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Beaded plant in terracotta pot

Beaded Plants

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Mahlke Meeting Room AB at Woodridge Public Library
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Mahlke Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Teens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Craft a perfect plant that lasts forever! Teens will design a beaded plant and style it in a clay pot—no sunlight, no water, just creativity and beads.

Trinity Irish Dancers

Trinity Irish Dancers

Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Off-the-Lobby at Woodridge Public Library
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Off-the-Lobby
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors, Family
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Dancers will perform a festive Irish dance for about 30 minutes, then children 3 to 10 years of age may join the dancers on stage for a quick Irish jig lesson. Drop-in, no registration required. 

Speed Limit 50 sign and an Illinois State Trooper badge

Books & Badges: Community Helper Storytime & Play

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Off-the-Lobby at Woodridge Public Library
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Off-the-Lobby
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Event Details:

Meet IL State Trooper Shannon and buckle up for stories, songs, and play.  

Please register only children who will attend.  

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Virtual: Beyond the Page with Percival Everett

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Percival Everett discusses his work, including James, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award, and Erasure, which inspired the Oscar-winning film American Fiction. 

Virtual: Cristina Henríquez: Voice, Culture, and Human Connection

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Bestselling author Cristina Henríquez discusses The Great Divide, an acclaimed novel about lives shaped by the construction of the Panama Canal.

This is a free virtual program using Zoom.

Virtual: Babel-On with R.F. Kuang

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Acclaimed author R.F. Kuang discusses her genre-bending novels, including Katabasis, Yellowface, and Babel, in conversation with anti-censorship advocate and Book Riot editor Kelly Jensen.

This is a free virtual program using Zoom.