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State Senator John Curran's Traveling Office Hours

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
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.

Toddler Time: Ages 2 - 3

10:15am - 10:45am
Children
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration 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.

Preschool Storytime: Ages 3 - 5

1:30pm - 2:00pm
Children
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration 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.

Family Storytime & Craft: Turkeys

6:00pm - 6:30pm
Family
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

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

Baby Lapsit: 0 - 24 Months

9:30am - 10:00am
Children
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration 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.

Toddler Time: Ages 2 - 3

10:15am - 10:45am
Children
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration 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.

Virtual: Holiday Tips and Tricks with Chef Art Smith

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Teens, Adults, Seniors
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.

Library Board Meeting

7:30pm - 9:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Library Board Meetings
Event Details:

Board Meeting Agendas

Baby Lapsit: 0 - 24 Months

9:30am - 10:00am
Children
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration 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.

Sensory Storytime and Play

10:15am - 11:00am
Children, Family
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Family
Registration 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.

 

Dino Giggles

10:00am - 11:00am
Children, Family
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Other
Registration 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!  

Senior Cards & Games

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Seniors
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.

Teen Volunteer Opportunity

5:30pm - 7:30pm
Teens
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Children's Dept.
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Volunteering
Registration 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. 

Dino vs. Dragon

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children, Tweens, Family
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Family
Registration 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. 

Live Music: Holiday Favorites with John Boda

4:30pm - 5:15pm
Teens, Adults, Seniors, Family
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. 

Woodridge Winterfest

4:30pm - 9:30pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors, Family
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!

Teen Volunteer Opportunity

5:00pm - 6:30pm
Teens
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Study Room G
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Volunteering
Registration 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

Anna & Elsa Meet-and-Greet

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children, Family
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. 

Teen Volunteer Opportunity

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Teens
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Study Room G
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Volunteering
Registration 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.  

Live Music: Joyful Sounds of the Season with Walter Thomas

7:15pm - 8:00pm
Teens, Adults, Seniors, Family
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. 

Drop-in: I SPY @ The Library

All Day 11/24 - 11/27
Children, Tweens, Family
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!

Take & Make: Baby Air Dry Clay Ornament

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

Available: November 25- November 30, while supplies last

Pick up: at Circulation Desk

Virtual: ESL Conversation Group

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration 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
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.