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Toddler Time: Ages 2 - 3

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 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: 23
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.

Introduction to Google Slides

Introduction to Google Slides

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 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 run a Google Slides slideshow.A Google (or Gmail) account at accounts.google.com is required.  Please sign up for an account before coming to...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Computer Training Lab
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Computer Classes
Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

Learn how to create and run a Google Slides slideshow.

Amy Tan

Virtual: An Evening With Author Amy Tan

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Join this bestselling author for an engaging evening, as she shares insights into her writing and the themes that shape her celebrated works. This is a free virtual program usin...

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

Join this bestselling author for an engaging evening, as she shares insights into her writing and the themes that shape her celebrated works.

This is a free virtual program using Zoom.

Library Board Meeting

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 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, February 20, 2025 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: 23
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.

SSIP Citizenship Prep Classes

Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Students are required to register for this course through the South Suburban Immigrant Project. Call (630) 296-6755 to register.SSIP, through the New Americans Initiative, and...

Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Students are required to register for this course through the South Suburban Immigrant Project. Call (630) 296-6755 to register.

Portrait of Mae Jemison with colorful rocket

Rocket to the Moon with Mae Jemison

Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Family
Event Details:

Come learn about Mae Jemison, the first Black woman admitted into the space program and then make your very own rocket to the moon.Please only register children. Parents are welcom...

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

Come learn about Mae Jemison, the first Black woman admitted into the space program and then make your very own rocket to the moon.

Ramadan lantern with crescent moon

Children's Take and Make: Ramadan Lantern

All Day 2/24 - 3/1
Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Starting February 24 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 February 24 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, February 25, 2025 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.

portrait of boy created with LEGO pieces

LEGO Self Portrait

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Children, Tweens
Event Details:

Come join the fun and make a self portrait with Legos. We will provide the materials, you will bring your imagination!

Open
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:

Come join the fun and make a self portrait with Legos. We will provide the materials, you will bring your imagination!

SSIP Citizenship Prep Classes

Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Students are required to register for this course through the South Suburban Immigrant Project. Call (630) 296-6755 to register.SSIP, through the New Americans Initiative, and...

Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Students are required to register for this course through the South Suburban Immigrant Project. Call (630) 296-6755 to register.

canvas with scribbles and stick figure surrounded by art supplies

Bad Art Afternoon

Friday, February 28, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Family
Event Details:

Bad at art? Then this program is for you. Use your wildest imagination to create art that is intentionally bad!

Open
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Family
Program Type: Other
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Bad at art? Then this program is for you. Use your wildest imagination to create art that is intentionally bad!

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Senior Cards & Games

Friday, February 28, 2025 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 also...

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.

Literacy DuPage logo

Virtual: ESL Conversation Group

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 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.

Coralie Adam

Virtual: Exploring Space with Coralie Adam

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Join Illinois’ own Coralie Adam in conversation with Renae Kerrigan of the Peoria Riverfront Museum for an insider's look at the space industry. This is a free virtual program...

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

Join Illinois’ own Coralie Adam in conversation with Renae Kerrigan of the Peoria Riverfront Museum for an insider's look at the space industry. 

This is a free virtual program using Zoom.

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Senior Cards & Games

Friday, March 14, 2025 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 also...

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.

9to5: The Story of a Movement

Virtual: Documentary Screening - 9to5: The Story of a Movement

All Day 3/21 - 3/23
Virtual
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Experience the award-winning documentary that chronicles the fight for workplace equity and inspired the iconic film 9 to 5. This is a free virtual program using Zoom.Register...

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

Experience the award-winning documentary that chronicles the fight for workplace equity and inspired the iconic film 9 to 5. 

This is a free virtual program using Zoom.

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Senior Cards & Games

Friday, March 28, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room AB 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 also...

Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
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.

Alexis Nikole Nelson

Virtual: The Art of Foraging with Alexis Nikole Nelson

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Join forager and educator Alexis Nikole Nelson as she explores edible plants, celebrates African American and Indigenous food traditions, and empowers communities with self-suffici...

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

Join forager and educator Alexis Nikole Nelson as she explores edible plants, celebrates African American and Indigenous food traditions, and empowers communities with self-sufficiency. 

This is a free virtual program using Zoom.

Monarch Butterfly

Virtual - Apocalypse Now: The Disappearance of Insects, Including Monarch Butterflies

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Local naturalist John Cebula explores the rapid global decline of insects, the critical role of species like the monarch butterfly—Illinois' state insect and a candidate for Endang...

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

Local naturalist John Cebula explores the rapid global decline of insects, the critical role of species like the monarch butterfly—Illinois' state insect and a candidate for Endangered Species Act protection—and potential solutions to reverse this

Dan Santat

Virtual: Art and Adventures with Author/Illustrator Dan Santat (Youth Program)

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Meet bestselling author and illustrator Dan Santat as he shares insights into his beloved books and latest graphic novels. This is a free virtual program using Zoom.Register:&...

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

Meet bestselling author and illustrator Dan Santat as he shares insights into his beloved books and latest graphic novels. 

This is a free virtual program using Zoom.

Matthew Desmond

Virtual: Poverty: A Discussion with Matthew Desmond

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Join the author Matthew Desmond for a discussion about why poverty persists in America and how everyone can play a role in fighting it. This is a free virtual program using Zo...

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

Join the author Matthew Desmond for a discussion about why poverty persists in America and how everyone can play a role in fighting it. 

This is a free virtual program using Zoom.

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.

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.