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Events for April
28th
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
S.H.S. (Shelf Help Squad) Teen Volunteer Opportunities
Young Adult/Teen Department
Events for April
29th
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Public Speaking & Job Interview Assistance With Dr. Steve Hofer
Events for April
30th
9:30 am - 10:00 am
Meditación
Meeting Room
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Club de Tejido
Makerspace
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Toddler Time: Will It Sink?
Meeting Room
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Open Makerspace Hours
Makerspace
Events for May
1st
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Lecciones de Inglés Gratis para Principiantes
Meeting Room
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Open Makerspace Hours
Makerspace
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Maker Challenge: Watercolor Flowers
Makerspace
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
S.H.S. (Shelf Help Squad) Teen Volunteer Opportunities
Young Adult/Teen Department
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Paper dolls and story time
Children's Department
Events for May
2nd
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Open Makerspace Hours
Makerspace
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Open Mic – May 2024
Meeting Room
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
One Day in Spring, Something Happened…
Children's Department
Events for May
3rd
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Cinco de Mayo Loteria
Meeting Room
Events for May
4th
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Two-Face: Theatre Club for Kids (CANCELLED)
Meeting Room
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
May The Fourth Be With You
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
MONSTER Storytime & Craft
Children's Department
Events for May
5th
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
S.H.S. (Shelf Help Squad) Teen Volunteer Opportunities
Young Adult/Teen Department
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Paint & Collage: May Flowers
Makerspace
Events for May
6th
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Bilingual Storytime & Craft
Children's Department
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Library Tour for Eisenhower ESL students
Blue Island Public Library
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Public Speaking & Job Interview Assistance With Dr. Steve Hofer
Events for May
7th
9:30 am - 10:00 am
Meditación
Meeting Room
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Club de Tejido
Makerspace
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Spring Time Story Time for Babies & Toddlers!
Children's Department
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Spanish Women’s Club
Makerspace
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Open Makerspace Hours
Makerspace
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Maker Challenge: Watercolor Flowers
Makerspace
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Mother’s day craft
Makerspace
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Blue Island Bookworms – “Harry’s Trees”
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Many Lives of Kal Penn
Virtual
Events for May
8th
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Lecciones de Inglés Gratis para Principiantes
Meeting Room
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Open Makerspace Hours
Makerspace
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Maker Challenge: Watercolor Flowers
Makerspace
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
S.H.S. (Shelf Help Squad) Teen Volunteer Opportunities
Young Adult/Teen Department
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Stained Glass Bookmark
Makerspace
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
3 D Bunny Rabbit Making Craft for Kids
Children's Department
Events for May
9th
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Open Makerspace Hours
Makerspace
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Legal Aid Workshop
Virtual
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Perler Bead Crafting (Themed)
Makerspace
Events for May
10th
No Events
Events for May
11th
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Dogs at the Library!
Meeting Room
Events for May
12th
Mother’s Day
Blue Island Public Library
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
S.H.S. (Shelf Help Squad) Teen Volunteer Opportunities
Young Adult/Teen Department
Events for May
13th
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Scrapbook Journaling
Makerspace
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Public Speaking & Job Interview Assistance With Dr. Steve Hofer
Events for May
14th
9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Unicorn paper crown Take and Make
Children's Department
9:30 am - 10:00 am
Meditación
Meeting Room
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Club de Tejido
Makerspace
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Spring Time Story Time for Babies & Toddlers!
Children's Department
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Spanish Women’s Club
Makerspace
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Open Makerspace Hours
Makerspace
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Maker Challenge: Watercolor Flowers
Makerspace
Events for May
15th
9:30 am - 2:30 pm
CLASS Meeting
Meeting Room
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Lecciones de Inglés Gratis para Principiantes
Meeting Room
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Bingo!
Blue Island Public Library
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Open Makerspace Hours
Makerspace
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Maker Challenge: Watercolor Flowers
Makerspace
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Solar System Sewing Craft for Kids
Children's Department
Events for May
16th
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Craft and Coloring Club
Makerspace
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Open Makerspace Hours
Makerspace
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Circuit Scribe
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Color and Sip
Makerspace
Events for May
17th
No Events
Events for May
18th
No Events
Events for May
19th
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
S.H.S. (Shelf Help Squad) Teen Volunteer Opportunities
Young Adult/Teen Department
Events for May
20th
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Bilingual Storytime & Craft
Children's Department
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Public Speaking & Job Interview Assistance With Dr. Steve Hofer
Events for May
21st
9:30 am - 10:00 am
Meditación
Meeting Room
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Club de Tejido
Makerspace
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Spanish Women’s Club
Makerspace
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Open Makerspace Hours
Makerspace
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Maker Challenge: Watercolor Flowers
Makerspace
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Let’s build a Fairy house
Makerspace
Events for May
22nd
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Lecciones de Inglés Gratis para Principiantes
Meeting Room
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Open Makerspace Hours
Makerspace
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Maker Challenge: Watercolor Flowers
Makerspace
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
S.H.S. (Shelf Help Squad) Teen Volunteer Opportunities
Young Adult/Teen Department
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
One Day in Spring, Something Happened…
Children's Department
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Breaking Barriers: Completing Job Applications
Meeting Room
Events for May
23rd
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Open Makerspace Hours
Makerspace
6:30 pm - 8:45 pm
Kid’s Movie Night
Meeting Room
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Zoom Meditation
Virtual
Events for May
24th
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Drawn to Nature Sketch Group
Outside, in front of the Library
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
A Few Missing Pieces (Puzzle Group)
Makerspace
Events for May
25th
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Story time paint and sip
Makerspace
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Bottle Rockets!**Rescheduled May 18, 2024**
Events for May
26th
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
S.H.S. (Shelf Help Squad) Teen Volunteer Opportunities
Young Adult/Teen Department
Events for May
27th
All Day
Memorial Day
Blue Island Public Library
Events for May
28th
9:30 am - 10:00 am
Meditación
Meeting Room
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Club de Tejido
Makerspace
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Spring Time Story Time for Babies & Toddlers!
Children's Department
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Spanish Women’s Club
Makerspace
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Walks in the Park
Memorial Park
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Open Makerspace Hours
Makerspace
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Maker Challenge: Watercolor Flowers
Makerspace
Events for May
29th
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Lecciones de Inglés Gratis para Principiantes
Meeting Room
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Open Makerspace Hours
Makerspace
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Maker Challenge: Watercolor Flowers
Makerspace
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
S.H.S. (Shelf Help Squad) Teen Volunteer Opportunities
Young Adult/Teen Department
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Butterfly Greeting Card Making Craft for Kids
Children's Department
Events for May
30th
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Open Makerspace Hours
Makerspace
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Princess Diana–A Historical Portrayal by Megan Wells
Meeting Room
Events for May
31st
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Teen Advisory Board
Makerspace
Events for June
1st
All Day
Bookworm Hunt: Summer Resurgence
Blue Island Public Library/First Floor
All Day
Kid’s Summer Penpal Program
9:00 am - 12:00 am
Summer Reading 2024: Read, Renew, Repeat
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Financial Wealth Alliance
Makerspace
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Summer Reading Kickoff Party
Outside, in front of the Library
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Silent Book Club
Conference Room