Event List

Filters
Age Group
Illustration of a yellow rubber duck.

Bathtime Story Time

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Activity Room at Palos Heights Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Youth, Ages 2-5

Splish splash! Let's read stories and sing songs all about bathtime!

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

Splish splash! Let's read stories and sing songs all about bathtime!

A girl sits on her mom's lap, reading a book to a dog next to her.

Furry Readers

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Activity Room at Palos Heights Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Youth, Grades K-3, Grades 3-5, Tweens Grades 4-8, Teens Grades 6-12

All readers and dog lovers are invited to grab a book, ruffle some fur, and read to a dog. Register to practice reading out loud to a certified therapy dog from Bright and Beautiful.

Waitlist
Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Youth, Grades K-3, Grades 3-5, Tweens Grades 4-8, Teens Grades 6-12
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

All readers and dog lovers are invited to grab a book, ruffle some fur, and read to a dog. Register to practice reading out loud to a certified therapy dog from Bright and Beautiful.

tech time with emily

Tech Time with Emily

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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?

View Details
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?

Horror Book Club: Ghostwritten: Four Novellas

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Conference Room at Palos Heights Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults

Welcome to Horror Book Club! This month's book pick is Ghostwritten: Four Novellas by Ronald Malfi! Copies are available for pickup at the front circulation desk.

Open
Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Registration Required
Event Details:

Welcome to Horror Book Club! This month's book pick is Ghostwritten: Four Novellas by Ronald Malfi! Copies are available for pickup at the front circulation desk.

Teen book box

Teen Book Box

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

Want an easier way to select a book? Let a librarian do it! Each box will include a book from our collection, a treat, and other fun things. Sign up by July 10th to receive the required questionnaire form to be submitted by July 12th.

Open
Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Youth and Teen Services Librarian
Age Group: Youth, Teens Grades 6-12
Registration Required
Event Details:

Want an easier way to select a book? Let a librarian do it! Each box will include a book from our collection, a treat, and other fun things. Sign up by July 10th to receive the required questionnaire form to be submitted by July 12th.

Image of a beach scene with several fish, shells, and other ocean animals scattered throughout along with text that says "Ocean Sensory."

Ocean Sensory

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Activity Room at Palos Heights Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Youth, Babies, Ages 2-5

Dive into the ocean blue with crafts, fish rescue, ocean sounds and more!

Full
View Details
Registration Required
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Youth, Babies, Ages 2-5
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Dive into the ocean blue with crafts, fish rescue, ocean sounds and more!

Video Game Club: Mario Kart

Video Game Club: Mario Kart Competition

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Youth and Teen Services Department 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 8 Competition!

Full
View Details
Registration Required
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Youth and Teen Services Department
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 8 Competition!

Image that shows an owl, Owls of Illinois Thursday July 10 7 pm

Owls of Illinois

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Palos Heights Public Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults

Owls capture everyone’s imagination, and did you know that eight species live in Illinois? These birds of prey are some of the most unique creatures on the planet.

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

Owls capture everyone’s imagination, and did you know that eight species live in Illinois? These birds of prey are some of the most unique creatures on the planet.

Ahlan wa Sahlan Arabic Storytime

Arabic Storytime

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Activity Room at Palos Heights Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Youth, Babies, Ages 2-5, Grades K-3, Grades 3-5

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

Waitlist
Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Youth, Babies, Ages 2-5, Grades K-3, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

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

Lunch Bunch Book Discussion

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Conference Room at Palos Heights Public Library
Age Group:
Adults

Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir by Ina Garten

Open
Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Event Details:

Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir by Ina Garten

PowerPoint Basics

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Public Services Librarian at Palos Heights Public Library
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults

Learn how to use PowerPoint's basic features to add and delete slides, change slide layouts, format text, select themes, and add graphics to a presentation.

Open
Register Now
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 PowerPoint's basic features to add and delete slides, change slide layouts, format text, select themes, and add graphics to a presentation.

Needle Crafters

Tuesday, July 15, 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.

View Details
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, July 15, 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!

View Details
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, July 15, 2025 at 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Palos Heights Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Come in every Tuesday to play Mah Jongg!

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

Come in every Tuesday to play Mah Jongg!

Teatime on Tuesdays Book Discussion

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Conference Room at Palos Heights Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults

The Paris Bookseller by Kerri Maher

View Details
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

The Paris Bookseller by Kerri Maher

Tech time with emily

Tech Time with Emily

Tuesday, July 15, 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.

View Details
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.

Illustration of a black and white bee on top of a yellow and orange honeycomb.

Bee Art

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Activity Room at Palos Heights Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Youth, Grades 3-5

Buzz your way into a bee and honeycomb design with crayons and watercolors.

Open
Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Youth, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Buzz your way into a bee and honeycomb design with crayons and watercolors.

july 15 6:30 pm scrapbooking christmas in july

Scrapbook Class: Christmas Cards in July

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Palos Heights Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Get a jump on the holiday season and create six Christmas cards with local scrapbook pro Mary Beth Sexton. Register beginning July 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM. Space is limited. 

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

Get a jump on the holiday season and create six Christmas cards with local scrapbook pro Mary Beth Sexton. Register beginning July 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM. Space is limited. 

Illustration of a laughing yellow smiley face.

Silly Stories

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Activity Room at Palos Heights Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Youth, Ages 2-5

You'll laugh out loud with these very silly stories and songs!

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

You'll laugh out loud with these very silly stories and songs!

tech time with emily

Tech Time with Emily

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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?

View Details
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?

Logo for Nevermore Academy from the Netflix show Wednesday.

Wednesday T-shirts

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Cricut at Palos Heights Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Youth, Tweens Grades 4-8

Get ready for Season 2 of Wednesday by making a Nevermore Academy T-shirt in our Fab Lab! Please note, your shirt needs to be 100% cotton and the vinyl will be printed on black.

Waitlist
Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Cricut
Age Group: Youth, Tweens Grades 4-8
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get ready for Season 2 of Wednesday by making a Nevermore Academy T-shirt in our Fab Lab! Please note, your shirt needs to be 100% cotton and the vinyl will be printed on black.

Early Closing (Classic Car Event)

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Palos Heights Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Palos Heights Public Library
Illustration of a gray butterfly on top of a pink floral background.

Sensory: Butterflies!

Monday, July 21, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Palos Heights Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Youth, Ages 2-5

Flutter along with us as we make crafts and participate in messy sensory activities!

Full
View Details
Registration Required
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Age Group: Youth, Ages 2-5
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Flutter along with us as we make crafts and participate in messy sensory activities!

Needle Crafters

Tuesday, July 22, 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.

View Details
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.