Everybody Move!

Meeting Room C

Tue, Sep 18, 10:00am - 11:00am

Nurture your older toddler’s love of stories with this interactive storytime. Learn numbers, letters, colors, and more! Ages 2-3 with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Meeting Room C

Tue, Sep 18, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Develop literacy and social skills and encourage a lifelong love of reading with this preschool storytime. Ages 3-5 with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Junior Justice League (R) - Community Service Club

Meeting Room AB

Tue, Sep 18, 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Enjoy Space for study with friends and other sort-of quiet activities like homework, crafts, puzzles, board games, knitting/crochet, or other fun things. Grades 3-8; drop in.

Meeting Room C

Tue, Sep 18, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Enact and create change to improve your community—the people, the animals, the environment—with service learning projects. Grades 3–8.

Registration is now closed

Meeting Room AB

Tue, Sep 18, 6:00pm - 8:45pm

A free class for adults who want to improve English speaking, reading, and writing skills. Sponsored by Oakton Community College.

Meeting Room A

Wed, Sep 19, 11:00am - 12:30pm

Share tips and show off your work with needle-art enthusiasts. Bring your own knitting supplies or use the library’s limited supply. Drop-in.

Meeting Room AB

Wed, Sep 19, 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Enjoy Space for study with friends and other sort-of quiet activities like homework, crafts, puzzles, board games, knitting/crochet, or other fun things. Grades 3-8; drop in.

Meeting Room C

Wed, Sep 19, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Having trouble making your camera do what you want it to? Curious how to get your photography to the next level? We have DSLR cameras available to use, or you can bring your own! Drop In.

Meeting Room AB

Wed, Sep 19, 7:00pm - 7:15pm

Practice your reading skills with a therapy dog from Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy. Bring a favorite book or choose one from a list of favorites. Sign up for one fifteen-minute spot per evening.

This event is full

Meeting Room AB

Wed, Sep 19, 7:15pm - 7:30pm

Practice your reading skills with a therapy dog from Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy. Bring a favorite book or choose one from a list of favorites. Sign up for one fifteen-minute spot per evening.

Meeting Room AB

Wed, Sep 19, 7:30pm - 7:45pm

Practice your reading skills with a therapy dog from Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy. Bring a favorite book or choose one from a list of favorites. Sign up for one fifteen-minute spot per evening.

Meeting Room AB

Wed, Sep 19, 7:45pm - 8:00pm

Practice your reading skills with a therapy dog from Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy. Bring a favorite book or choose one from a list of favorites. Sign up for one fifteen-minute spot per evening.

Meeting Room C

Thu, Sep 20, 10:00am - 11:00am

Nurture your older toddler’s love of stories with this interactive storytime. Learn numbers, letters, colors, and more! Ages 2-3 with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Meeting Room B

Thu, Sep 20, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Join us for a family storytime! Suggested for ages birth-5 with caregiver; older siblings welcome.

Meeting Room AB

Thu, Sep 20, 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Enjoy Space for study with friends and other sort-of quiet activities like homework, crafts, puzzles, board games, knitting/crochet, or other fun things. Grades 3-8; drop in.

Meeting Room AB

Thu, Sep 20, 6:00pm - 8:45pm

A free class for adults who want to improve English speaking, reading, and writing skills. Sponsored by Oakton Community College.

Meeting Room C

Fri, Sep 21, 10:00am - 11:00am

Engage your baby’s senses through the sounds and rhythms of language with stories and music in this lapsit storytime. Birth through walkers with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Where is Kyra? - Friday Film

Meeting Room C

Fri, Sep 21, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Nurture your walking toddler’s love of books and encourage them to learn numbers, colors, sounds, and new words in this interactive storytime. 12-24 months with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Meeting Room A

Fri, Sep 21, 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Kyra loses her job and struggles to survive on her ailing mother's income. As the weeks and months go on, her problems worsen. This leads her on a risky path that threatens her life. R, 1hr 38min

Council of Awesome T[w]eens (C) - Registration / Open House

Meeting Room B

Fri, Sep 21, 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Yarn crafters of all ages can show off their work, share tips, or learn. Bring your own materials or use the library’s limited supply. Drop in.

Family Film: Coco

Meeting Room A

Sat, Sep 22, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family's ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer. PG, 1h 45 min, drop in.

Voter Registration

Sun, Sep 23, 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Register to vote in the Library's Lobby. Bring two forms of ID (neither need to be a photo ID but one one must include your current address).

Meeting Room AB

Sun, Sep 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Stop by to learn about and apply for membership to the library’s Council of Awesome T[w]eens, a group of Lincolnwood resident tweens and teens interested in the library.

Meeting Room C

Mon, Sep 24, 10:00am - 11:00am

Nurture your walking toddler’s love of books and encourage them to learn numbers, colors, sounds, and new words in this interactive storytime. 12-24 months with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Meeting Room C

Mon, Sep 24, 3:00pm - 3:30pm

Start your school week off right with a 25-minute gentle & restorative yoga session. All sessions end with a 5-minute meditation; no experience or mat required. Grades 3-5; drop-in.

Meeting Room AB

Mon, Sep 24, 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Enjoy Space for study with friends and other sort-of quiet activities like homework, crafts, puzzles, board games, knitting/crochet, or other fun things. Grades 3-8; drop in.

Navigating the College Planning Process

Meeting Room C

Mon, Sep 24, 4:00pm - 4:30pm

Start your school week off right with a 25-minute gentle & restorative yoga session. All sessions end with a 5-minute meditation; no experience or mat required. Grades 6-9; drop in.

Board Meeting

Meeting Room A

Mon, Sep 24, 7:00pm - 9:00pm

The library board, the district’s governing authority, meets monthly to make decisions about library services, policies, finances, and related business.

Meeting Room B

Mon, Sep 24, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

My College Planning Team will discuss little-known strategies to reduce college costs while finding the best-fit college for your child. Registration required, but anyone may attend.

Meeting Room C

Tue, Sep 25, 10:00am - 11:00am

Nurture your older toddler’s love of stories with this interactive storytime. Learn numbers, letters, colors, and more! Ages 2-3 with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Meeting Room C

Tue, Sep 25, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Develop literacy and social skills and encourage a lifelong love of reading with this preschool storytime. Ages 3-5 with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Amulet Book 8 Release Party (R)

Meeting Room AB

Tue, Sep 25, 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Enjoy Space for study with friends and other sort-of quiet activities like homework, crafts, puzzles, board games, knitting/crochet, or other fun things. Grades 3-8; drop in.

Meeting Room C

Tue, Sep 25, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Celebrate the highly anticipated release of Amulet Book 8: Supernova, the latest book in the beloved graphic novel series by Kazu Kabuishi. Draw comics, enter giveaways, and create your own amulet.

Meeting Room AB

Tue, Sep 25, 6:00pm - 8:45pm

A free class for adults who want to improve English speaking, reading, and writing skills. Sponsored by Oakton Community College.

Computer Basics

Meeting Room B

Wed, Sep 26, 10:00am - 12:00pm

Explore basic computer concepts and the Windows 7 operating system. Registration with a Lincolnwood Library card required.

Meeting Room A

Wed, Sep 26, 11:00am - 12:30pm

Share tips and show off your work with needle-art enthusiasts. Bring your own knitting supplies or use the library’s limited supply. Drop-in.

Meeting Room AB

Wed, Sep 26, 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Enjoy Space for study with friends and other sort-of quiet activities like homework, crafts, puzzles, board games, knitting/crochet, or other fun things. Grades 3-8; drop in.

Meeting Room C

Wed, Sep 26, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Having trouble making your camera do what you want it to? Curious how to get your photography to the next level? We have DSLR cameras available to use, or you can bring your own! Drop In.

Medicare 101

Meeting Room AB

Wed, Sep 26, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Medicare can be confusing. A representative from Medicare Solutions Network will discuss plans, coverage, and cost saving strategies for the years ahead. Registration required but anyone may attend.

Senior Resource Specialist

Meeting Room C

Thu, Sep 27, 10:00am - 11:00am

Nurture your older toddler’s love of stories with this interactive storytime. Learn numbers, letters, colors, and more! Ages 2-3 with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Study Room 1

Thu, Sep 27, 10:30am - 12:00pm

A representative from CJE SeniorLife is available for drop-in help with government benefits, health care, and Social Security. Drop in.

Meeting Room B

Thu, Sep 27, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Join us for a family storytime! Suggested for ages birth-5 with caregiver; older siblings welcome.

Meeting Room AB

Thu, Sep 27, 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Enjoy Space for study with friends and other sort-of quiet activities like homework, crafts, puzzles, board games, knitting/crochet, or other fun things. Grades 3-8; drop in.

Meeting Room AB

Thu, Sep 27, 6:00pm - 8:45pm

A free class for adults who want to improve English speaking, reading, and writing skills. Sponsored by Oakton Community College.

Meeting Room C

Fri, Sep 28, 10:00am - 11:00am

Engage your baby’s senses through the sounds and rhythms of language with stories and music in this lapsit storytime. Birth through walkers with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Meeting Room C

Fri, Sep 28, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Nurture your walking toddler’s love of books and encourage them to learn numbers, colors, sounds, and new words in this interactive storytime. 12-24 months with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Book Club - Friday Film

Meeting Room A

Fri, Sep 28, 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Four lifelong friends have their lives forever changed after reading 50 Shades of Grey in their monthly book club. PG-13, 1hr 44min

Books on the Chopping Block Performance (R)

Meeting Room B

Fri, Sep 28, 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Yarn crafters of all ages can show off their work, share tips, or learn. Bring your own materials or use the library’s limited supply. Drop in.

Meeting Room AB

Sat, Sep 29, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Celebrate Banned Books Week with City Lit Theater in this professional reading of the most frequently challenged books of 2016. All ages; registration required but open to all.

Meeting Room C

Mon, Oct 01, 10:00am - 11:00am

Nurture your walking toddler’s love of books and encourage them to learn numbers, colors, sounds, and new words in this interactive storytime. 12-24 months with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Meeting Room C

Mon, Oct 01, 3:00pm - 3:30pm

Start your school week off right with a 25-minute gentle & restorative yoga session. All sessions end with a 5-minute meditation; no experience or mat required. Grades 3-5; drop-in.

Meeting Room AB

Mon, Oct 01, 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Enjoy Space for study with friends and other sort-of quiet activities like homework, crafts, puzzles, board games, knitting/crochet, or other fun things. Grades 3-8; drop in.

Meeting Room C

Mon, Oct 01, 4:00pm - 4:30pm

Start your school week off right with a 25-minute gentle & restorative yoga session. All sessions end with a 5-minute meditation; no experience or mat required. Grades 6-9; drop in.

Meeting Room AB

Mon, Oct 01, 7:00pm - 7:15pm

Practice your reading skills with a therapy dog from Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy. Bring a favorite book or choose one from a list of favorites. Sign up for one fifteen-minute spot per evening.

Meeting Room AB

Mon, Oct 01, 7:15pm - 7:30pm

Practice your reading skills with a therapy dog from Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy. Bring a favorite book or choose one from a list of favorites. Sign up for one fifteen-minute spot per evening.

Meeting Room AB

Mon, Oct 01, 7:30pm - 7:45pm

Practice your reading skills with a therapy dog from Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy. Bring a favorite book or choose one from a list of favorites. Sign up for one fifteen-minute spot per evening.

Meeting Room AB

Mon, Oct 01, 7:45pm - 8:00pm

Practice your reading skills with a therapy dog from Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy. Bring a favorite book or choose one from a list of favorites. Sign up for one fifteen-minute spot per evening.

Meeting Room C

Tue, Oct 02, 10:00am - 11:00am

Nurture your older toddler’s love of stories with this interactive storytime. Learn numbers, letters, colors, and more! Ages 2-3 with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Meeting Room C

Tue, Oct 02, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Develop literacy and social skills and encourage a lifelong love of reading with this preschool storytime. Ages 3-5 with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Junior Justice League (R) - Community Service Club

Meeting Room AB

Tue, Oct 02, 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Enjoy Space for study with friends and other sort-of quiet activities like homework, crafts, puzzles, board games, knitting/crochet, or other fun things. Grades 3-8; drop in.

Meeting Room C

Tue, Oct 02, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Enact and create change to improve your community—the people, the animals, the environment—with service learning projects. Grades 3–8.

Meeting Room AB

Tue, Oct 02, 6:00pm - 8:45pm

A free class for adults who want to improve English speaking, reading, and writing skills. Sponsored by Oakton Community College.

Internet Basics

Meeting Room B

Wed, Oct 03, 10:00am - 12:00pm

Discuss the uses of the Internet, learn basic concepts, practice using web browsers, and perform simple searches. Registration required with Lincolnwood Library card.

Meeting Room A

Wed, Oct 03, 11:00am - 12:30pm

Share tips and show off your work with needle-art enthusiasts. Bring your own knitting supplies or use the library’s limited supply. Drop-in.

Meeting Room C

Wed, Oct 03, 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Enjoy Space for study with friends and other sort-of quiet activities like homework, crafts, puzzles, board games, knitting/crochet, or other fun things. Grades 3-8; drop in.

Putin's Russia: Friend, Foe or Something Else?

Meeting Room A

Wed, Oct 03, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Having trouble making your camera do what you want it to? Curious how to get your photography to the next level? We have DSLR cameras available to use, or you can bring your own! Drop In.

Meeting Room AB

Wed, Oct 03, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

This lecture, led by Dr. Whisenhunt, a professor of history at College of DuPage, will examine Putin’s background, style, and relationship with the US. Registration required, but anyone may attend.

Meeting Room C

Thu, Oct 04, 10:00am - 11:00am

Nurture your older toddler’s love of stories with this interactive storytime. Learn numbers, letters, colors, and more! Ages 2-3 with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Meeting Room B

Thu, Oct 04, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Join us for a family storytime! Suggested for ages birth-5 with caregiver; older siblings welcome.

Meeting Room AB

Thu, Oct 04, 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Enjoy Space for study with friends and other sort-of quiet activities like homework, crafts, puzzles, board games, knitting/crochet, or other fun things. Grades 3-8; drop in.

Meeting Room AB

Thu, Oct 04, 6:00pm - 8:45pm

A free class for adults who want to improve English speaking, reading, and writing skills. Sponsored by Oakton Community College.

Meeting Room C

Fri, Oct 05, 10:00am - 11:00am

Engage your baby’s senses through the sounds and rhythms of language with stories and music in this lapsit storytime. Birth through walkers with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Meeting Room C

Fri, Oct 05, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Nurture your walking toddler’s love of books and encourage them to learn numbers, colors, sounds, and new words in this interactive storytime. 12-24 months with caregiver; siblings welcome.

The Rider

Meeting Room A

Fri, Oct 05, 1:00pm - 3:00pm

After suffering a near fatal head injury, a young cowboy undertakes a search for new identity and what it means to be a man in the heartland of America. R, 1h 44min

Yoga Storytime - NEW Storytime

Meeting Room B

Fri, Oct 05, 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Yarn crafters of all ages can show off their work, share tips, or learn. Bring your own materials or use the library’s limited supply. Drop in.

Meeting Room AB

Sat, Oct 06, 10:00am - 11:00am

Relax, stretch, and get some Early Literacy into your Saturday morning with this interactive yoga-inspired storytime. Pre-K – Grade 2 with caregiver; whole family welcome. Drop in.

Autumn Harvest Favorites with Chef Susan Maddox

Meeting Room AB

Sun, Oct 07, 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Chef Susan Maddox demonstrates how to prepare delicious autumn recipes. Each participant will receive recipes and tastings. Registration required, but anyone may attend.

Adult Book Discussion - The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck

Meeting Room C

Mon, Oct 08, 10:00am - 11:00am

Nurture your walking toddler’s love of books and encourage them to learn numbers, colors, sounds, and new words in this interactive storytime. 12-24 months with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Meeting Room AB

Mon, Oct 08, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Set at the end of World War II in a crumbling Bavarian castle that once played host to all of German high society, discover the story of three widows whose lives and fates become intertwined. Drop-in.

Dungeons & Dragons: The Adventure Zone (R)

Meeting Room C

Mon, Oct 08, 5:00pm - 6:30pm

Using pre-generated characters from the popular podcast The Adventure Zone, get your feet wet with Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition. Registration required; grades 9+.

Meeting Room C

Tue, Oct 09, 10:00am - 11:00am

Nurture your older toddler’s love of stories with this interactive storytime. Learn numbers, letters, colors, and more! Ages 2-3 with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Meeting Room C

Tue, Oct 09, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Develop literacy and social skills and encourage a lifelong love of reading with this preschool storytime. Ages 3-5 with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Meeting Room AB

Tue, Oct 09, 6:00pm - 8:45pm

A free class for adults who want to improve English speaking, reading, and writing skills. Sponsored by Oakton Community College.

Meeting Room A

Wed, Oct 10, 11:00am - 12:30pm

Share tips and show off your work with needle-art enthusiasts. Bring your own knitting supplies or use the library’s limited supply. Drop-in.

Meeting Room C

Wed, Oct 10, 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Enjoy Space for study with friends and other sort-of quiet activities like homework, crafts, puzzles, board games, knitting/crochet, or other fun things. Grades 3-8; drop in.

The Forgotten Modernism and History of Carson Pirie Scott - Presented by Forgotten Chicago

Meeting Room A

Wed, Oct 10, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Having trouble making your camera do what you want it to? Curious how to get your photography to the next level? We have DSLR cameras available to use, or you can bring your own! Drop In.

Meeting Room AB

Wed, Oct 10, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Using rarely-seen images, examine the overlooked pioneering design and merchandising of this true Chicago original. Registration required, but anyone may attend.

Meeting Room C

Thu, Oct 11, 10:00am - 11:00am

Nurture your older toddler’s love of stories with this interactive storytime. Learn numbers, letters, colors, and more! Ages 2-3 with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Meeting Room B

Thu, Oct 11, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Join us for a family storytime! Suggested for ages birth-5 with caregiver; older siblings welcome.

DIY Earrings for Teens (R)

Meeting Room AB

Thu, Oct 11, 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Enjoy Space for study with friends and other sort-of quiet activities like homework, crafts, puzzles, board games, knitting/crochet, or other fun things. Grades 3-8; drop in.

Meeting Room C

Thu, Oct 11, 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Learn the basic concepts of wire-wrapping and make a set of earrings to take home. Bring your own materials or use the library’s limited supplies. Registration required; Grades 6-12

Meeting Room AB

Thu, Oct 11, 6:00pm - 8:45pm

A free class for adults who want to improve English speaking, reading, and writing skills. Sponsored by Oakton Community College.

Meeting Room C

Fri, Oct 12, 10:00am - 11:00am

Engage your baby’s senses through the sounds and rhythms of language with stories and music in this lapsit storytime. Birth through walkers with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Finding Your Feet - Friday Film

Meeting Room C

Fri, Oct 12, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Nurture your walking toddler’s love of books and encourage them to learn numbers, colors, sounds, and new words in this interactive storytime. 12-24 months with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Meeting Room A

Fri, Oct 12, 1:00pm - 3:00pm

On the eve of retirement, a middle class, judgmental snob discovers her husband has been having an affair with her best friend and is forced into exile with her bohemian sister. PG-13, 1h 51min

Sensory Storytime (R) - with The Quilted Classroom

Meeting Room B

Fri, Oct 12, 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Yarn crafters of all ages can show off their work, share tips, or learn. Bring your own materials or use the library’s limited supply. Drop in.

Meeting Room C

Sat, Oct 13, 10:00am - 11:00am

Sensory Storytime includes social stories, sensory stimuli, and fun for children with special needs. Siblings and friends are welcome! Suggested ages Pre-K–8 with caregiver.

Lego Club (R)

Meeting Room C

Sat, Oct 13, 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Lego creations make for some of the most inventive designs. Arrange, stack, and build using the library’s supply of Lego bricks. Grades K-2, caregiver must remain in building.

Enter the Virtual World

Meeting Room B

Sat, Oct 13, 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Discover what's going on with virtual and augmented reality using Homido VR headsets. Registration with a Lincolnwood Library card required.

Yes, You Can! Motivational Speaker (R)

Meeting Room AB

Sun, Oct 14, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Paralympian Lloyd Bacharach teaches you that there are no limits—the sky is the limit. Dream big and you can reach your dreams if you put your mind to it. Registration required but open to all.

Meeting Room C

Mon, Oct 15, 10:00am - 11:00am

Nurture your walking toddler’s love of books and encourage them to learn numbers, colors, sounds, and new words in this interactive storytime. 12-24 months with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Meeting Room C

Mon, Oct 15, 3:00pm - 3:30pm

Start your school week off right with a 25-minute gentle & restorative yoga session. All sessions end with a 5-minute meditation; no experience or mat required. Grades 3-5; drop-in.

Meeting Room AB

Mon, Oct 15, 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Enjoy Space for study with friends and other sort-of quiet activities like homework, crafts, puzzles, board games, knitting/crochet, or other fun things. Grades 3-8; drop in.

Nonfiction Book Club - Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Meeting Room C

Mon, Oct 15, 4:00pm - 4:30pm

Start your school week off right with a 25-minute gentle & restorative yoga session. All sessions end with a 5-minute meditation; no experience or mat required. Grades 6-9; drop in.

Meeting Room A

Mon, Oct 15, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Author Trevor Noah describes growing up with a white father and black mother and much more in essays set in a world where he wasn’t supposed to exist. Registration required but is open to anyone.

Meeting Room C

Tue, Oct 16, 10:00am - 11:00am

Nurture your older toddler’s love of stories with this interactive storytime. Learn numbers, letters, colors, and more! Ages 2-3 with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Meeting Room C

Tue, Oct 16, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Develop literacy and social skills and encourage a lifelong love of reading with this preschool storytime. Ages 3-5 with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Junior Justice League (R) - Community Service Club

Meeting Room AB

Tue, Oct 16, 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Enjoy Space for study with friends and other sort-of quiet activities like homework, crafts, puzzles, board games, knitting/crochet, or other fun things. Grades 3-8; drop in.

Meeting Room C

Tue, Oct 16, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Enact and create change to improve your community—the people, the animals, the environment—with service learning projects. Grades 3–8.

Meeting Room AB

Tue, Oct 16, 6:00pm - 8:45pm

A free class for adults who want to improve English speaking, reading, and writing skills. Sponsored by Oakton Community College.

Meeting Room A

Wed, Oct 17, 11:00am - 12:30pm

Share tips and show off your work with needle-art enthusiasts. Bring your own knitting supplies or use the library’s limited supply. Drop-in.

Meeting Room C

Wed, Oct 17, 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Enjoy Space for study with friends and other sort-of quiet activities like homework, crafts, puzzles, board games, knitting/crochet, or other fun things. Grades 3-8; drop in.

Meeting Room A

Wed, Oct 17, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Having trouble making your camera do what you want it to? Curious how to get your photography to the next level? We have DSLR cameras available to use, or you can bring your own! Drop In.

Meeting Room AB

Wed, Oct 17, 7:00pm - 7:15pm

Practice your reading skills with a therapy dog from Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy. Bring a favorite book or choose one from a list of favorites. Sign up for one fifteen-minute spot per evening.

Meeting Room AB

Wed, Oct 17, 7:15pm - 7:30pm

Practice your reading skills with a therapy dog from Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy. Bring a favorite book or choose one from a list of favorites. Sign up for one fifteen-minute spot per evening.

Meeting Room AB

Wed, Oct 17, 7:30pm - 7:45pm

Practice your reading skills with a therapy dog from Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy. Bring a favorite book or choose one from a list of favorites. Sign up for one fifteen-minute spot per evening.

Senior Coffee Hour - Writing Family Stories: A Legacy Project

Meeting Room AB

Wed, Oct 17, 7:45pm - 8:00pm

Practice your reading skills with a therapy dog from Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy. Bring a favorite book or choose one from a list of favorites. Sign up for one fifteen-minute spot per evening.

Meeting Room AB

Thu, Oct 18, 9:30am - 11:00am

This program is for those interested in writing family stories. We'll discuss the merits of several different writing styles. Join us at 9:30am for coffee, and 10am for the discussion.

Meeting Room C

Thu, Oct 18, 10:00am - 11:00am

Nurture your older toddler’s love of stories with this interactive storytime. Learn numbers, letters, colors, and more! Ages 2-3 with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Meeting Room B

Thu, Oct 18, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Join us for a family storytime! Suggested for ages birth-5 with caregiver; older siblings welcome.

Meeting Room AB

Thu, Oct 18, 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Enjoy Space for study with friends and other sort-of quiet activities like homework, crafts, puzzles, board games, knitting/crochet, or other fun things. Grades 3-8; drop in.

Meeting Room AB

Thu, Oct 18, 6:00pm - 8:45pm

A free class for adults who want to improve English speaking, reading, and writing skills. Sponsored by Oakton Community College.

Meeting Room C

Fri, Oct 19, 10:00am - 11:00am

Engage your baby’s senses through the sounds and rhythms of language with stories and music in this lapsit storytime. Birth through walkers with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Meeting Room C

Fri, Oct 19, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Nurture your walking toddler’s love of books and encourage them to learn numbers, colors, sounds, and new words in this interactive storytime. 12-24 months with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Tully - Friday Film

Meeting Room A

Fri, Oct 19, 1:00pm - 3:00pm

A mother of three hires a night nanny to help with her newborn. R, 1h 35min

Saturday Family Storytime

Meeting Room B

Fri, Oct 19, 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Yarn crafters of all ages can show off their work, share tips, or learn. Bring your own materials or use the library’s limited supply. Drop in.

Meeting Room AB

Sat, Oct 20, 10:00am - 11:00am

Join us for a fun storytime followed by coffee and donuts. Donuts generously provided by Schlegl’s Bakery. Ages: birth-5 with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Meeting Room C

Mon, Oct 22, 10:00am - 11:00am

Nurture your walking toddler’s love of books and encourage them to learn numbers, colors, sounds, and new words in this interactive storytime. 12-24 months with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Meeting Room C

Mon, Oct 22, 3:00pm - 3:30pm

Start your school week off right with a 25-minute gentle & restorative yoga session. All sessions end with a 5-minute meditation; no experience or mat required. Grades 3-5; drop-in.

Meeting Room AB

Mon, Oct 22, 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Enjoy Space for study with friends and other sort-of quiet activities like homework, crafts, puzzles, board games, knitting/crochet, or other fun things. Grades 3-8; drop in.

Meeting Room C

Mon, Oct 22, 4:00pm - 4:30pm

Start your school week off right with a 25-minute gentle & restorative yoga session. All sessions end with a 5-minute meditation; no experience or mat required. Grades 6-9; drop in.

Board Meeting

Meeting Room A

Mon, Oct 22, 7:00pm - 9:00pm

The library board, the district’s governing authority, meets monthly to make decisions about library services, policies, finances, and related business.

Let's get Digital

Meeting Room B

Mon, Oct 22, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Discover how to convert 35mm slides, photos, VHS and Hi8 tapes, 8mm film and vinyl records from analog to digital formats using the library’s Digital Media Lab equipment.

Meeting Room C

Tue, Oct 23, 10:00am - 11:00am

Nurture your older toddler’s love of stories with this interactive storytime. Learn numbers, letters, colors, and more! Ages 2-3 with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Meeting Room C

Tue, Oct 23, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Develop literacy and social skills and encourage a lifelong love of reading with this preschool storytime. Ages 3-5 with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Intro to Genealogy

Meeting Room B

Tue, Oct 23, 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Start your genealogy search with hands-on basics, including researching, documenting, and using forms from sources like Ancestry Library Edition. Registration required with Lincolnwood Library card.

Meeting Room AB

Tue, Oct 23, 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Enjoy Space for study with friends and other sort-of quiet activities like homework, crafts, puzzles, board games, knitting/crochet, or other fun things. Grades 3-8; drop in.

Meeting Room AB

Tue, Oct 23, 6:00pm - 8:45pm

A free class for adults who want to improve English speaking, reading, and writing skills. Sponsored by Oakton Community College.

Meeting Room A

Wed, Oct 24, 11:00am - 12:30pm

Share tips and show off your work with needle-art enthusiasts. Bring your own knitting supplies or use the library’s limited supply. Drop-in.

Meeting Room C

Wed, Oct 24, 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Enjoy Space for study with friends and other sort-of quiet activities like homework, crafts, puzzles, board games, knitting/crochet, or other fun things. Grades 3-8; drop in.

Meeting Room A

Wed, Oct 24, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Having trouble making your camera do what you want it to? Curious how to get your photography to the next level? We have DSLR cameras available to use, or you can bring your own! Drop In.

Advanced Excel

Meeting Room B

Wed, Oct 24, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Learn about charts, tables, pivots, conditional formatting, and more in this advanced level class. Registration required with Lincolnwood Library card.

Senior Resource Specialist

Meeting Room C

Thu, Oct 25, 10:00am - 11:00am

Nurture your older toddler’s love of stories with this interactive storytime. Learn numbers, letters, colors, and more! Ages 2-3 with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Study Room 1

Thu, Oct 25, 10:30am - 12:00pm

A representative from CJE SeniorLife is available for drop-in help with government benefits, health care, and Social Security. Drop in.

Stitch x Stitch: An Embroidery Workshop

Meeting Room AB

Thu, Oct 25, 11:00am - 1:00pm

Create works of art that involve transferring a design onto fabric and layering with hand embroidery on top. All levels are welcome. Registration required with Lincolnwood Library card.

Meeting Room B

Thu, Oct 25, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Join us for a family storytime! Suggested for ages birth-5 with caregiver; older siblings welcome.

Meeting Room AB

Thu, Oct 25, 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Enjoy Space for study with friends and other sort-of quiet activities like homework, crafts, puzzles, board games, knitting/crochet, or other fun things. Grades 3-8; drop in.

Meeting Room AB

Thu, Oct 25, 6:00pm - 8:45pm

A free class for adults who want to improve English speaking, reading, and writing skills. Sponsored by Oakton Community College.

Meeting Room C

Fri, Oct 26, 10:00am - 11:00am

Engage your baby’s senses through the sounds and rhythms of language with stories and music in this lapsit storytime. Birth through walkers with caregiver; siblings welcome.

The Leisure Seeker - Friday Film

Meeting Room C

Fri, Oct 26, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Nurture your walking toddler’s love of books and encourage them to learn numbers, colors, sounds, and new words in this interactive storytime. 12-24 months with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Meeting Room A

Fri, Oct 26, 1:00pm - 3:00pm

A runaway couple go on an unforgettable journey in the faithful old RV they call The Leisure Seeker. R, 1hr 52min

Meeting Room B

Fri, Oct 26, 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Yarn crafters of all ages can show off their work, share tips, or learn. Bring your own materials or use the library’s limited supply. Drop in.

Family Film: Wonder

Meeting Room A

Sat, Oct 27, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Wonder tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters 5th grade, attending a public school for the first time. PG, 1h53 min, drop in.

Meeting Room C

Mon, Oct 29, 10:00am - 11:00am

Nurture your walking toddler’s love of books and encourage them to learn numbers, colors, sounds, and new words in this interactive storytime. 12-24 months with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Meeting Room C

Mon, Oct 29, 3:00pm - 3:30pm

Start your school week off right with a 25-minute gentle & restorative yoga session. All sessions end with a 5-minute meditation; no experience or mat required. Grades 3-5; drop-in.

Meeting Room AB

Mon, Oct 29, 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Enjoy Space for study with friends and other sort-of quiet activities like homework, crafts, puzzles, board games, knitting/crochet, or other fun things. Grades 3-8; drop in.

Meeting Room C

Mon, Oct 29, 4:00pm - 4:30pm

Start your school week off right with a 25-minute gentle & restorative yoga session. All sessions end with a 5-minute meditation; no experience or mat required. Grades 6-9; drop in.

Meeting Room C

Tue, Oct 30, 10:00am - 11:00am

Nurture your older toddler’s love of stories with this interactive storytime. Learn numbers, letters, colors, and more! Ages 2-3 with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Meeting Room C

Tue, Oct 30, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Develop literacy and social skills and encourage a lifelong love of reading with this preschool storytime. Ages 3-5 with caregiver; siblings welcome.

Meeting Room AB

Tue, Oct 30, 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Enjoy Space for study with friends and other sort-of quiet activities like homework, crafts, puzzles, board games, knitting/crochet, or other fun things. Grades 3-8; drop in.

Meeting Room AB

Tue, Oct 30, 6:00pm - 8:45pm

A free class for adults who want to improve English speaking, reading, and writing skills. Sponsored by Oakton Community College.

Meeting Room A

Wed, Oct 31, 11:00am - 12:30pm

Share tips and show off your work with needle-art enthusiasts. Bring your own knitting supplies or use the library’s limited supply. Drop-in.

Meeting Room C

Wed, Oct 31, 11:30am - 1:00pm

Enjoy Space for study with friends and other sort-of quiet activities like homework, crafts, puzzles, board games, knitting/crochet, or other fun things. Grades 3-8; drop in.

Meeting Room A

Wed, Oct 31, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Having trouble making your camera do what you want it to? Curious how to get your photography to the next level? We have DSLR cameras available to use, or you can bring your own! Drop In.

Meeting Room AB

Thu, Nov 01, 6:00pm - 8:45pm

A free class for adults who want to improve English speaking, reading, and writing skills. Sponsored by Oakton Community College.

Meeting Room AB

Tue, Nov 06, 6:00pm - 8:45pm

A free class for adults who want to improve English speaking, reading, and writing skills. Sponsored by Oakton Community College.

Books in the Woods - Book Discussion

Meeting Room AB

Thu, Nov 08, 6:00pm - 8:45pm

A free class for adults who want to improve English speaking, reading, and writing skills. Sponsored by Oakton Community College.

Meeting Room A

Mon, Nov 12, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

A deeply touching debut novel about a son (Samuel), his mother (Faye) and how Samuel’s search to uncover the secrets of his mother’s life leads him to reclaim his own.

Meeting Room AB

Tue, Nov 13, 6:00pm - 8:45pm

A free class for adults who want to improve English speaking, reading, and writing skills. Sponsored by Oakton Community College.

Meeting Room AB

Thu, Nov 15, 6:00pm - 8:45pm

A free class for adults who want to improve English speaking, reading, and writing skills. Sponsored by Oakton Community College.

Board Meeting

Meeting Room A

Mon, Nov 26, 7:00pm - 9:00pm

The library board, the district’s governing authority, meets monthly to make decisions about library services, policies, finances, and related business.

Meeting Room AB

Tue, Nov 27, 6:00pm - 8:45pm

A free class for adults who want to improve English speaking, reading, and writing skills. Sponsored by Oakton Community College.

Meeting Room AB

Thu, Nov 29, 6:00pm - 8:45pm

A free class for adults who want to improve English speaking, reading, and writing skills. Sponsored by Oakton Community College.

Meeting Room AB

Tue, Dec 04, 6:00pm - 8:45pm

A free class for adults who want to improve English speaking, reading, and writing skills. Sponsored by Oakton Community College.

Meeting Room AB

Thu, Dec 06, 6:00pm - 8:45pm

A free class for adults who want to improve English speaking, reading, and writing skills. Sponsored by Oakton Community College.

Meeting Room AB

Tue, Dec 11, 6:00pm - 8:45pm

A free class for adults who want to improve English speaking, reading, and writing skills. Sponsored by Oakton Community College.