South Cook News

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

Week 1 - Dec. 1 - 7

Sunday, Dec. 1:

Giving Tree

Blue Island Public Library

8 am-9 pm

Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Monday, Dec. 2:

Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

S.H.S. (Shelf Help Squad) Teen Volunteer Opportunities

Blue Island Public Library

5-8:45 pm

Giving Tree

Blue Island Public Library

8 am-9 pm

Connecting Through Threads: Social Knitting for Older Adults & Seniors

Village of Park Forest Public Library

11:30 am-2:30 pm

Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Tuesday, Dec. 3:

Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

NEW Open Maker Hours

Blue Island Public Library

3-5 pm

Giving Tree

Blue Island Public Library

8 am-9 pm

Tai Chi for Older Adults & Seniors

Village of Park Forest Public Library

9-10 am

Winter Story Time For Babies!

Blue Island Public Library

10-10:30 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

Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Wednesday, Dec. 4:

Crafternoon Kits

Lemont Public Library District

All day

Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Winter Wishes (Deseos de invierno)

Blue Island Public Library

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

NEW Open Maker Hours

Blue Island Public Library

3-6 pm

DIY Christmas Gingerbread Ornment Decorating For Kids

Blue Island Public Library

4-4:35 pm

Calvary Youth

Calvary Church - Lemont

6:30-8 pm

Giving Tree

Blue Island Public Library

8 am-9 pm

Memory Cafe

Orland Park Public Library

10:30-11:30 am

Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Thursday, Dec. 5:

Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Winter Wishes (Deseos de invierno)

Blue Island Public Library

All day

NEW Open Maker Hours

Blue Island Public Library

3-5 pm

Family Bingo With Santa!

Papa Joe'S Jr Italian Restaurant

5-7 pm

Winter Animal Show

Blue Island Public Library

6-7 pm

Giving Tree

Blue Island Public Library

8 am-9 pm

Toddler Storytime (Ages 0 - 3 with caregiver)

Lemont Public Library District

11-11:30 am

Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Friday, Dec. 6:

Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Winter Wishes (Deseos de invierno)

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Gift Making Series: Wreaths

Blue Island Public Library

4-4:45 pm

Giving Tree

Blue Island Public Library

8 am-9 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

Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Saturday, Dec. 7:

Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Winter Wishes (Deseos de invierno)

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Candy Christmas Tree

Blue Island Public Library

1-4 pm

Giving Tree

Blue Island Public Library

8 am-9 pm

Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Lights Parade Party

Blue Island Public Library

12:30-4:30 pm

Week 2 - Dec. 8 - 14

Sunday, Dec. 8:

Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Winter Wishes (Deseos de invierno)

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Holiday Adult Baking

Blue Island Public Library

1-3:30 pm

Videogame Club

Blue Island Public Library

2-4 pm

Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Monday, Dec. 9:

Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Winter Wishes (Deseos de invierno)

Blue Island Public Library

All day

S.H.S. (Shelf Help Squad) Teen Volunteer Opportunities

Blue Island Public Library

5-8:45 pm

COFFE NIGHT AND CRAFT; NOCHE DE CAFÉ Y MANUALIDAD

Blue Island Public Library

6-7 pm

Monday Morning Mommy Meet-Up

Lemont Public Library District

11:15-11:45 am

Connecting Through Threads: Social Knitting for Older Adults & Seniors

Village of Park Forest Public Library

11:30 am-2:30 pm

Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Ageless Grace (z) Led by Holly Ramsdell

Lemont Public Library District

12:45-1:45 pm

Tuesday, Dec. 10:

Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Winter Wishes (Deseos de invierno)

Blue Island Public Library

All day

NEW Open Maker Hours

Blue Island Public Library

3-5 pm

LET’S MAKE A CHRISTMAS CARD

Blue Island Public Library

6-7 pm

Illinois Library Presents: The Magic of Raina Telgemeier

Blue Island Public Library

7-8 pm

Tai Chi for Older Adults & Seniors

Village of Park Forest Public Library

9-10 am

Winter Story Time For Babies!

Blue Island Public Library

10-10:30 am

Café Connection

Village of Park Forest Public Library

10-10:15 am

Orland Township's Holiday Luncheon!

Silver Lake Country Club

11 am-2:30 pm

Lapsit Baby Storytime (Ages 0 - 3 with caregiver)

Lemont Public Library District

11-11:30 am

Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Wednesday, Dec. 11:

Crafternoon Kits

Lemont Public Library District

All day

Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Winter Wishes (Deseos de invierno)

Blue Island Public Library

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

NEW Open Maker Hours

Blue Island Public Library

3-6 pm

Create Your Own Sequin Christmas Ornament

Blue Island Public Library

4-4:35 pm

Minecraft Club

Blue Island Public Library

4-6 pm

Elf Storytime & Workshop

Blue Island Public Library

4:30-5:30 pm

Knitting Club

Orland Park Public Library

6:30-7:30 pm

Calvary Youth

Calvary Church - Lemont

6:30-8 pm

PICTURE FRAME TAKE AND MAKE

Blue Island Public Library

9 am-9 pm

Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Thursday, Dec. 12:

Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Winter Wishes (Deseos de invierno)

Blue Island Public Library

All day

NEW Open Maker Hours

Blue Island Public Library

3-5 pm

Paint Your Own Ornament/Pinta Un Adorno

Blue Island Public Library

6-7 pm

STORY TIME AND CRAFT

Blue Island Public Library

10:30-11:30 am

Toddler Storytime (Ages 0 - 3 with caregiver)

Lemont Public Library District

11-11:30 am

Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Friday, Dec. 13:

Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Winter Wishes (Deseos de invierno)

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Knitting & Crochet Circle/Circulo de Tejido y Crochet

Blue Island Public Library

10 am-11 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

Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Saturday, Dec. 14:

Spice Club

Orland Park Public Library

All day

Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Winter Wishes (Deseos de invierno)

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Writer's Workshop

Village of Park Forest Public Library

2:30-4:30 pm

Robotics with Center for Future Innovators

Blue Island Public Library

11 am-3 pm

Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Week 3 - Dec. 15 - 21

Sunday, Dec. 15:

Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Winter Wishes (Deseos de invierno)

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Monday, Dec. 16:

Township Tinsel Holiday Home Decoration Contest!

Orland Township

All day

Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Winter Wishes (Deseos de invierno)

Blue Island Public Library

All day

S.H.S. (Shelf Help Squad) Teen Volunteer Opportunities

Blue Island Public Library

5-8:45 pm

Bilingual Storytime & Craft/Hora de Cuentos y Arte

Blue Island Public Library

10:30-11:30 am

Connecting Through Threads: Social Knitting for Older Adults & Seniors

Village of Park Forest Public Library

11:30 am-2:30 pm

Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Tuesday, Dec. 17:

Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Winter Wishes (Deseos de invierno)

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Make Your Own Bookmark/Haz un Marcapaginas!

Blue Island Public Library

2:30-3:30 pm

NEW Open Maker Hours

Blue Island Public Library

3-5 pm

MAKE A CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT

Blue Island Public Library

6-7 pm

Tai Chi for Older Adults & Seniors

Village of Park Forest Public Library

9-10 am

Winter Story Time For Babies!

Blue Island Public Library

10-10:30 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

Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Wednesday, Dec. 18:

Crafternoon Kits

Lemont Public Library District

All day

Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Winter Wishes (Deseos de invierno)

Blue Island Public Library

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

NEW Open Maker Hours

Blue Island Public Library

3-6 pm

Minecraft Club

Blue Island Public Library

4-6 pm

Make a Mosaic Holiday Candle

Blue Island Public Library

6-7:30 pm

Calvary Youth

Calvary Church - Lemont

6:30-8 pm

(Virtual) Cooking Class with Kristyn Slick

Village of Park Forest Public Library

6:30-7:30 pm

LETTER TO SANTA TAKE AND MAKE

Blue Island Public Library

9 am-9 pm

Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Thursday, Dec. 19:

Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Winter Wishes (Deseos de invierno)

Blue Island Public Library

All day

NEW Open Maker Hours

Blue Island Public Library

3-5 pm

Rewind TV Night

Blue Island Public Library

6:30-8 pm

Park Forest Board of Trustees Meeting

Village of Park Forest Public Library

7:30-8:30 pm

Toddler Storytime (Ages 0 - 3 with caregiver)

Lemont Public Library District

11-11:30 am

Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Friday, Dec. 20:

Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Winter Wishes (Deseos de invierno)

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Video Game Club

Orland Park Public Library

4-5:30 pm

Little Women: The Musical (2022)

Blue Island Public Library

8 am-9 pm

Knitting & Crochet Circle/Circulo de Tejido y Crochet

Blue Island Public Library

10 am-11 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

Toddler Time: Snowstorm Finger Painting

Blue Island Public Library

11 am-12 pm

Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Saturday, Dec. 21:

Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Winter Wishes (Deseos de invierno)

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Little Women: The Musical (2022)

Blue Island Public Library

8 am-9 pm

Dudes & Donuts

Lemont Public Library District

10:30-11 am

Let’s decorate a cookie

Blue Island Public Library

11 am-1 pm

Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Life Ripples

Village of Park Forest Public Library

12:30-1:30 pm

Week 4 - Dec. 22 - 28

Sunday, Dec. 22:

Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Winter Wishes (Deseos de invierno)

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Little Women: The Musical (2022)

Blue Island Public Library

8 am-9 pm

Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Monday, Dec. 23:

Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Winter Wishes (Deseos de invierno)

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Santa Claus Storytime & Craft

Blue Island Public Library

2-3 pm

S.H.S. (Shelf Help Squad) Teen Volunteer Opportunities

Blue Island Public Library

5-8:45 pm

Kid’s Movie Night

Blue Island Public Library

6:30 pm

Monday Morning Mommy Meet-Up

Lemont Public Library District

11:15-11:45 am

Connecting Through Threads: Social Knitting for Older Adults & Seniors

Village of Park Forest Public Library

11:30 am-2:30 pm

Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Tuesday, Dec. 24:

Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Winter Wishes (Deseos de invierno)

Blue Island Public Library

All day

NEW Open Maker Hours

Blue Island Public Library

3-5 pm

Tai Chi for Older Adults & Seniors

Village of Park Forest Public Library

9-10 am

Winter Story Time For Babies!

Blue Island Public Library

10-10:30 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

Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Wednesday, Dec. 25:

Crafternoon Kits

Lemont Public Library District

All day

Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Winter Wishes (Deseos de invierno)

Blue Island Public Library

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

NEW Open Maker Hours

Blue Island Public Library

3-6 pm

Minecraft Club

Blue Island Public Library

4-6 pm

Calvary Youth

Calvary Church - Lemont

6:30-8 pm

Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Thursday, Dec. 26:

Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Winter Wishes (Deseos de invierno)

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Kwanza Storytime & Craft

Blue Island Public Library

2-3 pm

NEW Open Maker Hours

Blue Island Public Library

3-5 pm

Gratitude Storytime & Thank You Cards Activity

Blue Island Public Library

4-5 pm

Perler Bead Crafting

Blue Island Public Library

6-7:30 pm

Toddler Storytime (Ages 0 - 3 with caregiver)

Lemont Public Library District

11-11:30 am

Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Friday, Dec. 27:

Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Winter Wishes (Deseos de invierno)

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Move & Groove

Orland Park Public Library

6:30-7 pm

Knitting & Crochet Circle/Circulo de Tejido y Crochet

Blue Island Public Library

10 am-11 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

Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Saturday, Dec. 28:

Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Winter Wishes (Deseos de invierno)

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Share-a-Language Storytime

Tinley Park Public Library

10:30-11 am

Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Week 5 - Dec. 29 - 31

Sunday, Dec. 29:

Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Winter Wishes (Deseos de invierno)

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Monday, Dec. 30:

Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Winter Wishes (Deseos de invierno)

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Hanukkah Storytime & Craft

Blue Island Public Library

2-3 pm

S.H.S. (Shelf Help Squad) Teen Volunteer Opportunities

Blue Island Public Library

5-8:45 pm

Connecting Through Threads: Social Knitting for Older Adults & Seniors

Village of Park Forest Public Library

11:30 am-2:30 pm

Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Tuesday, Dec. 31:

Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Winter Wishes (Deseos de invierno)

Blue Island Public Library

All day

NEW Open Maker Hours

Blue Island Public Library

3-5 pm

Tai Chi for Older Adults & Seniors

Village of Park Forest Public Library

9-10 am

Winter Story Time For Babies!

Blue Island Public Library

10-10:30 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

Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm