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Kids Yoga (In-Person)

Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Children, Elementary School
Event Details:

Yoga's a great way to experience movement and relaxation at your own pace, so join us for themed kids poses, active games and breathing and mindfulness breaks.  Grades...

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

Yoga's a great way to experience movement and relaxation at your own pace, so join us for themed kids poses, active games and breathing and mindfulness breaks. 

Grades: 1-5

Four stuffed animals sitting under a mobile

Storytime for Little Ones (In-Person)

Monday, October 7, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:15am
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, 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: Children, 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.  

Picture of a monster truck

Monster Truck Rally (In-Person)

Monday, October 7, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Parties & Celebrations
Age Group:
Children, Preschool
Event Details:

Ladies and Gentlemen, start your engines! Race to the Library for a car-themed party with snacks, games and a race for the Piston Cup!

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Preschool
Program Type: Parties & Celebrations
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Ladies and Gentlemen, start your engines! Race to the Library for a car-themed party with snacks, games and a race for the Piston Cup!

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.

Four stuffed animals sitting under a mobile

Storytime for Little Ones (In-Person)

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:15am
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, 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: Children, 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.  

SCARE Watershed Model Program (In-Person)

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Create & Learn Center at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Outreach, Science & Technology (STEM)
Age Group:
Children, Everyone
Event Details:

Students will learn about point and non-point sources of pollution through interaction exploration with a Watershed Model. Grades: 4-12 This program is presented by the award...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Create & Learn Center
Age Group: Children, Everyone
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Outreach, Science & Technology (STEM)
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Students will learn about point and non-point sources of pollution through interaction exploration with a Watershed Model.

Grades: 4-12

different colored 2s and 3s

Terrific 2s and 3s (In-Person)

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Horizon Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, 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: Children, 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, October 9, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Horizon Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, 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: Children, Preschool
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

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

picture of a crochet tiger

Crochet a Tiger

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Create & Learn Center at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts
Age Group:
Middle School, Teens
Event Details:

Learn to single crochet, make chains and a magic ring to crochet and make your own little tiger! Kits with all materials will be provided. Grades: 4-8

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

Learn to single crochet, make chains and a magic ring to crochet and make your own little tiger! Kits with all materials will be provided. Grades: 4-8

Group of children reading

Storytime Jamboree (In-Person)

Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool
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: Children, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

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

Children's hands working at a craft table.

Itty Bitty Book Fun (In-Person)

Friday, October 11, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Crafts, Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, Preschool
Event Details:

Come have fun and create in the styles of some of our favorite books and authors. Activities, crafts and playful learning stations will be inspired by the month's book selections.&...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Preschool
Program Type: Book Clubs, Crafts, Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Come have fun and create in the styles of some of our favorite books and authors. Activities, crafts and playful learning stations will be inspired by the month's book selections. 

T-Rexplorers

T-Rexplorers (In-Person)

Sunday, October 13, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Middle School Area at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Science & Technology (STEM)
Age Group:
Children, Elementary School, Middle School, Family
Event Details:

David Howe from T-Rexplorers, and his boxes of prehistoric goodies, will be returning to the Library! Join him in the Middle School area for his dino-mite presentation! For Grad...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Middle School Area
Age Group: Children, Elementary School, Middle School, Family
Program Type: Science & Technology (STEM)
Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Event Details:

David Howe from T-Rexplorers, and his boxes of prehistoric goodies, will be returning to the Library! Join him in the Middle School area for his dino-mite presentation!

For Grades K-8.

Four stuffed animals sitting under a mobile

Storytime for Little Ones (In-Person)

Monday, October 14, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:15am
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, 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: Children, 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.  

Sensory Series: Shaving Cream Squeeze (In-Person)

Monday, October 14, 2024 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Preschool, Elementary School
Event Details:

Shape, squeeze, smear - we'll do everything but shave! This month, we're bringing out shaving cream for half an hour of fun sensory activities.

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

Shape, squeeze, smear - we'll do everything but shave! This month, we're bringing out shaving cream for half an hour of fun sensory activities.

Four stuffed animals sitting under a mobile

Storytime for Little Ones (In-Person)

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:15am
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, 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: Children, 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.  

different colored 2s and 3s

Terrific 2s and 3s (In-Person)

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Horizon Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, 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: Children, 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, October 16, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Horizon Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, 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: Children, Preschool
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

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

Library Board of Trustees (Library)

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 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, October 17, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool
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: Children, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

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

cartoon cat stretching on yoga mat in front of bookshelves

Yoga Storytime (In-Person)

Friday, October 18, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, 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: Children, 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.

Mobile Escape Room

Mobile Escape Room: Save Oceanika (In-Person)

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Outdoors at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Entertainment
Age Group:
Middle School, Teens
Event Details:

Oceanika needs your help! It will take a team of clever students to enter the mobile escape room and to solve all of the puzzles. Will you join the team? For Grades 5-8

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Outdoors
Age Group: Middle School, Teens
Program Type: Entertainment
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Oceanika needs your help! It will take a team of clever students to enter the mobile escape room and to solve all of the puzzles. Will you join the team?

For Grades 5-8

Mobile Escape Room

Mobile Escape Room: Save Oceanika (In-Person)

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Outdoors at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Entertainment
Age Group:
Middle School, Teens
Event Details:

Oceanika needs your help! It will take a team of clever students to enter the mobile escape room and to solve all of the puzzles. Will you join the team? For Grades 5-8

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Outdoors
Age Group: Middle School, Teens
Program Type: Entertainment
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Oceanika needs your help! It will take a team of clever students to enter the mobile escape room and to solve all of the puzzles. Will you join the team?

For Grades 5-8

Lego Frame

LEGO Club (In-Person)

Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Create & Learn Center at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Passive Program, Science & Technology (STEM)
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

Bring your friends and family for a great time where you can construct all of your complex LEGO ideas. Come prepared for some Sunday fun with your family! Registration is Encour...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Create & Learn Center
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Passive Program, Science & Technology (STEM)
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Bring your friends and family for a great time where you can construct all of your complex LEGO ideas. Come prepared for some Sunday fun with your family!

Registration is Encouraged NOT required so drop-ins are welcome.

 

Illustration of children playing

Friday Stories and Fun (In-Person)

Friday, October 25, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool
Event Details:

Fridays are fierce, fun, and fantastic at the Library! Join us for a fabulous storytime, and stay afterwards to enjoy an hour of free play!

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Fridays are fierce, fun, and fantastic at the Library! Join us for a fabulous storytime, and stay afterwards to enjoy an hour of free play!

Monster Jubilee (In-Person)

Sunday, October 27, 2024 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Library Event
Age Group:
Children, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School
Event Details:

Beware! The Youth Services Department is inviting all little ghouls and boos to creep on into the Library and join us for a real Monster's Ball! We're filling the whole department ...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Library Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Event Details:

Beware! The Youth Services Department is inviting all little ghouls and boos to creep on into the Library and join us for a real Monster's Ball!