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Sensory-Friendly Storytime

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Early Childhood
Event Details:

This inclusive storytime is especially welcoming for children with sensory processing challenges and for families who are looking for a more adaptive storytime experience. We’ll ex...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor)
Age Group: Early Childhood
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

This inclusive storytime is especially welcoming for children with sensory processing challenges and for families who are looking for a more adaptive storytime experience.

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Storytime in the Park

Wednesday, July 31, 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.

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Teen Advisory Committee

Wednesday, July 31, 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.

LEGO Secret Codes

Thursday, August 1, 2024 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Grades 3 – 5
Event Details:

Did you know you can use Lego bricks to create a secret code? Join us as we build and decode secret messages.

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

Did you know you can use Lego bricks to create a secret code? Join us as we build and decode secret messages.

Teen Volunteer Hour

Saturday, August 3, 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.

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.

Puzzle Race

Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Grades 3 – 5, Teens (Gr. 6 – 12), Family, Adults
Event Details:

Compete to be the fastest puzzlers during this all-ages team competition! Six teams will each have two hours to complete the same 500-piece puzzle. Each team may have between one ...

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor)
Age Group: Grades 3 – 5, Teens (Gr. 6 – 12), Family, Adults
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Compete to be the fastest puzzlers during this all-ages team competition! Six teams will each have two hours to complete the

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Take-home Craft Kits

Tuesday, August 6, 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.

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Westmont Gardening Club

Tuesday, August 6, 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.

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Unreal World Book Club

Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual: Zoom at Westmont Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club, Virtual
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Come talk about books set in imaginative times and places, from the mythic past to the far future. Copies will be available for pickup one month in advance. Register with your emai...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Virtual: Zoom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Virtual
Event Details:

Come talk about books set in imaginative times and places, from the mythic past to the far future. Copies will be available for pickup one month in advance. Register with your email address to receive the link.

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Storytime in the Park

Wednesday, August 7, 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.

DIY Pet Toys

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

Earn a volunteer hour while making toys for animals in local shelters.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor)
Age Group: Teens (Gr. 6 – 12)
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Earn a volunteer hour while making toys for animals in local shelters.

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Outdoor Discovery Playtime

Thursday, August 8, 2024 at 9:30am - 11:00am
Outdoors, south side of Library at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Early Childhood
Event Details:

Join us for sensory, art, and educational play. Make sure to wear old clothes and be ready for some messy fun while learning about your world. In case of severe weather, we’ll take...

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

Join us for sensory, art, and educational play. Make sure to wear old clothes and be ready for some messy fun while learning about your world. In case of severe weather, we’ll take playtime indoors. 18 months – 5 years with a caregiver

MineCRAFTS: A Minecraft Hangout

Thursday, August 8, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Grades K – 2, Grades 3 – 5
Event Details:

Get in the game by crafting paper blocks and characters, and explore fun activities related to Minecraft!

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

Get in the game by crafting paper blocks and characters, and explore fun activities related to Minecraft!

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Writers Group

Thursday, August 8, 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.

 

 

Summer Reading: Read, Renew, Repeat ends today!

All Day
Westmont Public Library
Event Details:

Summer Reading ends today! Logs must be completed online or turned in by 8 pm. Prize drawings will be held on August 10, and other rewards may be claimed through August 13,...

Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Event Details:

Summer Reading ends today! Logs must be completed online or turned in by 8 pm.

Prize drawings will be held on August 10, and other rewards may be claimed through August 13, while supplies last.

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StoryWalk: Can You Hug a Forest

08/09/2024 @ 9:00am to 08/12/2024 @ 10:00pm
Off Site
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

Enjoy Can You Hug a Forest? by Frances Gilbert with the whole family while you stroll through Diane Main Park. Simply follow the path around the lake, reading signs place...

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

Enjoy Can You Hug a Forest? by Frances Gilbert with the whole family while you stroll through Diane Main Park. Simply follow the path around the lake, reading signs placed along the trail, to take in the full story.

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Chair Yoga

Friday, August 9, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Program Type:
Presenter
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for 30 minutes of chair yoga led by Michelle Schumacker of Good Juju Yoga.   Physical Activity Acknowledgement By participating in this program, you acknowled...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presenter
Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

Join us for 30 minutes of chair yoga led by Michelle Schumacker of Good Juju Yoga.

 

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English Conversation Group

Saturday, August 10, 2024 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.

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, August 12, 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, August 12, 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: Hand Embroidered Card

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

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, August 13, 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.

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Get to Know Hoopla

Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Community Meeting Room (1st floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

What’s all the hoopla? Come learn about downloading and streaming movies, TV series, music, ebooks, and more with Hoopla.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room (1st floor)
Age Group: Adults
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

What’s all the hoopla? Come learn about downloading and streaming movies, TV series, music, ebooks, and more with Hoopla.