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Thursday, November 21, 2024

Family & kids events this August in South Cook County

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Maureen Fako, Adult and Youth Services Librarian, Licensed Educator, MLIS | Linkedin

Maureen Fako, Adult and Youth Services Librarian, Licensed Educator, MLIS | Linkedin

The following family & kids events are scheduled to take place this month.

Week 1 - Aug. 1 - 3

Thursday, Aug. 1:

Honor a Loved One

St. Stephen Deacon And Martyr Catholic Church

All day

Stories by the Pool

Lemont Public Library District

1-3 pm

Brewed Alternatives

Lemont Public Library District

7-8 pm

Toddler Storytime (Ages 0 - 3 with caregiver)

Lemont Public Library District

11-11:30 am

"No Pressure" Community Read

Village of Park Forest Public Library

11 am-6 pm

Social Knitting Circle for Older Adults & Seniors

Village of Park Forest Public Library

11:30 am-2:30 pm

Friday, Aug. 2:

Picnic with the Pups (Family Friendly)

Lemont Public Library District

2 pm

Art Reimagined - Tween/Teen Art Program

Lemont Public Library District

3:45-4:45 pm

Move & Groove (Ages 0 - 5 with caregiver)

Lemont Public Library District

10-10:30 am

Mid-Morning Mysteries: None of This is True by Lisa Jewell

Lemont Public Library District

10:30-11:30 am

Story Tots with Miss Candy

Village of Park Forest Public Library

11-11:30 am

Saturday, Aug. 3:

Summer Learning Wrap-up Party - Volunteer Opportunity

Lemont Public Library District

5:45-8:45 pm

Summer Learning Wrap-Up and Donor Celebration

Lemont Public Library District

6-9 pm

Week 2 - Aug. 4 - 10

Sunday, Aug. 4:

Teen Take n' Make

Lemont Public Library District

All day

Monday, Aug. 5:

DCM Wonder Club Ages 3 - 5 (with caregiver): Fantastic Foods

Lemont Public Library District

4-4:30 pm

Artful Messes (Ages 0 - 4 with caregiver)

Lemont Public Library District

10-10:30 am

Artful Messes (Ages 0 - 4 with caregiver)

Lemont Public Library District

11-11:30 am

Tuesday, Aug. 6:

Wits Workout!

Lemont Public Library District

1-2 pm

Dcm Wonder Clubs - Volunteer Opportunity

Lemont Public Library District

3:45-4:45 pm

DCM Wonder Club Grades 1 - 3: Interesting Illusions/Magical Scientists

Lemont Public Library District

4-4:45 pm

Friends of the Library Meeting

Lemont Public Library District

7-8 pm

Happy Bookers on the Town (Off-Site): The Measure by Nikki Erlick

Lemont Public Library District

7-8 pm

Tai Chi for Older Adults & Seniors

Village of Park Forest Public Library

9-10 am

Café Connection

Village of Park Forest Public Library

10-10:15 am

Health & Wellness with Dr. Frank Vaught

Village of Park Forest Public Library

11 am-12 pm

Lapsit Baby Storytime (Ages 0 - 3 with caregiver)

Lemont Public Library District

11-11:30 am

Wednesday, Aug. 7:

Crafternoon Kits

Lemont Public Library District

All day

Free Hearing Screenings by South Suburban Hearing

Orland Township

1 am-3 pm

Crafternoons in the Commons

Village of Park Forest Public Library

1-2 pm

Da Dopamine Project with Jae'ln

Village of Park Forest Public Library

1-2 pm

Kids' Night at the Car Show: STEM Night

Lemont Public Library District

6-8 pm

Lemont Downtown Cruise Night: Exotic Cars (STEM Night & EXPO Night)

Village of Lemont

6 pm-9 am

Yoga - Led by Sandy Bianco, CYT

Lemont Public Library District

7-8 pm

Brewed Beginnings at Folklore Coffee

Lemont Public Library District

9-10 am

Not Quite Ready for Storytime (Ages 0 - 5 with caregiver)

Lemont Public Library District

10-10:30 am

Thursday, Aug. 8:

DCM Wonder Club Grades 4 - 5: Illuminated Parade

Lemont Public Library District

4-5 pm

Adventurers Unite

Lemont Public Library District

6-8 pm

Toddler Storytime (Ages 0 - 3 with caregiver)

Lemont Public Library District

11-11:30 am

Friday, Aug. 9:

Dodgeball & Pizza for Teens

Village of Lemont Park District

6-8 pm

Sam's Spicy Selections (OFF-SITE): It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey

Lemont Public Library District

7-8:30 pm

Move & Groove (Ages 0 - 5 with caregiver)

Lemont Public Library District

10-10:30 am

Story Tots with Miss Candy

Village of Park Forest Public Library

11-11:30 am

Saturday, Aug. 10:

Writer's Workshop

Village of Park Forest Public Library

2:30-4:30 pm

Resident Registration Begins Today for Fall 2024 Programming

Village of Lemont Park District

6 am

Touch-A-Truck

Village of Lemont Park District

10 am-1 pm

Week 3 - Aug. 11 - 17

Sunday, Aug. 11:

Teen Take n' Make

Lemont Public Library District

All day

Last Day for Centennial Pool Season

Village of Lemont Park District

12-6 pm

Monday, Aug. 12:

Outdoor Family Bingo Nights (Ages 5+)

Lemont Public Library District

6-7 pm

Monday Morning Mommy Meet-Up

Lemont Public Library District

11:15-11:45 am

Ageless Grace (z) Led by Holly Ramsdell

Lemont Public Library District

12:45-1:45 pm

Tuesday, Aug. 13:

LEGO Mystery Afternoons (Ages 5+)

Lemont Public Library District

4-4:45 pm

Tai Chi for Older Adults & Seniors

Village of Park Forest Public Library

9-10 am

Café Connection

Village of Park Forest Public Library

10-10:15 am

Baby Play Time (Ages 0 - 3 with caregiver)

Lemont Public Library District

11-11:30 am

Lapsit Baby Storytime (Ages 0 - 3 with caregiver)

Lemont Public Library District

11-11:30 am

Wednesday, Aug. 14:

Crafternoon Kits

Lemont Public Library District

All day

Crafternoons in the Commons

Village of Park Forest Public Library

1-2 pm

Da Dopamine Project with Jae'ln

Village of Park Forest Public Library

1-2 pm

Memory Cafe

Lemont Public Library District

1:30-2:30 pm

Lemont Downtown Cruise Night: Emergency Vehicle

Lemont Public Library District

6-9 pm

Trivia at Pollyanna Brewing

Lemont Public Library District

7-9 pm

Wellness Wednesdays at Orland Township

Orland Township

8:30 am-12:30 pm

Thursday, Aug. 15:

Movie Club: La Vie en Rose PG-13 2007 Musical/Drama 2 hr 20 min

Lemont Public Library District

1-3 pm

Park Forest Board of Trustees Meeting

Village of Park Forest Public Library

7:30-8:30 pm

DUPLO Builders (3+ with caregiver)

Lemont Public Library District

11-11:30 am

Toddler Storytime (Ages 0 - 3 with caregiver)

Lemont Public Library District

11-11:30 am

Friday, Aug. 16:

Summer Social for Homeschool Families (All Ages)

Lemont Public Library District

1-2 pm

Move & Groove (Ages 0 - 5 with caregiver)

Lemont Public Library District

10-10:30 am

Story Tots with Miss Candy

Village of Park Forest Public Library

11-11:30 am

Saturday, Aug. 17:

Non-Resident Registration Begins Today for Fall 2024 Programming

Village of Lemont Park District

6 am

Dudes & Donuts

Lemont Public Library District

10:30-11 am

Life Ripples

Village of Park Forest Public Library

12:30-1:30 pm

Week 4 - Aug. 18 - 24

Sunday, Aug. 18:

Teen Take n' Make

Lemont Public Library District

All day

Adventurers Unite

Lemont Public Library District

2-4 pm

Monday, Aug. 19:

Summer Reads at the Park

Lemont Public Library District

6:30-7 pm

Lemont Walking Club hosts The Library Monday Morning Mosey: Age with Confidence: Managing Peri/Menopause

Lemont Public Library District

9:30-11 am

Tuesday, Aug. 20:

Gil’s GENRE-fication of the Library: What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman

Lemont Public Library District

2-3 pm

Free Hearing Screenings by Orland Hearing Aid Center

Orland Township

9-11 am

Tai Chi for Older Adults & Seniors

Village of Park Forest Public Library

9-10 am

Café Connection

Village of Park Forest Public Library

10-10:15 am

Lapsit Baby Storytime (Ages 0 - 3 with caregiver)

Lemont Public Library District

11-11:30 am

Wednesday, Aug. 21:

Crafternoon Kits

Lemont Public Library District

All day

Senior Bingo!

Village of Lemont Park District

1-2 pm

Crafternoons in the Commons

Village of Park Forest Public Library

1-2 pm

Da Dopamine Project with Jae'ln

Village of Park Forest Public Library

1-2 pm

Lemont Downtown Cruise Night: Street Rods / Antiques

Village of Lemont

6 pm-9 am

(Virtual) Cooking Class with Kristyn Slick

Village of Park Forest Public Library

6:30-7:30 pm

Not Quite Ready for Storytime (Ages 0 - 5 with caregiver)

Lemont Public Library District

10-10:30 am

Thursday, Aug. 22:

Adventurers Unite

Lemont Public Library District

6-8 pm

Classics & Coffee: It Happened One Night, 1934, Comedy/Romance 1 hr 45 min

Lemont Public Library District

10 am-12 pm

Toddler Storytime (Ages 0 - 3 with caregiver)

Lemont Public Library District

11-11:30 am

Friday, Aug. 23:

Free podiatry screenings by David G. Iaccino

Orland Township

10 am-1 pm

Move & Groove (Ages 0 - 5 with caregiver)

Lemont Public Library District

10-10:30 am

Story Tots with Miss Candy

Village of Park Forest Public Library

11-11:30 am

Week 5 - Aug. 25 - 31

Sunday, Aug. 25:

Teen Take n' Make

Lemont Public Library District

All day

Monday, Aug. 26:

Narcan Training with Recovery Oriented System of Care (ROSC)

Lemont Public Library District

7-8 pm

Monday Morning Mommy Meet-Up

Lemont Public Library District

11:15-11:45 am

Tuesday, Aug. 27:

You Can Read On This Thing?

Lemont Public Library District

6:30-7:30 pm

Tai Chi for Older Adults & Seniors

Village of Park Forest Public Library

9-10 am

Café Connection

Village of Park Forest Public Library

10-10:15 am

Lapsit Baby Storytime (Ages 0 - 3 with caregiver)

Lemont Public Library District

11-11:30 am

Wednesday, Aug. 28:

Crafternoon Kits

Lemont Public Library District

All day

Crafternoons in the Commons

Village of Park Forest Public Library

1-2 pm

Da Dopamine Project with Jae'ln

Village of Park Forest Public Library

1-2 pm

Lemont Downtown Cruise Night: (LAST SHOW) Calling All Cars, Trucks, and Motorcycles

Lemont Public Library District

6-9 pm

Thursday, Aug. 29:

“Stories of Lemont"

Lemont Public Library District

7-8:30 pm

Toddler Storytime (Ages 0 - 3 with caregiver)

Lemont Public Library District

11-11:30 am

Friday, Aug. 30:

Move & Groove (Ages 0 - 5 with caregiver)

Lemont Public Library District

10-10:30 am

Story Tots with Miss Candy

Village of Park Forest Public Library

11-11:30 am

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