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Summer Storytime

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, Family

Giggle along with books and songs at this super silly storytime. Aimed at ages 0-5 years.

 

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Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Family
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Giggle along with books and songs at this super silly storytime. Aimed at ages 0-5 years.

 

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Minecraft-It's a "Block" Party!

Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Off-the-Lobby at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Family

Don't be a square, live in the 3D world of Minecraft.  This "Block" Party is not to be missed!

Register each child attending.

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Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
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Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Family
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Don't be a square, live in the 3D world of Minecraft.  This "Block" Party is not to be missed!

Register each child attending.

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Movie Matinee

Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Family

Free family fun! Come to the library for a movie and snack on us.

Please register ALL family members who will attend.  Children under the age of 9 must be accompanied by an adult.

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Room: Meeting Room AB
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Program Type: Other
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Free family fun! Come to the library for a movie and snack on us.

Please register ALL family members who will attend.  Children under the age of 9 must be accompanied by an adult.

frog reading book

Summer Storytime

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, Family

Don't miss out on this "fintastic" storytime with books and songs about SHARKS!  Aimed at ages 0-5 years.

 

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Don't miss out on this "fintastic" storytime with books and songs about SHARKS!  Aimed at ages 0-5 years.

 

king and queen in traditional outfits

Royal Costume Ball

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Children, Family

Calling all princes and princesses.  Don your royal best and dance the night away at the Royal Costume Ball.

Costumes optional.

 

Please register everyone in your family.

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Calling all princes and princesses.  Don your royal best and dance the night away at the Royal Costume Ball.

Costumes optional.

 

Please register everyone in your family.

king and queen in traditional outfits

Royal Costume Ball

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Children, Family

Calling all princes and princesses.  Don your royal best and dance the night away at the Royal Costume Ball.

Costumes optional.

 

Please register everyone in your family.

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Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Family
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Calling all princes and princesses.  Don your royal best and dance the night away at the Royal Costume Ball.

Costumes optional.

 

Please register everyone in your family.

black top hat with hypnotist glasses and magic show ticket

Mystery Magic Show with the Great Boodini

Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Off-the-Lobby at Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Family

Ready to be amazed? The Great Boodini will thrill with magic, mind reading, mystery and LOTS of audience helpers. 

Please register each family member who will attend.
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Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
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Age Group: Children, Tweens, Family
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Ready to be amazed? The Great Boodini will thrill with magic, mind reading, mystery and LOTS of audience helpers. 

Please register each family member who will attend.
family in summer attire with beach items

Family Storytime & Craft: Beach

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, Family

Beach life, it shore is perfection at this storytime! Books, songs, and a craft. Aimed at ages 0-5 years.

Please register each child that will complete a craft.

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Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Storytimes
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Beach life, it shore is perfection at this storytime! Books, songs, and a craft. Aimed at ages 0-5 years.

Please register each child that will complete a craft.

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Little Chefs (Ages 2-5)

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Off-the-Lobby at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Family

Little chefs, big fun! Bring your appetite as we make mystery food to enjoy.

Please register only children who will attend.  Children under the age of 9 must be accompanied by an adult.

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Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Off-the-Lobby
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Other
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Little chefs, big fun! Bring your appetite as we make mystery food to enjoy.

Please register only children who will attend.  Children under the age of 9 must be accompanied by an adult.

octopus and blowfish

Stories in the Park: Under the Sea

Friday, July 18, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Offsite
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, Family

Bring a blanket or a lawn chair and meet the Woodridge Public Library at the park for stories, songs, and lots of fun! Our friends from the Woodridge Park District are bringing a craft for us to make. 

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Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Storytimes
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Bring a blanket or a lawn chair and meet the Woodridge Public Library at the park for stories, songs, and lots of fun! Our friends from the Woodridge Park District are bringing a craft for us to make. 

blue and purple butterflies

Flutterific Butterflies

Monday, July 21, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Off-the-Lobby at Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Children, Family

Paint beautiful symmetrical butterflies and make a butterfly puddler feeder to attract real butterflies to your home and garden! 

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Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Off-the-Lobby
Age Group: Children, Family
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Paint beautiful symmetrical butterflies and make a butterfly puddler feeder to attract real butterflies to your home and garden! 

frog reading book

Summer Storytime

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, Family

Bark and meow along with books and songs at this fun pet-themed storytime! Aimed at ages 0-5 years.

 

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Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Family
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Bark and meow along with books and songs at this fun pet-themed storytime! Aimed at ages 0-5 years.

 

shimmering blue slime blob

Deep Blue Goo

Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Off-the-Lobby at Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Family

Let's get gooey! Enjoy a morning with us making blue seaside shimmering slime.

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Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Off-the-Lobby
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Family
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Let's get gooey! Enjoy a morning with us making blue seaside shimmering slime.

Mr. Wolf in sunglasses and suit with Bad Guys logo

Kids' Summer Reading Party! The Bad Guys: Comic Crime Spree

Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Off-the-Lobby at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Family

Activities so fun they should be criminal. 

We'll have crafts, a scavenger hunt, treats, and some outdoor water fun for families. Join us as we wrap up our summer reading program with a blast!

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Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Off-the-Lobby
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Family
Program Type: Other
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Event Details:

Activities so fun they should be criminal. 

We'll have crafts, a scavenger hunt, treats, and some outdoor water fun for families. Join us as we wrap up our summer reading program with a blast!

prize raffle drawing with 2 excited participants

Children's Virtual Prize Basket Drawing

Friday, August 1, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Family

It's a virtual celebration! Join us as we draw the winning tickets for each of the children's Summer Reading Prize Baskets - live on Zoom. Just use the live prize basket Zoom link below at 11:00 a.m.

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Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Family
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

It's a virtual celebration! Join us as we draw the winning tickets for each of the children's Summer Reading Prize Baskets - live on Zoom. Just use the live prize basket Zoom link below at 11:00 a.m.

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Back-To-School Checkout Challenge!

All Day 8/4 - 8/16
Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Family

When you check out 10 library items during a single checkout visit--at the self-check station or Circulation Desk--you'll earn a chance to win an awesome backpack.

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Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Family
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When you check out 10 library items during a single checkout visit--at the self-check station or Circulation Desk--you'll earn a chance to win an awesome backpack.

brightly colored CDs

Family Art Studio: Rock the School Year

Monday, August 4, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors, Family

Calling all kids, tweens, teens, and families!  Help us jazz up the lobby by creating funky CD art that inspires.  This community art piece will be displayed in the Lobby through August.  

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Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors, Family
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Calling all kids, tweens, teens, and families!  Help us jazz up the lobby by creating funky CD art that inspires.  This community art piece will be displayed in the Lobby through August.  

open book with word "Hola"

Spanish Language Storytime

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, Family

Fun bilingual storytime in Spanish and English.

Everyone is welcome, no need to be fluent in Spanish to attend.

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Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Storytimes
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Fun bilingual storytime in Spanish and English.

Everyone is welcome, no need to be fluent in Spanish to attend.

Back to School text surrounded by doodles and school supplies

Stories in the Park: Back to School

Friday, August 8, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Offsite
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, Family

Bring a blanket or a lawn chair and meet the Woodridge Public Library at the park for stories, songs, and lots of fun! Our friends from the Woodridge Park District are bringing a craft for us to make. 

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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring a blanket or a lawn chair and meet the Woodridge Public Library at the park for stories, songs, and lots of fun! Our friends from the Woodridge Park District are bringing a craft for us to make. 

frog reading a book

Summer Storytime

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, Family

Don't forget to come to this storytime about elephants! Books and songs. Aimed at ages 0-5 years.

 

 

 

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Age Group: Children, Family
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Don't forget to come to this storytime about elephants! Books and songs. Aimed at ages 0-5 years.

 

 

 

Fall Program & Event registration opens

Friday, August 15, 2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors, Family

Fall programs and events for all ages (for the months of September, October, and November) will be open for registration at 9 a.m. 

Please register if you would like a reminder.

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Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors, Family
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Fall programs and events for all ages (for the months of September, October, and November) will be open for registration at 9 a.m. 

Please register if you would like a reminder.

rainbow Skittles experiment

Snacky Science

Monday, August 18, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Off-the-Lobby at Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Children, Family

Fun science using snack foods. Make a citrus volcano, raisins dance, skittle bloom, and a marshmallow catapult. 

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Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Off-the-Lobby
Age Group: Children, Family
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Fun science using snack foods. Make a citrus volcano, raisins dance, skittle bloom, and a marshmallow catapult. 

pirate parrot

Family Storytime & Craft: Pirates

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, Family

Arrr you ready for swashbuckling stories and songs? 

Yo ho ho, you won't have to walk the plank at this pirate themed storytime.

Books, songs, and a craft. Aimed at ages 0-5 years.

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Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Storytimes
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Event Details:

Arrr you ready for swashbuckling stories and songs? 

Yo ho ho, you won't have to walk the plank at this pirate themed storytime.

Books, songs, and a craft. Aimed at ages 0-5 years.

frog reading a book

Summer Storytime

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, Family

Wear your PJ's and don't snooze on this Bedtime storytime! Books and songs. Aimed at ages 0-5 years.

 

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Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Storytimes
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Event Details:

Wear your PJ's and don't snooze on this Bedtime storytime! Books and songs. Aimed at ages 0-5 years.