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State Senator John Curran's Traveling Office Hours

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Lobby at Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Staff from State Senator John Curran's 41st District office will be in the lobby to help individuals and businesses with questions about state services, as well as gather input abo...

Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Lobby
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Staff from State Senator John Curran's 41st District office will be in the lobby to help individuals and businesses with questions about state services, as well as gather input about state activities and legislation.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Toddler Time: Ages 2 - 3

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children
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. Registration is required.  ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
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.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Preschool Storytime: Ages 3 - 5

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children
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. ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 23
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.

This event is in the "Family" group.

Family Storytime & Craft: Turkeys

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

You'll gobble up some fun turkey books at our evening storytime. Aimed at ages 0-5 years.

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

You'll gobble up some fun turkey books at our evening storytime. Aimed at ages 0-5 years.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Baby Lapsit: 0 - 24 Months

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children
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. Registration...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
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.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Toddler Time: Ages 2 - 3

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children
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. Registration is required.  ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 22
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.

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Virtual: Holiday Tips and Tricks with Chef Art Smith

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Join Chef Art Smith to learn about his culinary journey and bring some culinary inspiration into your holiday season. A two-time James Beard Foundation award winner, Smith believes...

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

Join Chef Art Smith to learn about his culinary journey and bring some culinary inspiration into your holiday season.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Library Board Meeting

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Library Board Meetings
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Board Meeting Agendas

Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Library Board Meetings
Event Details:
This event is in the "Children" group.

Baby Lapsit: 0 - 24 Months

Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Children
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. Registration...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 21
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.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Family" group.

Sensory Storytime and Play

Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Children, Family
Event Details:

This storytime program provides a modified environment and is intended for families with disabilities, on the autism spectrum, and/or sensory processing disorders.   If ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Family
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

This storytime program provides a modified environment and is intended for families with disabilities, on the autism spectrum, and/or sensory processing disorders.

 

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Family" group.

Dino Giggles

Friday, November 22, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Family
Event Details:

Play with Dinosaurs in ways you’ve never played before! Cover your Dino with shaving cream, give it a bath or read it a story!  

Open
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Other
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

Play with Dinosaurs in ways you’ve never played before! Cover your Dino with shaving cream, give it a bath or read it a story!  

This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Senior Cards & Games

Friday, November 22, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Off-the-Lobby at Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Seniors
Event Details:

The library provides a friendly space and games on the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month. Library provides Yahtzee, decks of cards and poker chips, and Bunco. Attendees may ...

Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Off-the-Lobby
Age Group: Seniors
Event Details:

The library provides a friendly space and games on the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month. Library provides Yahtzee, decks of cards and poker chips, and Bunco.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Volunteer Opportunity

Friday, November 22, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Children's Dept. at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Volunteering
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Help assist children with air dry clay while making Dino vs. Dragon eyes. Receive 2 service hours.  Ask for Jessica upstairs at the Children's Service Desk. 

Full
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Children's Dept.
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Volunteering
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Help assist children with air dry clay while making Dino vs. Dragon eyes.

Receive 2 service hours. 

Ask for Jessica upstairs at the Children's Service Desk. 

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Family" group.

Dino vs. Dragon

Friday, November 22, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Family
Event Details:

Are you team Dinosaur or Dragon? Choose your fave and use your imagination to create a cool creature eye. 

Open
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Family
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

Are you team Dinosaur or Dragon? Choose your fave and use your imagination to create a cool creature eye. 

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.
This event is in the "Family" group.

Live Music: Holiday Favorites with John Boda

Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:15pm
Off-the-Lobby at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Seniors, Family
Event Details:

Kick off the holiday season with a live performance of festive holiday music that will uplift your spirit and spread holiday cheer. This performance will be held off the lobby insi...

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

Kick off the holiday season with a live performance of festive holiday music that will uplift your spirit and spread holiday cheer. This performance will be held off the lobby inside the Library. No registration required. 

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.
This event is in the "Family" group.

Woodridge Winterfest

Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 4:30pm - 9:30pm
Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors, Family
Event Details:

Celebrate the magic of the season at Woodridge Winterfest! Enjoy an enchanting evening filled with holiday cheer as we light up our dazzling 20-foot Christmas tree, shop from over ...

Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors, Family
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Celebrate the magic of the season at Woodridge Winterfest!

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Volunteer Opportunity

Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Study Room G at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Volunteering
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Volunteers will assist with a children's craft in the lobby. You will earn 1.5 hours of community service. Check in at the children's craft table in the lobby. Ask for Kim

Full
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Study Room G
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Volunteering
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Volunteers will assist with a children's craft in the lobby. You will earn 1.5 hours of community service.

Check in at the children's craft table in the lobby. Ask for Kim

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Family" group.

Anna & Elsa Meet-and-Greet

Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Off-the-Lobby at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Family
Event Details:

Drop-in for an exciting meet-and-greet with beloved characters Anna and Elsa inside the Library! No registration required.  This special event is part of the Woodridge Wint...

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

Drop-in for an exciting meet-and-greet with beloved characters Anna and Elsa inside the Library! No registration required. 

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Volunteer Opportunity

Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Study Room G at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Volunteering
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Volunteers will assist with a children's craft in the lobby. You will earn 1.5 volunteer hours.  Check in at the children's craft table in the lobby and ask for Kim. &...

Full
Required
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Study Room G
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Volunteering
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Volunteers will assist with a children's craft in the lobby. You will earn 1.5 volunteer hours. 

Check in at the children's craft table in the lobby and ask for Kim.  

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.
This event is in the "Family" group.

Live Music: Joyful Sounds of the Season with Walter Thomas

Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 7:15pm - 8:00pm
Off-the-Lobby at Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Seniors, Family
Event Details:

Warm up with a live performance of joyful songs of the seasons. This performance will be held off the lobby inside the Library. No registration required.  This special even...

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

Warm up with a live performance of joyful songs of the seasons. This performance will be held off the lobby inside the Library. No registration required. 

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Family" group.

Drop-in: I SPY @ The Library

All Day 11/24 - 11/27
Woodridge Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Family
Event Details:

I spy with my little eye kids having fun at the library! Stop by the Children's Department and checkout our I Spy wall and see if you have what it takes to spot the hidden items.&n...

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

I spy with my little eye kids having fun at the library! Stop by the Children's Department and checkout our I Spy wall and see if you have what it takes to spot the hidden items.  Win a mystery prize!

This event is in the "Children" group.

Take & Make: Baby Air Dry Clay Ornament

All Day 11/25 - 11/27
Woodridge Public Library
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Available: November 25- November 30, while supplies last Pick up: at Circulation Desk Starting November 25 stop by the Circulation Desk in the lobby of the lib...

Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Available: November 25- November 30, while supplies last

Pick up: at Circulation Desk

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Virtual: ESL Conversation Group

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Virtual
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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

Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

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

CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING DAY

All Day
Woodridge Public Library

Closed all day for Thanksgiving Day Library reopens on Friday at 9 a.m. Outdoor book returns will remain open throughout the holiday.

Closing
Branches:
Woodridge Public Library
Description:

Closed all day for Thanksgiving Day

Library reopens on Friday at 9 a.m.

Outdoor book returns will remain open throughout the holiday.