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FUN WITH FOOD SEARCH

All Day 5/28 - 6/8
Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group:
Children, Tweens
Event Details:

Find six funky, food pictures in the KidZone.  Circle the missing word from each poster next to the matching image on your Fun with Food sheet. Return the completed sheet t

Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Event Details:
Find six funky, food pictures in the KidZone.  Circle the missing word from each poster next to the matching image on your Fun with Food sheet. Return the completed sheet to the Youth Services desk to earn a small reward. One per child, pe...
5 young men playing various sports

SPORTS COLORING CONTEST

All Day 5/28 - 6/29
Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group:
Children, Tweens
Event Details:

Enter the Sports coloring contest for a chance to win a super sporty prize. Limit one entry per child.                     

Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Event Details:
Enter the Sports coloring contest for a chance to win a super sporty prize. Limit one entry per child.                                         ...

FUNKY FISH1!

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Outreach
Program Type:
Bookmobile
Age Group:
Bookmobile
Event Details:

Join us on the Bookmobile and unleash your creativity by converting a CD into an eye-catching fish.

Library Branch: Outreach
Age Group: Bookmobile
Program Type: Bookmobile
Event Details:
Join us on the Bookmobile and unleash your creativity by converting a CD into an eye-catching fish. ...
Basic Flow Yoga with a green background and woman sitting on yoga mat

BASIC FLOW YOGA

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Meeting Room at Homer Township Public Library District
Program Type:
Yoga
Age Group:
Adults & Seniors
Event Details:

Basic flow yoga is a beginner vinyasa yoga class. This practice will help beginning practitioners learn to connect their breath to movement. Each class will incorporate a series of

Required
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults & Seniors
Program Type: Yoga
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:
Basic flow yoga is a beginner vinyasa yoga class. This practice will help beginning practitioners learn to connect their breath to movement. Each class will incorporate a series of sun salutations, build into a gentle flow, and end with more breath w...
A home with a white picket fence and large bushes under a stormy sky.

Chick Lit Book Club

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Quiet Reading Room at Homer Township Public Library District
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults & Seniors
Event Details:

The Chick Lit Book Club reads books about women and/or by women authors. We meet the fourth Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm. May's selection is A Very Inconvenient Scandal by Jacque

Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Room: Quiet Reading Room
Age Group: Adults & Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:
The Chick Lit Book Club reads books about women and/or by women authors. We meet the fourth Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm. May's selection is A Very Inconvenient Scandal by Jacquelyn Mitchard. New members welcome! Book description: Stunned by her...

Gmail Tips and Tricks

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Community Meeting Room at Homer Township Public Library District
Program Type:
Computer Class
Age Group:
Adults & Seniors
Event Details:

Make sure you’re getting the most out of your Gmail account! Discover lesser-known features and get control of your inbox. This class is for people who already use Gmail and are fa

Open
Required
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults & Seniors
Program Type: Computer Class
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:
Make sure you’re getting the most out of your Gmail account! Discover lesser-known features and get control of your inbox. This class is for people who already use Gmail and are familiar with its basic functions. Registration required. ...

MAHJONG

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Community Meeting Room at Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group:
Adults & Seniors
Event Details:

Join us to play Mahjong! Experienced and beginner players are welcome. The Mahjong group meets weekly on Wednesdays at 12:30pm.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults & Seniors
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:
Join us to play Mahjong! Experienced and beginner players are welcome. The Mahjong group meets weekly on Wednesdays at 12:30pm. ...

FUNKY FISH1!

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Outreach
Program Type:
Bookmobile
Age Group:
Bookmobile
Event Details:

Join us on the Bookmobile and unleash your creativity by converting a CD into an eye-catching fish.

Library Branch: Outreach
Age Group: Bookmobile
Program Type: Bookmobile
Event Details:
Join us on the Bookmobile and unleash your creativity by converting a CD into an eye-catching fish. ...
Image: a pink and green birdhouse with a purple door.

Adult Craft: Bird Houses

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Homer Township Public Library District
Program Type:
Craft
Age Group:
Adults & Seniors
Event Details:

Spring is a great time to decorate a bird house! Paint your own bird house to your own style. Registration required.

Required
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group: Adults & Seniors
Program Type: Craft
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 21
Event Details:
Spring is a great time to decorate a bird house! Paint your own bird house to your own style. Registration required. ...

PINOCHLE

Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 12:00pm - 3:30pm
Community Meeting Room at Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group:
Adults & Seniors
Event Details:

Join us to play Pinochle! Experienced and beginner players are welcome. The Pinochle group meets weekly on Thursdays at 12:00pm.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults & Seniors
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:
Join us to play Pinochle! Experienced and beginner players are welcome. The Pinochle group meets weekly on Thursdays at 12:00pm. ...

Around the World in 80 Sandwiches

Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Meeting Room at Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group:
Adults & Seniors
Event Details:

Please note the 6pm start time! Discover author Mike Curtis’s attempt to show his sons the world through sandwiches made in their own kitchen or found in the Chicagoland area. T

Full
Required
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults & Seniors
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Please note the 6pm start time! Discover author Mike Curtis’s attempt to show his sons the world through sandwiches made in their own kitchen or found in the Chicagoland area. These sandwich adventures took his family on countless excursions: sear...

Teen Kindergarten Night

Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Return to simpler times when your world was filled with cartoons, cookies, and board games. Embrace your inner child for a fun night of de-stressing, food, and games! Registrati

Open
Required
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group: Teens
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:
Return to simpler times when your world was filled with cartoons, cookies, and board games. Embrace your inner child for a fun night of de-stressing, food, and games! Registration required. For teens in grades 6-12. ...

KNITTING MEETUP

Friday, May 31, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Quiet Reading Room at Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group:
Adults & Seniors
Event Details:

Join our informal knitting group! A perfect opportunity to get together with other knitters while working on your own projects. Please note that this is not a knitting class or ins

Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Room: Quiet Reading Room
Age Group: Adults & Seniors
Event Details:
Join our informal knitting group! A perfect opportunity to get together with other knitters while working on your own projects. Please note that this is not a knitting class or instructor-led program. Open to those who do crochet and other needlework...

FATHER'S DAY IS JUNE 16!

Monday, June 3, 2024 at 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Outreach
Program Type:
Bookmobile
Age Group:
Bookmobile
Event Details:

With Father's Day approaching on June 16th, it's time to get crafty!  Give Dad the gift of joy with a DIY craft that screams "you're the best!"

Library Branch: Outreach
Age Group: Bookmobile
Program Type: Bookmobile
Event Details:
With Father's Day approaching on June 16th, it's time to get crafty!  Give Dad the gift of joy with a DIY craft that screams "you're the best!" ...
multi-colored boxes with phrase Let's All Stick Together

LET'S ALL STICK TOGETHER - JUNE- MYSTERY ART PROJECT

All Day 6/4 - 6/22
Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Families
Event Details:

How it works...at first it's a mystery...until you build to reveal...the colorful image! Visit the KidZone to help discover what the mystery poster picture is! Look for letters

Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Families
Event Details:
How it works...at first it's a mystery...until you build to reveal...the colorful image! Visit the KidZone to help discover what the mystery poster picture is! Look for letters in squares on the poster. Find the stickers with the matching letters ...

FATHER'S DAY IS JUNE 16!

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Outreach
Program Type:
Bookmobile
Age Group:
Bookmobile
Event Details:

With Father's Day approaching on June 16th, it's time to get crafty!  Give Dad the gift of joy with a DIY craft that screams "you're the best!"

Library Branch: Outreach
Age Group: Bookmobile
Program Type: Bookmobile
Event Details:
With Father's Day approaching on June 16th, it's time to get crafty!  Give Dad the gift of joy with a DIY craft that screams "you're the best!" ...

FATHER'S DAY IS JUNE 16!

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Outreach
Program Type:
Bookmobile
Age Group:
Bookmobile
Event Details:

With Father's Day approaching on June 16th, it's time to get crafty!  Give Dad the gift of joy with a DIY craft that screams "you're the best!"

Library Branch: Outreach
Age Group: Bookmobile
Program Type: Bookmobile
Event Details:
With Father's Day approaching on June 16th, it's time to get crafty!  Give Dad the gift of joy with a DIY craft that screams "you're the best!" ...
Foam Alligator, Lion and Bear in sporty gear.

SPORTS ANIMAL CRAFT

All Day 6/10 - 6/15
Homer Township Public Library District
Program Type:
Craft
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Families
Event Details:

Get ready for fun!      Suit up a fitness friend in spiffy sports gear!  One per child while supplies last.

Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Families
Program Type: Craft
Event Details:
Get ready for fun!      Suit up a fitness friend in spiffy sports gear!  One per child while supplies last. ...
green zipped bag with a lock. Break In Bag written on bag

BREAK IN BAGS

All Day 6/10 - 6/22
Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Families
Event Details:

Can you figure out the code to open the Break-In Bag’s lock and get the loot? Think "escape room" but instead of breaking out, you gather clues to break in.  Come

Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Families
Event Details:
Can you figure out the code to open the Break-In Bag’s lock and get the loot? Think "escape room" but instead of breaking out, you gather clues to break in.  Come to the Youth Services desk to pick up a Break-In Bag. Break-In Bags a...

FATHER'S DAY IS JUNE 16!

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Outreach
Program Type:
Bookmobile
Age Group:
Bookmobile
Event Details:

With Father's Day approaching on June 16th, it's time to get crafty!  Give Dad the gift of joy with a DIY craft that screams "you're the best!"

Library Branch: Outreach
Age Group: Bookmobile
Program Type: Bookmobile
Event Details:
With Father's Day approaching on June 16th, it's time to get crafty!  Give Dad the gift of joy with a DIY craft that screams "you're the best!" ...
Drawing of a princess in a pink gown with a silver tiara and blond hair. Standing across from her in a ninja dressed in red.

ART WORKSHOP - PRINCESSES & NINJAS

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Virtual Programs at Homer Township Public Library District
Program Type:
Online/Virtual
Age Group:
Children, Tweens
Event Details:

Normally this would be a clever paragraph with silly puns and alliterative antics, but it’s all right there in the title. Princesses! Ninjas! Versus! Is it weird? Sure. Are you cur

Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Room: Virtual Programs
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Online/Virtual
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 89
Event Details:
Normally this would be a clever paragraph with silly puns and alliterative antics, but it’s all right there in the title. Princesses! Ninjas! Versus! Is it weird? Sure. Are you curious? Come and see what happens! Kids will have fun and get to shar...

FATHER'S DAY IS JUNE 16!

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Outreach
Program Type:
Bookmobile
Age Group:
Bookmobile
Event Details:

With Father's Day approaching on June 16th, it's time to get crafty!  Give Dad the gift of joy with a DIY craft that screams "you're the best!"

Library Branch: Outreach
Age Group: Bookmobile
Program Type: Bookmobile
Event Details:
With Father's Day approaching on June 16th, it's time to get crafty!  Give Dad the gift of joy with a DIY craft that screams "you're the best!" ...

FATHER'S DAY IS JUNE 16!

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Outreach
Program Type:
Bookmobile
Age Group:
Bookmobile
Event Details:

With Father's Day approaching on June 16th, it's time to get crafty!  Give Dad the gift of joy with a DIY craft that screams "you're the best!"

Library Branch: Outreach
Age Group: Bookmobile
Program Type: Bookmobile
Event Details:
With Father's Day approaching on June 16th, it's time to get crafty!  Give Dad the gift of joy with a DIY craft that screams "you're the best!" ...
Colored jump rope and multi-colored beads and supplies.

JUMP ROPE CRAFT

Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Family Activity Zone at Homer Township Public Library District
Program Type:
Craft
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Families
Event Details:

Let the Jump Rope do the talking! Design an original pattern and create your own jump rope. Learn some jump rope songs and skip all summer long. Registration required for ea

Required
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Room: Family Activity Zone
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Families
Program Type: Craft
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:
Let the Jump Rope do the talking! Design an original pattern and create your own jump rope. Learn some jump rope songs and skip all summer long. Registration required for each session. Ages 5-12. Age 7 and under with adult. Limit 12. ...

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.