South Cook News

The following family & kids events are scheduled to take place in South Cook County this week.

Sunday, Dec. 15

Event: Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Event: Winter Wishes (Deseos de invierno)

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Event: Letters from Santa

Alsip Park District

8-8:30 am

Event: Winter Bingo: Winter Reading Challenge

Prairie Trails Public Library

9 am-9 pm

Event: Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Monday, Dec. 16

Event: Mystery Craft Kit Take and Make

Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District

All day

Event: Paint by Number

Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District

All day

Event: Township Tinsel Holiday Home Decoration Contest!

Orland Township

All day

Event: Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Event: Winter Wishes (Deseos de invierno)

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Event: Letters to Santa

Village of Bridgeview Park District

All day

Event: Crochet Club

Markham Public Library

2-4 pm

Event: Holiday Toy Shop

Prairie Trails Public Library

5-7 pm

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

Blue Island Public Library

5-8:45 pm

Event: Cricut Crafting for Beginners

Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District

5:30-7:30 pm

Event: Romantic Fiction Book Club

Prairie Trails Public Library

7-8 pm

Event: Winter Bingo: Winter Reading Challenge

Prairie Trails Public Library

9 am-9 pm

Event: Bilingual Storytime & Craft/Hora de Cuentos y Arte

Blue Island Public Library

10:30-11:30 am

Event: Sweating to the Oldies

Village of Bridgeview Park District

11 am-12 pm

Event: Connecting Through Threads: Social Knitting for Older Adults & Seniors

Village of Park Forest Public Library

11:30 am-2:30 pm

Event: Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Tuesday, Dec. 17

Event: Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Event: Winter Wishes (Deseos de invierno)

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Event: Tai-Chi & Meditation

Lansing Public Library

1-2 pm

Event: Make Your Own Bookmark/Haz un Marcapaginas!

Blue Island Public Library

2:30-3:30 pm

Event: NEW Open Maker Hours

Blue Island Public Library

3-5 pm

Event: Squishy Slime Snow Village

Prairie Trails Public Library

4:30-5 pm

Event: Holiday Toy Shop

Prairie Trails Public Library

5-7 pm

Event: MAKE A CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT

Blue Island Public Library

6-7 pm

Event: Sip and Sing

Lansing Public Library

6-7 pm

Event: Make and Bake Chocolate Chip Cookies

Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District

6:30-8:30 pm

Event: Prayer Meeting

New Heights Seventh-Day Adventist Church

7-8:30 pm

Event: Tis the Season: Seasonal Traditions from the Golden Age of Radio

Prairie Trails Public Library

7-8 pm

Event: Tai Chi for Older Adults & Seniors

Village of Park Forest Public Library

9-10 am

Event: Winter Bingo: Winter Reading Challenge

Prairie Trails Public Library

9 am-9 pm

Event: Winter Story Time For Babies!

Blue Island Public Library

10-10:30 am

Event: Café Connection

Village of Park Forest Public Library

10-10:15 am

Event: WII Bowling

Village of Bridgeview Park District

10 am-12 pm

Event: Baby Storytime

Prairie Trails Public Library

10:30-11 am

Event: Music & Movement

Lansing Public Library

11-11:30 am

Event: Lapsit Baby Storytime (Ages 0 - 3 with caregiver)

Lemont Public Library District

11-11:30 am

Event: Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Wednesday, Dec. 18

Event: Crafternoon Kits

Lemont Public Library District

All day

Event: Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Event: Winter Wishes (Deseos de invierno)

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Event: Adult Racquetball league " The Rally League"

Village of Bridgeview Park District

All day

Event: Crafternoons in the Commons

Village of Park Forest Public Library

1-2 pm

Event: Da Dopamine Project with Jae'ln

Village of Park Forest Public Library

1-2 pm

Event: Writing Roundup Holiday Party

Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District

2-3:15 pm

Event: New Movie Wednesdays

Prairie Trails Public Library

2-4 pm

Event: NEW Open Maker Hours

Blue Island Public Library

3-6 pm

Event: Family Movie Night

Markham Public Library

4-6 pm

Event: Midweek Makers

Lansing Public Library

4-4:45 pm

Event: Minecraft Club

Blue Island Public Library

4-6 pm

Event: Holiday Toy Shop

Prairie Trails Public Library

5-7 pm

Event: Family Bingo/Loteria

Lansing Public Library

5:30-6:30 pm

Event: Needle Felted Gingerbread People Ornaments

Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District

6-7 pm

Event: Cookies With Mrs. Claus

Alsip Park District

6-7:30 pm

Event: Make a Mosaic Holiday Candle

Blue Island Public Library

6-7:30 pm

Event: Calvary Youth

Calvary Church - Lemont

6:30-8 pm

Event: (Virtual) Cooking Class with Kristyn Slick

Village of Park Forest Public Library

6:30-7:30 pm

Event: Club de Lectora

Prairie Trails Public Library

7-8 pm

Event: LETTER TO SANTA TAKE AND MAKE

Blue Island Public Library

9 am-9 pm

Event: Winter Bingo: Winter Reading Challenge

Prairie Trails Public Library

9 am-9 pm

Event: Family Storytime

Lansing Public Library

10-10:45 am

Event: Coffee Break Cafe

Lansing Public Library

10:30-11:30 am

Event: Preschool Storytime

Prairie Trails Public Library

11-11:30 am

Event: Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Event: Senior Chair Yoga

Village of Bridgeview Park District

12:30-1:30 pm

Thursday, Dec. 19

Event: Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Event: Winter Wishes (Deseos de invierno)

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Event: Adult Racquetball league " The Rally League"

Village of Bridgeview Park District

All day

Event: Home School Meet Up

Markham Public Library

1-2 pm

Event: NEW Open Maker Hours

Blue Island Public Library

3-5 pm

Event: Anime Club

Lansing Public Library

4-5 pm

Event: Family Game Night

Markham Public Library

4-6 pm

Event: Holiday Toy Shop

Prairie Trails Public Library

5-7 pm

Event: Taekwondo Ages 5-12

Village of Bridgeview Park District

5-5:45 pm

Event: Pajama Storytime

Lansing Public Library

6-6:30 pm

Event: Taekwondo Ages 13 and UP

Village of Bridgeview Park District

6-7 pm

Event: Cocoa, Cookies, & Holiday Self-Care

Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District

6:30-7:30 pm

Event: Rewind TV Night

Blue Island Public Library

6:30-8 pm

Event: Wild Prairie Book Club

Prairie Trails Public Library

7-8 pm

Event: Park Forest Board of Trustees Meeting

Village of Park Forest Public Library

7:30-8:30 pm

Event: 1 on 1 Computer class

Markham Public Library

9 am-3 pm

Event: Winter Bingo: Winter Reading Challenge

Prairie Trails Public Library

9 am-9 pm

Event: Toddler Storytime

Prairie Trails Public Library

10:30-11 am

Event: Toddler Storytime (Ages 0 - 3 with caregiver)

Lemont Public Library District

11-11:30 am

Event: Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Friday, Dec. 20

Event: Sunset

New Heights Seventh-Day Adventist Church

All day

Event: Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Event: Winter Wishes (Deseos de invierno)

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Event: Video Game Club

Orland Park Public Library

4-5:30 pm

Event: Holiday Toy Shop

Prairie Trails Public Library

5-7 pm

Event: The Kickback (Youth Meeting)

New Heights Seventh-Day Adventist Church

7-8 pm

Event: Little Women: The Musical (2022)

Blue Island Public Library

8 am-9 pm

Event: 1 on 1 Computer class

Markham Public Library

9 am-3 pm

Event: Winter Bingo: Winter Reading Challenge

Prairie Trails Public Library

9 am-9 pm

Event: Knitting & Crochet Circle/Circulo de Tejido y Crochet

Blue Island Public Library

10 am-11 pm

Event: Move & Groove (Ages 0 - 5 with caregiver)

Lemont Public Library District

10-10:30 am

Event: Story Tots with Miss Candy

Village of Park Forest Public Library

11-11:30 am

Event: Toddler Time: Snowstorm Finger Painting

Blue Island Public Library

11 am-12 pm

Event: Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Event: Bingo!

Lansing Public Library

12-1 pm

Saturday, Dec. 21

Event: Sunset

New Heights Seventh-Day Adventist Church

All day

Event: Winter Reading Challenge

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Event: Winter Wishes (Deseos de invierno)

Blue Island Public Library

All day

Event: Gingerbread House Decorating Contest

Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District

1-3 pm

Event: Jewelry Class

Markham Public Library

1-3 pm

Event: Teen Tarot Club: Winter Solstice

Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District

2-4 pm

Event: Book Review

New Heights Seventh-Day Adventist Church

2:30-3:30 pm

Event: Doctrinal Bible Study

New Heights Seventh-Day Adventist Church

3:30-4:30 pm

Event: Little Women: The Musical (2022)

Blue Island Public Library

8 am-9 pm

Event: Winter Bingo: Winter Reading Challenge

Prairie Trails Public Library

9 am-9 pm

Event: Cookie Decorating

Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District

10:30 am-12 pm

Event: Dudes & Donuts

Lemont Public Library District

10:30-11 am

Event: Let’s decorate a cookie

Blue Island Public Library

11 am-1 pm

Event: Personal Training Sale!

Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center

12 am-11:59 pm

Event: The Jingle Wrap Jam!

Lansing Public Library

12-4 pm

Event: Video Gaming Club

Markham Public Library

12-3 pm

Event: Visit with Santa

Prairie Trails Public Library

12-3 pm

Event: Life Ripples

Village of Park Forest Public Library

12:30-1:30 pm