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Get Ready for the Olympics! Team USA!

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Off-the-Lobby
Age Group: Children, Family
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 26
Event Details:

You don’t have to go all the way to Paris to get into the Olympic spirit! Join us in making gold medals, torches, Olympic rings, and more! Get ready for the Olympic opening ceremony which is this Friday!

Excel PivotTables

6:30pm - 8:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Computer Training Lab
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Computer Classes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Learn the basics of creating pivot tables and slicers to help you summarize and analyze data.

Experience with Excel is required.

Senior Cards & Games

1:00pm - 3:00pm
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

11:45am - 1:45pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Volunteering
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:

Earn 2 service hours.

Volunteers will be working with children, assisting with stations throughout library and cleaning up trash.

That's A Wrap! Epic Summer Scavenger Hunt

12:00pm - 1:30pm
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Off-the-Lobby
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

From start to finish, this is like no other scavenger hunt you've done at the library! Search the building to locate family selfie stations, activities, ice cream and more.

 

Take and Make: Movie Popcorn

All Day 7/29 - 8/3
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Starting July 29 stop by the Circulation Desk in the lobby of the library to get a craft kit to take home.

Virtual: ESL Conversation Group

10:00am - 11:00am
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.

Children's Virtual Prize Basket Drawing

11:00am - 12:00pm
Virtual Event
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.

Teen Service Back to School Celebration

12:00pm - 1:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Volunteering
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

After completing one service hour we will be tasting snacks from around the world while playing a “guess what country each snack is from” trivia game. Winner will receive a $10 gift card.

Drop-in: I SPY @ The Library

All Day 8/4 - 8/10
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!

Back-To-School Checkout Challenge!

All Day 8/4 - 8/17
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Age Group: Children, Teens, Family
Event Details:

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.

Virtual: ESL Conversation Group

10:00am - 11:00am
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.

Pete the Cat Screams for Ice Cream

1:30pm - 2:15pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Off-the-Lobby
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Join us as we read Pete the Cat Screams for Ice Cream followed by a yummy treat and fun crafts.

Please register all who wish to enjoy a frozen treat.

Introduction to Google Sheets

6:30pm - 8:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Computer Training Lab
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Computer Classes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Learn how to create, edit and format a Google spreadsheet, and how to create basic formulas.

Stories in the Park

10:00am - 11:00am
Open
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Children, Family
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 90
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. 

Senior Cards & Games

1:00pm - 3:00pm
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.

Live Music: Top Hits from Classic Hollywood Musicals

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Off-the-Lobby
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 108
Event Details:

Musician John Boda will perform songs from the “Golden Age of Hollywood”! Some of the songs performed are “The Trolley Song”, “Loverly”, “I Got Rhythm”, Chim, Chim, Char-ee” and more!

Children's Take and Make: Camp Lantern

All Day 8/12 - 8/17
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Starting August 12 stop by the Circulation Desk in the lobby of the library to get a craft kit to take home.

Virtual: ESL Conversation Group

10:00am - 11:00am
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.

Google Sheets Functions

6:30pm - 8:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Computer Training Lab
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Computer Classes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

Learn how to use several of the most useful functions in Google Sheets.

Experience with Google Sheets is required.

Live Music: Saddle Shoe Sisters

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Woodridge Public Library
Room: Off-the-Lobby
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 83
Event Details:

The well-loved Saddle Sisters return to the Library, bringing harmony through the ages with songs from the 40s, 50s, and 60s.