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Preschool Storytime: Ages 3 - 5

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Exciting interactive play, music, and stories for your preschool child. Kids are encouraged to attend independently; they will have a great time while learning social skills. ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Exciting interactive play, music, and stories for your preschool child. Kids are encouraged to attend independently; they will have a great time while learning social skills.

yellow friendly monster reading book

Family Storytime & Craft: Monsters

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, Family
Event Details:

Join us for a monstrously fun evening storytime!  Aimed at ages 0-5 years.

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

Join us for a monstrously fun evening storytime!  Aimed at ages 0-5 years.

Baby Lapsit: 0 - 24 Months

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Storytime designed for babies 0-24 months and their care. Simple stories, songs, fingerplays, and movement activities followed by fifteen minutes of social time. Registration...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Storytime designed for babies 0-24 months and their care. Simple stories, songs, fingerplays, and movement activities followed by fifteen minutes of social time.

Toddler Time: Ages 2 - 3

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Toddler Time is filled with exciting interactive play, games, music, and stories for your 2- to 3-year-old child to enjoy with a caretaker. Registration is required.  ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Toddler Time is filled with exciting interactive play, games, music, and stories for your 2- to 3-year-old child to enjoy with a caretaker.

Excel Charts

Excel Charts

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Computer Training Lab at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Computer Classes
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Learn how to create and format charts and sparklines so that you can visualize your data effectively. Experience with Excel is required. Please register prior to class t...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Computer Training Lab
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Computer Classes
Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

Learn how to create and format charts and sparklines so that you can visualize your data effectively.

Experience with Excel is required.

Library Board Meeting

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Library Board Meetings
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Board Meeting Agendas

Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Library Board Meetings
Event Details:

Board Meeting Agendas

Baby Lapsit: 0 - 24 Months

Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Storytime designed for babies 0-24 months and their care. Simple stories, songs, fingerplays, and movement activities followed by fifteen minutes of social time. Registration...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 22
Event Details:

Storytime designed for babies 0-24 months and their care. Simple stories, songs, fingerplays, and movement activities followed by fifteen minutes of social time.

young black girl reading book

Sensory Storytime

Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
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 ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: 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.

 

Cauldron Candles

Cauldron Candles

Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Off-the-Lobby at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Make colorful cauldron candles without any toil or trouble—or burning fire.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Off-the-Lobby
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Other
Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

Make colorful cauldron candles without any toil or trouble—or burning fire.

cauldron with bubbly green liquid

Bubbly Potions

Friday, October 18, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Family
Event Details:

Experiment with color and chemistry by making your own bubbly potions.    

Open
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Other
Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

Experiment with color and chemistry by making your own bubbly potions.

 

 

Dancing happy ghosts with text "Boo Bash"

Boo Bash Family Dance Party

Friday, October 18, 2024 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Children, Family
Event Details:

Join us for a spooktacular time as we dance the night away at the Boo Bash!  Feel free to dress up! Please register everyone in your family. Note: There are 2 se...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Family
Required
Seats Remaining: 21
Event Details:

Join us for a spooktacular time as we dance the night away at the Boo Bash! 

Feel free to dress up!

Please register everyone in your family.

Dancing happy ghosts with text "Boo Bash"

Boo Bash Family Dance Party

Friday, October 18, 2024 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Children, Family
Event Details:

Join us for a spooktacular time as we dance the night away at the Boo Bash!   Feel free to dress up! Please register everyone in your family. Note: There ar...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Family
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Join us for a spooktacular time as we dance the night away at the Boo Bash!  

Feel free to dress up!

Please register everyone in your family.

Crosstown Exotics logo with tarantula and python

Reptile & Bug Show with Crosstown Exotics

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Off-the-Lobby at Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Children, Family
Event Details:

Experience the wild like never before with Crosstown Exotics at the Woodridge Library! Get up close and personal with a diverse mix of reptiles, amphibians, and bugs, including Afr...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Off-the-Lobby
Age Group: Children, Family
Required
Seats Remaining: 187
Event Details:

Experience the wild like never before with Crosstown Exotics at the Woodridge Library!

Haunted pirate ship with skull and cross bones with ghost on the ship

Children's Take and Make: Haunted Pirate Ship

All Day 10/21 - 10/26
Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Starting October 21 stop by the Circulation Desk in the lobby of the library to get a craft kit to take home.

Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Starting October 21 stop by the Circulation Desk in the lobby of the library to get a craft kit to take home.

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Virtual: ESL Conversation Group

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Virtual
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Welcome! This English as a Second Language (ESL) conversation group will be conducted by an experienced volunteer from Literacy DuPage. Meetings give intermediate and abo...

Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Welcome! This English as a Second Language (ESL) conversation group will be conducted by an experienced volunteer from Literacy DuPage.

Jason Reynolds

Virtual: Raise Your Voice with Jason Reynolds

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Welcome Jason Reynolds, #1 New York Times bestselling author, advocate, mentor, and 2020-2022 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. The recipient of a Newbery Honor, a...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Welcome Jason Reynolds, #1 New York Times bestselling author, advocate, mentor, and 2020-2022 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature.

Image of Google Drive.

Introduction to Google Drive

Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Computer Training Lab at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Computer Classes
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Learn how to organize files and folders, upload files to your drive and how to share files with others. A Google (or Gmail) account at accounts.google.com is required....

Open
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Computer Training Lab
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Computer Classes
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Learn how to organize files and folders, upload files to your drive and how to share files with others.

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Senior Cards & Games

Friday, October 25, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Off-the-Lobby at Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Seniors
Event Details:

The library provides a friendly space and games on the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month. Library provides Yahtzee, decks of cards and poker chips, and Bunco. Attendees may ...

Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Off-the-Lobby
Age Group: Seniors
Event Details:

The library provides a friendly space and games on the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month. Library provides Yahtzee, decks of cards and poker chips, and Bunco.

haunted house silhouette with moon and black cat

Not-so-Scary Haunted House

Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 11:00am - 3:00pm
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors, Family
Event Details:

Drop in between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. for a Not-So-Scary haunted house. This Not-So-Scary haunted house will be featuring a variety of decorations and fun things to see.

Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors, Family
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Drop in between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. for a Not-So-Scary haunted house. This Not-So-Scary haunted house will be featuring a variety of decorations and fun things to see.

Skull Diamond Painting

Teen Day of the Dead Craft

Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Off-the-Lobby at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Create a skull-shaped diamond painting coaster, listen to haunting music, and have some spooky snacks.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Off-the-Lobby
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Other
Required
Seats Remaining: 27
Event Details:

Create a skull-shaped diamond painting coaster, listen to haunting music, and have some spooky snacks.

2 cute happy ghosts reading story

Halloween Family Storytime & Craft

Monday, October 28, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Off-the-Lobby at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, Family
Event Details:

Come join us for some spooky stories and a craft.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Off-the-Lobby
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 66
Event Details:

Come join us for some spooky stories and a craft.

haunted house silhouette with moon and black cat

Not-so-Scary Haunted House

Monday, October 28, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Family
Event Details:

Drop in between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. for a Not So Scary haunted house. This Not So Scary haunted house will be featuring a variety of decorations and fun things to see.

Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Drop in between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. for a Not So Scary haunted house. This Not So Scary haunted house will be featuring a variety of decorations and fun things to see.

Literacy DuPage logo

Virtual: ESL Conversation Group

Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Virtual
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Welcome! This English as a Second Language (ESL) conversation group will be conducted by an experienced volunteer from Literacy DuPage. Meetings give intermediate and abo...

Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Welcome! This English as a Second Language (ESL) conversation group will be conducted by an experienced volunteer from Literacy DuPage.

haunted house silhouette with moon and black cat

Not-so-Scary Haunted House

Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Family
Event Details:

Drop in between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. for a Not So Scary haunted house. This Not So Scary haunted house will be featuring a variety of decorations and fun things to see.

Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Drop in between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. for a Not So Scary haunted house. This Not So Scary haunted house will be featuring a variety of decorations and fun things to see.