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LATE OPENING: STAFF IN-SERVICE

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 9:00am - 1:00pm
Woodridge Public Library

The library will open at 1 p.m. due to a staff in-service meeting.

Closing
Branches:
Woodridge Public Library
Description:

The library will open at 1 p.m. due to a staff in-service meeting.

Holiday elf sitting on bookshelf

Where's Larry The Library Elf?

All Day 12/6 - 12/23
Children's Dept. at Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Children, Family

Did you know your library has its very own elf? Each day from December 1 through December 23 Larry will be in a new spot, with a new book. Find out what Larry is reading and win a sticker!

 
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Children's Dept.
Age Group: Children, Family
Event Details:

Did you know your library has its very own elf? Each day from December 1 through December 23 Larry will be in a new spot, with a new book. Find out what Larry is reading and win a sticker!

 
Snowglobe with snowman singing, image of musician Anne-Marie Akin and Old Town School of Folk Music logo

Frosty Tunes & Jolly Jams: Winter Holiday Concert

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Off-the-Lobby at Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Children, Family

Get ready to sing, dance, and get in the spirit at this interactive, family-friendly concert of wintertime and holiday favorites presented by award-winning Old Town School of Folk Music artist, Anne-Marie Akin. 

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

Get ready to sing, dance, and get in the spirit at this interactive, family-friendly concert of wintertime and holiday favorites presented by award-winning Old Town School of Folk Music artist, Anne-Marie Akin. 

Preschool Storytime: Ages 3 - 5

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Mahlke Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children

Exciting interactive play, music, and stories for your preschool child. Kids are encouraged to attend independently; they will have a great time while learning social skills.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Mahlke Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Event Details:

Exciting interactive play, music, and stories for your preschool child. Kids are encouraged to attend independently; they will have a great time while learning social skills.

Toddler Time: Ages 2 - 3

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Mahlke Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children

Toddler Time is filled with exciting interactive play, games, music, and stories for your 2- to 3-year-old child to enjoy with a caretaker.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Mahlke Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Event Details:

Toddler Time is filled with exciting interactive play, games, music, and stories for your 2- to 3-year-old child to enjoy with a caretaker.

Toddler Time: Ages 2 - 3

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Mahlke Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children

Toddler Time is filled with exciting interactive play, games, music, and stories for your 2- to 3-year-old child to enjoy with a caretaker.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Mahlke Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Event Details:

Toddler Time is filled with exciting interactive play, games, music, and stories for your 2- to 3-year-old child to enjoy with a caretaker.

Preschool Storytime: Ages 3 - 5

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Mahlke Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children

Exciting interactive play, music, and stories for your preschool child. Kids are encouraged to attend independently; they will have a great time while learning social skills.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Mahlke Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Event Details:

Exciting interactive play, music, and stories for your preschool child. Kids are encouraged to attend independently; they will have a great time while learning social skills.

Baby Lapsit: 0 - 24 Months

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

Storytime designed for babies 0-24 months and their care. Simple stories, songs, fingerplays, and movement activities followed by fifteen minutes of social time.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Mahlke Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Event Details:

Storytime designed for babies 0-24 months and their care. Simple stories, songs, fingerplays, and movement activities followed by fifteen minutes of social time.

Toddler Time: Ages 2 - 3

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Mahlke Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children

Toddler Time is filled with exciting interactive play, games, music, and stories for your 2- to 3-year-old child to enjoy with a caretaker.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Mahlke Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Event Details:

Toddler Time is filled with exciting interactive play, games, music, and stories for your 2- to 3-year-old child to enjoy with a caretaker.

Sleepy crescent moon with stocking hat

Family Storytime & Craft: Bedtime Tales

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Mahlke Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, Family

Join us for books, songs, and a craft. 

Aimed at ages 0-5 years.

Please register each child that will complete a craft.

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

Join us for books, songs, and a craft. 

Aimed at ages 0-5 years.

Please register each child that will complete a craft.

Baby Lapsit: 0 - 24 Months

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Mahlke Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children

Storytime designed for babies 0-24 months and their care. Simple stories, songs, fingerplays, and movement activities followed by fifteen minutes of social time.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Mahlke Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Event Details:

Storytime designed for babies 0-24 months and their care. Simple stories, songs, fingerplays, and movement activities followed by fifteen minutes of social time.

Crystals, gems and shark tooth embedded in rock

Fossils & Crystals & Rocks, Oh My!

Friday, December 12, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Mahlke Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Children, Tweens

Dig for fossils and crystals, learn how to identify them, and make a keepsake for what you unearth!

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Mahlke Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Dig for fossils and crystals, learn how to identify them, and make a keepsake for what you unearth!

Fossils & Crystals & Rocks, Oh My!

Friday, December 12, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Mahlke Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Children, Tweens

Dig for fossils and crystals, learn how to identify them, and make a keepsake for what you unearth!

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

Dig for fossils and crystals, learn how to identify them, and make a keepsake for what you unearth!

Chef's hat over crossed spoon and fork, next to pan tossing veggies in the air

Chef's Corner: Community Helper Storytime & Play

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Off-the-Lobby at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children, Family

Get ready for a deliciously fun storytime. Meet a real chef, enjoy foodie stories, and whip up some fun in our pretend restaurant stations. 

Aimed at ages 2-5 years with caregiver.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Off-the-Lobby
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get ready for a deliciously fun storytime. Meet a real chef, enjoy foodie stories, and whip up some fun in our pretend restaurant stations. 

Aimed at ages 2-5 years with caregiver.

Brown paper package with stamp stating "Made with Love"

DIY Family Gifts

Friday, December 19, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Off-the-Lobby at Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Children, Family

Need a personalized gift for the holidays?  We've got you covered.  

Come make sharpie coasters, magnets and ornaments with us!

 

Please register each family member who will be making gifts.

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Off-the-Lobby
Age Group: Children, Family
Registration Required
Event Details:

Need a personalized gift for the holidays?  We've got you covered.  

Come make sharpie coasters, magnets and ornaments with us!

 

Please register each family member who will be making gifts.

Closed for Christmas Eve

All Day
Woodridge Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Woodridge Public Library

CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS DAY

All Day
Woodridge Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Woodridge Public Library
Soda pop bottle cap surrounded by bubbles

K-Pop Kids (Gr. K-3)

Monday, December 29, 2025 at 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Mahlke Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Children

Aspiring Saja Boy or Huntr/x star? Join us to learn a K-Pop dance routine from a Versa5 Dance studio instructor, set to your favorite songs.

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Mahlke Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:

Aspiring Saja Boy or Huntr/x star? Join us to learn a K-Pop dance routine from a Versa5 Dance studio instructor, set to your favorite songs.

K-Pop fan light-up wand with star inside

K-Pop Dance Idols (Gr. 4-12)

Monday, December 29, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Mahlke Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens

Level up your TikTok dance game and learn a K-Pop routine from a VERSA5 Dance Studio pro—set to some of your favorite songs.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Mahlke Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Level up your TikTok dance game and learn a K-Pop routine from a VERSA5 Dance Studio pro—set to some of your favorite songs.

Countdown clock changing from 2025 to 2026 surrounded by neon fireworks and music notes

Noon Year's Eve

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Off-the-Lobby at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Family

Ring in the new year early with crafts, dancing, and an exciting glowstick countdown to noon! Be sure to wear neon or white to glow at the party.

Please register each child attending.

 

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

Ring in the new year early with crafts, dancing, and an exciting glowstick countdown to noon! Be sure to wear neon or white to glow at the party.

Please register each child attending.

 

CLOSING AT 5PM FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Woodridge Public Library

Library will close at 5 p.m. for New Year's Eve holiday and be closed all day on January 1 for New Year's Day. Outdoor book returns will remain open throughout the holiday.

Closing
Branches:
Woodridge Public Library
Description:

Library will close at 5 p.m. for New Year's Eve holiday and be closed all day on January 1 for New Year's Day.

Outdoor book returns will remain open throughout the holiday.

CLOSED FOR NEW YEARS DAY

All Day
Woodridge Public Library

Closed all day.

Closing
Branches:
Woodridge Public Library
Description:

Closed all day.

paper snowflakes with glittery snowflakes around edges

Snow Much Fun

Friday, January 2, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Mahlke Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Children, Family

Let it snow, let it snow - indoors! Make a variety of different snowflakes - no two are ever the same! 

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Mahlke Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Family
Registration Required
Event Details:

Let it snow, let it snow - indoors! Make a variety of different snowflakes - no two are ever the same! 

Two penguins ice skating on frozen pond

Drop-in: Children's Scavenger Hunt-Playful Penguins

All Day 1/4 - 1/10
Children's Dept. at Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Children

Search the department and win a sticker.

Drop-in

All Ages

Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Children's Dept.
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Search the department and win a sticker.

Drop-in

All Ages