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A brown wicker basket filled with blue and yellow balls of yarn. A green ball of yarn with two knitting needles sits in front of the basket.

Knit Clique

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Community Meeting Room (1st floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Beginners and experienced crafters alike are invited to attend this casual, patron-led knitting, crochet, and lacemaking group.

Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room (1st floor)
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Beginners and experienced crafters alike are invited to attend this casual, patron-led knitting, crochet, and lacemaking group.

Children sitting on grass listening to story

Storytime in the Park

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Off Site
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Early Childhood
Event Details:

Bring a picnic blanket and join us for a special family outdoor storytime. Diane Main Park, 200 W 59th Street.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Early Childhood
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Bring a picnic blanket and join us for a special family outdoor storytime. Diane Main Park, 200 W 59th Street.

Teen advisory committee logo: white text over a rainbow speech bubble

Teen Advisory Committee

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Teens (Gr. 6 – 12)
Event Details:

Meet with your fellow teens to discuss programs, books, and what you would like to see happen in the Library. Earns volunteer hours.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor)
Age Group: Teens (Gr. 6 – 12)
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Meet with your fellow teens to discuss programs, books, and what you would like to see happen in the Library. Earns volunteer hours.

Smiling child holding up muddy hands

Mud Kitchen

Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 9:30am - 11:00am
Outdoors, south side of Library at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Early Childhood
Event Details:

Celebrate International Mud Day with some messy outdoor fun! We’ll make mud pies, paint with mud, and more. We will get dirty, so make sure to wear old clothes and shoes. 18 months...

Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Outdoors, south side of Library
Age Group: Early Childhood
Event Details:

Celebrate International Mud Day with some messy outdoor fun! We’ll make mud pies, paint with mud, and more. We will get dirty, so make sure to wear old clothes and shoes. 18 months - 5 years with a caregiver.

Paint palette and paint brushes with colorful brush strokes

Painted Hats

Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Grades 3 – 5
Event Details:

Personalize your own hat with vibrant colors and designs.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor)
Age Group: Grades 3 – 5
Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

Personalize your own hat with vibrant colors and designs.

A pencil sharpener and pencil laying on top of a sheet of lined notebook paper

Writers Group

Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Community Meeting Room (1st floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This interactive, patron-led group is for adults interested in getting feedback from their peers on original writing.    

Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room (1st floor)
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

This interactive, patron-led group is for adults interested in getting feedback from their peers on original writing.

 

 

Learning Lab

Friday, June 28, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Grades K – 2, Grades 3 – 5
Event Details:

Join the DuPage Children’s Museum for some hands-on exploration of art in STEAM!

Open
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor)
Age Group: Grades K – 2, Grades 3 – 5
Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Join the DuPage Children’s Museum for some hands-on exploration of art in STEAM!

Sewing machine

Sewing Basics: Zippered Pouch

Saturday, June 29, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Community Meeting Room (1st floor) at Westmont Public Library
Program Type:
Makery
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Learn to use the Library’s sewing machines, then sew a zippered pouch to take home! Please sign up for one session only.

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room (1st floor)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Makery
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Learn to use the Library’s sewing machines, then sew a zippered pouch to take home!

Please sign up for one session only.

Teen Volunteer Hour

Saturday, June 29, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Youth & Teen Services (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Teens (Gr. 6 – 12)
Event Details:

Earn a volunteer hour by helping Librarians clean toys.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Youth & Teen Services (2nd floor)
Age Group: Teens (Gr. 6 – 12)
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Earn a volunteer hour by helping Librarians clean toys.

Sewing machine

Sewing Basics: Zippered Pouch

Saturday, June 29, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Community Meeting Room (1st floor) at Westmont Public Library
Program Type:
Makery
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Learn to use the Library’s sewing machines, then sew a zippered pouch to take home! Please sign up for one session only.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room (1st floor)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Makery
Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Learn to use the Library’s sewing machines, then sew a zippered pouch to take home!

Please sign up for one session only.

Take home craft kits icon

Take-home Craft Kits

Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 9:00am - 7:45pm
Youth & Teen Services (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Early Childhood, Grades K – 2
Event Details:

Pick up a kit with supplies and instructions for a project to complete at home. Available while supplies last.

Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Youth & Teen Services (2nd floor)
Age Group: Early Childhood, Grades K – 2
Event Details:

Pick up a kit with supplies and instructions for a project to complete at home. Available while supplies last.

Westmont Grows logo

Westmont Gardening Club

Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Community Meeting Room (1st floor) at Westmont Public Library
Program Type:
Westmont Grows
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The June, July, and August meetings of the Westmont Gardening Club have been cancelled. The next meeting will take place on Tuesday, September 10, at 6:30 pm in the second floor...

Cancelled
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room (1st floor)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Westmont Grows
Event Details:

The June, July, and August meetings of the Westmont Gardening Club have been cancelled.

The next meeting will take place on Tuesday, September 10, at 6:30 pm in the second floor Kwasek Meeting Room.

Children sitting on grass listening to story

Storytime in the Park

Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Off Site
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Early Childhood
Event Details:

Bring a picnic blanket and join us for a special family outdoor storytime. Diane Main Park, 200 W 59th Street.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Early Childhood
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Bring a picnic blanket and join us for a special family outdoor storytime. Diane Main Park, 200 W 59th Street.

Library Closed

All Day
Westmont Public Library

The Library is closed today. Our digital materials and book drops are always available.

Closing
Branches:
Westmont Public Library
Description:

The Library is closed today.

Our digital materials and book drops are always available.

Summer Reading: Read, Renew, Repeat

All Day
Westmont Public Library
Event Details:

It's not too late to register and participate in our Summer Reading program, Read, Renew, Repeat! We're only halfway through, and you have until August 9 to read what you like—w...

Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Event Details:

It's not too late to register and participate in our Summer Reading program, Read, Renew, Repeat!

Book in Disguise

All Day
Adult Services (1st floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Adult Services (1st floor)
Age Group: Adults

Drop-in Crafts

Monday, July 8, 2024 at 9:00am - 7:30pm
Youth & Teen Services (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

Drop in to get creative! Crafts are designed to appeal to preschool and grade school audiences. While supplies last.

Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Youth & Teen Services (2nd floor)
Age Group: Family
Event Details:

Drop in to get creative! Crafts are designed to appeal to preschool and grade school audiences. While supplies last.

Two brains fighting each other with boxing gloves.

Team Trivia

Monday, July 8, 2024 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Off Site
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join our Librarians for an exciting evening of Trivia!

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Join our Librarians for an exciting evening of Trivia!

Craft kits for adults

Adult Take & Make Craft: TShirt Keychain

All Day
Adult Services (1st floor) at Westmont Public Library
Program Type:
Take and Make
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Stop by Adult Services to pick up a kit containing basic supplies and instructions, then take it home to create. June: Cork coasters July: Tshirt keychain August: Hand emb...

Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Adult Services (1st floor)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Take and Make
Event Details:

Stop by Adult Services to pick up a kit containing basic supplies and instructions, then take it home to create.

June: Cork coasters

July: Tshirt keychain

August: Hand embroidered card

Cute drawing of frog on lily pad

Frog Fun (2-5 years)

Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Early Childhood
Event Details:

Have a hopping good time while you learn all about frogs through stories, movement, crafts, and sensory activities.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor)
Age Group: Early Childhood
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Have a hopping good time while you learn all about frogs through stories, movement, crafts, and sensory activities.

A brown wicker basket filled with blue and yellow balls of yarn. A green ball of yarn with two knitting needles sits in front of the basket.

Knit Clique

Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Community Meeting Room (1st floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Beginners and experienced crafters alike are invited to attend this casual, patron-led knitting, crochet, and lacemaking group.

Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room (1st floor)
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Beginners and experienced crafters alike are invited to attend this casual, patron-led knitting, crochet, and lacemaking group.

Children sitting on grass listening to story

Storytime in the Park

Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Off Site
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Early Childhood
Event Details:

Bring a picnic blanket and join us for a special family outdoor storytime. Diane Main Park, 200 W 59th Street.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Early Childhood
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Bring a picnic blanket and join us for a special family outdoor storytime. Diane Main Park, 200 W 59th Street.

Fruit Drink Coaster Craft

Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Meeting Room (1st floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Design and paint a fruit-themed coaster to sit under your favorite fruity summer drink.

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room (1st floor)
Age Group: Adults
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Design and paint a fruit-themed coaster to sit under your favorite fruity summer drink.

Flowers made of recycled book pages

Recycled Book Art

Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Teens (Gr. 6 – 12)
Event Details:

Repurpose outdated and damaged books into works of art!

Open
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor)
Age Group: Teens (Gr. 6 – 12)
Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

Repurpose outdated and damaged books into works of art!