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Junk Journals

Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Activity Room at Palos Heights Public Library

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Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Youth, Grades 3-5

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Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library

Room: Activity Room

Age Group: Youth, Grades 3-5

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Registration Required

Event Details:

Decorate your own junk journal to fill with your summer memories!

You Can Brew It!

Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Meeting Room at Palos Heights Public Library

Program Type:

Cooking, Lecture

Age Group:

Adults

Open

Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Cooking, Lecture

Registration Required

Event Details:

Thinking about getting into homebrewing beer? This introductory course from brewer Scott Pointon will go over the basics of how to get started and what you'll need in this 2-hour presentation.

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Video Game Controller Box

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Activity Room at Palos Heights Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Youth, Tweens Grades 4-8

Open

Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library

Room: Activity Room

Age Group: Youth, Tweens Grades 4-8

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Registration Required

Event Details:

Get your game on by assembling a video game controller box with cardstock cut out on the Cricut!

Summer Reading Kickoff Party

Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 10:00am - 2:00pm

Palos Heights Public Library

Age Group:

Everyone

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Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library

Age Group: Everyone

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Join us for our 3rd Summer Reading Kickoff Party!

Date: Saturday, May 31, 2025

Hours: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Location: Library parking lot.

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Movie Mondays

Monday, June 2, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm

Activity Room at Palos Heights Public Library

Program Type:

Movie

Age Group:

Youth, Babies, Ages 2-5, Grades K-3, Grades 3-5, Tweens Grades 4-8, Teens Grades 6-12

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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: Movie

Event Details:

Each Monday this summer, join us for a FREE drop-in movie in our Activity Room! No registration required.

Jun 2 – Moana 2, PG

Jun 9 – Super Mario Bros., PG

Introduction to the Library Catalog (Aspen)

Monday, June 2, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Virtual at Palos Heights Public Library

Program Type:

Technology Class

Age Group:

Adults

Open

Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library

Room: Virtual

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Technology Class

Registration Required

Event Details:

Meet your online library catalog, Aspen! Attendees will learn to use Aspen to search for library items, place holds, and more. This program is virtual and will take place on Zoom.

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DIY Frisbees

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Activity Room at Palos Heights Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Youth, Grades K-3

Open

Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library

Room: Activity Room

Age Group: Youth, Grades K-3

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Registration Required

Event Details:

Be creative and design your own frisbee made out of paper plates. And if the weather is nice, test them outside!

Level Up Cuisine: Ingredients in Layers with Chef Susan Maddox

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Meeting Room at Palos Heights Public Library

Program Type:

Cooking

Age Group:

Adults

Open

Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Cooking

Registration Required

Event Details:

Chef Susan Maddox returns to help us level up with layered cuisine. She will be demonstrating some wonderful sweet and savory dishes to enjoy over the summer months with family and friends. Samples will be provided and space is limited.

Tales for Twos

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Activity Room at Palos Heights Public Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Youth, Ages 2-5

Open

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!

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 1:00pm - 1:30pm

Activity Room at Palos Heights Public Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Youth, Ages 2-5

Open

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.

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All Day	Closing Summer Sundays All Day Branches: Palos Heights Public Library			This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Teens Grades 6-12" group. Teen Book Box All Day Youth, Teens Grades 6-12 Book Discussion Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Teens Grades 6-12" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library Room: Youth and Teen Services Department Age Group: Youth, Teens Grades 6-12 Program Type: Book Discussion 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. Once registered look out for a separate email containing a questionnaire.
12 am	This event is in the "Adults" group. Spice Club Sign-up: Dill 07/01/2023 @ 9:00am - 07/09/2023 @ 5:15pm Adults Cooking Closed Registration Required Offsite Event This event is in the "Adults" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Off Site Age Group: Adults Program Type: Cooking Registration Required Event Details: Welcome to Spice Club, where each month you get to take home a different spice, a couple of recipes, a bit of history, and some related book recommendations. Make one (or more!) of the recipes, take a picture, and send it in with your comments.
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10 am			This event is in the "Adults" group. Needle Crafters 10:00am - 12:00pm Adults Arts & Crafts This event is in the "Adults" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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. This event is in the "Adults" group. Scrabble Club 10:00am - 12:00pm Adults Arts & Crafts This event is in the "Adults" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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!
11 am			This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Grades K-3" group. Monster Art! 11:30am - 12:30pm Youth, Grades K-3 Arts & Crafts Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Grades K-3" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library Room: Activity Room Age Group: Youth, Grades K-3 Program Type: Arts & Crafts Registration Required Event Details: Create monster art using dice to decide how silly your monster will look!	This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Ages 2-5" group. Cow Day 11:30am - 12:30pm Youth, Ages 2-5 Arts & Crafts, Storytime Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Ages 2-5" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library Room: Activity Room Age Group: Youth, Ages 2-5 Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime Registration Required Event Details: Celebrate National Cow Day with stories, games, and crafts all about cows!		This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Tweens Grades 4-8" group. This event is in the "Teens Grades 6-12" group. Paint Party 11:00am - 12:00pm Youth, Tweens Grades 4-8, Teens Grades 6-12 Arts & Crafts Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Tweens Grades 4-8" group. This event is in the "Teens Grades 6-12" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library Room: Activity Room Age Group: Youth, Tweens Grades 4-8, Teens Grades 6-12 Program Type: Arts & Crafts Registration Required Event Details: An instructor from Paint the Town will be helping teens follow along to create a modern adaptation of Van Gogh’s Starry Night.
12 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group. Lunch Bunch Book Discussion 12:00pm - 1:00pm Adults Book Discussion Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library Room: Conference Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Discussion Registration Required Event Details: Bite-Sized History of France: Delicious, Gastronomic Tales of Revolution, War, and Enlightenment by Stephane Henault & Jeni Mitchell	This event is in the "Adults" group. Mah Jongg 12:30pm - 3:30pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Event Details: Let the winds of mah jongg carry you into the library for weekly games! Please supply your own sets.
1 pm				This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Ages 2-5" group. Sensory Friendly Playtime 1:00pm - 2:00pm Youth, Ages 2-5 Storytime Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Ages 2-5" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library Room: Activity Room Age Group: Youth, Ages 2-5 Program Type: Storytime Registration Required Event Details: The library has partnered with KAS for this program featuring stories about different abilities and sensory friendly play.
2 pm		This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Ages 2-5" group. This event is in the "Grades K-3" group. Teddy Bear Picnic 2:00pm - 3:00pm Youth, Ages 2-5, Grades K-3 Storytime Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Ages 2-5" group. This event is in the "Grades K-3" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library Age Group: Youth, Ages 2-5, Grades K-3 Program Type: Storytime Registration Required Event Details: Bring your favorite stuffed animal and enjoy snacks and stories to celebrate Teddy Bear Picnic Day. Weather permitting, this program will be held outside. This event is in the "Adults" group. Windows 11 Basics 2:00pm - 3:00pm Adults Technology Class Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.	This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Teens Grades 6-12" group. Fantasy Maps 2:00pm - 3:00pm Youth, Teens Grades 6-12 Arts & Crafts Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Teens Grades 6-12" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library Room: Activity Room Age Group: Youth, Teens Grades 6-12 Program Type: Arts & Crafts Registration Required Event Details: Create a map of your own fantasy world using rice as an outline for your continents. This event is in the "Adults" group. Tech Time With Emily 2:00pm - 3:00pm Adults Technology Class This event is in the "Adults" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library Age Group: Adults Program Type: Technology Class Event Details: Have a question about your phone, your laptop, tablet, or need an answer to a tech question?		This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group. Sharpie Tie Dye! 2:00pm - 3:00pm Youth, Grades 3-5 Arts & Crafts Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library Room: Activity Room Age Group: Youth, Grades 3-5 Program Type: Arts & Crafts Registration Required Event Details: Bring a clean, white cotton item to tie dye with sharpie markers!
3 pm					This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Teens Grades 6-12" group. Dungeons & Dragons 3:30pm - 5:30pm Youth, Teens Grades 6-12 Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Teens Grades 6-12" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library Room: Activity Room Age Group: Youth, Teens Grades 6-12 Registration Required Event Details: D&D is a fantasy tabletop role playing game where you use your imagination and creativity to build the story and move the game forward.
4 pm				This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Ages 2-5" group. This event is in the "Grades K-3" group. This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group. This event is in the "Tweens Grades 4-8" group. This event is in the "Teens Grades 6-12" group. Furry Readers 4:30pm - 5:30pm Youth, Babies, Ages 2-5, Grades K-3, Grades 3-5, Tweens Grades 4-8, Teens Grades 6-12 Storytime Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Ages 2-5" group. This event is in the "Grades K-3" group. This event is in the "Grades 3-5" group. This event is in the "Tweens Grades 4-8" group. This event is in the "Teens Grades 6-12" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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: 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.
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6 pm				This event is in the "Adults" group. Tech Time With Emily 6:00pm - 7:00pm Adults Technology Class This event is in the "Adults" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library Age Group: Adults Program Type: Technology Class Event Details: Have a question about your phone, your laptop, tablet, or need an answer to a tech question? This event is in the "Adults" group. Bad Art Night @ Harvest Room 6:30pm - 7:30pm Adults Arts & Crafts Offsite Event This event is in the "Adults" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Off Site Age Group: Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: Join us at Harvest Room for our first-ever Bad Art Night for adults! We want you to get creative and use elementary school art supplies to create the worst art you possibly can.
7 pm					This event is in the "Adults" group. An Evening of Music with Katie Kostner 7:00pm - 8:00pm Adults Performance Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Palos Heights Public Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Performance Registration Required Event Details: Join singer & guitarist Katie Kostner as she sings the biggest hits of the 60s through today. Between pop, rock, country, and standards, there will be something for everyone! (in-person presenter) Not hybrid.

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