Storytimes near Westchester Public Library

Community Room

Sign up for this messy, paint-themed art program! Each session will feature a different project that you can paint and make your own! For grades K - 5th, registration required. Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.

Community Room

Stop by to learn this month's embroidery technique: Couching! If you can't make it, ask the librarians at the reference desk for a handout to take home.

Youth Department

Don't miss this fun club where you can show off your building skills and get to put your creations on display! Best for grades K-5.

Library Garden

Come commune with nature and join us for a calm sketching session in the Westchester Public library gardens! We'll be using the library's art kits, so all materials (including easels and garden seats!) are provided.

Teen Room

Drop by and grab a suncatcher succulent flower kit! This craft is for grades 6-12 only, while supplies last

Community Room

Community Room

Come to the library to make ice cream and decorate with toppings of your choice. For grades 6 - 12; registration required. Please note this program will use dairy and nut products.

Community Room

It's National Hot Dog Day! We'll have freshly grilled hot dogs and snacks for the first 100 people who stop by! Get out of the heat and enjoy lunch on us! (Limit 1 dog per person!)

Youth Department

Learn the basics of sewing using a sewing machine! Each week a new technique will be taught, and by the final week, you'll have a completed project! This event is for children in grades 3 - 5. Registration is required.

Community Room

Join us for a hands-on Mosaic Workshop! Each participant will receive a 8.75x8.75-inch wood board and a selection of colorful tiles to create a unique mosaic design. No prior experience is needed, and all materials will be provided.

Community Room

Join us at the library for a chill night of gaming! We've got lots of games to choose from and multiple consoles to use. We'll even have board games out! Pizza and drinks will be provided. This program is for grades 6 - 12 only; registration required.

Community Room

Join Gail Morales for this beginner friendly workshop that is a combination of qigong and beautiful sounds. Qigong involves a series of slow flowing movements and deep measured breathing while in a chair or standing. The workshop ends with soothing sounds from seven crystal singing bowls, chimes, handheld gongs, and other sound instruments. The combination of qigong and sound will help reduce stress by calming the mind and body and improve sleep.

Youth Department

Take a break from summer fun to craft with us! Twice a month, drop into the Youth Services Department for a surprise craft! Best for grade K - 5th; while supplies last.

Adult Department

Grab a kit to make a sunflower wreath using a mason jar lid! While Supplies last.

Community Room

This summer, sign up to taste-test snacks from around the world with Universal YUMS! For grades 6 - 12; registration required. Please note, some of the products may contain common food allergens.

Community Room

Know a little about native plants? What about native animals? Naturalist Mitchell Goodknecht will introduce the audience to the vast array of Illinois wildlife, including animals that are rare, and those so common that you might see them in your own backyard.

Youth Department

Time to slow down for the evening! Wear you pj's and get cozy with this storytime meant to shake up bedtime! Best for all ages, families welcome!

Community Room

Join us to discuss Culpability by Bruce Holsinger. When the Cassidy-Shaws' autonomous minivan collides with an oncoming car, seventeen-year-old Charlie is in the driver's seat, with his father, Noah, riding shotgun. In the back seat, tweens Alice and Izzy are on their phones, while their mother, Lorelei, a world leader in the field of artificial intelligence, is absorbed in her work. Yet each family member harbors a secret, implicating them each in the accident. During a weeklong recuperation on the Chesapeake Bay, the family confronts the excruciating moral dilemmas triggered by the crash. Noah tries to hold the family together as a seemingly routine police investigation jeopardizes Charlie's future. Alice and Izzy turn strangely furtive. And Lorelei's odd behavior tugs at Noah's suspicions that there is a darker truth behind the incident -- suspicions heightened by the sudden intrusion of Daniel Monet, a tech mogul whose mysterious history with Lorelei hints at betrayal. When Charlie falls for Monet's teenaged daughter, the stakes are raised even higher in this propulsive family drama that is also a fascinating exploration of the moral responsibility and ethical consequences of AI. Copies are available at the Circulation Desk one month before the discussion.

Youth Department

Learn the basics of sewing using a sewing machine! Each week a new technique will be taught, and by the final week, you'll have a completed project! This event is for children in grades 3 - 5. Registration is required.

Community Room

Join us for a hands-on Mosaic Workshop! Each participant will receive a 8.75x8.75-inch wood board and a selection of colorful tiles to create a unique mosaic design. No prior experience is needed, and all materials will be provided.

Community Room

Sign up for this messy, paint-themed art program! Each session will feature a different project that you can paint and make your own! For grades K - 5th, registration required. Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.

Youth Department

Don't miss this fun club where you can show off your building skills and get to put your creations on display! Best for grades K-5.

Youth Department

Join us while we offer exploration and discovery of different sensations and emotions! After featuring a story or two about one of the 5 senses, there will be a fun activity which parents and kids can explore together! Prek - 1st Grade

Community Room

Community Room

Join us for a hands-on coiled basket workshop where you’ll learn the basics of shaping and stitching your own beautiful, functional basket. This relaxed, beginner-friendly program is perfect for anyone who loves working with their hands and trying something new. All materials are provided.

Community Room

Join us for a hands-on coiled basket workshop where you’ll learn the basics of shaping and stitching your own beautiful, functional basket. This relaxed, beginner-friendly program is perfect for anyone who loves working with their hands and trying something new. All materials are provided.

Community Room

Join us for a hands-on Mosaic Workshop! Each participant will receive a 8.75x8.75-inch wood board and a selection of colorful tiles to create a unique mosaic design. No prior experience is needed, and all materials will be provided.

Community Room

Join Miss Jamie's Farm for a musical storytime adventure, involving interactive singing and dancing songs, funny farm puppets, and imaginative play. Children and grownups alike will love singing and dancing with their friends down on Miss Jamie’s farm. Prek-2nd Grade.

Community Room

Emily Paster will show you how to make sauerkraut and kosher dill pickles.