May June Newsletter 2024

Kids
Nature Rangers
Presents
Homeschool—
All about Birds! R
Rakow Branch
Wednesday, 5/1 • 2 pm
Ages 6-10. Build a bird nest that can
hold a weighted egg and create a
simple birdfeeder.
Welcome Baby! R
Main Library Story Room South
Friday, 5/3 • 10 am
Saturday, 5/4, 6/25 • 10 am
Designed for families with babies up
to age one, this session will provide
information about programs and
resources to support your baby’s early
literacy development.
Creativity Corner: Kindness
Bugs R
South Elgin Branch
Tuesday, 5/7 • 2 pm & 4:45 pm
Ages 6-10. Let’s make clay bug garden
stakes to decorate plants whether indoors
on pots or outdoors in the garden.
Creativity Corner: Painting &
Potions R
Rakow Branch
Wednesday, 5/22 • 2 pm & 4:45 pm
Ages 6-10. We’ll paint by stickers while
sipping on a fun magic potion.
Baking for Kids: Borden Bars!
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Monday, 5/13 • 7 – 7:45 pm
Join Miss Jen in her kitchen as she whips
up some delicious dessert bars using a key
ingredient from our
library’s namesake,
Gail Borden.
Summer Art Explorers R
Main Library Sally Lee Rooms
Thursdays • 11 am & 4 pm
Grades K-5. We’ll learn about an artist or
medium, but we’ll spend most of our time
making art.
6/6 Artist Monokubo and gigantic
animals
6/20 Zen doodles
Preschool Dance Party
Main Library Outdoor Stage
Tuesday, 6/11 • 10 – 10:30 am
Ages 2-6 with an adult. Drop in for
an active program of music, stories
and rhymes.
Drop In and DRAW with
Ms. Carrie
Main Library Sally Lee Rooms
Fridays, 6/14, 6/28 • 2 – 3 pm
Grades 2-5. Learn to draw a few items and
then have time to color and share your
creations at this drawing workshop.
Coding with Scratch Series R
Main Library Computer Training Center
Wednesday, 6/19, Thursday, 6/20 •
1 pm
Grades 3-5. Join us as we learn the ins and
outs of coding using Scratch and program
fun projects.
Craft-o-Rama: Minions!
Main Library Sally Lee Rooms
Tuesday, 6/25 • 10 – 11 am
Ages 3+ with an adult. Stop by and make
Minion-themed crafts to take home.
All materials supplied.
Hello Kitty!:
Sanrio Fan Party R
Main Library Meadows
Community Rooms
Thursday, 6/27 • 2 – 3:30 pm
Grades 1-5. Celebrate Hello Kitty, Kuromi,
and more Sanrio friends by making
cute crafts!
Curious Kids Club
Main Library Sally Lee Rooms
Fridays, 6/7, 6/14, 6/21, 6/28 •
11 – 11:45 am
Grades K-5. Bring your curiosity and join
us for a different theme or activity we’ll
explore each week.
Play on the Patio
Main Library ELC Patio
Wednesdays, 6/5, 6/12, 6/19, 6/26 •
10:30 am – Noon
Babies, toddlers and preschoolers can
join us outside for fun activities at this
drop-in program.
Let’s Play!
Rakow Branch Outside
Fridays, 6/7, 6/14 • 10 – 11 am
Ages 3-5. Come ready to play at some fun
outdoor activities. Please dress appropriately.
Library in the Community
STEAM on Wheels ES
The TechKnow Mobile
Elgin’s Festival Park, 132 S. Grove Ave.
Thursdays, 5/23, 6/13
5:30 – 6:30 pm
Ages 6-10. Several STEAM-based stations
will challenge your creativity. The
TechKnow Mobile provides hotspots,
laptops, DVD’s and books for checkout
and new library card registration.
Mobile Storytime
Lords Park Pavilion near Playground & Tennis
Courts, Across from Lords Park Zoo
325 Hiawatha Dr., Elgin
Friday, 6/7 • 10:30 – 11 am
Come join us for a storytime then visit
the Bookmobile.
Stories at Lords Park Zoo:
Under the Hickory Tree
Lords Park Zoo, 325 Hiawatha Dr., Elgin
Thursday, 6/13 • 11:30 am – Noon
Bring a blanket or chair to sit on and
listen to a storytime about goats, pigs,
bison and other animals! In the event of bad
weather, storytime will move indoors to the Lords Park
Zoo cowshed.
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