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Encuentro bilingüe (Bilingüe, En persona)

Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts, EDI, Storytimes, En español
Age Group:
Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School
Event Details:

All are welcome. This program will be bilingual.                Todos son bienvenidos. El programa ser...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Crafts, EDI, Storytimes, En español
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

All are welcome. This program will be bilingual.               

Todos son bienvenidos. El programa será bilingüe.

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

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Everyday Heroes: CPR & AED Training Class (In-Person)

Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Outreach
Age Group:
High School, Adults
Event Details:

Join us and become an everyday hero, an empowering, interactive opportunity to learn life-saving skills! This program is presented in partnership with DuPage Health Coalition &...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: High School, Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Outreach
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Join us and become an everyday hero, an empowering, interactive opportunity to learn life-saving skills! This program is presented in partnership with DuPage Health Coalition & HEART.

lightbulb with gear and circuit

Family STEM Time

Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Create & Learn Center at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Science & Technology (STEM)
Age Group:
Kids, Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, Family
Event Details:

Drop in any time between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. to spend some quality family time exploring different STEM concepts with the help of educational toy kits. Work together to learn about ...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Create & Learn Center
Age Group: Kids, Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, Family
Program Type: Science & Technology (STEM)
Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Drop in any time between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. to spend some quality family time exploring different STEM concepts with the help of educational toy kits. Work together to learn about magnets, circuits, robots, gears and more! 

Mobile with tiger, crocodile, lion, and giraffe stuffed animals underneath.

Storytime for Little Ones (In-Person)

Monday, January 13, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:15am
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Kids, Babies and Toddlers
Event Details:

We will be sharing wonderful stories, songs and rhymes for our smallest friends. An opportunity for free play and discussion will follow.  

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Babies and Toddlers
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

We will be sharing wonderful stories, songs and rhymes for our smallest friends. An opportunity for free play and discussion will follow.  

Middle School Take & Make

Monday, January 13, 2025 at 1:45pm - 3:30pm
Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Entertainment, Make & Take
Age Group:
Teens, Middle School
Event Details:

After school is a time to unwind! On Mondays, visit the library for weekly activities including, Take and Makes, Movies, Gaming Days and more! Pick up a Middle School monthly ...

Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Age Group: Teens, Middle School
Program Type: Crafts, Entertainment, Make & Take
Event Details:

After school is a time to unwind! On Mondays, visit the library for weekly activities including, Take and Makes, Movies, Gaming Days and more!

Sensory Series: Bubbles (In-Person)

Monday, January 13, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts
Age Group:
Kids, Preschool, Elementary School
Event Details:

Shape, squeeze & sculpt - this month, we're bringing out all things bubbly for half an hour of fun sensory activities.

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Shape, squeeze & sculpt - this month, we're bringing out all things bubbly for half an hour of fun sensory activities.

zumba class

Zumba (In-Person)

Monday, January 13, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Music
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Get moving at this hour-long, high-intensity cardio workout. Be sure to wear comfortable clothes and shoes. Light refreshments will be served. This program requires acceptance o...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Music
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Get moving at this hour-long, high-intensity cardio workout. Be sure to wear comfortable clothes and shoes. Light refreshments will be served.

Mobile with tiger, crocodile, lion, and giraffe stuffed animals underneath.

Storytime for Little Ones (In-Person)

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:15am
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Kids, Babies and Toddlers
Event Details:

We will be sharing wonderful stories, songs and rhymes for our smallest friends. An opportunity for free play and discussion will follow.  

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Babies and Toddlers
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

We will be sharing wonderful stories, songs and rhymes for our smallest friends. An opportunity for free play and discussion will follow.  

Snowglobe

Globo de nieve (En Español, En persona)

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Create & Learn Center at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts, EDI, En español
Age Group:
Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Middle School
Event Details:

All are welcome. This program will be held in Spanish. Todos son bienvenidos. El programa se llevará a cabo en español. ¡Transforma un frasco reciclado en tu propio globo de ...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Create & Learn Center
Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Teens, Middle School
Program Type: Crafts, EDI, En español
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

All are welcome. This program will be held in Spanish.

Todos son bienvenidos. El programa se llevará a cabo en español.

¡Transforma un frasco reciclado en tu propio globo de nieve!

Project 2-3-1 Traveling Exhibit from the Elgin History Museum

Local History Exhibit: Project 2-3-1 (Everyone, January 15-February 15)

All Day
Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
EDI, History
Age Group:
Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School, Teens, Middle School, Adults, Family, Everyone
Event Details:

Everyone is invited to drop by the Library from January 15- February 15 to see a traveling exhibit from the Elgin History Museum.What is Project 2-3-1 about?Two Boxcars.On October ...

Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Age Group: Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School, Teens, Middle School, Adults, Family, Everyone
Program Type: EDI, History
Event Details:

Everyone is invited to drop by the Library from January 15- February 15 to see a traveling exhibit from the Elgin History Museum.

different colored 2s and 3s

Terrific 2s and 3s (In-Person)

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Horizon Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool
Event Details:

Get ready to shake, rattle and read! We'll enjoy rhythmic stories and songs that may cause some bouncing of your own! Let's shake those wiggles out!

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Horizon Room
Age Group: Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Get ready to shake, rattle and read! We'll enjoy rhythmic stories and songs that may cause some bouncing of your own! Let's shake those wiggles out!

cartoon animals in the background, orange text that reads "preschool pals"

Preschool Pals (In-Person)

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Horizon Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Kids, Preschool
Event Details:

Join us for a live storytime to dance, sing, read, and play. 

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Horizon Room
Age Group: Kids, Preschool
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Join us for a live storytime to dance, sing, read, and play. 

S.S.U. Pop-up

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Study Room B at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Outreach
Age Group:
Kids, Teens, Adults, Family, Everyone
Event Details:

Drop-in and meet your local social worker and connect with services that meet your needs. Learn what is available to residents.

Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Study Room B
Age Group: Kids, Teens, Adults, Family, Everyone
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:

Drop-in and meet your local social worker and connect with services that meet your needs. Learn what is available to residents.

Finding Relations When No Family Stories Exist (Online)

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Entertainment, Science & Technology (STEM)
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Author, genealogist, and Librarian Debra Dudek will guide you through an in-depth examination of the family stories, photographs and both direct and indirect evidence to rebuild th...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Entertainment, Science & Technology (STEM)
Event Details:

Author, genealogist, and Librarian Debra Dudek will guide you through an in-depth examination of the family stories, photographs and both direct and indirect evidence to rebuild the journey of an immigrant Czech family in Ohio and Nebraska.

Library Board of Trustees (Library)

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Library Meeting
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

This is the monthly meeting of the Library Board of Trustees. The public is welcome to attend.

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Library Meeting
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

This is the monthly meeting of the Library Board of Trustees. The public is welcome to attend.

Group of children reading

Storytime Jamboree (In-Person)

Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School
Event Details:

Get ready for an all ages storytime featuring stories, music and movement!

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Get ready for an all ages storytime featuring stories, music and movement!

New Year New You Through Meditation, Series Part 2 (In-Person)

Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
EDI, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

As we enter the New Year, we have an opportunity to look back at the things we want to continue to experience and those that we don’t.  Presenter Umesh Bhatia will lead an int...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: EDI, Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 70
Event Details:

As we enter the New Year, we have an opportunity to look back at the things we want to continue to experience and those that we don’t.  Presenter Umesh Bhatia will lead an interactive workshop where we will learn and practice techniques to re

cartoon cat stretching on yoga mat in front of bookshelves

Yoga Storytime (In-Person)

Friday, January 17, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Storytimes
Age Group:
Kids, Preschool, Elementary School
Event Details:

An interactive storytime that pairs themed and social-emotional learning books with movement and mindfulness. Practice yoga poses, play with active songs, and have some m...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

An interactive storytime that pairs themed and social-emotional learning books with movement and mindfulness. Practice yoga poses, play with active songs, and have some mindful moments for focus and relaxation.

PRC

Mobile Food Bank (In-Person)

Friday, January 17, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Library Event, Outreach
Age Group:
Adults, Family, Everyone
Event Details:

Peoples Resource Center is here to assist families in need.  Nearly 26,000 DuPage residents rely on PRC for help each year. Come get nutritious food for your family on a fi...

Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Family, Everyone
Program Type: Library Event, Outreach
Event Details:

Peoples Resource Center is here to assist families in need. 

Donuts and Dice (In-Person)

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Entertainment, Science & Technology (STEM)
Age Group:
High School, Adults
Event Details:

Relax with coffee, donuts and a game! We will be playing Quacks of Quedlinburg in January and February, along with a variety of board games on hand from classics to newest favorite...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: High School, Adults
Program Type: Entertainment, Science & Technology (STEM)
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Relax with coffee, donuts and a game!

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

games

Board Game & Puzzle Extravaganza (Drop-In, In-Person)

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Create & Learn Center at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
High School, Adults, Family
Event Details:

Looking for a fun and relaxing way to spend your afternoon? Whether you're a seasoned strategist or just looking for a casual game, we have something for everyone! Drop in anytime ...

Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Create & Learn Center
Age Group: High School, Adults, Family
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Looking for a fun and relaxing way to spend your afternoon? Whether you're a seasoned strategist or just looking for a casual game, we have something for everyone!

Spices

Spice of the Month Kit: Smoked Curry (Adults)

All Day
Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Cooking, Make & Take, Passive Program, Science & Technology (STEM)
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Beginning on the third Monday of the month, call the Adult Services Desk at 630-344-6123 or email cstream@cslibrary.org to have a kit put aside for you! Supplies are limited, so pl...

Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Cooking, Make & Take, Passive Program, Science & Technology (STEM)
Event Details:

Beginning on the third Monday of the month, call the Adult Services Desk at 630-344-6123 or email cstream@cslibrary.org to have a kit put aside for you!

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Snowy Owl Painting

CSPL Kit: Paint A Snowy Owl (Preschool)

01/20/2025 @ 9:00am to 01/25/2025 @ 5:00pm
Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Make & Take, Passive Program
Age Group:
Preschool
Event Details:

Have fun painting Snowy Owls on a branch! Kits will be available to reserve and pick up beginning January 20th. To reserve a kit, register below, call us at 630-344-6127 or emai...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Crafts, Make & Take, Passive Program
Required
Seats Remaining: 75
Event Details:

Have fun painting Snowy Owls on a branch!

Hot coco

CSPL Kit: Sprinkle Fun (Grades K-5)

01/20/2025 @ 9:00am to 01/25/2025 @ 5:00pm
Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Make & Take, Passive Program, Science & Technology (STEM)
Age Group:
Kids, Elementary School
Event Details:

🍪🎨  We've got the perfect treat for you—without the calories! 😄 Swing by and grab your Cookie & Hot Cocoa Craft Kit filled with everything you need to "make" delicious coo...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Age Group: Kids, Elementary School
Program Type: Crafts, Make & Take, Passive Program, Science & Technology (STEM)
Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Event Details:

🍪🎨  We've got the perfect treat for you—without the calories!