration is required. Come in to get your technology questions answered. Anything from smartphones to laptops, writing emails to installing apps. We’ve got you covered!
Chair Yoga classes are wonderful movement opportunities for any adult with limited mobility who wants to increase and maintain flexibility. Participate virtually with Susan Wilkens of Dancing Cranes Yoga in Riverside through Zoom or by phone. Registration is required. We will email you the Zoom & phone information the day before the program date. Don’t […]
No registration is required. Come in to get your technology questions answered. Anything from smartphones to laptops, writing emails to installing apps. We’ve got you covered!
For ages 13+ - Registration is required. Come learn how to paint on glass! Take your favorite animated character and learn how to paint them on glass using a reversed painting technique. We're sorry. This program is full. To join the waitlist, please call (847) 455-6016 or stop by the Information Desk. Thank you! […]
Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver — Registration is required. Dance, sing, and get rowdy in our music and movement toddler program!
Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver — Registration required. After getting rowdy at Rockin' Tots, stick around for an open sensory playtime! We will have different tactile and sensory experiences for young kids to learn and engage with together.
Must be at least 5 — Registration is Required. Tools are an essential part of our everyday lives. Without our phones, computers, keys, water bottles, etc. we would all struggle with existing in today’s world. Join us for a new program, Creative Tools, where we will learn about the history of tools use in humans […]
Join us for casual discussion about quilting and sewing, and showing completed projects. We embrace all quilting and sewing skills.
For Teens –Registration for this event has CLOSED. Cook your own delicious meals and treats with us! Learn basic cooking skills and a delicious new recipe every meetup. All cooking skills are welcome. This month we’ll be making Cake Pops
For adults. Registration required. This writers' workshop is a place where you can bring works in progress, push through writer's block, or get started on something entirely new. Open to beginner and experienced writers alike, all are welcome to join. Each session will start with a prompt or activity, followed by time for free writing […]
Virtual Program — It will be offered via Zoom. Join us for an evening with Steve Dolinsky, well known Food Guy reporter at NBC 5 (Chicago). Steve will dish on The Ultimate Chicago Pizza Guide: A History of Squares & Slices in the Windy City, his comprehensive guide to the styles, locales and people that […]
Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver — Registration is required. Start your Friday morning off at the library with a fun storytime all about animals. A new animal each week! Some bilingual Spanish.
Want to build your resume, learn about interview tips, get help on your job search, get essay support, homework help, and more? Book a FREE one-on-one session with our professional, Zuri, to get the help you need, wherever you are on your career journey. Sessions are booked in 1 hour segments. To make your appointment, […]
Relax and work on a project or receive basic instruction from experienced crafters. New members are welcome, and basic supplies and tools are provided.
Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver — Registration is required. Start your week off with Franklin Park Library as we enjoy stories, songs, and rhymes together!
This is the class for you if you’ve never done yoga, if you want to get back to yoga, or if you want to explore familiar postures in a different way. Participate virtually through Zoom with Susan Wilkens of Dancing Cranes Yoga in Riverside. Adults only. Registration is required. We will email you the Zoom […]
Join our presenter, Zuri, as she offers a FREE presentation on various skills related to finding a job. This presentation is on interview tips and prep. Mock interviews, information on navigating new interview and hiring processes, and important interview tactics will be covered.
Must Be Ages 0-5 — Registration is required. Registration is full.
Recommended 0-5 with Caregiver- Registration is Required Join us on the second Tuesday of every month at 6 pm for a cozy Goodnight Storytime. Come dressed in your comfy clothes and bring your favorite stuffie!
Recommended for Grades 3-6 — Registration is Required. See below. Try your hand at cooking! Come to the library and see the tastes we have in store for your future chefs! Grades 3-6 (Limit 20) This Bon Appetit, we wont be cooking. It's all about TASTING, baby! Let's rank different boxed Mac & Cheese brands […]
Limit 5 — No registration is required. Come to this program to the learn basics of Microsoft Excel. Learn how to use functions, format tables and work in data!
Must be Grades 2 - 5 — Registration is Required. An open gaming club, with snacks! Come play retro and new video games. Sometimes even board or card games! Every other Thursday from 5-6:30 pm.
Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver — Registration is required. Start your Friday morning off at the library with a fun storytime all about animals. A new animal each week! Some bilingual Spanish.
No registration is required. Come in to get your technology questions answered. Anything from smartphones to laptops, writing emails to installing apps. We’ve got you covered!
For Grades 3-8 - Registration is required. Do you like reading comics, graphic novels, and manga? Join our Graphic Novel Book Club as we read different books, play games, and do activities based on them. Then, help us vote on which book we read next time. Books are available at the circulation desk. This month […]
The Friends of the Library support the Franklin Park Library by providing volunteer services, sponsoring events, and funding programs. New members are always welcome!
Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver — Registration is required. Start your week off with Franklin Park Library as we enjoy stories, songs, and rhymes together!
Chair Yoga classes are wonderful movement opportunities for any adult with limited mobility who wants to increase and maintain flexibility. Participate virtually with Susan Wilkens of Dancing Cranes Yoga in Riverside through Zoom or by phone. Registration is required. We will email you the Zoom & phone information the day before the program date. Don’t […]
For Kids/Teens Grades 3-8 - Registration for this event has CLOSED Have you ever wondered what the best pizza in Franklin Park was? Wonder no longer! We'll be taste testing every pizza in Franklin Park to see which one is the BEST. Must be in grades 3-8
Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver — Registration is required. Dance, sing, and get rowdy in our music and movement toddler program!
Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver — Registration required. After getting rowdy at Rockin' Tots, stick around for an open sensory playtime! We will have different tactile and sensory experiences for young kids to learn and engage with together.
For Adults- Registration is required Are you a defender of the HEA (Happily Ever After)? Join Flirty Fiction Book Club where we'll read a different romance book each month, talk about our favorite tropes, and find some new ones! This month we'll be discussing the books we read on our own in December and picking […]
Recommended for Grades 3 & up — Registration is recommended. Get ready for a Kahoot! of a good time – with themed trivia the whole family can enjoy! Snacks will be provided. Prizes offered for 3 rounds of trivia! This time we will feature quizzes on: restaurant slogans, Frozen & Wizard of Oz!
For Teens (Grades 5-12) - Registration is Required A crafting program just for Teens! January: Crochet 101 with Amelia! Amelia will be showing you basic stitches and how to hold the crochet hook and what best types of yarn to use. February: Crochet Animals with Amelia! Amelia will be showing you how you can take […]
Virtual Program — It will be offered via Zoom. Join comedian, actress, and producer Michelle Buteau in conversation with Greta Johnsen. Michelle is the creator/writer/star of the Netflix series Survival of the Thickest, inspired by her autobiographical book of essays of the same name. She is also the host of two popular reality competition shows […]
Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver — Registration is required. Start your Friday morning off at the library with a fun storytime all about animals. A new animal each week! Some bilingual Spanish.
For Teens (Grades 5-12) - Registration Required Do you love snacks? Do you want to try snacks from different countries or snacks you've never heard of? Register for Teen Taste Test! We'll taste the snacks, talk about them, and rank them from liked to didn't like. This month we'll be trying snacks from South Korea!
Join representatives from the Village of Franklin Park's Clerk's Office at the Library for passport service hours. Appointments will be available from 11 AM to 3 PM and can be made by contacting the Clerk's Office at 847-671-8242. Visit https://www.villageoffranklinpark.com/departments/clerks_office/passport_service/ for more information.
Relax and work on a project or receive basic instruction from experienced crafters. New members are welcome, and basic supplies and tools are provided.
Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver — Registration is required. Start your week off with Franklin Park Library as we enjoy stories, songs, and rhymes together!
This is the class for you if you’ve never done yoga, if you want to get back to yoga, or if you want to explore familiar postures in a different way. Participate virtually through Zoom with Susan Wilkens of Dancing Cranes Yoga in Riverside. Adults only. Registration is required. We will email you the Zoom […]
For adults. Registration required. If you've ever wished that book clubs focused less on the book and more on the food, this is the club for you! Every month, each member will pick a recipe from a previously selected book to prepare and bring in to the book club. The resulting potluck is the perfect […]
Recommended for Ages 0-5 — Registration is required. Get your wiggles out with a toddler playtime! Different toys and games each week.
For Adults - Registration is Required Part Exhibit, Park Historical Talk, Part Workshop, join Ellie Carlson as she celebrates her very favorite holiday! Who was St. Valentine really? Who sent the oldest Valentine that is still in existence and what did it say? How did sending paper Valentines to loved ones catch on in so […]
Must be Grades 2 - 5 — Registration is Required. An open gaming club, with snacks! Come play retro and new video games. Sometimes even board or card games! Every other Thursday from 5-6:30 pm.
Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver — Registration is required. Start your Friday morning off at the library with a fun storytime all about animals. A new animal each week! Some bilingual Spanish.
Join us each month to watch a newly released movie! This month’s movie is It Ends with Us (PG-13): When a woman's first love suddenly reenters her life, her relationship with a charming, but abusive neurosurgeon is upended and she realizes she must learn to rely on her own strength to make an impossible choice […]
No registration is required. Come in to get your technology questions answered. Anything from smartphones to laptops, writing emails to installing apps. We’ve got you covered!
Saturday, February 1 is Take Your Child to the Library Day! #TYCLD Enjoy three different crafts as a family while you visit the Library!
Want to build your resume, learn about interview tips, get help on your job search, get essay support, homework help, and more? Book a FREE one-on-one session with our professional, Zuri, to get the help you need, wherever you are on your career journey. Sessions are booked in 1 hour segments. To make your appointment, […]
Relax and work on a project or receive basic instruction from experienced crafters. New members are welcome, and basic supplies and tools are provided.
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