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Kids<br />
Creativity Lab<br />
South Elgin Branch Hoffer Room<br />
Thursdays • 4 – 5 pm<br />
Grades 1-5. Art, tinkering activities and games<br />
will be available for creative play.<br />
South Elgin Sentinels<br />
Chess Club<br />
South Elgin Branch Hoffer Room<br />
Tuesdays • 4:30 – 5:30 pm<br />
Kids are invited to hone their chess skills.<br />
All skill levels welcome.<br />
Homework Heroes<br />
South Elgin Branch<br />
Mondays and Wednesdays<br />
3:30 – 5:30 pm<br />
(No meetings 3/25 or 3/27.)<br />
Grades K-8. Students who need help with<br />
homework assignments can drop by to meet<br />
one-on-one with a volunteer.<br />
Make Art with<br />
Young Rembrandts!<br />
Main Library Story Room South<br />
Thursday, <strong>April</strong> 25 • 10 – 11 am<br />
Ages 3-6. Learn to draw with your own<br />
personal style and creativity.<br />
Led by Young Rembrandts. R<br />
Read It! Paint It!<br />
Rakow Branch Corridor West<br />
Grades 4-6<br />
Tuesdays • 4:30 – 5:30 pm<br />
3/5 Fish in a Tree<br />
by Lynda Mullaly Hunt R<br />
4/9 Rules by Cynthia Lord R<br />
Grades 1-3<br />
Saturdays • 10 – 11 am<br />
3/9 A Bad Case of Stripes<br />
by David Shannon R<br />
4/13 Berenstain Bears R<br />
Who Was…? Series<br />
Grades 4-6. Bring history to life! Create<br />
portraits of inspiring and impactful icons.<br />
Rakow Branch Shales Living Room<br />
Tuesdays • 4:30 – 5:30 pm<br />
3/12 Malala Yousafzai & Mother Theresa R<br />
4/2 Steve Irwin and Jane Goodall R<br />
Panera Milk & Cookie<br />
Storytime<br />
369 Randall Rd., South Elgin, 60177<br />
Tuesdays, 3/5, 3/19, 4/2, 4/16<br />
9:30 – 10:30 am<br />
Preschoolers. R<br />
Sew Much Fun<br />
Main Library Story Room South<br />
Mondays, 3/11, 4/15 • 5 – 6 pm<br />
Grades K-5. Learn how to hand-sew simple<br />
projects. R<br />
Kids Explore<br />
Main Library Story Room South<br />
Thursdays • 5 – 6 pm • Grades 1-5<br />
Register to attend in person or tune in to<br />
gailborden.info/live to follow along from<br />
home. (*Denotes an additional Homeschool<br />
Kids Explore special from 2 – 3 pm.) R<br />
3/7 Fruit and Veggie Dip* LIVE<br />
3/14 Dinos vs. Robots Art*<br />
3/28 Learn to Draw Alligators!<br />
4/4 Money* Sponsor: KCT Credit Union LIVE<br />
4/11 Native American History<br />
4/18 Chemistry*<br />
Story Programs<br />
Birth -<br />
6 months<br />
Birth -<br />
11 months<br />
Birth -<br />
2 years<br />
12-23 months<br />
1-3 years<br />
2 years<br />
3-6 years<br />
3-8 years<br />
4-5 years<br />
LIVE<br />
Welcome Baby! Baby's First Library Visit R<br />
Rakow Branch 3/2 1 – 2 pm<br />
Main Library 3/15, 4/19 1 – 3 pm<br />
South Elgin Branch 4/6 1 – 2 pm<br />
Baby & Toddler Playgroup<br />
Main Library Fridays 10:45 am<br />
Spring Session<br />
<strong>March</strong> 4 - <strong>April</strong> 19<br />
(No Story Programs 3/23-3/31.)<br />
Baby Rhyme Time R<br />
Main Library Thursdays 6:30 pm • Fridays 9:15 am<br />
Wonderful Ones R<br />
Main Library Mondays 6:15 pm • Tuesdays 9:15, 10 am<br />
Fridays 10 am<br />
1, 2, 3, Go!<br />
South Elgin Branch<br />
Main Library<br />
Read To Rover<br />
Main Library Story Room South<br />
Saturdays, 3/16, 4/13 • 2, 2:30 or 3 pm<br />
Grades K-5. Practice reading skills by reading<br />
aloud to a fully trained and certified<br />
therapy dog. R<br />
Guinness World Records and<br />
Ripley's Believe It or Not!<br />
Challenge<br />
Rakow Branch<br />
Tuesday, <strong>March</strong> 19 • 4:30 – 6:30 pm<br />
Grades 3-8. Share your favorite stories from<br />
The Guinness Book of World Records and<br />
Ripley's Believe It or Not! books. R<br />
Sign Language Club<br />
Rakow Branch Shales Living Room<br />
Thursdays, 3/21, 4/25 • 4:30 – 5:30 pm<br />
Grades 3-5. Learn American Sign Language<br />
and increase awareness, knowledge and<br />
respect of Deaf culture.<br />
Presenter: Ms. Deborah Potts.<br />
Tuesdays 10:15 am<br />
Thursdays 10 am<br />
Terrific Twos R<br />
Main Library Tuesdays 6:15 pm • Wednesdays 9:15, 10, 10:45 am<br />
Story Mix for 3 to 6 R<br />
Main Library Mondays 3:30 pm, 7 pm • Tuesdays 10 am<br />
Thursdays 10:45 am<br />
South Elgin Branch Mondays 6 pm • Thurdays 10:45 am<br />
Rakow Branch Wednesdays 10:30 am<br />
Sensory Storytime R<br />
Main Library Saturdays 11 am<br />
For children with developmental delays and sensory needs. No program 3/30.<br />
Countdown to Kindergarten Series R<br />
Main Library Mondays 10:15 am<br />
This 6–week series is an on-your-own storytime that offers fun educational stories, songs and<br />
activities to get kids ready to attend Kindergarten in fall.<br />
2<br />
Children younger than 8 must be accompanied by a caregiver.<br />
R=Registration required • Three ways to register: Online at gailborden.info/register • Call 847-429-4597 • In person
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