Event List

Do you have a teenager turning 18 and heading away from home or younger adult children? Lawyer Caroline Smith with Latimer LeVay Fyock discusses the legal paperwork you should talk about together.

Ages 2-3 with an adult 

Stories, songs, and movement, supporting literacy development and learning in young children. 

The AARP Smart Driver Course is the nation's first and largest refresher course designed specifically for older drivers.

The Crisis Center for South Suburbia is a non-profit community organization that provides emergency shelter and other essential services for individuals and families victimized by domestic violence and addresses the societal issues that contribute

Please join Gail Morales of Blissful Light for a fun and engaging beginner’s yoga class. The class is designed for participants to sit on mats on the floor. Please bring your own mat, if possible. 

Bring in your device and learn how to call, text, download apps, and take and share pictures.

Join us as we play a variety of wargames, like One Page Rules, 40k, and Gaslands. There is a small selection of armies available to play. No experience or materials needed, but feel free to bring your own. We also have hobby supplies.

Ages 6 and up

All skill levels welcome to learn the game or get some practice!

OLPL’s streaming app Kanopy features 30,000 movies including some great short films! Let’s watch some fun shorts and then we’ll navigate through Kanopy’s other content that includes several recent Oscar winners and British TV programs.

Now’s your chance to get a personalized tour of all the special features including the library’s new web page, drive thru, museum passes, local history gallery, research databases, and collection of things you can check out like craft supplies, te

Join us for a variety of calming activities, like sensory play or meditations, to help let go of some stress or reset from a long week.

Ages 11-14

Need community service hours? Volunteer to help with the following programs if you enjoy spending time with young children and are good at working independently. 

Ages 5-7

Put your fart noise making skills to the test by competing against other fart-tasic competitors. See if you have what it takes to be crowned flatulent royalty. 

Calling all writers! Come read your written works in any genre and get feedback from the group. 

The theme for National Library Week is living a “richer, fuller life” by reading…and eating cheesecake! Bring a favorite book to recommend, and we’ll have our usual trivia and also pick the winners of the National Library Week raffle.

Ages 8-10

Put your fart noise making skills to the test by competing against other fart-tasic competitors. See if you have what it takes to be crowned flatulent royalty. 

Let's learn English together at this free ESL class for beginning and advanced speakers – begin anytime!  Tagalong children may come if they are supervised by their parents.

Drop in for assistance with your computer, smartphone or other device at this weekly help session.

Whether you like Monopoly, Uno, or Smash Bros, a game awaits you in the Teen Room! We offer a casual environment to learn new games and play old favorites. We also welcome you to bring your own! 

Ages 11-14

Help us keep Youth Services beautiful and earn community service time by cleaning up the department. 

No registration required 

Ages 6-24 months

Stories, songs, and movement, supporting literacy development and learning in young children. 

Back by popular demand, we're resuming Wits Workout! Developed by the University of Illinois Extension for adults ages 60 and over, Wits Workout includes interactive puzzles and games.

Ages 3-5

Stories, songs, and movement, supporting literacy development and learning in young children. 

To foster independence, we encourage children to attend without adults.