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Disney Day

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Ferrentino Meeting Room at Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, NEW
Age Group:
Family

Come celebrate Walt Disney's 124th birthday by decorating your own set of Mickey or Minnie Mouse ears! All ages welcome! Registration required.

Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Room: Ferrentino Meeting Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, NEW
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come celebrate Walt Disney's 124th birthday by decorating your own set of Mickey or Minnie Mouse ears! All ages welcome! Registration required.

Snow planet in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back but there is a yeti holding a red saber next to a walker.

START Winter Reading Challenge: The Yeti Strikes Back

All Day
Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
NEW, Reading Program
Age Group:
Family, Babies & Toddlers, Kids, MidKids, Teens, Adults, Seniors

Bundle up and get ready for a frosty adventure! This winter, the Yeti is back-and it's up to our brave readers to outsmart him with the power of books.

Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Age Group: Family, Babies & Toddlers, Kids, MidKids, Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: NEW, Reading Program
Event Details:

Bundle up and get ready for a frosty adventure! This winter, the Yeti is back-and it's up to our brave readers to outsmart him with the power of books.

Games with Grands

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Ferrentino Meeting Room at Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities, NEW
Age Group:
Family

Calling all grandparents! We will be hosting a ‘Games with Grands’ night where you will have the opportunity to spend a cozy, quality evening in and play an assortment of board games, card games, and puzzles with your grandchildren.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Room: Ferrentino Meeting Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Games & Activities, NEW
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all grandparents! We will be hosting a ‘Games with Grands’ night where you will have the opportunity to spend a cozy, quality evening in and play an assortment of board games, card games, and puzzles with your grandchildren.

Button Art

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Korbel Meeting Room at Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, NEW
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Join Sarah and Mary Carol as we walk patrons through making a piece of art with buttons. Perfect for gift giving or keep for yourself!

Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Room: Korbel Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, NEW
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Sarah and Mary Carol as we walk patrons through making a piece of art with buttons. Perfect for gift giving or keep for yourself!

Craft your Story: Storytime and Sewing

Friday, December 12, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Imaginarium at Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, NEW, Storytime
Age Group:
Kids, MidKids

Let's bring a story to life! Join us for a fun afternoon of themed storytime and crafting. Your child will be able to make their own felt sewing craft straight out of the storybook, which can be used as an ornament or decoration. Ages 5-10.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Room: Imaginarium
Age Group: Kids, MidKids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, NEW, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Let's bring a story to life! Join us for a fun afternoon of themed storytime and crafting. Your child will be able to make their own felt sewing craft straight out of the storybook, which can be used as an ornament or decoration. Ages 5-10.

Bread Making with Antonio

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Ferrentino Meeting Room at Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Class & Workshop, NEW
Age Group:
Family, Adults, Seniors

Join us as we welcome Antonio to the Elmwood Park Public Library as he demonstrates how to make bread! Registration is required!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Room: Ferrentino Meeting Room
Age Group: Family, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Class & Workshop, NEW
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us as we welcome Antonio to the Elmwood Park Public Library as he demonstrates how to make bread! Registration is required!

Decorate your Own Ornament

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Imaginarium at Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, NEW
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Come decorate an embroidered Christmas ornament with us and be ready for the holidays.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Room: Imaginarium
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, NEW
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come decorate an embroidered Christmas ornament with us and be ready for the holidays.

EPHS Swing Choir Performance

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Ferrentino Meeting Room at Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
NEW, Performance
Age Group:
Family

Our friends from Elmwood Park High School are back this holiday season! Enjoy a gorgeous live performance from the EPHS school choir and get into the festive spirit of the holidays. Hot cocoa and cookies will be provided.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Room: Ferrentino Meeting Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: NEW, Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

Our friends from Elmwood Park High School are back this holiday season! Enjoy a gorgeous live performance from the EPHS school choir and get into the festive spirit of the holidays. Hot cocoa and cookies will be provided.

Cryptid Crew - Krampus

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Imaginarium at Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities, NEW, Storytime
Age Group:
MidKids

Are they real? Do they live among us? Cryptids are creatures that have been claimed to exist but their existence has yet to be proven. Welcome back to our winter edition!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Room: Imaginarium
Age Group: MidKids
Program Type: Games & Activities, NEW, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Are they real? Do they live among us? Cryptids are creatures that have been claimed to exist but their existence has yet to be proven. Welcome back to our winter edition!

Holiday Olympics

Friday, December 19, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Ferrentino Meeting Room at Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities, NEW
Age Group:
Family

Get in the mood for the holidays with some friendly competition like the Hungry Hungry Reindeer, Candy Cane Fishing, and Snow Shoveling! Fun for all ages and no registration is required!

Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Room: Ferrentino Meeting Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Games & Activities, NEW
Event Details:

Get in the mood for the holidays with some friendly competition like the Hungry Hungry Reindeer, Candy Cane Fishing, and Snow Shoveling! Fun for all ages and no registration is required!

Christmas Karaoke Fun Night!

Friday, December 19, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Ferrentino Meeting Room at Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities, NEW
Age Group:
Family, Babies & Toddlers, Kids, MidKids, Teens, Adults, Seniors

Come sing your favorite Christmas and winter songs and get together into the holiday spirit with us!

Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Room: Ferrentino Meeting Room
Age Group: Family, Babies & Toddlers, Kids, MidKids, Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Games & Activities, NEW
Event Details:

Come sing your favorite Christmas and winter songs and get together into the holiday spirit with us!

Holiday Storytime

Monday, December 22, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Ferrentino Meeting Room at Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
NEW, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Kids

It's holiday time! Come join us for a themed story time and celebrate Hanukkah, Kwanza and Christmas. Listen to stories, receive a holiday goody bag, and have the happiest of holidays! Ages 0-5 years old with a caregiver.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Room: Ferrentino Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: NEW, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

It's holiday time! Come join us for a themed story time and celebrate Hanukkah, Kwanza and Christmas. Listen to stories, receive a holiday goody bag, and have the happiest of holidays! Ages 0-5 years old with a caregiver.

Meet Santa Claus

Monday, December 22, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Ferrentino Meeting Room at Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
NEW, Performance
Age Group:
Family

It’s that time of year again when Santa comes to town! Come to the library and take a seasonal photo with our very own Santa. We’ll print your picture. 

Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Room: Ferrentino Meeting Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: NEW, Performance
Event Details:

It’s that time of year again when Santa comes to town! Come to the library and take a seasonal photo with our very own Santa. We’ll print your picture. 

Library Closed All Day - Christmas Eve

All Day
Elmwood Park Public Library

Closed for Christmas Eve. 

Closing
Branches:
Elmwood Park Public Library
Description:

Closed for Christmas Eve. 

Library Closed All Day - Christmas Day.

All Day
Elmwood Park Public Library

Closed for Christmas Day.

Closing
Branches:
Elmwood Park Public Library
Description:

Closed for Christmas Day.

Library Early Close at 5PM

Friday, December 26, 2025 at 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Elmwood Park Public Library

The library will be closing early at 5:00PM.

Closing
Branches:
Elmwood Park Public Library
Description:

The library will be closing early at 5:00PM.

Library Closed All Day - New Years Eve

All Day
Elmwood Park Public Library

Closed for New Years Eve. 

Closing
Branches:
Elmwood Park Public Library
Description:

Closed for New Years Eve. 

Library Closed All Day - New Years Day

All Day
Elmwood Park Public Library

Closed for New Years Day. 

Closing
Branches:
Elmwood Park Public Library
Description:

Closed for New Years Day. 

START Pen Pal Letters to Japan!

All Day
Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Cultural, NEW
Age Group:
MidKids

Is one of your New years resolutions to meet new people or learn about other places in the world?  Register to become a pen pal with a kid in Japan from Omisaki Elementary School in Ariake, Nagasaki!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Age Group: MidKids
Program Type: Cultural, NEW
Registration Required
Event Details:

Is one of your New years resolutions to meet new people or learn about other places in the world?  Register to become a pen pal with a kid in Japan from Omisaki Elementary School in Ariake, Nagasaki!

Making New Year's Vision Board

Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Ferrentino Meeting Room at Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, NEW
Age Group:
MidKids

Join us for a fun and creative afternoon where kids get to dream big and bring their goals to life! In this hands-on vision board workshop, children their imagination to reflect their hopes, dreams, and positive intentions for the future.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Room: Ferrentino Meeting Room
Age Group: MidKids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, NEW
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a fun and creative afternoon where kids get to dream big and bring their goals to life! In this hands-on vision board workshop, children their imagination to reflect their hopes, dreams, and positive intentions for the future.

The cover of Kicia Kocia. Zima. Kicia Kocia is on a sled with a snowman in the background.

Kicia Kocia. Zima

Friday, January 9, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Imaginarium at Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Cultural, NEW, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Kids

Nareszcie najukochansky kot Polski jest z nami! Sledz przygody Kici Kocia, malej kotki, ktora z ciekawoscia i entuzjazmem odkrywa otaczajacy ja swiat. Idealne dla dzieci w wieku 2-6 lat z opiekunem. Rejestracja nie jest wymagana.

Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Room: Imaginarium
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: Cultural, NEW, Storytime
Event Details:

Nareszcie najukochansky kot Polski jest z nami! Sledz przygody Kici Kocia, malej kotki, ktora z ciekawoscia i entuzjazmem odkrywa otaczajacy ja swiat. Idealne dla dzieci w wieku 2-6 lat z opiekunem. Rejestracja nie jest wymagana.

K-Pop Demon Hunters Sing Along Party

Friday, January 9, 2026 at 4:45pm - 7:00pm
Ferrentino Meeting Room at Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Games & Activities, Movie, NEW
Age Group:
Kids, MidKids

Help us turn the Honmoon golden and sing along with us as we watch the sing-along version of K-Pop Demon Hunters!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Room: Ferrentino Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, MidKids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games & Activities, Movie, NEW
Registration Required
Event Details:

Help us turn the Honmoon golden and sing along with us as we watch the sing-along version of K-Pop Demon Hunters!

Science Explorers: Pickle Autopsy

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Imaginarium at Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Class & Workshop, NEW
Age Group:
MidKids, Teens

It's a crime against pickles! Can you use forensics to solve the crime, or will you end up in a pickle? Ages 9-13. Pickle Tasting afterwards. 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Room: Imaginarium
Age Group: MidKids, Teens
Program Type: Class & Workshop, NEW
Registration Required
Event Details:

It's a crime against pickles! Can you use forensics to solve the crime, or will you end up in a pickle? Ages 9-13. Pickle Tasting afterwards. 

No Sew Blankets

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Ferrentino Meeting Room at Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Class & Workshop, NEW
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Help support unhoused individuals and Shriners Children's Hospital in our community this spring.  Stop in to help make and tie 5 NO SEW fleece blankets! This is a great way to give back to those in need.

Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Room: Ferrentino Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Class & Workshop, NEW
Event Details:

Help support unhoused individuals and Shriners Children's Hospital in our community this spring.  Stop in to help make and tie 5 NO SEW fleece blankets! This is a great way to give back to those in need.