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Christmas Eve

All Day
Palos Heights Public Library
Closing
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Christmas

All Day
Palos Heights Public Library
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Palos Heights Public Library

Needle Crafters

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Conference Room at Palos Heights Public Library
Age Group:
Adults

Bring your knitting and crocheting projects to the library and enjoy the company of others while working.

Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Bring your knitting and crocheting projects to the library and enjoy the company of others while working.

Scrabble Club

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room at Palos Heights Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for Scrabble Club in our Meeting Room every Tuesday.
We supply the games, you supply the fun!

Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join us for Scrabble Club in our Meeting Room every Tuesday.
We supply the games, you supply the fun!

Tech time with emily

Tech Time with Emily

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Palos Heights Public Library
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults

Have a question about your phone, laptop, tablet, or need an answer to a tech question? Pop in with your device and Public Services Librarian Emily will help you to find the answers.

Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Event Details:

Have a question about your phone, laptop, tablet, or need an answer to a tech question? Pop in with your device and Public Services Librarian Emily will help you to find the answers.

New Year's Eve

All Day
Palos Heights Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Palos Heights Public Library

New Year's Day

All Day
Palos Heights Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Palos Heights Public Library
Volunteens

Volunteens

All Day
Youth and Teen Services Department at Palos Heights Public Library
Age Group:
Youth, Teens Grades 6-12

Need volunteer hours and want to help the librarians? Drop in at the Youth and Teen Desk to pick up a form and learn about volunteering at the library. Please stop in anytime in January and February!

Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Youth and Teen Services Department
Age Group: Youth, Teens Grades 6-12
Event Details:

Need volunteer hours and want to help the librarians? Drop in at the Youth and Teen Desk to pick up a form and learn about volunteering at the library. Please stop in anytime in January and February!

Arabic Storytime

Arabic Storytime

Friday, January 2, 2026 at 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Activity Room at Palos Heights Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Youth, Babies, Ages 2-5

Mrhbaan! Join us for a bilingual storytime with stories and songs in both English and Arabic!

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Youth, Babies, Ages 2-5
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Mrhbaan! Join us for a bilingual storytime with stories and songs in both English and Arabic!

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Scrapbook: Open Crop

Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 9:00am - 4:00pm
Meeting Room at Palos Heights Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Start your crafty new year off right! Drop by with your own supplies and work on your latest project in the company of fellow scrappers and local Scrap Master Mary Beth Sexton, who will be on-hand to provide assistan

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Start your crafty new year off right! Drop by with your own supplies and work on your latest project in the company of fellow scrappers and local Scrap Master Mary Beth Sexton, who will be on-hand to provide assistan

Winter Mini Golf

Winter Mini Golf

All Day 1/5 - 1/9
Youth and Teen Services Department at Palos Heights Public Library
Age Group:
Youth, Babies, Ages 2-5, Grades K-3, Grades 3-5, Tweens Grades 4-8, Teens Grades 6-12

Drop in and have a chilling good time at this winter themed golf course!

Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Youth and Teen Services Department
Age Group: Youth, Babies, Ages 2-5, Grades K-3, Grades 3-5, Tweens Grades 4-8, Teens Grades 6-12
Event Details:

Drop in and have a chilling good time at this winter themed golf course!

Image that shows Libby logo and text: Introduction to Libby Monday, Jan. 5, 2pm

Introduction to Libby

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Public Services Librarian at Palos Heights Public Library
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults

Learn how to use Libby to access eBooks, audiobooks and more! We will walk through downloading the app, setting up an account with your library card, searching, checking out, and placing holds. 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Public Services Librarian
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn how to use Libby to access eBooks, audiobooks and more! We will walk through downloading the app, setting up an account with your library card, searching, checking out, and placing holds. 

Needle Crafters

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Conference Room at Palos Heights Public Library
Age Group:
Adults

Bring your knitting and crocheting projects to the library and enjoy the company of others while working.

Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Bring your knitting and crocheting projects to the library and enjoy the company of others while working.

Scrabble Club

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room at Palos Heights Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for Scrabble Club in our Meeting Room every Tuesday.
We supply the games, you supply the fun!

Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join us for Scrabble Club in our Meeting Room every Tuesday.
We supply the games, you supply the fun!

Mah Jongg

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room at Palos Heights Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Come in every Tuesday to play Mah Jongg!

Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Come in every Tuesday to play Mah Jongg!

Tech Time with Emily Logo

Tech Time with Emily

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Public Services Librarian at Palos Heights Public Library
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults

Have a question about your phone, laptop, tablet, or need an answer to a tech question?

Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Public Services Librarian
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Event Details:

Have a question about your phone, laptop, tablet, or need an answer to a tech question?

Chilly Games

Chilly Games

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Activity Room at Palos Heights Public Library
Age Group:
Youth, Grades K-3

Too cold to play outside? Boogie your way through freeze dance, compete to see who can keep a balloon in the air the longest, go on a scavenger hunt, and more!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Youth, Grades K-3
Registration Required
Event Details:

Too cold to play outside? Boogie your way through freeze dance, compete to see who can keep a balloon in the air the longest, go on a scavenger hunt, and more!

Image that shows British royalty and text: Crowned in Brilliance: Tiaras and Jewelry of the British Royal Family Tuesday, Jan. 6, 7pm

Crowned in Brilliance: Tiaras and Jewelry of the British Royal Family

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Palos Heights Public Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults

Embark on a dazzling journey into the world of tiaras and jewelry belonging to the British royal family.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

Embark on a dazzling journey into the world of tiaras and jewelry belonging to the British royal family.

Feelings Story Time

Feelings Story Time

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Activity Room at Palos Heights Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Youth, Ages 2-5

If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands! Let's let out our feelings in this storytime!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Youth, Ages 2-5
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands! Let's let out our feelings in this storytime!

Wicked Games

Wicked Games

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Activity Room at Palos Heights Public Library
Age Group:
Youth, Tweens Grades 4-8, Teens Grades 6-12

Calling all Wicked fans! Test your knowledge in Wicked trivia and guess the song, then play Wicked bingo and follow the yellow brick road for a wickedly good scavenger hunt!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Youth, Tweens Grades 4-8, Teens Grades 6-12
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all Wicked fans! Test your knowledge in Wicked trivia and guess the song, then play Wicked bingo and follow the yellow brick road for a wickedly good scavenger hunt!

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Tech Time with Emily

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Public Services Librarian at Palos Heights Public Library
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults

Have a question about your phone, laptop, tablet, or need an answer to a tech question?

Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Public Services Librarian
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Event Details:

Have a question about your phone, laptop, tablet, or need an answer to a tech question?

Video Game Club: Mario Kart World

Video Game Club: Mario Kart Competition

Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Youth and Teen Services Librarian at Palos Heights Public Library
Age Group:
Youth, Tweens Grades 4-8

Do you have what it takes? Start your engines! Enter into the Mario Kart World Competition!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Youth and Teen Services Librarian
Age Group: Youth, Tweens Grades 4-8
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you have what it takes? Start your engines! Enter into the Mario Kart World Competition!

Image that shows beads and text: Beading for Beginners Thursday, Jan. 8, 7pm

Beading for Beginners

Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Palos Heights Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Get started in beading with Sherri Ewing from Precious One Designs. Create a bracelet using artisan beads and a stretch cord.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get started in beading with Sherri Ewing from Precious One Designs. Create a bracelet using artisan beads and a stretch cord.

Image that shows movie poster and text: Friday Matinee: Bridge of Spies Friday, Jan. 9, 2pm

Friday Matinee: Bridge of Spies

Friday, January 9, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room at Palos Heights Public Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adults

Introducing Friday Matinees. Come in to watch a movie on our big screen.  

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
Registration Required
Event Details:

Introducing Friday Matinees. Come in to watch a movie on our big screen.