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Happy Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo Fiesta (In-Person)

Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
EDI, Entertainment
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

Come celebrate Cinco de Mayo! We will do a craft, dance to some music, and break open a piñata! ¡Ven a celebrar el Cinco de Mayo! Haremos una manualidad, bailaremos y rompe...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: EDI, Entertainment
Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

Come celebrate Cinco de Mayo! We will do a craft, dance to some music, and break open a piñata!

¡Ven a celebrar el Cinco de Mayo! Haremos una manualidad, bailaremos y rompereoms una piñata.

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.

bonsai

East Asian Gardens (In-Person)

Monday, May 6, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
EDI, History, Home & Garden, Science & Technology (STEM)
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Did you know garden design can help relieve stress and cultivate inner peace?  Discover Confucian symbolism and other meanings expressed through Japanese and Chinese gardens i...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: EDI, History, Home & Garden, Science & Technology (STEM)
Required
Seats Remaining: 34
Event Details:

Did you know garden design can help relieve stress and cultivate inner peace?  Discover Confucian symbolism and other meanings expressed through Japanese and Chinese gardens in this beautiful presentation by expert Yvonne Wolf.

Bilingual Mingle

Bilingual Mingle (In-Person)

Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
EDI, Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School
Event Details:

Come enjoy a story told in English and Spanish followed by fun activities for the little ones! Snacks will be provided.

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: EDI, Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Come enjoy a story told in English and Spanish followed by fun activities for the little ones! Snacks will be provided.

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.

Spanish Storytime

Spanish Family Storytime (In-Person)

Monday, May 13, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Horizon Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
EDI, Storytimes
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

Join us to read children’s books in Spanish and learn about the culture, events and people of Latin American descent. Acompañenos para tener la oportunidad de leer libros infant...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Horizon Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: EDI, Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Join us to read children’s books in Spanish and learn about the culture, events and people of Latin American descent.

Pages Through the Ages Book Club: Butterfly Yellow (In-Person)

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, EDI, Reading programs
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

New and returning members welcome to join our book club's tour through time. Ask for a copy of the book at the Reference Desk or listen to the e-audio for free using Hoopla Digital...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, EDI, Reading programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

New and returning members welcome to join our book club's tour through time.

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.

Last Wednesday Film Club: 80 for Brady (In-Person)

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:30pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
EDI, Entertainment, History, Movies
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Starring Sally Field, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Rita Moreno! A group of friends made it their life-long mission to go to the Super Bowl and meet NFL superstar Tom Brady. Th...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: EDI, Entertainment, History, Movies
Required
Seats Remaining: 35
Event Details:

Starring Sally Field, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Rita Moreno!

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.

Bilingual Mingle

Encuentro bilingüe (In-Person)

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
EDI, Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School
Event Details:

Venga a disfrutar de una historia contada en inglés y español, seguida de divertidas actividades para los más pequeños. Habrá merienda.

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

Venga a disfrutar de una historia contada en inglés y español, seguida de divertidas actividades para los más pequeños. Habrá merienda.

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.

Frida, el misterio del anillo del pavo real y yo

Leemos juntos: Club de lectura (In-Person)

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Horizon Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, EDI
Age Group:
Middle School
Event Details:

¡Únase a nuestro nuevo club de lectura en el que leeremos juntos en español! Durante el mes de junio leeremos el libro Frida, el misterio del anillo del pavo real y yo, de Ángela ...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Horizon Room
Age Group: Middle School
Program Type: Book Clubs, EDI
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

¡Únase a nuestro nuevo club de lectura en el que leeremos juntos en español!

Pages Through the Ages Book Club: Malinche (In-Person)

Monday, June 17, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, EDI, Reading programs
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

New and returning members welcome to join our book club's tour through time. Ask for a copy of the book at the Reference Desk or listen to the e-audio for free using HooplaDigital....

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, EDI, Reading programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

New and returning members welcome to join our book club's tour through time.

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.

Honoring

Celebrate Juneteenth with Kelly Campos

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
EDI, Entertainment, History, Parties & Celebrations
Age Group:
Children, Everyone
Event Details:

Join us for Freedom Day, 2024 with storyteller Kelly Campos. A day of Recognition, Restoration and Celebration! All ages are welcome as we commemorate the emancipation of ensl...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Everyone
Program Type: EDI, Entertainment, History, Parties & Celebrations
Required
Seats Remaining: 75
Event Details:

Join us for Freedom Day, 2024 with storyteller Kelly Campos. A day of Recognition, Restoration and Celebration! All ages are welcome as we commemorate the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.   

Medicare 101 (In-Person)

Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
EDI, Finances, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Medicare Solutions Network get you up to speed on what Medicare covers, what it doesn’t and your potential out-of-pocket exposure. They’ll discuss Supplements, Advantage Plans, Par...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: EDI, Finances, Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 95
Event Details:

Medicare Solutions Network get you up to speed on what Medicare covers, what it doesn’t and your potential out-of-pocket exposure.

Women's Self-Defense (Off-Site)

Saturday, June 22, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Offsite
Program Type:
EDI, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

This program requires acceptance of the following Waiver and Release of all Claims. ROMA Tang Soo Do will cover the four A's: Awareness, Avoidance, Attitude, and Actio...

Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: EDI, Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

This program requires acceptance of the following Waiver and Release of all Claims.

Spanish Storytime

Lectura familiar en español (In-Person)

Monday, June 24, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Horizon Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
EDI, Storytimes
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

Acompañenos para tener la oportunidad de leer libros infantiles auténticos en español y aprender sobre la cultura y costumbres de países latinoamericanos. 

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Horizon Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: EDI, Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Acompañenos para tener la oportunidad de leer libros infantiles auténticos en español y aprender sobre la cultura y costumbres de países latinoamericanos. 

Frida, el misterio del anillo del pavo real y yo

Leemos juntos: Club de lectura (In-Person)

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Horizon Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, EDI
Age Group:
Middle School
Event Details:

¡Únase a nuestro nuevo club de lectura en el que leeremos juntos en español! Durante el mes de junio leeremos el libro Frida, el misterio del anillo del pavo real y yo, de Án...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Horizon Room
Age Group: Middle School
Program Type: Book Clubs, EDI
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

¡Únase a nuestro nuevo club de lectura en el que leeremos juntos en español!

Last Wednesday Film Club: Wonka (In-Person)

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:30pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
EDI, Entertainment, History, Movies
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Timothée Chalamet and Hugh Grant star in this cheerful prequel to the classic Roald Dahl story. Taking place in 1934, the film chronicles Willy Wonka's early trials and tribulation...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: EDI, Entertainment, History, Movies
Required
Seats Remaining: 36
Event Details:

Timothée Chalamet and Hugh Grant star in this cheerful prequel to the classic Roald Dahl story. Taking place in 1934, the film chronicles Willy Wonka's early trials and tribulations as an aspiring magician, inventor, and chocolatier.

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.

High School Hangout: International Snack Tasting (In-Person)

Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Cooking, EDI, Entertainment
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Bring your friends to this weekly hangout featuring a different activity each time!  No registration required.

Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Cooking, EDI, Entertainment
Event Details:

Bring your friends to this weekly hangout featuring a different activity each time!  No registration required.

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.

Miles Morales: Ondas sísmicas

Leemos juntos: Club de lectura (In-Person)

Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Horizon Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, EDI
Age Group:
Middle School
Event Details:

¡Únase a nuestro nuevo club de lectura en el que leeremos juntos en español! Durante el mes de julio leeremos la novela gráfica Miles Morales: Ondas sísmicas, de Justin A. Re...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Horizon Room
Age Group: Middle School
Program Type: Book Clubs, EDI
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

¡Únase a nuestro nuevo club de lectura en el que leeremos juntos en español!

Bilingual Mingle

Encuentro bilingüe (In-Person)

Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
EDI, Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School
Event Details:

Venga a disfrutar de una historia contada en inglés y español, seguida de divertidas actividades para los más pequeños. Habrá merienda.

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

Venga a disfrutar de una historia contada en inglés y español, seguida de divertidas actividades para los más pequeños. Habrá merienda.

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.

Pages Through the Ages Book Club: Daisy Jones & the Six (In-Person)

Monday, July 15, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, EDI, Reading programs
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

New and returning members welcome to join our book club's tour through time. Ask for a copy of the book at the Reference Desk. This month we will be reading Daisy Jones &...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, EDI, Reading programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

New and returning members welcome to join our book club's tour through time.

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.

Juegos de mesa en Español (In-Person)

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
EDI, Entertainment
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

Vengan a disfrutar de unas botanas mientras jugamos juegos familiares en Español. Usted podra girar a diferentes estaciones independientemente y disfrutar de multiples juegos en fa...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: EDI, Entertainment
Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Event Details:

Vengan a disfrutar de unas botanas mientras jugamos juegos familiares en Español.

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.

Miles Morales: Ondas sísmicas

Leemos juntos: Club de lectura (In-Person)

Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Horizon Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, EDI
Age Group:
Middle School
Event Details:

¡Únase a nuestro nuevo club de lectura en el que leeremos juntos en español! Durante el mes de julio leeremos la novela gráfica Miles Morales: Ondas sísmicas, de Justin A. Re...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Horizon Room
Age Group: Middle School
Program Type: Book Clubs, EDI
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

¡Únase a nuestro nuevo club de lectura en el que leeremos juntos en español!

Detox Your Mind Through Meditation (In-Person)

Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
EDI, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Learn techniques to wipe the mental slate clean, detoxify our negative thought patterns, and calm the body. Umesh Bhatia, long-time meditator will guide you through a simple yet ve...

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

Learn techniques to wipe the mental slate clean, detoxify our negative thought patterns, and calm the body. Umesh Bhatia, long-time meditator will guide you through a simple yet very powerful meditation technique that can be life changing.

Spanish Storytime

Lectura familiar en español (In-Person)

Monday, July 29, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Horizon Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
EDI, Storytimes
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

Acompañenos para tener la oportunidad de leer libros infantiles auténticos en español y aprender sobre la cultura y costumbres de países latinoamericanos.     ...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Horizon Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: EDI, Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Acompañenos para tener la oportunidad de leer libros infantiles auténticos en español y aprender sobre la cultura y costumbres de países latinoamericanos. 

 

 

Last Wednesday Film Club: A Man Called Otto (In-Person)

Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:30pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
EDI, Entertainment, History, Movies
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

When a lively young family moves in next door, grumpy widower Otto Anderson meets his match in a quick-witted, pregnant woman named Marisol, leading to an unlikely friendship that ...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: EDI, Entertainment, History, Movies
Required
Seats Remaining: 36
Event Details:

When a lively young family moves in next door, grumpy widower Otto Anderson meets his match in a quick-witted, pregnant woman named Marisol, leading to an unlikely friendship that turns his world upside down.

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.