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Take & Make: Baby New Year Craft

All Day 12/26 - 12/28
Children
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Available: December 23- December 28, while supplies last

Pick up: at Circulation Desk

Senior Cards & Games

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Seniors
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.

Sensory Storytime and Play

10:00am - 10:45am
Children, Family
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
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.

 

Children's Take and Make: Winter Snowflake

12/30/2024 @ 12:00am - 12/31/2024 @ 5:00pm
Children
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Starting December 30 stop by the Circulation Desk in the lobby of the library to get a craft kit to take home.

Snowy Tree Painting

11:00am - 12:00pm
Children, Family
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Off-the-Lobby
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Paint a wintery scene of a snowy tree as a family.

Teen Volunteer Opportunity

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Teens
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Children's Dept.
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Volunteering
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:

Teen volunteers will help inflate balloons for the Noon Year's Eve Party and prep other crafts as needed.  You will earn one volunteer hour.  Check in at the Children's Desk. 

Virtual: ESL Conversation Group

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration 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.

Teen Volunteer Opportunity

10:00am - 12:00pm
Teens
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Volunteering
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Help set-up and clean-up activities for Noon Year's Eve, collect tickets at door, and assist with and clean up crafts.

Receive 2 service hours. 

Noon Year's Eve Party

11:00am - 12:00pm
Children, Family
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 263
Event Details:

3, 2, 1…Happy New Year! You don’t have to stay up until midnight to ring in the new year. We will celebrate with crafts and an exciting balloon drop countdown that will repeat several times during the hour.

CLOSING AT 5PM FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE

5:00pm - 9:00pm
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
Closing
Branches:
Woodridge Public Library
Description:

Closed all day.

Chicago Wolves Read to Succeed Program

All Day
Children, Tweens
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Children's Dept.
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Event Details:

Pick up a reading log from the Children's Department and return it by January 31 to receive a complimentary voucher for one  ticket to a Chicago Wolves game (one adult purchased ticket is required).

Children's Take and Make: Winter Snowflake

All Day 1/2 - 1/4
Children
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Starting December 30 stop by the Circulation Desk in the lobby of the library to get a craft kit to take home.

Mini Animal Clay Creations (K-3)

10:00am - 10:30am
Children
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Use air dry clay and your imagination to make adorable mini animal creations. 

Mini Animal Clay Creations (4th-6th)

11:00am - 11:30am
Tweens
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Use air dry clay and your imagination to make adorable mini animal creations. 

Preschool Play & Learn: Science Mania

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Children, Family
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Family
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Here is a chance for preschoolers and their grown-ups to play and learn together. Different early childhood learning skills will be covered each month.

Drop-in: Children's Scavenger Hunt-Do You Want to Build A Snowman?

All Day 1/5 - 1/11
Children
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Children's Dept.
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Search the department and win a sticker.

Drop-in

All Ages

Tween Take & Make: Polar Bear Bookmark

All Day 1/6 - 1/11
Tweens
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Stop by the Circulation desk starting January 6 to pick up your Tween Craft. Instructions will be included.

This is intended for tweens in grades 4-6.

 

Veterinarian For A Day

10:00am - 11:00am
Children, Tweens, Family
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Family
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 32
Event Details:

Meet a real life veterinarian and listen to a fun story! Then engage in pretend play that you are a veterinarian.

Virtual: ESL Conversation Group

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration 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.

Intermediate Word

6:30pm - 8:30pm
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Computer Training Lab
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Computer Classes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Learn how to create lists, set tabs, add page numbers, format columns, and use tables.  Prior experience with Word is required.

Holiday Trivia

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Put your holiday knowledge to the test in a fun atmosphere! Come solo or bring your friends. Small prizes will be awarded. Bonus, wear an ugly holiday themed sweater or shirt and be entered into a drawing for a small prize.

Virtual: Chicago Pizza - Past, Present & Future with Steve Dolinsky

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Illinois Libraries Present Steve Dolinsky, well known Food Guy reporter at NBC 5 (Chicago) and James Beard Award winner for his TV, radio and podcast work.

Littlest Artist: Animal Painting

10:00am - 10:30am
Children
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Babies and toddlers will create an animal artwork to take home. Dress for a mess.