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Needle Crafters

10:00am - 12:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

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

Scrabble Club

10:00am - 12:00pm
Arts & Crafts
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!

Nature Hour

10:00am - 11:00am
Storytime
Closed
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Youth, Ages 2-5
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

We are teaming up with Lake Katherine to learn about animals, weather, and the great outdoors at this monthly, nature-themed story time.

Adventure Begins at PHPL! - Summer Reading 2024 Begins

All Day
Library Branch: 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
Event Details:

The library is a place where adventure begins. Whether you’re checking out a book for the first time, using something from the Gadgets and Gizmos collection, or attending a program, everything at the library is an adventure!

Needle Crafters

10:00am - 12:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

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

Scrabble Club

10:00am - 12:00pm
Arts & Crafts
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!

Become a Superhero

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Registration
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Youth, Grades K-3
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Kapow! Bam! Wow! Join the ranks of your favorite superhero by making a mask, decorating a shield, and going through a superhero obstacle course! 

ILP: Dr. Temple Grandin: The Hidden Gifts of Visual Thinkers

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Lecture
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

This is the rescheduled program from April 3. This is a virtual ONLY program. It will not be shown in our meeting room.

What Should We Do This Weekend?

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Lecture
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 57
Event Details:

It could take a lifetime to experience everything Chicago has to offer.

Tales for Twos

11:30am - 12:00pm
Storytime
Registration
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Youth, Ages 2-5
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Toddle in for stories, songs, rhymes, and activities designed to introduce pre-reading skills to children aged 24 to 35 months, with their parent or caregiver.

Kindergarten Ready!

1:00pm - 1:30pm
Storytime
Registration
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Youth, Ages 2-5
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Children ages 3-5 years old will listen to stories, sing songs, and engage in learning activities about letters, numbers, and more.

Little Wigglers

11:30am - 12:00pm
Storytime
Registration
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Youth, Babies
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

An introduction to story time for infants to 23-month-olds, this 30-minute interactive program will include stories, flannel board tales, songs, and finger plays.

Marble Silhouette Art

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Registration
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Youth, Tweens Grades 4-8
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Let’s get messy! Paint a marble background using shaving cream and a couple drops of color. Once it is dry, we will add a silhouette with stencils.

The Men of Omaha Beach

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Lecture
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 45
Event Details:

On the 80th anniversary of D-Day, historian Robert Mueller paints the picture of Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944 and provides insight into how and where the Normandy Invasion took place.

Teen Book Box

All Day
Registration
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Youth and Teen Services Department
Age Group: Youth, Teens Grades 6-12
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
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.

Lunch Bunch Book Discussion

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Book Discussion
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance by Alvin Hall

3D Giraffe

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Registration
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Zanardo Fablab
Age Group: Youth, Teens Grades 6-12
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Have you ever made something on the Cricut?

Windows 11

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Technology Class
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Event Details:

Learn how to navigate, use the task manager, manage your files, and more with Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows 11.

The Swim Advantage: Water Safety and Drowning Prevention

10:00am - 11:00am
Lecture
Registration
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Youth, Babies, Ages 2-5, Grades K-3, Grades 3-5, Tweens Grades 4-8, Teens Grades 6-12
Program Type: Lecture
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Event Details:

Be safe in and around water by learning how to respond in the event of a water emergency. Get tips for various aquatic environments including home pools, hot tubs, waterparks, lakes and rivers.

Needle Crafters

10:00am - 12:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

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

Scrabble Club

10:00am - 12:00pm
Arts & Crafts
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!

Let's Go on a Safari

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Registration
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Youth, Grades K-3
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Lions, tigers, and bears. Oh my! Let’s go on a safari by decorating binoculars, animal crafts, and going on a scavenger hunt.

Picnic Cuisine with Chef Susan Maddox

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Cooking
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Cooking
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 31