Ages 2-12. Registration required.  While supplies last.

Create a Valentine’s Day Card for one of Schiller Park’s senior citizens.  All supplies will be provided by the library.

TIME OF EVENT: January 26, 2023 at 4:00 PM

EVENTS MAY BE CHANGED OR CANCELLED WITHOUT NOTICE.

All Ages.

Join Miss Pinky as she puts on her new snow suite to join her friends for a fantastically fun day playing in the snow. You’ll meet Fritzy and Fiona the adorable twin baby penguins on their teeter totter, Ethel the Gooney bird, Pastafazool the polar bear as he enjoys a teddy bears picnic in the snow, Hans and Hannah the Dutch figure skaters, and Jack Frost himself on the flying trapeze, and many more in this marvelously musical marionette variety show performed by master puppeteer Dave Herzog.

TIME OF EVENT: January 21, 2023 at 11:00 AM

EVENTS MAY BE CHANGED OR CANCELLED WITHOUT NOTICE.

The Library will be closed Monday, January 16, 2023, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr Day.

Illinois Libraries Present:  A Conversation with Ross Gay (online via Zoom)!

Join us for a virtual presentation.

Kick off your new year with a conversation about joy with best-selling essayist and award-winning poet Ross Gay. An exploration of the joy we incite when we turn our attention to what we love and what brings us together, Ross will discuss his most recent collection of essays, Inciting Joy, with performance poet Dan “Sully” Sullivan.

Ross Gay is the author of four books of poetry: Against Which; Bringing the Shovel Down; Be Holding, winner of the PEN American Literary Jean Stein Award; and Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, winner of the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award and the 2016 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. His first collection of essays, The Book of Delights, was released in 2019 and was a New York Times bestseller.

Dan “Sully” Sullivan is a three-time Chicago Poetry Slam Champion. His poems and performances have been featured on HBO Def Poetry Jam, WGN Morning News, and National Public Radio. Sully’s first full-length book of poems, The Blue Line Home, is available from EM-Press.​

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This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering high-quality events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).

EVENTS MAY BE CHANGED OR CANCELLED WITHOUT NOTICE.

The Library will be closed on Saturday, December 31, 2022, and Sunday, January 01, 2023, and January 02, 2023, in observance of New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, and New Year’s Day (Observed).

Join us in thanking Miss Rae for 31 years of service at the Schiller Park Public Library. Come share your favorite memory as we say goodbye with stories, treats, and more! Special Guest: Family Friendly Magic Show featuring Jim Jensen at 5:00 PM

TIME OF EVENT: DECEMBER 29, 2022 AT 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

All ages. Limited seating. Registration required by 12/14.

Join us for a merry morning with crafts, story time and snacks with Santa!

*Please bring your own camera.

TIME OF EVENT: December 17, 2022 at 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

All ages. Limited seating. Registration required.

Join Children’s World for a special gingerbread-themed storytime, and then stay for a gingerbread hunt, craft and cookies!  All those who attend will be entered to win a gingerbread decorating kit!

TIME OF EVENT: December 15, 2022 at 4:00 PM

EVENTS MAY BE CHANGED OR CANCELLED WITHOUT NOTICE.

Registration for this program is closed.

We have reached full capacity.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

The Schiller Park Public Library will be closed on December 09, 2022 due to staff development day. We will reopen on Saturday, December 10, 2022  with our regular business hours. Please call before visiting to confirm hours. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Celebrate the season as nationally-known family entertainer Chris Fascione brings multicultural winter holiday tales from around the world to life with his fun, participatory and engaging show!  These tales may include Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa stories.  Full of energy, humor, and imagination, Chris creates colorful characters through his unique combination of acting, storytelling, comedy, and juggling.

Based in Oak Park, Illinois, Chris is a Storytelling World award winner, has been featured at the Connecticut and Illinois Storytelling Festivals, and performs over 300 shows a year throughout the U.S.  More information is at www.ChrisFascione.com

TIME OF EVENT: December 10, 2022 at 10:30 AM

EVENTS MAY BE CHANGED OR CANCELLED WITHOUT NOTICE.