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Middle School Meetup: Video Games

Monday, March 24, 2025 at 1:45pm - 3:30pm
Horizon Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Entertainment
Age Group:
Teens, Middle School
Event Details:

Bring your friends to this fun hangout featuring a different activity at each scheduled meetup! Registration not required.Grades: 6-8

Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Horizon Room
Age Group: Teens, Middle School
Program Type: Entertainment
Event Details:

Bring your friends to this fun hangout featuring a different activity at each scheduled meetup! Registration not required.

Grades: 6-8

Workspace Mondays (In-Person)

Monday, March 24, 2025 at 4:00pm - 8:00pm
Create & Learn Center at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Passive Program
Age Group:
High School, Adults
Event Details:

Adults and High Schoolers can find their #MondayMotivation in this weekly productivity zone.  Whether you need personal desk space, group collaboration tables, or just somewhe...

Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Create & Learn Center
Age Group: High School, Adults
Program Type: Passive Program
Event Details:

Adults and High Schoolers can find their #MondayMotivation in this weekly productivity zone.  Whether you need personal desk space, group collaboration tables, or just somewhere to focus outside of your home, this flexible coworking space is

Smiling child with constellation craft made from marshmallows and toothpicks.

Hands-on Learning: Space (In-Person)

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Science & Technology (STEM)
Age Group:
Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School
Event Details:

For ages 2-6, with caregiver. We’ll have playful learning stations for child and caregiver to explore this month's topic--space--in a tactile, fun way!Drop in anytime from 10:...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Science & Technology (STEM)
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

For ages 2-6, with caregiver. We’ll have playful learning stations for child and caregiver to explore this month's topic--space--in a tactile, fun way!

Drop in anytime from 10:00-12:00 to play and learn with your child.

Medicare 101 (In-Person)

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Medicare can be confusing. Medicare Solutions Network will be presenting a free educational seminar to get you up to speed on what Medicare covers, what it doesn’t and your potenti...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Event Details:

Medicare can be confusing. Medicare Solutions Network will be presenting a free educational seminar to get you up to speed on what Medicare covers, what it doesn’t and your potential out-of-pocket exposure.

Children dancing under a disco ball with the text Let's dance!

Fancy Feet (In-Person)

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Music
Age Group:
Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool
Event Details:

Got boogie fever? Want to shake a tail feather? Students will learn dance fundamentals, work on their musicality and rhythm, and use their imagination through creative movement wit...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Music
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Got boogie fever? Want to shake a tail feather? Students will learn dance fundamentals, work on their musicality and rhythm, and use their imagination through creative movement with an instructor from Flourish Dance Academy.

Author Zachary Jeffries

Preparing to Write a Book (In-Person)

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Entertainment, Reading programs
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Zachary Jeffries is a bestselling author of Young Adult fiction books and a non-fiction book on the craft of writing. He will provide practical and insightful tips and advice on wr...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Entertainment, Reading programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

Zachary Jeffries is a bestselling author of Young Adult fiction books and a non-fiction book on the craft of writing. He will provide practical and insightful tips and advice on writing the book you have always wanted to.

field

Page Turners Book Club: Field Day Rules! (In-Person)

Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Discovery Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Kids, Elementary School
Event Details:

Page Turners is an exciting Book Club! We meet every six weeks to explore new worlds, meet new friends, unforgettable characters, crafts and activities inspired by our reading. Thi...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Discovery Room
Age Group: Kids, Elementary School
Program Type: Book Clubs
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Page Turners is an exciting Book Club! We meet every six weeks to explore new worlds, meet new friends, unforgettable characters, crafts and activities inspired by our reading.

zumba class

Zumba (In-Person)

Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Music
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Get moving in this hour-long, high-intensity cardio workout. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes. Bottled water will be provided.This program requires acceptance of the following&nb...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Music
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Get moving in this hour-long, high-intensity cardio workout. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes. Bottled water will be provided.

Illustration of children playing

Friday Stories and Fun (In-Person)

Friday, March 28, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool
Event Details:

Fridays are fierce, fun, and fantastic at the Library! Join us for a fabulous storytime, and stay afterwards to enjoy an hour of free play.

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Fridays are fierce, fun, and fantastic at the Library! Join us for a fabulous storytime, and stay afterwards to enjoy an hour of free play.

sewing

Let's Sew Together: How to Use a Sewing Machine (In-Person)

Friday, March 28, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Create & Learn Center at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts
Age Group:
High School, Adults
Event Details:

Registration will open for CSPL cardholders age 16+ on March 1.Have you always wanted to try a sewing machine, but don't know where to start? Learn how to thread a machine, sew bas...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Create & Learn Center
Age Group: High School, Adults
Program Type: Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Registration will open for CSPL cardholders age 16+ on March 1.

Spanish Storytime

Lectura familiar en español (En español, En persona)

Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts, EDI, Storytimes, En español
Age Group:
Kids, Family
Event Details:

Todos son bienvenidos. Este programa se llevará a cabo en español.All are welcome. This program will be held in Spanish.Acompañenos para tener la oportunidad de leer libros infanti...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Family
Program Type: Crafts, EDI, Storytimes, En español
Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

Todos son bienvenidos. Este programa se llevará a cabo en español.
All are welcome. This program will be held in Spanish.

Drop-In to Spring Break: Family STEM (In-Person)

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 10:00am - 2:00pm
Create & Learn Center at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Passive Program, Science & Technology (STEM)
Age Group:
Kids, Elementary School
Event Details:

It's Spring Break and you're already bored? Come spend time with your family and friends tinkering with fun STEM activities at the LibraryGrades: K-5

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Create & Learn Center
Age Group: Kids, Elementary School
Program Type: Passive Program, Science & Technology (STEM)
Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

It's Spring Break and you're already bored? Come spend time with your family and friends tinkering with fun STEM activities at the Library

Grades: K-5

TD3 Innovative Gaming: Minecraft

TD3 Innovative Gaming: Minecraft (In-Person)

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Create & Learn Center at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Entertainment, Science & Technology (STEM)
Age Group:
Middle School
Event Details:

TD3 Innovative Gaming will be returning to the library to host two hours of Minecraft activities and games! No existing account required, and laptops will be provided. For gra...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Create & Learn Center
Age Group: Middle School
Program Type: Entertainment, Science & Technology (STEM)
Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

TD3 Innovative Gaming will be returning to the library to host two hours of Minecraft activities and games! No existing account required, and laptops will be provided. 

For grades 6-8.

Earth Month Scavenger Hunt (All Ages, All Month)

All Day
Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Passive Program, Science & Technology (STEM)
Age Group:
Kids, Teens, High School, Adults, Family, Everyone
Event Details:

We are celebrating our planet all month long with an Earth-focused scavenger hunt!  Participants will receive an environmentally-friendly prize.1.  Pick up your scavenger...

Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Age Group: Kids, Teens, High School, Adults, Family, Everyone
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Passive Program, Science & Technology (STEM)
Event Details:

We are celebrating our planet all month long with an Earth-focused scavenger hunt!  Participants will receive an environmentally-friendly prize.

Poet-Tree Interactive Display (All Month)

All Day
Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Entertainment, Passive Program
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

April is National Poetry Month and this year we are celebrating by growing a poet tree! Write a poem, haiku, or a line from one of your favorite poems on a leaf and hang it on the ...

Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Entertainment, Passive Program
Event Details:

April is National Poetry Month and this year we are celebrating by growing a poet tree! Write a poem, haiku, or a line from one of your favorite poems on a leaf and hang it on the poet-tree.

Butterfly Rings

Take & Make: Pipe Cleaner Butterfly Ring (Adult)

All Day
Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Make & Take, Passive Program
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Beginning on the first of the month, call the Adult Services Desk at 630-344-6123 or email cstream@cslibrary.org to have a kit put aside for you! Supplies are limited, restricted t...

Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Make & Take, Passive Program
Event Details:

Beginning on the first of the month, call the Adult Services Desk at 630-344-6123 or email cstream@cslibrary.org to have a kit put aside for you! Supplies are limited, restricted to one per person. No advanced requests can be taken.

Take & Make: Recycled Plastic Bag Friendship Bracelet Kit (High School)

All Day
Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Make & Take
Age Group:
High School
Event Details:

Request a kit starting April 1 by calling Adult Services at (630) 344-6123, emailing cstream@cslibrary.org, or chatting with us via our website. One kit per person. Supplies are li...

Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Age Group: High School
Program Type: Crafts, Make & Take
Event Details:

Request a kit starting April 1 by calling Adult Services at (630) 344-6123, emailing cstream@cslibrary.org, or chatting with us via our website. One kit per person. Supplies are limited. No advanced requests can be taken.

Social Services Hours (Bi-lingual, In-Person)

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Study Room B at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Outreach
Age Group:
Kids, Teens, Adults, Family, Everyone
Event Details:

Drop-in and meet your local social worker and connect with services that meet your needs. Learn what is available to residents.

Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Study Room B
Age Group: Kids, Teens, Adults, Family, Everyone
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:

Drop-in and meet your local social worker and connect with services that meet your needs. Learn what is available to residents.

Group of children reading

Storytime Jamboree (In-Person)

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School
Event Details:

An all-ages, lively storytime featuring books, music, movement, and more!

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:

An all-ages, lively storytime featuring books, music, movement, and more!

Peter Rabbit

Spring Break Afternoon at the Movies: Peter Rabbit (2018)

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Entertainment, Movies
Age Group:
Kids, Elementary School, Family
Event Details:

Attention all Families, Spring Break Afternoon at the Movies is for you! Enjoy popcorn and the film Peter Rabbit (2018) with family and friends. Gr. K-5 (Siblings welcome with...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Elementary School, Family
Program Type: Entertainment, Movies
Required
Seats Remaining: 36
Event Details:

Attention all Families, Spring Break Afternoon at the Movies is for you! Enjoy popcorn and the film Peter Rabbit (2018) with family and friends. 

Gr. K-5 (Siblings welcome with a parent.)

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Slacker by Gordon Korman

One More Chapter: The Slacker

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Create & Learn Center at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Middle School
Event Details:

This month, we will discuss Gordon Korman's humorous story Slacker. When Cameron creates the Positive Action Group at school, he intends it as a diversion to fool his parents,...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Create & Learn Center
Age Group: Middle School
Program Type: Book Clubs
Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

This month, we will discuss Gordon Korman's humorous story Slacker. 

Dirt and gardening supplies

DuPage Organic Garden Club: Growing Great Tomatoes (In-Person)

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Home & Garden, Outreach
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Dreaming of vibrant, juicy tomatoes from your own garden? Dave Hodge, a tomato aficionado, will share practical tips to help you grow a bountiful harvest. Learn how to select the b...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Home & Garden, Outreach
Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

Dreaming of vibrant, juicy tomatoes from your own garden? Dave Hodge, a tomato aficionado, will share practical tips to help you grow a bountiful harvest.

Financial Fitness: Planning for Retirement (Online)

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Zoom (Adult and Teen programs) at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Business & Finances
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Certified Financial Planner John Daly presents this information packed session. Learn what to consider about when to retire, how much money you will need, when to take Social Secur...

Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Zoom (Adult and Teen programs)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Business & Finances
Event Details:

Certified Financial Planner John Daly presents this information packed session. Learn what to consider about when to retire, how much money you will need, when to take Social Security and how to invest when you are retired.

Homeschool Hangout: Intro to Coding with Glyphs

Friday, April 4, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Combined Meeting Room at Carol Stream Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Entertainment
Age Group:
Kids, Middle School, Everyone
Event Details:

Get together with other home-schooling families in the community, learn about how the Library can support you, and do some fun activities. In May, we will  introduce coding by...

Required
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Middle School, Everyone
Program Type: Crafts, Entertainment
Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

Get together with other home-schooling families in the community, learn about how the Library can support you, and do some fun activities. In May, we will  introduce coding by making glyphs.

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.