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Writing Journey

Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Mahlke Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults

The Writing Journey is a writing community that focuses on activities, events, groups, and workshops to encourage growth as writers and creators.

Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Mahlke Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

The Writing Journey is a writing community that focuses on activities, events, groups, and workshops to encourage growth as writers and creators.

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New Year, New You!

Monday, January 12, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Off-the-Lobby at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Join life coach Tom Kens to discover the keys to setting goals that stick in the new year. Learn how to motivate yourself, set goals, and take action so you can make 2026 your best year yet.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Off-the-Lobby
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join life coach Tom Kens to discover the keys to setting goals that stick in the new year. Learn how to motivate yourself, set goals, and take action so you can make 2026 your best year yet.

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Virtual: ESL Conversation Group

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Virtual
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults

Welcome! This English as a Second Language (ESL) conversation group will be conducted by an experienced volunteer from Literacy DuPage.

Open
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Welcome! This English as a Second Language (ESL) conversation group will be conducted by an experienced volunteer from Literacy DuPage.

Monthly Meditation Group in Blue text. Beneath the text is an image of three women mediating at the library.

Monthly Meditation Group

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Computer Training Lab at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Experience a beginner-friendly guided meditation practice in a small group setting! 

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Computer Training Lab
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Experience a beginner-friendly guided meditation practice in a small group setting! 

Jonathan Eig

Virtual: Bringing History to Life with Jonathan Eig

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Join this Pulitzer Prize-winning author as he shares insights from King: A Life, his groundbreaking biography of Martin Luther King Jr. that draws on newly declassified FBI files.
 

This is a free virtual program using Zoom.

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Join this Pulitzer Prize-winning author as he shares insights from King: A Life, his groundbreaking biography of Martin Luther King Jr. that draws on newly declassified FBI files.
 

This is a free virtual program using Zoom.

Excel Functions

Excel Functions

Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Computer Training Lab at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Computer Classes
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Learn how to use Excel’s essential functions, including VLOOKUP. 

Previous experience with Excel is required!

Please register prior to class to reserve your seat. The class size is limited to 12 students.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Computer Training Lab
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Computer Classes
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn how to use Excel’s essential functions, including VLOOKUP. 

Previous experience with Excel is required!

Please register prior to class to reserve your seat. The class size is limited to 12 students.

Felicia Acosta

Social Worker In the Library

Monday, January 19, 2026 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Computer Training Lab at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Meet with Felicia Acosta, a licensed clinical social worker who works with the Woodridge Police Department.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Computer Training Lab
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Meet with Felicia Acosta, a licensed clinical social worker who works with the Woodridge Police Department.

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Book Discussion: James

Monday, January 19, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Mahlke Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

The Book Discussion Group will meet in-person to discuss James by Percival Everett.

Copies of the book will be available at the Circulation Desk

eBook and downloadable audiobook copies are available through Libby or Hoopla.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Mahlke Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussions
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Book Discussion Group will meet in-person to discuss James by Percival Everett.

Copies of the book will be available at the Circulation Desk

eBook and downloadable audiobook copies are available through Libby or Hoopla.

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Virtual: ESL Conversation Group

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Virtual
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults

Welcome! This English as a Second Language (ESL) conversation group will be conducted by an experienced volunteer from Literacy DuPage.

Open
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Welcome! This English as a Second Language (ESL) conversation group will be conducted by an experienced volunteer from Literacy DuPage.

Chef Cherise Slattery

Superfoods

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Mahlke Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

It’s easy to appreciate a healthy diet when everything tastes delicious and comes together quickly! Chef Cherise Slattery will teach you quick breakfasts, nutritious lunch box ideas, plus Blue Zone recipes.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Mahlke Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

It’s easy to appreciate a healthy diet when everything tastes delicious and comes together quickly! Chef Cherise Slattery will teach you quick breakfasts, nutritious lunch box ideas, plus Blue Zone recipes.

Chair Yoga Workshop

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Off-the-Lobby at Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Join us for a gentle yoga class where you will use a chair for support in the postures. This class is for you if you experience limited mobility or balance issues that make traditional yoga difficult for you, or if you are a yoga beginner.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Off-the-Lobby
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a gentle yoga class where you will use a chair for support in the postures. This class is for you if you experience limited mobility or balance issues that make traditional yoga difficult for you, or if you are a yoga beginner.

Make a Junk Journal

Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Mahlke Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Adults

Junk journals are books you fill with the “junk” of everyday life and whatever else you want to collect, record, or use. They can be memory books, creative outlets, artistic playgrounds, and more.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Mahlke Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Event Details:

Junk journals are books you fill with the “junk” of everyday life and whatever else you want to collect, record, or use. They can be memory books, creative outlets, artistic playgrounds, and more.

Heather Braoudakis

Live Music: Feelin' Groovy with Heather Braoudakis

Sunday, January 25, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Off-the-Lobby at Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Welcome back Heather Braoudakis as she brings that 1960s groove with hits like "Mrs. Robinson" and "Happy Together."

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Off-the-Lobby
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Registration Required
Event Details:

Welcome back Heather Braoudakis as she brings that 1960s groove with hits like "Mrs. Robinson" and "Happy Together."

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Virtual: ESL Conversation Group

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Virtual
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults

Welcome! This English as a Second Language (ESL) conversation group will be conducted by an experienced volunteer from Literacy DuPage.

Open
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Welcome! This English as a Second Language (ESL) conversation group will be conducted by an experienced volunteer from Literacy DuPage.

Paul Lisnek

Virtual: Paul Lisnek Midterm Election Update

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

The League of Women Voters of the Palatine Area and various area libraries are proud to partner to host the Civic Awareness Series, a program dedicated to the continued civic education and engagement of our patrons.

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

The League of Women Voters of the Palatine Area and various area libraries are proud to partner to host the Civic Awareness Series, a program dedicated to the continued civic education and engagement of our patrons.

3D Design with Tinkercad

3D Design with Tinkercad

Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Computer Training Lab at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Computer Classes
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Learn how to use the free online 3D design application, Tinkercad, as you create a personalized key tag to be 3D printed at the library.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Computer Training Lab
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Computer Classes
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn how to use the free online 3D design application, Tinkercad, as you create a personalized key tag to be 3D printed at the library.

White Frosted Singing bowls set up in a half circle around a grey meditation cushion.

Sound Bath Meditation

Sunday, February 1, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Mahlke Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Join us in experiencing a relaxing Sound Bath, where soothing sounds and simple mindfulness techniques will be intentionally combined to invite a therapeutic effect on your body and mind.

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Mahlke Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us in experiencing a relaxing Sound Bath, where soothing sounds and simple mindfulness techniques will be intentionally combined to invite a therapeutic effect on your body and mind.

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Virtual: ESL Conversation Group

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Virtual
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults

Welcome! This English as a Second Language (ESL) conversation group will be conducted by an experienced volunteer from Literacy DuPage.

Open
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Welcome! This English as a Second Language (ESL) conversation group will be conducted by an experienced volunteer from Literacy DuPage.

Judi Strauss

Virtual: Taxes Are Everyone's Business

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Judi Strauss of Strauss Tax Service will discuss the latest tax return changes and concerns. A zoom link will be sent to everyone who registers. 

Open
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Judi Strauss of Strauss Tax Service will discuss the latest tax return changes and concerns. A zoom link will be sent to everyone who registers. 

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Virtual: ESL Conversation Group

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Virtual
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults

Welcome! This English as a Second Language (ESL) conversation group will be conducted by an experienced volunteer from Literacy DuPage.

Open
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Welcome! This English as a Second Language (ESL) conversation group will be conducted by an experienced volunteer from Literacy DuPage.

Monthly Meditation Group in Blue text. Beneath the text is an image of three women mediating at the library.

Monthly Meditation Group

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Computer Training Lab at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Experience a beginner-friendly guided meditation practice in a small group setting! 

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Computer Training Lab
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Experience a beginner-friendly guided meditation practice in a small group setting! 

Laura Kovarik

What's Next?: A Guide for Beginning Genealogists

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Mahlke Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Have you put your family name into Ancestry or Google? Maybe you took a DNA test, got the results, and now don't know what to do. Laura Kovarik will show beginners how to take those next steps to get their research organized and moving forward.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Mahlke Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Have you put your family name into Ancestry or Google? Maybe you took a DNA test, got the results, and now don't know what to do. Laura Kovarik will show beginners how to take those next steps to get their research organized and moving forward.

Image of Google Drive.

Intro to Google Drive

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Computer Training Lab at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Computer Classes
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Learn how to store, share, and organize files in Google Drive.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Computer Training Lab
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Computer Classes
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn how to store, share, and organize files in Google Drive.

Elizabeth Kahura

Virtual: Echoes of Africa: Art and Folktales

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Join us in celebrating Black History Month with a vibrant program of storytelling, music, and cultural traditions led by Kenyan educator and storyteller Elizabeth Kahura!

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Join us in celebrating Black History Month with a vibrant program of storytelling, music, and cultural traditions led by Kenyan educator and storyteller Elizabeth Kahura!