Storytimes near HIGHLAND PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY

Highland Park Public Library

Origami is the art of folding paper into amazing shapes. Join us for this month's origami challenge. Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last. For ages 5-14

Highland Park Public Library, Lobby

Meet the new Social Services Specialist for the City of Highland Park. Conozca a la nueva especialista en servicios sociales de la ciudad de Highland Park. Meet the new Social Services Specialist for the City of Highland Park and learn about the Resiliency Division resources and support. Conozca a la nueva especialista en servicios sociales de la ciudad de Highland Park y descubra los recursos y el apoyo de la División de Resiliencia.

Highland Park Public Library

Join us for stories and fun parachute activities! This event will take place at Braeside Market. For ages 5-7. Join us for stories and fun parachute activities! For ages 5-7. This event will take place at Braeside Market, 55 St Johns Ave, Highland Park. Click to see map.

Highland Park Public Library, Brenner Room

Younger graphic novel fans! Join us for discussion, and activities as we'll share the best, worst, and everything in between graphic novels. Pick up your book at the Youth Services desk. For ages 6-8 Younger graphic novel fans! Join us for discussion, fun activities, and unique crafts as we share the best, the worst, and everything in between graphic novels. Pick up your copy of the book at the Youth Services desk. For ages 6-8

Highland Park Public Library, Brenner Room

Put on your jammies and join us for a fun family storytime featuring stories, songs, and more. Registration is not required, but space is limited. Check in at Youth Desk begins at 6 p.m. Stories are best suited for ages 3-5, but all ages are welcome!

Highland Park Public Library

Origami is the art of folding paper into amazing shapes. Join us for this month's origami challenge. Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last. For ages 5-14

Highland Park Public Library

Origami is the art of folding paper into amazing shapes. Join us for this month's origami challenge. Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last. For ages 5-14

Port Clinton Square

Bring a craft project to work on and meet fellow crafters in your community. This program is suitable for adults. Bring a craft project to work on, meet fellow crafters in your community, and grab a treat, provided by the library. Come by anytime between 9am-12pm and stay for as long or as little as you like. This program is suitable for adults. This event will be held outside at Port Clinton Square, 600 Central Ave, Highland Park. Meet us at the tables by Walker Brothers. See a map . In case of inclement weather, we will meet at the library, in meeting room 8. Registration is required so we can let you know where we are meeting. Questions? Contact the Adult Services Department at hppla@hplibrary.org

Highland Park Public Library, Brenner Room

Learn a new skill this summer in a weekly drawing class, led by a local artist! Participants are expected to attend each week. Registration required. Join local artist, Daniel M. Canlas, for 12 weeks this summer to learn drawing essentials and build upon your skills week to week. Mr. Canlas will guide you through the steps to spark your creativity and artistic potential! This is a weekly commitment, and we ask that you attend all sessions to learn as much as you can! All supplies, including colored pencils, will be provided. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Registration closes June 5th at 12pm.

Highland Park Public Library, Meeting Room 8

Learn podcast planning, recording, and editing. Celebrate America's 250th anniversary by preserving your stories and family history. Join in the celebration of America's 250th anniversary by learning to preserve your stories and family history through audio. Learn the basics of podcast planning, recording, and editing. We'll demonstrate the library's podcasting kit, which is available for checkout, and guide you through creating your first audio project. Whether you're interested in storytelling, interviews, or preserving family memories, this workshop will give you the skills to get started.

Highland Park Public Library

Origami is the art of folding paper into amazing shapes. Join us for this month's origami challenge. Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last. For ages 5-14

Highland Park Public Library, Brenner Room

Join Miss Kelly in the Brenner Room for a musical storytime! For ages 18 months - 3 years. Registration not required but space is limited. Check in at Youth desk starting 30 min prior to event. Let's rock! Join Miss Kelly in the Brenner Room for a musical storytime where you can make lots of noise. Explore instruments, listen to stories, and sing along! This program is for ages 18 months – 3 years and one caregiver per child. Registration not required but space is limited. Check in at Youth Services desk starting 30 min prior to the event.

Highland Park Public Library, Brenner Room

We say it's a free country, but what does that mean? Learn more about the Constitution's Freedom of Speech and express yourself! This program will take place in the Brenner Room. For ages 10-14. We say “it’s a free country”, but what does that mean? Learn more about the Constitution’s Freedom of Speech and express yourself! This drop-in program will take place in the Brenner Room. For ages 10-14.

Indian Trail School, Multipurpose Room

A practical, skills-based session teaching self-administered techniques to manage anxiety, tension, relieve muscle soreness and stress. Join us to explore how stress and trauma impact the body. You will learn physical management tools—like breathwork, exercise, and reflex points—and discover how movement strengthens the mind-body connection to support your overall well-being. Registration required. Program will take place at: INDIAN TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2075 ST. JOHNS HIGHLAND PARK https://maps.app.goo.gl/4fcx1aiGLFhMk1By9

Virtual

The bestselling author of "Pretty Girls," the "Will Trent" series, and "The Good Daughter" discusses her "North Falls" series. Join us for a virtual event and thrilling evening with acclaimed author Karin Slaughter as we chat about her North Falls series consisting of We Are All Guilty Here , in which two teenage girls vanish in rural Georgia, and her upcoming sequel The Secrets We Hide . In The Secrets We Hide Slaughter welcomes readers back to North Falls. A small town with big secrets… 1601 Iris Drive looks like any other house on the quiet, residential street. But rumors are rampant about the Vickery family, and what goes on behind closed doors. When gunshots ring out, Sheriff Emmy Clifton and her sister, ex-federal agent Jude Archer, discover a devastating crime scene. Allison Vickery has been murdered in her own kitchen, and her teenage daughter is bleeding upstairs, left for dead. Everyone thinks they know what happened. But secrets are buried everywhere in this small town. And it’s up to Emmy Clifton to uncover the truth… Register now to take part in the discussion, and for an exclusive sneak peek of The Secrets We Hide , coming out August 11. About the Author: Karin Slaughter is one of the world’s most popular storytellers. She is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than 25 novels, including the Edgar-nominated Cop Town and standalone novels Pretty Girls and False Witness . An international bestseller, Slaughter is published in 120 countries with more than 40 million copies sold across the globe. Pieces of Her , based on her novel, debuted at #1 worldwide on Netflix as an original series in 2022. Her bestselling thriller series, W ill Trent , is now a television and streaming sensation in its fourth season. The Good Daughte r has been adapted into a limited series starring Rose Byrne and Meghann Fahy, and further projects are currently in development for film/TV. Karin Slaughter is the founder of the Save the Libraries project, a nonprofit organization established to support libraries and library programming. Presented with Library Speakers Consortium. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Highland Park Public Library, Brenner Room

Nothing improves your book like a homemade bookmark. Drop-in anytime to make some. Ages 5 and up.

Highland Park Public Library, Adult Services,Brenner Room

Make a macrame plant holder! Learn basic macrame knots while creating an adorable plant holder. Wednesday, July 15, 6:00-7:00 pm Brenner Room Drop-ins welcome

Highland Park Public Library, Lobby

Meet the new Social Services Specialist for the City of Highland Park. Conozca a la nueva especialista en servicios sociales de la ciudad de Highland Park. Meet the new Social Services Specialist for the City of Highland Park and learn about the Resiliency Division resources and support. Conozca a la nueva especialista en servicios sociales de la ciudad de Highland Park y descubra los recursos y el apoyo de la División de Resiliencia.

Highland Park Public Library, Brenner Room

Join Miss Kelly in the Brenner Room for a musical storytime! For ages 18 months - 3 years. Registration not required but space is limited. Check in at Youth desk starting 30 min prior to event. Let's rock! Join Miss Kelly in the Brenner Room for a musical storytime where you can make lots of noise. Explore instruments, listen to stories, and sing along! This program is for ages 18 months – 3 years and one caregiver per child. Registration not required but space is limited. Check in at Youth Services desk starting 30 min prior to the event.

Highland Park Public Library, Brenner Room

Join Miss Kelly in the Brenner Room for a musical storytime! For ages 18 months - 3 years. Registration not required but space is limited. Check in at Youth desk starting 30 min prior to event. Let's rock! Join Miss Kelly in the Brenner Room for a musical storytime where you can make lots of noise. Explore instruments, listen to stories, and sing along! This program is for ages 18 months – 3 years and one caregiver per child. Registration not required but space is limited. Check in at Youth Services desk starting 30 min prior to the event.

Highland Park Public Library

Join us for Memory Café, a welcoming and safe space for individuals with memory loss and mild cognitive impairment. Caregivers and loved ones are encouraged to attend. We’re excited to introduce our enhanced program, now incorporating activities that engage all five senses, creating meaningful and immersive interactions. Rediscover joy, connection, and community at the Memory Café—a place where every moment matters. May 21 A Window to Summer - Reflections on the therapeutic effects of plants and the natural world. We will be creating planting pots to take home. June 18 Those Summer Nights - Join us as we talk about those glorious long summer nights and the things that light us up. Attendees will create a mason jar craft activity to bring home. July 16 Beach Daze - Reminisce with us and test your beach senses with the sights and smells of beach bound days. No registration is required. Membership to Highland Park Senior Center is not required. We can’t wait to welcome you! In partnership with the Highland Park Senior Center. *This program will take place at the Highland Park Senior Center, 1201 Park Avenue West, Highland Park. See map here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/RxiNYeJDaGUGEaGt5

Highland Park Public Library, Brenner Room

Bestselling author Kathleen Rooney discusses her new book. The bestselling author discusses her new book about a former college swimmer who treads water in the lonely sea after falling from a cruise ship as memories and regrets wash over him. The family drama explores messy relationships, avoidance, self-acceptance and personal growth through the story of one man floating through the Gulf of Mexico. In conversation with librarian Rebecca Hayes. Books will be for sale and the event will conclude with a book signing.

Highland Park Public Library, Lobby

Meet the new Social Services Specialist for the City of Highland Park. Conozca a la nueva especialista en servicios sociales de la ciudad de Highland Park. Meet the new Social Services Specialist for the City of Highland Park and learn about the Resiliency Division resources and support. Conozca a la nueva especialista en servicios sociales de la ciudad de Highland Park y descubra los recursos y el apoyo de la División de Resiliencia.

Highland Park Public Library, Meeting Room 8

Join Highland Park librarians for a discussion of The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon. "In 1789 Maine, midwife and healer Martha Ballard, who is good at keeping secrets, investigates a shocking murder linked to an alleged rape that has shaken her small town, especially when her diary lands at the center of the scandal, threatening to tear both her family and her community apart." -NoveList Plus Check book availability in our catalog. Please register for reminders and notifications of any changes. Questions? Contact the Adult Services Department at hppla@hplibrary.org

Highland Park Public Library, Meeting Room 8

Learn a new skill this summer in a weekly drawing class, led by a local artist! Participants are expected to attend each week. Registration required. Join local artist, Daniel M. Canlas, for 12 weeks this summer to learn drawing essentials and build upon your skills week to week. Mr. Canlas will guide you through the steps to spark your creativity and artistic potential! This is a weekly commitment, and we ask that you attend all sessions to learn as much as you can! All supplies, including colored pencils, will be provided. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Registration closes June 5th at 12pm.

Highland Park Public Library, Brenner Room

Celebrate America's 250th birthday by joining us for an afternoon of American speeches read aloud by library staff. Celebrate America’s 250th birthday by joining us for an afternoon of American speeches read aloud by library staff. Prominent Americans throughout the centuries will be honored, including Patrick Henry, Shirley Chisolm, Abraham Lincoln, Michelle Obama, and others. Image credit: Patrick Henry Before the Virginia House of Burgesses, painted by Peter F. Rothermel, 1852.

Highland Park Public Library

Create your own caterpillar inching along a green leaf! Materials available at Youth Services desk while supplies last. Create your own caterpillar inching along a green leaf! Materials available at Youth Services desk while supplies last.

Indian Trail Elementary School, Multipurpose Room

Una sesión práctica basada en habilidades que enseña técnicas autoadministradas para manejar la ansiedad, la tensión, aliviar el dolor muscular y el estrés. Únete a nosotros para explorar cómo el estrés y el trauma afectan al cuerpo. Aprenderás herramientas de gestión física -como trabajo respiratorio, ejercicio y puntos de reflejo- y descubrirás cómo el movimiento fortalece la conexión mente-cuerpo para apoyar tu bienestar general. Se requiere registro. Este evento se llevará a cabo en: INDIAN TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2075 ST. JOHNS HIGHLAND PARK Vea el enlace a continuación: https://maps.app.goo.gl/4fcx1aiGLFhMk1By9

Highland Park Public Library

Create your own caterpillar inching along a green leaf! Materials available at Youth Services desk while supplies last. Create your own caterpillar inching along a green leaf! Materials available at Youth Services desk while supplies last.

Highland Park Public Library, Brenner Room

The Library Board of Trustees regularly meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m., except where indicated otherwise. he Library Board of Trustees regularly meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m., except where indicated otherwise.