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STEM Stations

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Grades K – 2, Grades 3 – 5
Event Details:

Flex your STEM muscles as you play, build, design, problem solve, and collaborate at each station. Grades K – 5 with a caregiver

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

Flex your STEM muscles as you play, build, design, problem solve, and collaborate at each station. Grades K – 5 with a caregiver

Teen Volunteer Hour

Saturday, April 5, 2025 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.

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Youth & Teen Services (2nd floor)
Age Group: Teens (Gr. 6 – 12)
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Earn a volunteer hour by helping Librarians clean toys.

Civil War Quilts

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Community Meeting Room (1st floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join presenter Connie Martin as she tells stories about how her family survived the trials and tribulations of the antebellum period. Connie shares how they used quilts that contai...

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

Join presenter Connie Martin as she tells stories about how her family survived the trials and tribulations of the antebellum period.

Crafting for a Cause Take & Make

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 9:00am - 8:00pm
Youth & Teen Services (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Teens (Gr. 6 – 12)
Event Details:

Complete crafts to earn volunteer hours! Pick up a kit of supplies and instructions from the Youth & Teen Desk, while supplies last, then return your completed crafts by the de...

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

Complete crafts to earn volunteer hours! Pick up a kit of supplies and instructions from the Youth & Teen Desk, while supplies last, then return your completed crafts by the deadline for credit. Apr. 7 – 28: Pet toys

kids storytime

Spanish Language Storytime

Monday, April 7, 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.

Teen Volunteer Hour

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Teens (Gr. 6 – 12)
Event Details:

Earn a volunteer hour by helping Librarians clean toys.

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Age Group: Teens (Gr. 6 – 12)
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Earn a volunteer hour by helping Librarians clean toys.

Team Trivia

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Off Site
Age Group:
Adults
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Craft kits for adults

Adult Take & Make Craft: Spring Kaleidocycle

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. 

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. 

child on lap reading

Lapsit Storytime Session 2: A

Tuesday, April 8, 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. Sign up for series 1 and 2 separately. P...

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor)
Age Group: Early Childhood
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Lapsit Storytime offers our youngest patrons a chance to learn fingerplays and hear stories in a low-key environment with their caregivers. Sign up for series 1 and 2 separately. Please choose one session per series.

toddler boy and mother

2 & 3 Storytime Session 2: A

Tuesday, April 8, 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. Si...

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor)
Age Group: Early Childhood
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
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. Sign up for series 1 and 2 separately.

preschoolers

Preschool Skills

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Early Childhood
Event Details:

This themed storytime and craft session helps prepare your child for their first school experience. Adults are encouraged to participate with their child. 4 – 6 years with a caregiv...

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

This themed storytime and craft session helps prepare your child for their first school experience. Adults are encouraged to participate with their child. 4 – 6 years with a caregiver

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, April 8, 2025 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. NOTE: The March 25th session will be held in the ...

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.

NOTE: The March 25th session will be held in the KMR on the second floor. 

Grades K-2 read

READ with Hinsdale Humane Society

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 6:30pm - 6:45pm
Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Grades K – 2
Event Details:

Meet with a trained therapy pet and its handler to practice your reading! Co-sponsored by Hinsdale Humane Society.

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor)
Age Group: Grades K – 2
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Meet with a trained therapy pet and its handler to practice your reading! Co-sponsored by Hinsdale Humane Society.

Grades K-2 read

READ with Hinsdale Humane Society

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 6:45pm - 7:00pm
Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Grades K – 2
Event Details:

Meet with a trained therapy pet and its handler to practice your reading! Co-sponsored by Hinsdale Humane Society.

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor)
Age Group: Grades K – 2
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Meet with a trained therapy pet and its handler to practice your reading! Co-sponsored by Hinsdale Humane Society.

Grades K-2 read

READ with Hinsdale Humane Society

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 7:00pm - 7:15pm
Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Grades K – 2
Event Details:

Meet with a trained therapy pet and its handler to practice your reading! Co-sponsored by Hinsdale Humane Society.

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor)
Age Group: Grades K – 2
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Meet with a trained therapy pet and its handler to practice your reading! Co-sponsored by Hinsdale Humane Society.

Grades K-2 read

READ with Hinsdale Humane Society

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 7:15pm - 7:30pm
Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Grades K – 2
Event Details:

Meet with a trained therapy pet and its handler to practice your reading! Co-sponsored by Hinsdale Humane Society.

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor)
Age Group: Grades K – 2
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Meet with a trained therapy pet and its handler to practice your reading! Co-sponsored by Hinsdale Humane Society.

Kids and parents having fun during storytime in youth services

Music & Movement Storytime

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Youth & Teen Services (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: Youth & Teen Services (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

Songs & Stories

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Meeting Room (1st floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Family, Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a special musical series at the Library! Every month through April, we will feature musicians playing instruments and songs of their choosing. Follo...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Community Meeting Room (1st floor)
Age Group: Family, Adults
Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

Join us for a special musical series at the Library!

toddler boy and mother

2 & 3 Storytime Session 2: B

Thursday, April 10, 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. Si...

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor)
Age Group: Early Childhood
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
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. Sign up for series 1 and 2 separately.

child on lap reading

Lapsit Storytime Session 2: B

Thursday, April 10, 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. Sign up for series 1 and 2 separately. P...

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:

Lapsit Storytime offers our youngest patrons a chance to learn fingerplays and hear stories in a low-key environment with their caregivers. Sign up for series 1 and 2 separately. Please choose one session per series.

Felt Flowers

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Age Group:
Grades K – 2
Event Details:

Craft soft and colorful blooms to keep or share!

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor)
Age Group: Grades K – 2
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Craft soft and colorful blooms to keep or share!

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

Writers Group

Thursday, April 10, 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.

 

Smartphone Photography 101

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor) at Westmont Public Library
Program Type:
Presenter
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

They say the best camera is the one you have in your hand. Photographer Molly Page will teach you how to make the most of the incredible camera you carry around every day, with mob...

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Westmont Public Library
Room: Kwasek Meeting Room (2nd floor)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presenter
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

They say the best camera is the one you have in your hand. Photographer Molly Page will teach you how to make the most of the incredible camera you carry around every day, with mobile photography tips and tricks.

Drawing of Book Rex, a cute dinosaur, running through a grassy landscape with a butterfly net

StoryWalk: Best Day Ever

04/11/2025 @ 9:00am to 04/14/2025 @ 10:00pm
Off Site
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

Enjoy Best Day Ever by Marilyn Singer with the whole family while you stroll through Diane Main Park. Simply follow the path around the lake, reading signs placed along t...

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

Enjoy Best Day Ever by Marilyn Singer 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.