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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

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.

Furry Readers

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Storytime
Registration
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
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

All readers and dog lovers are invited to grab a book, ruffle some fur, and read to a dog.

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.

DIY Birthday Crowns

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Registration
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Cricut
Age Group: Youth, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Do you have a birthday coming up? Using the Cricut machine in the Fab Lab, we will assemble and decorate our own birthday crowns!

LGBTQ+ Terminology and How to Be an Ally with PFLAG

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: 50
Event Details:

LGBTQ+, what does it all mean? What about nonbinary, cis, or genderfluid? What about pronouns?

T-Rexplorers

10:00am - 11:00am
Performance
Registration
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Age Group: Youth, Grades K-3, Grades 3-5, Tweens Grades 4-8
Program Type: Performance
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Event Details:

Come out and see authentic dinosaur fossils, hear stories from their digs, and see some of their latest finds!

Daddy and Donuts Story Time

10:00am - 10:30am
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:

Let's celebrate Father's Day with stories and songs all about dads! Donuts will be provided.

Mini Cricut Pizza Box

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Registration
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Zanardo Fablab
Age Group: Youth, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Is pizza your favorite food? Assemble a mini pizza box using supplies from our Cricut machine!

Mini Cricut Pizza Box

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Registration
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Zanardo Fablab
Age Group: Youth, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Is pizza your favorite food? Assemble a mini pizza box using supplies from our Cricut machine!

Under the Sea Fun

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Registration
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Youth, Ages 2-5
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Under the sea, under the sea! Let’s read stories; make mermaid, fish, and crab crafts; and get creative with a STEAM activity using kinetic sand.

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!

Disney Crafts

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:

Sing, dance, and make crafts based off your favorite movies like Moana, Toy Story, and more! 

Teatime on Tuesdays Book Discussion

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Book Discussion
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

Hiking Basics

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: 49
Event Details:

Lake Katherine’s own Gareth Blakesley talks about hiking

in-person presenter

Juneteenth

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Palos Heights Public Library

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.

Disney Dance Party

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Youth, Ages 2-5, Grades K-3
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 35
Event Details:

Hakuna Matata! Move and groove your way through your favorite Disney songs!

Nature Hour

10:00am - 11:00am
Storytime
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Youth, Ages 2-5
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
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.