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Make a Mess!

Make a Mess!

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Activity Room at Palos Heights Public Library

Age Group:

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

Want to make a mess? Make fake snow (not edible) and edible playdough! Please do not dress fancy.

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Illinois Libraries Present: Still Afraid of the Dark: An Evening with R.L. Stine

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Palos Heights Public Library

Program Type:

Lecture

Age Group:

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

This is a virtual program. R.L. Stine will not be here in person. Witty, creepy, and compulsively readable, bestselling author R.L.

Tales for Twos

Tales for Twos

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Activity Room at Palos Heights Public Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

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

Kindergarten Ready!

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Activity Room at Palos Heights Public Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

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

Little Wigglers

Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Activity Room at Palos Heights Public Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Youth, Babies
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Youth, Babies
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
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.

Image that shows Fruteland Jackson and text: Concert: The Blues with Fruteland Jackson Thursday, Feb. 26, 6:30pm

Concert: The Blues with Fruteland Jackson

Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Palos Heights Public Library

Program Type:

Performance

Age Group:

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

Fan favorite award-winning blues musician Fruteland Jackson returns for an hour of acoustic blues music. Space is limited, register starting Friday, January 2, 2026 at 9am. 

Volunteens

Volunteens

All Day 3/1
Youth and Teen Services Department at Palos Heights Public Library

Age Group:

Youth, Teens Grades 6-12
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 March and April!

Image that shows Kanopy logo and text: Streaming With Kanopy Monday, Mar. 2, 2pm

Streaming With Kanopy

Monday, March 2, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual at Palos Heights Public Library

Program Type:

Technology Class

Age Group:

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

Learn the basics of Kanopy, the video streaming service available for free to Palos Heights Public Library cardholders. Think Netflix but with a focus on independent and international films, documentaries, and classics.

Bad Art Day

Bad Art Day

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Activity Room at Palos Heights Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

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

Don’t think you’re good at art? No problem! Use glue, felt, pipe cleaners, ribbon, and anything you’d like to create a terrible masterpiece!

Illustration of an open book with an explosion and several clouds popping out of it.

Art Explosion Book

Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Activity Room at Palos Heights Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

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

Your art is a firework! Make your art come to life by folding paper into a book and when you open it, your art inside explodes to life!

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Friday Matinee: Mr. Holmes

2:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
Movie
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
Registration Required
Event Details:

A 93-year-old Sherlock Holmes (Ian McKellen), now battling dementia, struggles to recall a case from 35 years earlier that caused him to retire and retreat to the coast of Dover, England. 

 

Lunch Bunch Book Discussion

12:00pm–1:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Event Details:

Things Are Never So Bad That They Can't Get Worse: Inside the Collapse of Venezuela by William Neuman

Gmail Basic

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Technology Class
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 the basics of Gmail, a free web-based email service provided by Google. Learn how to set-up, navigate, and craft emails in this class. Basic computer skills are recommended.

Mountain Scene

4:00pm–5:00pm
Youth, Teens Grades 6-12
Arts & Crafts
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Youth, Teens Grades 6-12
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Does nature make you feel relaxed and at ease? Using cardstock, hot glue, moss, and foil, design an eye catching mountain scene for your décor!

Needle Crafters

10:00am–12:00pm
Adults
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

10:00am–12:00pm
Adults
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!

Mah Jongg

12:30pm–3:30pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
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

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Technology Class
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?

STEAM Color Wheel

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

Color the rainbow! Learn how to make a color wheel and the colors. We will use the colors you made to paint our crafts.

Scrapbooking I

6:30pm–8:00pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Create a 2-page scrapbook layout under the guidance of master scrapper Mary Beth Sexton.

Tales for Twos

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

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

Junk Journal Club

4:00pm–5:00pm
Youth, Grades 3-5
Arts & Crafts
Open
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:

Come to the library to decorate a journal and fill it with your favorite memories! Journals, decorating supplies, and journal prompts will be provided.

Tech Time with Emily

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
Technology Class
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?

Little Wigglers

11:30am–12:00pm
Youth, Babies
Storytime
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Youth, Babies
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
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.

Video Game Club: Mario Kart Competition

4:00pm–5:00pm
Youth, Tweens Grades 4-8
Upcoming
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 World Competition!

Board of Trustees Meeting

6:30pm–8:30pm
Everyone
Board of Trustees
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Board of Trustees

Illinois Libraries Present: Cristina Henriquez: Voice, Culture, and Human Connection

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

Join a virtual conversation between critically acclaimed, bestselling author, Cristina Henríquez, for a compelling conversation about her work.

Nature Hour

10:00am–11:00am
Youth, Ages 2-5
Storytime
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Activity Room
Age Group: Youth, Ages 2-5
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
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.

Sunday @ The Cinema: Wicked: For Good

2:00pm–4:30pm
Adults
Movie
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
Registration Required
Event Details:

The magical sequel to the smash hit musical Wicked. 

 

Rating: PG 

Runtime: 2 hours 17 minutes 

Needle Crafters

10:00am–12:00pm
Adults
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

10:00am–12:00pm
Adults
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!

Mah Jongg

12:30pm–3:30pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
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!

Teatime on Tuesdays Book Discussion

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

A Portrait of The Artist As A Young Man by James Joyce