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Wizard of Oz Murder Mystery

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Teens (Gr. 6 – 12)
Event Details:

A shadow falls across the peaceful land of Oz. The Wizard’s “accidental death” looks like it was… murder! Join Dorothy and her friends on a heroic quest to restore magic, and save ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor)
Age Group: Teens (Gr. 6 – 12)
Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

A shadow falls across the peaceful land of Oz. The Wizard’s “accidental death” looks like it was… murder! Join Dorothy and her friends on a heroic quest to restore magic, and save the kingdom.

Author Talk: Shazad Carbaidwala

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Meeting Room (1st floor) at Westmont Public Library
Program Type:
Presenter
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

In this program, local author Shazad Carbaidwala returns to discuss his novel, Row. Shazad will address the context of the book from the eyes of the narrator, as well as his person...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room (1st floor)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presenter
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

In this program, local author Shazad Carbaidwala returns to discuss his novel, Row. Shazad will address the context of the book from the eyes of the narrator, as well as his personal experiences with self-publishing.

toddler boy and mother

2 & 3 Storytime Session B

Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Early Childhood
Event Details:

In each lively session, children 2 – 3 years old and their caregivers will enjoy songs, action rhymes, and stories that will help develop skills necessary for reading readiness. Pl...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor)
Age Group: Early Childhood
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

In each lively session, children 2 – 3 years old and their caregivers will enjoy songs, action rhymes, and stories that will help develop skills necessary for reading readiness. Please register for one session only.

child on lap reading

Lapsit Storytime Session B

Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Early Childhood
Event Details:

Lapsit Storytime offers our youngest patrons a chance to learn fingerplays and hear stories in a low-key environment with their caregivers. Please register for one session only. 0 ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor)
Age Group: Early Childhood
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Lapsit Storytime offers our youngest patrons a chance to learn fingerplays and hear stories in a low-key environment with their caregivers. Please register for one session only. 0 – 24 months with a caregiver

Comic Fans Hangout

Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Grades 3 – 5
Event Details:

Develop your own character, draw comic panels, and explore stories with fellow comic book fans.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor)
Age Group: Grades 3 – 5
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Develop your own character, draw comic panels, and explore stories with fellow comic book fans.

Sewing Basics: Bowl Cozy

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Community Meeting Room (1st floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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

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

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

Sewing Basics: Bowl Cozy

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Community Meeting Room (1st floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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

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

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

Tiny Art Show Kits

All Day
Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Early Childhood, Grades K – 2, Grades 3 – 5, Teens (Gr. 6 – 12), Adults
Event Details:

Pick up a kit containing a mini canvas, paints, and a brush. Available while supplies last.  Be sure to return your finished painting by Monday, February 10, to be featured...

Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Age Group: Early Childhood, Grades K – 2, Grades 3 – 5, Teens (Gr. 6 – 12), Adults
Event Details:

Pick up a kit containing a mini canvas, paints, and a brush. Available while supplies last. 

Be sure to return your finished painting by Monday, February 10, to be featured in the Tiny Art Show from February 14 – 28. .

kids storytime

Spanish Language Storytime

Monday, January 20, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Early Childhood
Event Details:

Drop in with your little one to enjoy songs and stories in Spanish. Presented by The Language Labs. 0 – 6 years with a caregiver.

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

Drop in with your little one to enjoy songs and stories in Spanish. Presented by The Language Labs. 0 – 6 years with a caregiver.

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Dementia Friendly Westmont: Memory Café

Monday, January 20, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Individuals living with dementia and their care partners are invited to socialize and connect with others in a similar situation at a memory cafe. Activities at the Memory Cafe are...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor)
Age Group: Adults
Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

Individuals living with dementia and their care partners are invited to socialize and connect with others in a similar situation at a memory cafe. Activities at the Memory Cafe are free.

Working with Artificial Intelligence

Monday, January 20, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Community Meeting Room (1st floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Do you have questions about ChatGPT, Google Gemini, or Microsoft Copilot? Bring them to this interactive session with one of our librarians and discover the differences between the...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room (1st floor)
Age Group: Adults
Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

Do you have questions about ChatGPT, Google Gemini, or Microsoft Copilot?

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
child on lap reading

Lapsit Storytime Session A

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Early Childhood
Event Details:

Lapsit Storytime offers our youngest patrons a chance to learn fingerplays and hear stories in a low-key environment with their caregivers. Please register for one session only. 0 ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor)
Age Group: Early Childhood
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

Lapsit Storytime offers our youngest patrons a chance to learn fingerplays and hear stories in a low-key environment with their caregivers. Please register for one session only. 0 – 24 months with a caregiver

toddler boy and mother

2 & 3 Storytime Session A

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Early Childhood
Event Details:

In each lively session, children 2 – 3 years old and their caregivers will enjoy songs, action rhymes, and stories that will help develop skills necessary for reading readiness. Pl...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor)
Age Group: Early Childhood
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

In each lively session, children 2 – 3 years old and their caregivers will enjoy songs, action rhymes, and stories that will help develop skills necessary for reading readiness. Please register for one session only.

Board Meeting: Finance Committee

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Program Type:
Board Meeting
Event Details:

The Board of Library Trustees Finance Committee meets before the regular board meeting in January and September at 6 pm. The public is invited to attend. For more information ab...

Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor)
Program Type: Board Meeting
Event Details:

The Board of Library Trustees Finance Committee meets before the regular board meeting in January and September at 6 pm. The public is invited to attend.

Kids and parents having fun during storytime in youth services

Music & Movement Storytime

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Early Childhood
Event Details:

Drop in for these storytimes filled with music, movement, and stories. 0 – 6 years with a caregiver

Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor)
Age Group: Early Childhood
Event Details:

Drop in for these storytimes filled with music, movement, and stories. 0 – 6 years with a caregiver

Library Resources for Self-care

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Meeting Room (1st floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Feeling stressed? Visit us for some great self-care ideas that won't break the bank!

Open
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room (1st floor)
Age Group: Adults
Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

Feeling stressed? Visit us for some great self-care ideas that won't break the bank!

DIY Clocks

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Teens (Gr. 6 – 12)
Event Details:

Start the year off by creating your own clock using paint, old books and comics, and other decorative items, while learning the mechanisms of the device.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor)
Age Group: Teens (Gr. 6 – 12)
Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

Start the year off by creating your own clock using paint, old books and comics, and other decorative items, while learning the mechanisms of the device.

toddler boy and mother

2 & 3 Storytime Session B

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Early Childhood
Event Details:

In each lively session, children 2 – 3 years old and their caregivers will enjoy songs, action rhymes, and stories that will help develop skills necessary for reading readiness. Pl...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor)
Age Group: Early Childhood
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

In each lively session, children 2 – 3 years old and their caregivers will enjoy songs, action rhymes, and stories that will help develop skills necessary for reading readiness. Please register for one session only.

child on lap reading

Lapsit Storytime Session B

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Early Childhood
Event Details:

Lapsit Storytime offers our youngest patrons a chance to learn fingerplays and hear stories in a low-key environment with their caregivers. Please register for one session only. 0 ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor)
Age Group: Early Childhood
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Lapsit Storytime offers our youngest patrons a chance to learn fingerplays and hear stories in a low-key environment with their caregivers. Please register for one session only. 0 – 24 months with a caregiver

Wags to Whiskers

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Grades K – 2
Event Details:

Through games and activities, students will learn how body language reveals what our animal friends feel, which helps us interact safely with them. Presented by DuPage County Anima...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor)
Age Group: Grades K – 2
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Through games and activities, students will learn how body language reveals what our animal friends feel, which helps us interact safely with them. Presented by DuPage County Animal Control.

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

Writers Group

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Study Room I 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: Study Room I
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

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

 

 

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English Conversation Group

Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Community Meeting Room (1st floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Come learn with us! Join this informal and friendly group to practice English conversation skills. Led by a tutor from Literacy DuPage, we meet all year long. Co-sponsored by Liter...

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

Come learn with us! Join this informal and friendly group to practice English conversation skills. Led by a tutor from Literacy DuPage, we meet all year long. Co-sponsored by Literacy DuPage.

kids storytime

Spanish Language Storytime

Monday, January 27, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Early Childhood
Event Details:

Drop in with your little one to enjoy songs and stories in Spanish. Presented by The Language Labs. 0 – 6 years with a caregiver.

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

Drop in with your little one to enjoy songs and stories in Spanish. Presented by The Language Labs. 0 – 6 years with a caregiver.