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Winter self-kindness program rescheduled
Winter self-kindness program rescheduled
**This is an in-person program. Please email us at ysfppl.org or call the YS Department at 708-689-6126 if you need access to a remote or recorded option or if you have other accessibility needs.** Cheer yourself up this winter by making a fizz surprise snowball and your own gift box to take home during…
3 events,
One on One Technology Consultations
One on One Technology Consultations
Have a question about email, internet, using your phone, using library eBooks, or using Zoom, etc.? FPPL cardholders can book a 30 minute session with a librarian.Library staff will help you make progress. Some examples of questions or tasks:Download eBooks or audiobooks to a deviceSet up a Facebook accountMove pictures from your phone to your laptopSetting…
Mocktail Party: Tasty cocktails without the kick
Mocktail Party: Tasty cocktails without the kick
Join the legendary Forest Park mother daughter duo, Chef Ashley Simone and The Bumbling Mixologist Etta Worthington for an evening of mocktail (non-alcoholic) demos and tastings.
Gammy Birds Book Group
Gammy Birds Book Group
If you are interested in participating in this book discussion group, please contact Sandy at sandraheitzman@hotmail.com or register to participate in this program.
2 events,
Social Circle – Tai Chi
Social Circle – Tai Chi
Tai Chi today! We want the Library to be your happy place. All seniors (55+) are invited to join in for some special community time each week. We’ll talk and share interests, play Bingo, Loteria and other games, enjoy guest speakers, and keep ourselves active, engaged, and well-informed.Tai chi is a mind-body practice that originated…
Middle Grade Advisory Club
Middle Grade Advisory Club
This is an in-person program. Please email us at ysfppl.org or call the YS Department at 708-689-6126 if you would like access to a remote or recorded option or if you have other accessibility needs. Have ideas on how the Youth Services department could be better? Need service hours for school? Join the Middle Grade…
3 events,
One on One Technology Consultations
One on One Technology Consultations
Have a question about email, internet, using your phone, using library eBooks, or using Zoom, etc.? FPPL cardholders can book a 30 minute session with a librarian.Library staff will help you make progress. Some examples of questions or tasks:Download eBooks or audiobooks to a deviceSet up a Facebook accountMove pictures from your phone to your laptopSetting…
Chair Yoga
Chair Yoga
Join this 30 minute Chair Yoga class with DuShaun Branch that will be accessible and opento all bodies! Chair Yoga is a great introduction to Yoga and allowsstudents to use an everyday prop, the chair!!!
Learn Magic the Gathering
Learn Magic the Gathering
Thanks to our friends at Wizards of the Coast, we have some amazing Magic the Gathering freebies for kids interested in learning to play the game. Come by to pick up some tips and play with other beginners or Magic enthusiasts. Designed for ages 8+.
2 events,
*IN-PERSON* Rock Your Babies Storytime
*IN-PERSON* Rock Your Babies Storytime
Babies need books (and music!) and we are here to provide! Rock Your Babies is a storytime that focuses on short familiar rhymes and music and introduces your babies to short engaging stories. Great for short attention spans, wiggly babies, sleepy babies...all babies! Designed for pre-walkers. Image URL: https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.evanced.info/Customer/fppl/LEARNING422692_960_720_43FCEB3B.JPG
Free Family Loteria Night
Free Family Loteria Night
Enjoy some snacks, learn about the history of Loteria and with us for free books and gift certificates. Designed for kids of all ages and their families.
1 event,
*IN-PERSON* Draw Your Favorite Video Game Character
*IN-PERSON* Draw Your Favorite Video Game Character
**This is an in-person program. Please email us at ysfppl.org or call the YS Department at 708-689-6126 if you need access to a remote or recorded option or if you have other accessibility needs.** Let's come together and draw our favorite video game characters. We will be watching videos on how to draw some of…
1 event,
*VIRTUAL* Shipwrecks & Genealogy
*VIRTUAL* Shipwrecks & Genealogy
What do historic shipwrecks on the Great Lakes and genealogy have in common? Find out by attending this presentation from the National Museum of the Great Lakes.Register here to receive the Zoom link before the program. Questions? Contact Ly at lnguyen@fppl.org.
2 events,
Bilingual Storytime
Bilingual Storytime
** Please email us at ysfppl.org or call the YS Department at 708-689-6126 if you need access to a remote or recorded option or if you have other accessibility needs.**We will share stories and music in English and Spanish. Ages 5 and under. Please sign up so we can inform you of changes. Image URL:…
*IN-PERSON* Crash Team Racing Competition
*IN-PERSON* Crash Team Racing Competition
** This is an in-person program. Please email us at ysfppl.org or call the YS Department at 708-689-6126 if you need access to a remote or recorded option or if you have other accessibility needs.**Crash is back in the driver’s seat! Get ready to battle your friends in Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled on our…
2 events,
One on One Technology Consultations
One on One Technology Consultations
Have a question about email, internet, using your phone, using library eBooks, or using Zoom, etc.? FPPL cardholders can book a 30 minute session with a librarian.Library staff will help you make progress. Some examples of questions or tasks:Download eBooks or audiobooks to a deviceSet up a Facebook accountMove pictures from your phone to your laptopSetting…
*KIT AVAILABLE* Sew-it Workshop Snowperson Project
*KIT AVAILABLE* Sew-it Workshop Snowperson Project
*This is a virtual program with a kit available!* Register and tune in to our virtual program to celebrate winter with a cute snowperson project. All materials are provided. Kits are limited; so sign up early! Designed for ages 7-10.
2 events,
Explore Your Library with the Community Center
Explore Your Library with the Community Center
How well do you know your friendly neighborhood library? The Forest Park Public Library has a lot of hidden treasures, helpful services, and special programs for seniors. Come explore the Library with old and new friends. We will meet in the Austin Room at the Library and then head to the Howard Mohr Community Center…
*VIRTUAL* Illinois Libraries Present: Inciting Joy: A Conversation with Ross Gay
*VIRTUAL* Illinois Libraries Present: Inciting Joy: A Conversation with Ross Gay
Register here. 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…
5 events,
One on One Technology Consultations
One on One Technology Consultations
Have a question about email, internet, using your phone, using library eBooks, or using Zoom, etc.? FPPL cardholders can book a 30 minute session with a librarian.Library staff will help you make progress. Some examples of questions or tasks:Download eBooks or audiobooks to a deviceSet up a Facebook accountMove pictures from your phone to your laptopSetting…
Chair Yoga
Chair Yoga
Join this 30 minute Chair Yoga class with DuShaun Branch that will be accessible and opento all bodies! Chair Yoga is a great introduction to Yoga and allowsstudents to use an everyday prop, the chair!!!
Learn Magic the Gathering
Learn Magic the Gathering
Thanks to our friends at Wizards of the Coast, we have some amazing Magic the Gathering freebies for kids interested in learning to play the game. Come by to pick up some tips and play with other beginners or Magic enthusiasts. Designed for ages 8+.
3 events,
*IN-PERSON* Rock Your Babies Storytime
*IN-PERSON* Rock Your Babies Storytime
Babies need books (and music!) and we are here to provide! Rock Your Babies is a storytime that focuses on short familiar rhymes and music and introduces your babies to short engaging stories. Great for short attention spans, wiggly babies, sleepy babies...all babies! Designed for pre-walkers. Image URL: https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.evanced.info/Customer/fppl/LEARNING422692_960_720_6CAE8C29.JPG
Be a digital musician
Be a digital musician
**This is an in-person program. Please email us at ysfppl.org or call the YS Department at 708-689-6126 if you need access to a remote or recorded option or if you have other accessibility needs.**Play around with being a digital musician as we create our own song melodies using Google's Chrome Music Lab. Ages 8 to…
YA Creative Lab: Screen Printed Handkerchiefs
YA Creative Lab: Screen Printed Handkerchiefs
Create one of a kind items using the Library’s vinyl cutter and your imagination. Supplies limited. Designed for grades 8-12. Image URL: https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.evanced.info/Customer/fppl/SCREENPRINTING_EVANCED_49FB9FA6.PNG
1 event,
*KIT AVAILABLE* January Pre-K-K Make & Take Kits
*KIT AVAILABLE* January Pre-K-K Make & Take Kits
*This is a kit event. These are available while supplies last! Register to guarantee yourself a bag. Make sure you register for all the bags you are requesting.* Fun activities in a bag. No library card is needed to reserve these and you get to keep everything inside. Designed for ages Pre-K through Kindergarten.
1 event,
*IN-PERSON* Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Screening
*IN-PERSON* Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Screening
*This is an in-person event.* Enjoy the action-packed sequel to Sonic, have some popcorn. The movie will be shown with captioning for accessibility purposes. Designed for ages 8 and older. Grown-ups should note that this film is rated PG. Feel free to check out Common Sense media for more information on content.
2 events,
Bilingual Storytime
Bilingual Storytime
** Please email us at ysfppl.org or call the YS Department at 708-689-6126 if you need access to a remote or recorded option or if you have other accessibility needs.**We will share stories and music in English and Spanish. Ages 5 and under. Please sign up so we can inform you of changes. Image URL:…
*IN-PERSON* Pokemon Play-and-Trade
*IN-PERSON* Pokemon Play-and-Trade
*This is an in-person program* Bring your cards and come to talk and play with other Pokemon fans. Designed for 6-8.
2 events,
One on One Technology Consultations
One on One Technology Consultations
Have a question about email, internet, using your phone, using library eBooks, or using Zoom, etc.? FPPL cardholders can book a 30 minute session with a librarian.Library staff will help you make progress. Some examples of questions or tasks:Download eBooks or audiobooks to a deviceSet up a Facebook accountMove pictures from your phone to your laptopSetting…
Retirement Planning After COVID
Retirement Planning After COVID
How has a global Pandemic reshaped retirement and the plans we make? Retirement planning expert and author, Dr. James Flanagan will help you understand what has changed and what the new normal will look like. Embrace technology:TVInternetFaceTime/ZoomEstablish a good relationship with your healthcare providersKeep household essentials well stockedBolster work on social supports and friendships
2 events,
Building Resilience for Seniors
Building Resilience for Seniors
With Forest Park-er Rose Mattax, earn simple exercises that will keep you happy, healthy and resilient. We'll combine breathing, visualization and gentle movement to enhance memory, clear thinking, strengthen the immune system, relieve joint discomfort, normalize blood pressure, feel more vibrant, full of energy and joy and more. Dress comfortably.
Get Grilled: Grilled Cheese + Trivia
Get Grilled: Grilled Cheese + Trivia
Make a scrumptious waffle iron grilled cheese sandwich and enjoy it during a rousing round of trivia. Supplies are limited. Designed for grades 8-12. Image URL: https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.evanced.info/Customer/fppl/GET_GRILLED_588915DB.PNG
3 events,
One on One Technology Consultations
One on One Technology Consultations
Have a question about email, internet, using your phone, using library eBooks, or using Zoom, etc.? FPPL cardholders can book a 30 minute session with a librarian.Library staff will help you make progress. Some examples of questions or tasks:Download eBooks or audiobooks to a deviceSet up a Facebook accountMove pictures from your phone to your laptopSetting…
Chair Yoga
Chair Yoga
Join this 30 minute Chair Yoga class with DuShaun Branch that will be accessible and opento all bodies! Chair Yoga is a great introduction to Yoga and allowsstudents to use an everyday prop, the chair!!!
Learn Magic the Gathering
Learn Magic the Gathering
Thanks to our friends at Wizards of the Coast, we have some amazing Magic the Gathering freebies for kids interested in learning to play the game. Come by to pick up some tips and play with other beginners or Magic enthusiasts. Designed for ages 8+.
3 events,
*IN-PERSON* Rock Your Babies Storytime
*IN-PERSON* Rock Your Babies Storytime
Babies need books (and music!) and we are here to provide! Rock Your Babies is a storytime that focuses on short familiar rhymes and music and introduces your babies to short engaging stories. Great for short attention spans, wiggly babies, sleepy babies...all babies! Designed for pre-walkers. Image URL: https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.evanced.info/Customer/fppl/LEARNING422692_960_720_7BA7FFE8.JPG
Guess The Lyrics Movie/Show Challenge
Guess The Lyrics Movie/Show Challenge
** This is an in-person program. Please email us at ysfppl.org or call the YS Department at 708-689-6126 if you need access to a remote or recorded option or if you have other accessibility needs.** Test or show off your knowledge of the lyrics or lines from recent family friendly movies and television shows during…
YA Chat and Snack
YA Chat and Snack
Enjoy a light snack and hear about updates to your space and services, while also having your voice heard. This monthly meeting - held the 3rd Friday of each month in the YA Lounge - is when library staff, including our Safety Coordinator Elizabeth, check in with teens! Designed for grades 8-12. Image URL: https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.evanced.info/Customer/fppl/FPPL_YA_CHAT_AND_SNACK_DCEA6D6B.PNG
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0 events,
3 events,
Bilingual Storytime
Bilingual Storytime
** Please email us at ysfppl.org or call the YS Department at 708-689-6126 if you need access to a remote or recorded option or if you have other accessibility needs.**We will share stories and music in English and Spanish. Ages 5 and under. Please sign up so we can inform you of changes. Image URL:…
*IN-PERSON* Black Out Poetry!
*IN-PERSON* Black Out Poetry!
** This is an in-person program. Please email us at ysfppl.org or call the YS Department at 708-689-6126 if you need access to a remote or recorded option or if you have other accessibility needs.** Come to the Youth Services Department to create your own piece of blackout poetry! Materials to be provided. Blackout poetry is…
Not Enough: Why Perfectionism Can Be Bad for You, and What to Do about It
Not Enough: Why Perfectionism Can Be Bad for You, and What to Do about It
You have experienced perfectionism if you have ever felt the nagging feeling that what you do or have – or who you are – is not enough. A small dose of perfectionism is not necessarily a problem. It can push us to achieve new goals and to grow. But when out of control, the feeling…
4 events,
Meet with an Employment Specialist
Meet with an Employment Specialist
Meet one-on-one virtually or in-person with a career search professional, Diana Munoz from Goodwill Workforce, who will help you formulate a plan and determine the best course of action to secure the best possible position for you. Questions? Please contact Ly at lnguyen@fppl.org. Please register for a 1/2 hour session here and we will reach out…
One on One Technology Consultations
One on One Technology Consultations
Have a question about email, internet, using your phone, using library eBooks, or using Zoom, etc.? FPPL cardholders can book a 30 minute session with a librarian.Library staff will help you make progress. Some examples of questions or tasks:Download eBooks or audiobooks to a deviceSet up a Facebook accountMove pictures from your phone to your laptopSetting…
YA Service Club
YA Service Club
Share ideas on service projects for the community and then come together to pull them off. One (1) service hour is earned for each meeting attended. This monthly meeting is held the 4th Tuesday of each month in the YA Lounge. Designed for grades 8-12. Image URL: https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.evanced.info/Customer/fppl/YA_SERVICE_CLUB_EVANCED_F9E84C4B.PNG
3 events,
Social Circle
Social Circle
We want the Library to be your happy place. All seniors (55+) are invited to join in for some special community time each week. We’ll talk and share interests, play Bingo, Loteria and other games, enjoy guest speakers, and keep ourselves active, engaged, and well-informed. Snacks will be served.
Basic 3D Art
Basic 3D Art
Illustrate a simple image using red and blue ink, don a pair of 3D glasses, and watch as your illustration jumps to life. Supplies are limited. Designed for grades 8-12. Image URL: https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.evanced.info/Customer/fppl/BASIC_3D_ART_EVANCED_83256230.PNG
Reading Awake Book Group
Reading Awake Book Group
Reading Awake Book Group discusses literature that makes us think and feel. If you are interested in participating in this book discussion group, please contact Skye at slavin@fppl.org or register to participate in this program. Dec 28: Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara Jan 25: The many daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford
3 events,
One on One Technology Consultations
One on One Technology Consultations
Have a question about email, internet, using your phone, using library eBooks, or using Zoom, etc.? FPPL cardholders can book a 30 minute session with a librarian.Library staff will help you make progress. Some examples of questions or tasks:Download eBooks or audiobooks to a deviceSet up a Facebook accountMove pictures from your phone to your laptopSetting…
Chair Yoga
Chair Yoga
Join this 30 minute Chair Yoga class with DuShaun Branch that will be accessible and opento all bodies! Chair Yoga is a great introduction to Yoga and allowsstudents to use an everyday prop, the chair!!!
Learn Magic the Gathering
Learn Magic the Gathering
Thanks to our friends at Wizards of the Coast, we have some amazing Magic the Gathering freebies for kids interested in learning to play the game. Come by to pick up some tips and play with other beginners or Magic enthusiasts. Designed for ages 8+.
2 events,
*IN-PERSON* Rock Your Babies Storytime
*IN-PERSON* Rock Your Babies Storytime
Babies need books (and music!) and we are here to provide! Rock Your Babies is a storytime that focuses on short familiar rhymes and music and introduces your babies to short engaging stories. Great for short attention spans, wiggly babies, sleepy babies...all babies! Designed for pre-walkers. Image URL: https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.evanced.info/Customer/fppl/LEARNING422692_960_720_89A5A7AC.JPG
Magic themed escape room
Magic themed escape room
**This is an in-person program. Please email us at ysfppl.org or call the YS Department at 708-689-6126 if you need access to a remote or recorded option or if you have other accessibility needs.**Find the clues and use teamwork to solve this magic themed escape room based on Disney's The Owl House tv show. Ages…
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2 events,
Bilingual Storytime
Bilingual Storytime
** Please email us at ysfppl.org or call the YS Department at 708-689-6126 if you need access to a remote or recorded option or if you have other accessibility needs.**We will share stories and music in English and Spanish. Ages 5 and under. Please sign up so we can inform you of changes. Image URL:…
*OFFSITE* Dance workshop at MOMENTA Dance Company
*OFFSITE* Dance workshop at MOMENTA Dance Company
This event is in-person and offsite and will be at MOMENTA Dance Company located at The Academy of Movement and Music 605 Lake Street, Oak Park, Illinois.Meet us at MOMENTA Dance Company in Oak Park for an inclusive dance workshop with EveryBody Can Dance. We will be learning the Humphrey Technique. Designed for ages 8…
3 events,
Hot Chocolate Kit
Hot Chocolate Kit
Celebrate National Hot Chocolate Day on January 31st with a nice mug of hot chocolate on us. A library branded mug is included!
Meet with an Employment Specialist
Meet with an Employment Specialist
Meet one-on-one virtually or in-person with a career search professional, Diana Munoz from Goodwill Workforce, who will help you formulate a plan and determine the best course of action to secure the best possible position for you. Questions? Please contact Ly at lnguyen@fppl.org. Please register for a 1/2 hour session here and we will reach out…
One on One Technology Consultations
One on One Technology Consultations
Have a question about email, internet, using your phone, using library eBooks, or using Zoom, etc.? FPPL cardholders can book a 30 minute session with a librarian.Library staff will help you make progress. Some examples of questions or tasks:Download eBooks or audiobooks to a deviceSet up a Facebook accountMove pictures from your phone to your laptopSetting…
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