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Little Process Artists

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Imaginarium at Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers
Event Details:

What's process art? Process art is an art journey that focuses on the aspect of creating the art instead of focusing on the final result of what it looks like. The child picks the ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Room: Imaginarium
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

What's process art? Process art is an art journey that focuses on the aspect of creating the art instead of focusing on the final result of what it looks like.

Minecraft Party

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Games & Activities
Age Group:
Kids, MidKids
Event Details:

Grab your pickaxes and swords at the Youth Services Department and let's build and mine and have fun! Ages 6-14 years old (ages 9 and under must be present with caregiver). Drop-in...

Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Age Group: Kids, MidKids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games & Activities
Event Details:

Grab your pickaxes and swords at the Youth Services Department and let's build and mine and have fun! Ages 6-14 years old (ages 9 and under must be present with caregiver). Drop-in. 

Adult DIY Take & Make

All Day 4/5 - 4/12
Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

If you're feeling crafty, check in with us each month to see what fun new project we've cooked up for you! We provide the materials and instructions, you provide the can-do attitud...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

If you're feeling crafty, check in with us each month to see what fun new project we've cooked up for you! We provide the materials and instructions, you provide the can-do attitude! Registration required.

Cosplay Craft Afternoon

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Ferrentino Meeting Room at Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Class & Workshop
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Are you working on a cosplay for an upcoming convention, photoshoot, or just in general? Come visit the library to craft and chat with other cosplayers! (Some miscellaneous materia...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Room: Ferrentino Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Class & Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

Are you working on a cosplay for an upcoming convention, photoshoot, or just in general? Come visit the library to craft and chat with other cosplayers!

Kid Take & Make: Sparkly Tissue Paper Egg

All Day 4/6 - 4/12
Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

For ages 5-8 years old. All kits require registration, and are available for pickup for one week.

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

For ages 5-8 years old. All kits require registration, and are available for pickup for one week.

Paint & Sip

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Ferrentino Meeting Room at Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Embrace your creative side with a night of themed painting! Materials and refreshments will be provided, but bring your imagination! Registration required.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Room: Ferrentino Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:

Embrace your creative side with a night of themed painting! Materials and refreshments will be provided, but bring your imagination! Registration required.

Book cover of Power Foward by Hena Khan. It shows a child in the midst of dribbling a basketball.

Chapter book Seekers - Power Foward by Hena Khan

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Imaginarium at Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Book Discussion, Games & Activities
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

Join us for games, activities, and crafts based around a beginner chapter book. A librarian will read the first chapter aloud, and then kids can check out a copy of the book to fin...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Room: Imaginarium
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Discussion, Games & Activities
Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

Join us for games, activities, and crafts based around a beginner chapter book. A librarian will read the first chapter aloud, and then kids can check out a copy of the book to finish reading at home.

Ballet Party

Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Ferrentino Meeting Room at Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Games & Activities, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Kids, MidKids
Event Details:

Jeté into a world of magic and dance at our first-ever ballet party! We will have a craft, a tattoo station, and we will listen to ballet music and a ballet story! Ballet costumes ...

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Room: Ferrentino Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Kids, MidKids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games & Activities, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Jeté into a world of magic and dance at our first-ever ballet party! We will have a craft, a tattoo station, and we will listen to ballet music and a ballet story! Ballet costumes encouraged!

Black Out Poetry

All Day 4/13 - 4/19
Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Use a newspaper to black out words to create new and interesting poems. Registration required.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:

Use a newspaper to black out words to create new and interesting poems. Registration required.

MidKid Take & Make: Fairy Dough

All Day 4/13 - 4/19
Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
MidKids
Event Details:

For ages 8-12 years old. All kids require registration, and are available for pickup for one week.

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Age Group: MidKids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

For ages 8-12 years old. All kids require registration, and are available for pickup for one week.

No Sew Blankets

Monday, April 14, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:45pm
Ferrentino Meeting Room at Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
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 gr...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Room: Ferrentino Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 14
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!

Seaglass Art with Perilee Olson

Friday, April 18, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Ferrentino Meeting Room at Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Class & Workshop
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Join us for an extra special program brought to you by our friend, Perilee. She comes to us all the way from Plymouth, Massachusetts. Perilee is the owner of three clothing boutiqu...

Required
Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Room: Ferrentino Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Class & Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Join us for an extra special program brought to you by our friend, Perilee. She comes to us all the way from Plymouth, Massachusetts. Perilee is the owner of three clothing boutiques throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut.

Decade DIY: 1920

Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ferrentino Meeting Room at Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

We love history!! Join us for our new crafting series at the library. Each month we will feature a decade from history where we will listen to decade themed music and create a one ...

Required
Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Room: Ferrentino Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

We love history!! Join us for our new crafting series at the library. Each month we will feature a decade from history where we will listen to decade themed music and create a one of a kind work of art that was popular during that time period.

Screenshot of the Flower Dance Festival in the game Stardew Valley.

Stardew Valley Flower Dance

Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Ferrentino Meeting Room at Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Games & Activities
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Happy spring! Put on your best white or blue outfit and come to the unofficial Elmwood Park Public Library Flower Dance! At this Stardew Valley inspired program, we’ll paint eggs, ...

Required
Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Room: Ferrentino Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games & Activities
Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

Happy spring! Put on your best white or blue outfit and come to the unofficial Elmwood Park Public Library Flower Dance!

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Take & Stitch: Drawstring Fish Bag

All Day 4/20 - 4/26
Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

We think it's a little fishy that you haven't signed up for this take & stitch yet. Registration required.

Required
Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:

We think it's a little fishy that you haven't signed up for this take & stitch yet. Registration required.

Teen Take & Make: DIY Magnetic Poetry

All Day 4/20 - 4/26
Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

For ages 12-18 years old. All kits require registration, and are available for pickup for one week.

Required
Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:

For ages 12-18 years old. All kits require registration, and are available for pickup for one week.

No Sew Blankets

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Ferrentino Meeting Room at Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
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 gr...

Required
Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Room: Ferrentino Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
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!

American Girl Doll Book Club

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Ferrentino Meeting Room at Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Book Discussion, Class & Workshop, Games & Activities
Age Group:
MidKids, Teens
Event Details:

Do you like dolls, history, and American Girl? Then join our American Girl Doll Book Club running for only the second year here at the library! The featured American Girl Doll this...

Required
Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Room: Ferrentino Meeting Room
Age Group: MidKids, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Discussion, Class & Workshop, Games & Activities
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Do you like dolls, history, and American Girl? Then join our American Girl Doll Book Club running for only the second year here at the library! The featured American Girl Doll this month is Rebecca Rubin!

Picture of No Toes, the bearded dragon, basking in the sun on grass.

No-Toes' 15th Birthday Celebration

Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Ferrentino Meeting Room at Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Games & Activities, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Kids, MidKids, Teens
Event Details:

Join us at the library in celebrating the 15th birthday of our very own reptilian staff member, No-Toes! Enjoy all the things No-Toes, as we eat crickets, listen to Taylor Swift, a...

Required
Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Room: Ferrentino Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Kids, MidKids, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games & Activities, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Join us at the library in celebrating the 15th birthday of our very own reptilian staff member, No-Toes! Enjoy all the things No-Toes, as we eat crickets, listen to Taylor Swift, and wear pink! Ages 4-18 years old. Registration required!

Cosplay Craft Night

Friday, May 2, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Ferrentino Meeting Room at Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Class & Workshop
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Are you working on a cosplay for an upcoming convention, photoshoot, or just in general? Come visit the library to craft and chat with other cosplayers! (Some miscellaneous materia...

Required
Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Room: Ferrentino Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Class & Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Are you working on a cosplay for an upcoming convention, photoshoot, or just in general? Come visit the library to craft and chat with other cosplayers!

Adult DIY Take & Make

All Day 5/3 - 5/10
Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

If you're feeling crafty, check in with us each month to see what fun new project we've cooked up for you! We provide the materials and instructions, you provide the can-do attitud...

Required
Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 40
Event Details:

If you're feeling crafty, check in with us each month to see what fun new project we've cooked up for you! We provide the materials and instructions, you provide the can-do attitude! Registration required.

Fairy Garden Making

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Ferrentino Meeting Room at Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

Stop by every Saturday this month to build and put together a fairy garden! No registration required. Drop-in! 

Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Room: Ferrentino Meeting Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Stop by every Saturday this month to build and put together a fairy garden! No registration required. Drop-in! 

May the 4th Party

Sunday, May 4, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Elmwood Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Games & Activities, Movie
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

"In a galaxy far, far away at The Elmwood Park Public Library come celebrate Star Wars Day! Youth Services will have crafts, a scavenger hunt, and prizes! Don't forget to wear your...

Library Branch: Elmwood Park Public Library
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games & Activities, Movie
Event Details:

"In a galaxy far, far away at The Elmwood Park Public Library come celebrate Star Wars Day! Youth Services will have crafts, a scavenger hunt, and prizes! Don't forget to wear your Star Wars apparel or costumes! This is a drop-in program.