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Culver's ice cream cone man.

CULVER'S CELEBRATE READING PROGRAM

All Day 9/3 - 9/29
Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

Ages 12 and under. Celebrate reading with Culver's of Homer Glen's Reader program.  Here's how it works: 1. Pick up a Culver's Reader Program log at Homer Township Pu...

Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

Ages 12 and under.

Celebrate reading with Culver's of Homer Glen's Reader program. 

Here's how it works:

1. Pick up a Culver's Reader Program log at Homer Township Public Library.

Disclaimer(s)

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Bunny in blue and white striped pajamas sitting on a crescent moon. Goodnight Moon appears underneath.

GOODNIGHT MOON MAZE

All Day 9/3 - 9/29
Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group:
Children, Tweens
Event Details:

Pick up a Goodnight Moon Maze and help the Bunny to his bed!  Return completed maze to the Youth Services desk for a chance to win a plush Bunny and book!   ...

Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Event Details:

Pick up a Goodnight Moon Maze and help the Bunny to his bed! 

brown and tan dog dressed like a pirate with an eye patch, bandana and striped shirt

PIRATE PUP COLORING CONTEST

All Day 9/3 - 9/29
Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group:
Children, Tweens
Event Details:

Enter the Pirate Pup coloring contest for a chance to win Ruff, the inflatable pirate pup. Limit one entry per child.                &nbs...

Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Event Details:

Enter the Pirate Pup coloring contest for a chance to win Ruff, the inflatable pirate pup.

Graphic with the words, To Be Continued...

TO BE CONTINUED BOOK CLUB

All Day 9/3 - 9/30
Homer Township Public Library District
Program Type:
Book Club, Online/Virtual
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Families
Event Details:

Watch Now! To Be Continued Book Club with Miss Mary Kay. Miss Mary Kay will read the first chapter of a book to you. Then you can check out a book from ...

Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Families
Program Type: Book Club, Online/Virtual
Event Details:

Watch Now! To Be Continued Book Club with Miss Mary Kay.

Gnome with a red cone hat in a forest with fairy tale characters behind him.

STORYWALK CHALLENGE-I'M A GNOME

All Day 9/9 - 11/10
Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Families
Event Details:

Pick up a StoryWalk Challenge sheet at the library. Go to Sendra Park, follow the path to read the StoryWalk book, I'm a Gnome, fill in the answers on your form and do the act...

Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Families
Event Details:

Pick up a StoryWalk Challenge sheet at the library.

haunted house with yellow windows in front of full moon in a barren graveyard

IT'S A BOOK HAUNT - READING PROGRAM

All Day 9/23 - 10/20
Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group:
Children, Tweens
Event Details:

It’s so easy to do, it’s spooky!  Spend 15 minutes reading or listening to your favorite books. Each time you read, place a sticker in a room on your Book Haunt sheet!...

Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Event Details:

It’s so easy to do, it’s spooky! 

Four young children making music with instruments.

EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC

Friday, September 27, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Family Activity Zone at Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group:
Children, Families
Event Details:

Fridays @ 10:30 - 11:00 am   For children up to age 5 with adult. Parent or caregiver must be present. Make music with your little ones! Join local school, Edg...

Required
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Room: Family Activity Zone
Age Group: Children, Families
Required
Seats Remaining: 35
Event Details:

Fridays @ 10:30 - 11:00 am  

For children up to age 5 with adult. Parent or caregiver must be present.

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

A boy and a girl holding books with the letters of the alphabet around them.

ABC FUN!

Friday, September 27, 2024 at 11:30am - 12:30pm
Family Activity Zone at Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group:
Children, Families
Event Details:

Alphabet Fun for Preschoolers! Have fun with the alphabet doing simple activities using books, crafts, games and songs. Registration required. Limit 10. Ages 3-5 with adult....

Open
Required
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Room: Family Activity Zone
Age Group: Children, Families
Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Alphabet Fun for Preschoolers!

Have fun with the alphabet doing simple activities using books, crafts, games and songs.

Registration required. Limit 10. Ages 3-5 with adult. 

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

A young woman riding a bike while an older man stands behind her looking off into the distance.

Adult Movie Matinee: A Good Person

Friday, September 27, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Community Meeting Room at Homer Township Public Library District
Program Type:
Movies
Age Group:
Adults & Seniors
Event Details:

Enjoy a relaxing afternoon at the library while watching a film on our big screen. Snacks provided! Today's movie is: A Good Person. Rated R for drug abuse, language throughout and...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Room: Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults & Seniors
Program Type: Movies
Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

Enjoy a relaxing afternoon at the library while watching a film on our big screen. Snacks provided! Today's movie is: A Good Person. Rated R for drug abuse, language throughout and some sexual references. Length: 2 hours and 9 minutes.

Autumn Soups with Chef Maddox

Saturday, September 28, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group:
Adults & Seniors
Event Details:

Fill your soul – and your recipe files! - with great soups for entertaining. A new fall harvest season means new recipes to explore during this time of year. Learn some quick ...

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group: Adults & Seniors
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Fill your soul – and your recipe files! - with great soups for entertaining. A new fall harvest season means new recipes to explore during this time of year.

TWO PIRATE SHIPS IN BATTLE AT SEA

HUNT FOR PIRATES

All Day 9/30 - 10/13
Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group:
Children, Tweens
Event Details:

Search for 8 pirate pictures in the KidZone. Circle the word for the “pirate item” next to the matching picture on your Hunt for Pirates sheet. Return completed sheet to the ...

Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Event Details:

Search for 8 pirate pictures in the KidZone.

Circle the word for the “pirate item” next to the matching picture on your Hunt for Pirates sheet.

Return completed sheet to the Youth Services desk for a small reward!

white ghost balancing a smiling jack-o-lantern on it's head

HALLOWEEN COLORING CONTEST

All Day 9/30 - 10/27
Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group:
Children, Tweens
Event Details:

Enter the Halloween coloring contest for a chance to win a gruesome, inflatable ghost! Limit one entry per child.                  &...

Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Event Details:

Enter the Halloween coloring contest for a chance to win a gruesome, inflatable ghost!

A boy in a white wolf suit wearing a crown and three colorful monsters are walking with their arms raised in a threatening manner.

WILD THINGS MAZE

All Day 9/30 - 10/27
Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group:
Children, Tweens
Event Details:

Pick up a Wild Things maze in the KidZone. Get Max to his boat so he can escape the Wild Things! Return completed maze to the Youth Services desk for a chance to win a plush Max...

Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Event Details:

Pick up a Wild Things maze in the KidZone. Get Max to his boat so he can escape the Wild Things!

Four young children making music with instruments.

EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC

Monday, September 30, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Family Activity Zone at Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group:
Children, Families
Event Details:

Mondays @ 10:00 - 10:30 am   For children up to age 5 with adult. Parent or caregiver must be present. Make music with your little ones! Join local school, Edg...

Required
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Room: Family Activity Zone
Age Group: Children, Families
Required
Seats Remaining: 35
Event Details:

Mondays @ 10:00 - 10:30 am  

For children up to age 5 with adult. Parent or caregiver must be present.

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

group of smiling kids walking with arms around shoulders of person next to them

WIGGLES & GIGGLES

Monday, September 30, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Family Activity Zone at Homer Township Public Library District
Program Type:
Wiggles & Giggles
Age Group:
Children, Families
Event Details:

Ages up to 35 months with adult. Designed with simple stories, finger-plays, bouncing rhymes, music and movement activities!       No registration.&n...

Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Room: Family Activity Zone
Age Group: Children, Families
Program Type: Wiggles & Giggles
Event Details:

Ages up to 35 months with adult.

Designed with simple stories, finger-plays, bouncing rhymes, music and movement activities!      

NATIONAL TACO DAY IS OCTOBER 4!

Monday, September 30, 2024 at 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Homer Township Library Bookmobile at Outreach
Program Type:
Bookmobile
Age Group:
Bookmobile
Event Details:

Taco lovers, mark your calendars for the  fiesta of the year on October 4, 2024! Join the taco party for a chance to win a  tasty raffle prize!

Library Branch: Outreach
Room: Homer Township Library Bookmobile
Age Group: Bookmobile
Program Type: Bookmobile
Event Details:

Taco lovers, mark your calendars for the 

fiesta of the year on October 4, 2024!

Join the taco party for a chance to win a 

tasty raffle prize!

Book Bingo

Monday, September 30, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group:
Adults & Seniors
Event Details:

Need a new book to read? Win free books at Book Bingo, where the prizes are books for adults! We’ll have recent releases, books by popular authors, and more. A few lucky winners wi...

Full
Required
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group: Adults & Seniors
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Need a new book to read? Win free books at Book Bingo, where the prizes are books for adults! We’ll have recent releases, books by popular authors, and more. A few lucky winners will get Barnes & Noble gift cards!

BRAIN BUILDERS FOR ADULTS & SENIORS

All Day
Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group:
Adults & Seniors
Event Details:

Stop by the library for this month's packet of Brain Builders for Adults & Seniors! Each packet contains games & activities to do at home. Stimulate your brain & have f...

Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group: Adults & Seniors
Event Details:

Stop by the library for this month's packet of Brain Builders for Adults & Seniors! Each packet contains games & activities to do at home. Stimulate your brain & have fun at the same time! New packets offered each month.

TEEN TAKE-HOME ACTIVITY PACKETS

All Day
Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Stop by the library for this month's packet of Teen Take-Home Activtities! Each one contains fun games & activities to do at home. New packets offered in the Teen Room each mon...

Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group: Teens
Event Details:

Stop by the library for this month's packet of Teen Take-Home Activtities! Each one contains fun games & activities to do at home. New packets offered in the Teen Room each month.

Graphic with the words, To Be Continued...

TO BE CONTINUED BOOK CLUB

All Day 10/1 - 10/31
Homer Township Public Library District
Program Type:
Book Club, Online/Virtual
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Families
Event Details:

Watch Now! To Be Continued Book Club with Miss Mary Kay. Miss Mary Kay will read the first chapter of a book to you. Then you can check out a book from ...

Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Families
Program Type: Book Club, Online/Virtual
Event Details:

Watch Now! To Be Continued Book Club with Miss Mary Kay.

Colorful bookworm wearing round glasses who is reading a blue book.

POLISH STORY TIME FOR THE FAMILY

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Family Activity Zone at Homer Township Public Library District
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Families
Event Details:

Suggested ages 3, 4, 5 with adult. Presented in Polish & English, thematic tales, rhymes, songs and movement are paired with a simple craft to help children develop ess...

Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Room: Family Activity Zone
Age Group: Children, Families
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Suggested ages 3, 4, 5 with adult.

Dementia Caregiver Support Group Plum colored background with two people holding hands

DEMENTIA CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Quiet Reading Room at Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group:
Adults & Seniors
Event Details:

This is a support group designed for those caring for a loved one with dementia. Join us to share, learn, relax, and get connected with fellow caregivers. We will provide a welcomi...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Room: Quiet Reading Room
Age Group: Adults & Seniors
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

This is a support group designed for those caring for a loved one with dementia. Join us to share, learn, relax, and get connected with fellow caregivers. We will provide a welcoming space and some light refreshments.

NATIONAL TACO DAY IS OCTOBER 4!

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Homer Township Library Bookmobile at Outreach
Program Type:
Bookmobile
Age Group:
Bookmobile
Event Details:

Taco lovers, mark your calendars for the  fiesta of the year on October 4, 2024! Join the taco party for a chance to win a  tasty raffle prize!

Library Branch: Outreach
Room: Homer Township Library Bookmobile
Age Group: Bookmobile
Program Type: Bookmobile
Event Details:

Taco lovers, mark your calendars for the 

fiesta of the year on October 4, 2024!

Join the taco party for a chance to win a 

tasty raffle prize!

Teen Anime Night: Anime Pumpkins

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Decorate your own personal pumpkin with manga pictures, your favorite characters or anything else anime that you can think of! Registration required. For teens in grades 6-12.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Homer Township Public Library District
Age Group: Teens
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Decorate your own personal pumpkin with manga pictures, your favorite characters or anything else anime that you can think of!

Registration required. For teens in grades 6-12.