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Stories in the Park: On the Farm

Friday, April 11, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Offsite
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, Family
Event Details:

Bring a blanket or a lawn chair and meet the Woodridge Public Library at the park for stories, songs, and lots of fun! Our friends from the Woodridge Park District are bringing a c...

Open
Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 42
Event Details:

Bring a blanket or a lawn chair and meet the Woodridge Public Library at the park for stories, songs, and lots of fun! Our friends from the Woodridge Park District are bringing a craft for us to make. 

bunnies and chick PEEPS candy

Party With My Peeps

Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Off-the-Lobby at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Family
Event Details:

Which springtime animal is your favorite: bunny or chick? Vote for and enjoy your favorite PEEPS® candy, craft, and meet real animals at our mini petting zoo (bunnies, chickens, go...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Off-the-Lobby
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Family
Program Type: Other
Required
Seats Remaining: 87
Event Details:

Which springtime animal is your favorite: bunny or chick?

child in yellow rain gear with umbrella, playing in the rain

Family Storytime & Craft: Rain

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, Family
Event Details:

Water you waiting for? Come on out to story time! Books, songs, and a craft. Aimed at ages 0-5 years.Please register each child that will complete a craft.

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Water you waiting for? Come on out to story time! Books, songs, and a craft. Aimed at ages 0-5 years.

Please register each child that will complete a craft.

purple hyacinth and yellow crocus flowers

Family Art: Spring Flowers

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Off-the-Lobby at Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Children, Family
Event Details:

Spring is sure to be in bloom as we paint hyacinth and rose flowers!Join us for fantastical floral fun as a family.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Off-the-Lobby
Age Group: Children, Family
Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Spring is sure to be in bloom as we paint hyacinth and rose flowers!

Join us for fantastical floral fun as a family.

young Black girl reading

Sensory Storytime and Play

Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, Family
Event Details:

This storytime program provides a modified environment and is intended for families with disabilities, on the autism spectrum, and/or sensory processing disorders. If your fam...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

This storytime program provides a modified environment and is intended for families with disabilities, on the autism spectrum, and/or sensory processing disorders.

 

Easter Sunday - Closed

All Day
Woodridge Public Library

Library will reopen Monday at 9 a.m. Book returns remain open 24/7.

Closing
Branches:
Woodridge Public Library
Description:

Library will reopen Monday at 9 a.m. Book returns remain open 24/7.

colorful seed bombs with petals and seeds

Earth Day Seed Bombs

Monday, April 21, 2025 at 6:00pm - 6:45pm
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Family
Event Details:

Come celebrate Earth Day by making your very own seed bomb to plant at home.Please register each participant that would like to create a seed bomb.

Full
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Family
Program Type: Other
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Come celebrate Earth Day by making your very own seed bomb to plant at home.

Please register each participant that would like to create a seed bomb.

LATE OPENING - STAFF IN-SERVICE

Friday, April 25, 2025 at 9:00am - 1:00pm
Woodridge Public Library

The library will be closed in the morning and will open late at 1 p.m.  

Closing
Branches:
Woodridge Public Library
Description:

The library will be closed in the morning and will open late at 1 p.m.

 

playdough tub with teal and purple playdough

Playdough Palooza

Friday, May 2, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Family
Event Details:

Spend a fun morning play(dough)ing at the library! We provide the supplies and accessories and the children supply the fun and their imaginations! 

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Other
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Spend a fun morning play(dough)ing at the library! We provide the supplies and accessories and the children supply the fun and their imaginations! 

white rabbit pouring tea, surrounded by playing cards, flowers, and a photo of Alice

Wonderland Tea with Alice

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30pm
Off-the-Lobby at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Family
Event Details:

Treat Mom (or aunt, grandma, babysitter, or even your dad!) to a tea party in Wonderland, with special guest Alice! Celebrate Mother’s Day with yummy treats and fun crafts. Dress u...

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Off-the-Lobby
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Other
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Treat Mom (or aunt, grandma, babysitter, or even your dad!) to a tea party in Wonderland, with special guest Alice! Celebrate Mother’s Day with yummy treats and fun crafts.

plane, train, van, and do not enter sign

Stories in the Park: Things That Go

Friday, May 9, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Offsite
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, Family
Event Details:

Bring a blanket or a lawn chair and meet the Woodridge Public Library at the park for stories, songs, and lots of fun! Our friends from the Woodridge Park District are bringing a c...

Open
Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 62
Event Details:

Bring a blanket or a lawn chair and meet the Woodridge Public Library at the park for stories, songs, and lots of fun! Our friends from the Woodridge Park District are bringing a craft for us to make. 

bear, cat, chick and frog squishmallows with music notes

Squishmallow Dance Party

Friday, May 9, 2025 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Children, Family
Event Details:

Bring your favorite squishmallow or plush animal and join us for a night stuffed with fun!  Please register everyone in your family.Note: There are 2 sessions of this pro...

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Family
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Bring your favorite squishmallow or plush animal and join us for a night stuffed with fun! 

 

Please register everyone in your family.

bear, cat, chick, and frog squishmallows with music notes

Squishmallow Dance Party

Friday, May 9, 2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Children, Family
Event Details:

Bring your favorite squishmallow or plush animal and join us for a night stuffed with fun!  Please register everyone in your family.Note: There are 2 sessions of this pro...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Family
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Bring your favorite squishmallow or plush animal and join us for a night stuffed with fun! 

 

Please register everyone in your family.

young Black girl reading

Sensory Storytime and Play

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, Family
Event Details:

This storytime program provides a modified environment and is intended for families with disabilities, on the autism spectrum, and/or sensory processing disorders. If your fam...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

This storytime program provides a modified environment and is intended for families with disabilities, on the autism spectrum, and/or sensory processing disorders.

 

pastel butterfly, dragonfly, beetle, and praying mantis

Family Storytime & Craft: Bugs

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, Family
Event Details:

Don't bug out at this storytime! Books, songs, and a craft. Aimed at ages 0-5 years.Please register each child that will complete a craft.

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Don't bug out at this storytime! Books, songs, and a craft. Aimed at ages 0-5 years.

Please register each child that will complete a craft.

Memorial Day - Closed

All Day
Woodridge Public Library

Library will reopen Tuesday at 9 a.m. Book returns remain open 24/7.

Closing
Branches:
Woodridge Public Library
Description:

Library will reopen Tuesday at 9 a.m. Book returns remain open 24/7.

Logo of program title with Dog Man running

Dog Man: Lost in the Library

Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Family
Event Details:

Squirrel! Oh no, Dog Man keeps getting distracted... search for him around the library and find tasty treats, games, crafts, and more at this Summer Reading kick-off event.Please r...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Family
Program Type: Other
Required
Seats Remaining: 319
Event Details:

Squirrel! Oh no, Dog Man keeps getting distracted... search for him around the library and find tasty treats, games, crafts, and more at this Summer Reading kick-off event.

Labor Day - Closed

All Day
Woodridge Public Library

Closed for Labor Day, the library will reopen Tuesday, September 2 at 9 a.m. Outdoor book drops remain open 24/7.

Closing
Branches:
Woodridge Public Library
Description:

Closed for Labor Day, the library will reopen Tuesday, September 2 at 9 a.m. Outdoor book drops remain open 24/7.

CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING DAY

All Day
Woodridge Public Library

Closed all day for Thanksgiving Day Library reopens on Friday at 9 a.m. Outdoor book returns will remain open throughout the holiday.

Closing
Branches:
Woodridge Public Library
Description:

Closed all day for Thanksgiving Day

Library reopens on Friday at 9 a.m.

Outdoor book returns will remain open throughout the holiday.

Closed for Christmas Eve

All Day
Woodridge Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Woodridge Public Library

CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS DAY

All Day
Woodridge Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Woodridge Public Library

CLOSING AT 5PM FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Woodridge Public Library

Library will close at 5 p.m. for New Year's Eve holiday and be closed all day on January 1 for New Year's Day. Outdoor book returns will remain open throughout the holiday.

Closing
Branches:
Woodridge Public Library
Description:

Library will close at 5 p.m. for New Year's Eve holiday and be closed all day on January 1 for New Year's Day.

Outdoor book returns will remain open throughout the holiday.

CLOSED FOR NEW YEARS DAY

All Day
Woodridge Public Library

Closed all day.

Closing
Branches:
Woodridge Public Library
Description:

Closed all day.

Memorial Day - Closed

All Day
Woodridge Public Library

Library will reopen Tuesday at 9 a.m. Book returns remain open 24/7.

Closing
Branches:
Woodridge Public Library
Description:

Library will reopen Tuesday at 9 a.m. Book returns remain open 24/7.