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Brain Builders for Adults & Seniors

All Day
Adults & Seniors
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group: Adults & Seniors
Event Details:

Stop by the library for this month's packet of Brain Builders for Adults & Seniors! Each packet contains games & activities to do at home. Stimulate your brain & have fun at the same time! New packets offered each month.

Teen Take-Home Activity Packets

All Day
Teens
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group: Teens
Event Details:

Stop by the library for this month's packet of Teen Take-Home Activtities! Each one contains fun games & activities to do at home. New packets offered in the Teen Room each month.

Bunny Maze

All Day 4/1–4/2
Children, Tweens
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Event Details:

Guide the bunny through the maze to find the decorated eggs. 

Spring Scene Coloring Contest

All Day 4/1–4/2
Children, Tweens
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Craft
Event Details:

Enter the Spring Scene coloring contest between April 1st - April 30th for a chance to win a Funny Bunny prize!

Entries will not be returned.

All entries are due by Thursday, April 30th to be eligible for a chance to win.

Wiggles & Giggles

10:00am–10:30am
Children, Families
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Room: Family Activity Zone
Age Group: Children, Families
Program Type: Wiggles & Giggles
Event Details:

Ages up to 35 months with adult.

Designed with simple stories, finger-plays, bouncing rhymes, music and movement activities!      

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.

Mahjong

12:30pm–3:30pm
Adults & Seniors
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Room: Community Meeting Room
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. No registration needed. Just show up and play! 

Disclaimer(s)

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

BOOK TASTING

1:00pm–2:00pm
Children, Tweens
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on April 1, 2026 @ 12:00pm.
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Room: Family Activity Zone
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all young bookworms! Join us for a deliciously fun Book Tasting, where you'll "taste" your way through a menu of magical stories, exciting adventures, and laugh-out-loud tales. Have a snack too!

Disclaimer(s)

All registrants need to comply with the Patron Code of Conduct. 

Registered individuals arriving more than 10 minutes after the scheduled start time of a program may not be admitted. 

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Non-Homer Township Public Library Registration

Non-Homer Township Public Library cardholders will be placed on the waitlist and will be moved to the registration list no earlier than 14 days prior to the event as space allows.

Crazy 8s Math Club

4:30pm–5:30pm
Children, Tweens
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on April 1, 2026 @ 3:30pm.
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Room: Family Activity Zone
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Crazy 8s Math Club where you'll build stuff, run and jump, make music, make a mess...it's a totally new kind of math club. 

Registration is required for each session.

Disclaimer(s)

All registrants need to comply with the Patron Code of Conduct. 

Registered individuals arriving more than 10 minutes after the scheduled start time of a program may not be admitted. 

Non-Homer Township Public Library Registration

Non-Homer Township Public Library cardholders will be placed on the waitlist and will be moved to the registration list no earlier than 14 days prior to the event as space allows.

The Chicks are Coming!

4:30pm–7:30pm
Bookmobile
Library Branch: Outreach
Room: Homer Township Library Bookmobile
Age Group: Bookmobile
Program Type: Bookmobile
Event Details:

Craft your own chick while we eagerly await the grand library chick hatch-a-palooza.

Financial Intelligence: Navigating Investments and Income Strategies in Retirement

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults & Seniors
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on April 1, 2026 @ 6:00pm.
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group: Adults & Seniors
Registration Required
Event Details:

Discover the nuances of retirement accumulation and distribution planning. We will look closely at all types of qualified retirement plans and IRA’s and learn about the distribution rules.

Disclaimer(s)

Non-Homer Township Public Library Registration

Non-Homer Township Public Library cardholders will be placed on the waitlist and will be moved to the registration list no earlier than 14 days prior to the event as space allows.

Let's All Stick Together - April - Mystery Art Project

All Day
Children, Tweens, Families
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!

Wiggles & Giggles

10:00am–10:30am
Children, Families
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Room: Family Activity Zone
Age Group: Children, Families
Program Type: Wiggles & Giggles
Event Details:

Ages up to 35 months with adult.

Designed with simple stories, finger-plays, bouncing rhymes, music and movement activities!      

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.

ABC Fun!

11:00am–12:00pm
Children, Families
Waitlist
Registration Required
Capacity has been reached. Additional registrants will be placed on the waitlist.
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Room: Family Activity Zone
Age Group: Children, Families
Registration Required
Event Details:

Alphabet Fun for Preschoolers!

Have fun with the alphabet doing simple activities using books, crafts, games and songs.

Registration required. Limit 10. Ages 3-5 with adult. 

Disclaimer(s)

All registrants need to comply with the Patron Code of Conduct. 

Registered individuals arriving more than 10 minutes after the scheduled start time of a program may not be admitted. 

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.

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Non-Homer Township Public Library Registration

Non-Homer Township Public Library cardholders will be placed on the waitlist and will be moved to the registration list no earlier than 14 days prior to the event as space allows.

Pinochle

12:00pm–3:30pm
Adults & Seniors
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Room: Community Meeting Room
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. No Registration required. 

Disclaimer(s)

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

LEGO Club

4:30pm–5:30pm
Children, Tweens, Families
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Room: Family Activity Zone
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Families
Program Type: Clubs
Event Details:

Drop in to make a fun LEGO creation!

Ages 5-12. No registration required. 

Disclaimer(s)

All registrants need to comply with the Patron Code of Conduct. 

Glow Party

6:00pm–8:00pm
Teens
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on April 2, 2026 @ 6:00pm.
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group: Teens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a night of neon and glow sticks at our blacklight party! Enjoy glow-in-the-dark body paint and tattoos, glow-in-the-dark volleyball and all the pizza you can eat! 

Disclaimer(s)

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Non-Homer Township Public Library Registration

Non-Homer Township Public Library cardholders will be placed on the waitlist and will be moved to the registration list no earlier than 14 days prior to the event as space allows.

Library Closed

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Homer Township Public Library District, Outreach

Bunny Maze

All Day
Children, Tweens
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Event Details:

Guide the bunny through the maze to find the decorated eggs. 

Let's All Stick Together - April - Mystery Art Project

All Day
Children, Tweens, Families
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!

National Library Week - Bookmark Contest - Find Your Joy!

All Day
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults & Seniors
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults & Seniors
Event Details:

Design a bookmark celebrating the National Library Week theme “Find Your Joy!” Pick up a form at the library and submit your design by Sunday, April 12.

Spring Reading Challenge: Sponsored by the Homer Glen Jr. Woman's Club

All Day
Children, Tweens
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Event Details:

Join the Spring Reading Challenge for children, sponsored by the Homer Glen Jr. Woman's Club, for a chance to win prizes!

Spring Scene Coloring Contest

All Day
Children, Tweens
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Craft
Event Details:

Enter the Spring Scene coloring contest between April 1st - April 30th for a chance to win a Funny Bunny prize!

Entries will not be returned.

All entries are due by Thursday, April 30th to be eligible for a chance to win.

Will County Model Railroad Association Train Exhibition

All Day
Children, Tweens, Families
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Families
Event Details:

Will County Model Railroad Association invites you to explore the world of model trains. 

Write down the number of your favorite train for a chance to win a prize! 

Library Closed

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Homer Township Public Library District, Outreach