Storytimes near CLARENDON HILLS PUBLIC LIBRARY

Village Hall Lawn

A Clarendon Hills high school student can get one hour of volunteer credit by assisting the librarian with our Story Time at the Farmer's Market.

Village Hall Lawn

Come visit us select Thursday mornings at the Clarendon Hills Farmer’s Market! Grab a treat at the market, bring a blanket to sit on, and listen to some fun stories, songs and rhymes.

Join Susan Wilkens of Dancing Cranes Yoga for an hour of meditation practice.

CHPL Adult Seating Area

Join us for a discussion of A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst.

CHPL Story Time Room

Join us for a creative art story time. We will read a story and then do a craft project inspired by the book. Geared for ages 3-5 with an adult.

CHPL Meeting Room

Get ready to bloom with Miss Make-Believe's Bubble Garden! Join us for a magical experience where together we see what bubbles can teach us. You might even find yourself INSIDE a bubble! This enchanting show is fun for families with kids of all ages. Please register each attendee individually (including adults).

CHPL Story Time Room

45-minute program geared for ages 5 and under with an adult companion featuring stories, songs, activities, and a play time at the end. The same stories are shared on both Monday and Tuesday so choose whichever day works best for you. No registration required.

CHPL Meeting Room

From cheap airfare to travel planners to usful travel apps, this class will show you the best ways to enable your computer to help you see the world! Class let by Mike Gershbein, founder of Very Smart People.

First come, first serve! Take It Tuesday activity bags will be available on a table in the vestibule of the library every Tuesday in June and July until supplies run out. We will resume our monthly Take It Tuesdays on August 25.

CHPL Story Time Room

45-minute program geared for ages 5 and under with an adult companion featuring stories, songs, activities, and a play time at the end. The same stories are shared on both Monday and Tuesday so choose whichever day works best for you. No registration required.

CHPL Meeting Room

Join us for a few lively rounds of Bingo with delicious treats courtesy of The Birches. Prizes will be awarded too.

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Flitter. Flutter. Buzz. Hum. Come watch a meadow thrum. Join us for a story time with Michelle Schaub, author of A Pathway for Pollinators. In this story, a classroom, with the help of their neighbors, builds a network of pollinator pathways. Michelle will share her new book, a book-related craft and other related activities for kids ages 4-8.

CHPL Story Time Room

45-minute program for children from birth through 18 months and their caregiver featuring rhymes, songs, books and a play time at the end. No registration required.

At nine feet tall, this impressive portrait of the 16th president was praised by those who knew him as more lifelike than any other. Join us for a virtual recounting of the fascinating story of how the painting came to find a home at the Hartley Dodge Memorial in Madison, NJ, and the stories and symbolism it carries. The painting is currently on loan to the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. This is an online program via Zoom. Complete your registration to receive Zoom link here: https://aapld.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yzGa69rzTx-aJIqi6WeZJg#/registration

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Bring your stuffed animal with you for some stories and activities. Then, let them spend the night at the library. Pick up your friend the next day and see what they did overnight! Please sign up each child that will be bringing a stuffed animal.

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Got a favorite book that needs some personality? Bring it to life with sparkle, color, and creativity! Bedazzle your own book’s cover using gems and glue. All bedazzling supplies provided—just bring yourself and a book you love. For ages 13-adult. Registration required.

CHPL Story Time Room

45-minute program geared for ages 5 and under with an adult companion featuring stories, songs, activities, and a play time at the end. The same stories are shared on both Monday and Tuesday so choose whichever day works best for you. No registration required.

CHPL Meeting Room

Decorate your own rock to keep for yourself or place around town to brighten someone’s day! This program is for ages 10-16.

CHPL Adult Seating Area

Join us for a discussion of Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney.

First come, first serve! Take It Tuesday activity bags will be available on a table in the vestibule of the library every Tuesday in June and July until supplies run out. We will resume our monthly Take It Tuesdays on August 25.

CHPL Story Time Room

45-minute program geared for ages 5 and under with an adult companion featuring stories, songs, activities, and a play time at the end. The same stories are shared on both Monday and Tuesday so choose whichever day works best for you. No registration required.

CHPL Meeting Room

Students entering grades 5-8 are invited to learn a little bit about Thailand as we taste test and rank their popular snack items and treats. Registration is required.

Join Susan Wilkens of Dancing Cranes Yoga for a relaxing hour of chair yoga.

CHPL Meeting Room

Drop by the library’s Meeting Room between 6:30-8 pm to join the Library Board for an informal community conversation where you can get to know current Library Board members, ask questions, share feedback, and help shape the future vision of your library. Gather for open dialogue and idea-sharing or just stop by to say hi and enjoy a dessert.

Library Lawn

Is it frisbee? Is it golf? No, it’s disc golf! Try your skills at putting around a disc golf basket on the library’s back lawn and decorate your own disc as well. For students in grades 2-6.

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Sign up for a 30-minute time slot to make your own sand art creation.

CHPL Meeting Room

A Clarendon Hills high school student can get two hours of volunteer credit by helping with the Sand Art Program for kids.

CHPL Meeting Room

Sign up for a 30-minute time slot to make your own sand art creation.

CHPL Meeting Room

Sign up for a 30-minute time slot to make your own sand art creation.

First come, first serve! Take It Tuesday activity bags will be available on a table in the vestibule of the library every Tuesday in June and July until supplies run out. We will resume our monthly Take It Tuesdays on August 25.