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Storytime Jamboree (In-Person)

10:00am - 10:30am
Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School
Registration
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

An all-ages, lively storytime featuring books, music, movement, and more! For families with children ages birth to six.

STEAM Stackers: Preschool

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Kids, Preschool
Registration
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Preschool
Program Type: Science & Technology (STEM)
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

Join in phenomenal fun as preschoolers participate in a series of STEAM demonstrations with hundreds of 12"x12" blocks for structured, hands-on play.

Magic Matt's Family Fun Show (In-Person)

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, Family
Registration
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, Family
Program Type: Entertainment, Music
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 21
Event Details:

Spring Break entertainment with Magic Matt! Bring the whole family to experience an interactive magic show for everyone to enjoy. Please register all family members attending.

Family

CSPL Kit: Build A Bird's Nest (Preschool)

04/07/2025 @ 9:00am - 04/12/2025 @ 5:00pm
Kids, Preschool
Registration
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Age Group: Kids, Preschool
Program Type: Make & Take
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 75
Event Details:

Have fun building a nest for baby birds!

Kits will be available to reserve and pick up beginning Monday, April 7. To reserve a kit, register below, call us at 630-344-6127 or email us at children@cslibrary.org.

Terrific 2s and 3s (In-Person)

9:30am - 10:00am
Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool
Registration
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Horizon Room
Age Group: Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Get ready to shake, rattle and read! We'll enjoy rhythmic stories and songs that may cause some bouncing of your own! Let's shake those wiggles out!

Preschool Pals (In-Person)

10:30am - 11:00am
Kids, Preschool
Registration
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Horizon Room
Age Group: Kids, Preschool
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

Join us for a live storytime and dance, sing, read and play. 


 

Storytime Jamboree (In-Person)

10:00am - 10:30am
Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School
Registration
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:

An all-ages, lively storytime featuring books, music, movement, and more! For families with children ages birth to six.

Itty Bitty Book Fun (In-Person)

10:00am - 11:30am
Kids, Preschool, Elementary School
Registration
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Book Clubs, Crafts, Storytimes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Come explore our favorite books and authors with activities, crafts, and playful learning stations. For ages 3-8, with caregiver. 

Drop in anytime from 10:00-11:30 to create with your child.

Encuentro bilingüe (Bilingual, En persona)

11:00am - 12:00pm
Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School
Registration
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Crafts, EDI, Storytimes, En español
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

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

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.

Music & Me (In-Person)

3:45pm - 4:15pm
Kids, Preschool
Registration
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Preschool
Program Type: Music
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Carol Streamers, get ready to rock! Professional musician and instructor Michael Twietmeyer will be setting up shop to teach the fundamentals of music.

Hora del cuento (En español, En persona)

11:00am - 11:30am
Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool
Registration
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Horizon Room
Age Group: Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Storytimes, En español
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 29
Event Details:

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

Terrific 2s and 3s (In-Person)

9:30am - 10:00am
Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool
Registration
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Horizon Room
Age Group: Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

Get ready to shake, rattle and read! We'll enjoy rhythmic stories and songs that may cause some bouncing of your own! Let's shake those wiggles out!

Preschool Pals (In-Person)

10:30am - 11:00am
Kids, Preschool
Registration
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Horizon Room
Age Group: Kids, Preschool
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

Join us for a live storytime and dance, sing, read and play. 


 

Storytime Jamboree (In-Person)

10:00am - 10:30am
Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School
Registration
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 21
Event Details:

An all-ages, lively storytime featuring books, music, movement, and more! For families with children ages birth to six.

Yoga Storytime (In-Person)

10:00am - 10:30am
Kids, Preschool, Elementary School
Registration
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Storytimes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:

An interactive storytime that pairs themed and social-emotional learning books with movement and mindfulness. Practice yoga poses, play with active songs, and pause for focus and relaxation. For ages 3-6, with caregiver. 

Shhh! Don't Tell Mom! (Take & Make for kids)

All Day 4/21 - 5/10
Kids, Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School
Registration
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Age Group: Kids, Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School
Program Type: Crafts, Make & Take, Passive Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 100
Event Details:

Find a grownup (not Mom!) to help create a felt flower bouquet for that special person you want to honor on Mother’s Day. The Library will provide the supplies, you provide the imagination and creativity.

CSPL Kit: Confetti Caterpillar (Preschool)

04/21/2025 @ 9:00am - 04/26/2025 @ 5:00pm
Kids, Preschool
Registration
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Age Group: Kids, Preschool
Program Type: Make & Take
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 75
Event Details:

Make a fun, multicolored caterpillar friend!

Kits will be available to reserve and pick up beginning Monday, April 21. To reserve a kit, register below, call us at 630-344-6127 or email us at children@cslibrary.org.

Sensory Series: Cloud Dough (In-Person)

4:00pm - 4:30pm
Kids, Preschool, Elementary School
Registration
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Let's explore all things that are fun to squish, squeeze and shape. We'll make silky, squishy 2-ingredient dough in this half hour of free play.

Hands-on Learning: Weather (In-Person)

10:00am - 12:00pm
Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School
Registration
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Science & Technology (STEM)
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

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

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

Fancy Feet (In-Person)

10:00am - 10:30am
Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool
Registration
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Music
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 17
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.

Friday Stories and Fun (In-Person)

10:00am - 11:30am
Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool
Registration
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
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.

Arabic Storytime (In-Person)

2:00pm - 2:30pm
Kids, Preschool, Elementary School
Registration
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: EDI, Storytimes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20

Storytimes

Join us for a fun time with stories, rhymes, and songs.

Event Details:

As-salamu alaykum and welcome to one and all! The Library is thrilled to introduce a new program for Arabic learners and speakers.

Yoga Storytime (In-Person)

10:00am - 10:30am
Kids, Preschool, Elementary School
Registration
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Room: Combined Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Preschool, Elementary School
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Storytimes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

An interactive storytime that pairs themed and social-emotional learning books with movement and mindfulness. Practice yoga poses, play with active songs, and pause for focus and relaxation. For ages 3-6, with caregiver. 

CSPL Kit: Bubble Wrap Cherry Blossom Trees (Preschool)

05/05/2025 @ 9:00am - 05/10/2025 @ 5:00pm
Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool
Registration
Library Branch: Carol Stream Public Library
Age Group: Kids, Babies and Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Crafts, Make & Take, Passive Program, Science & Technology (STEM)
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 75
Event Details:

Make a beautiful tree using bubble wrap and your hand.