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Summer "Entertaining" Appetizers with Chef Susan Maddox

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Ohrman Room A/B at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Cooking
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

This program will have a range of flavors, textures, and tastes to get you ready for your dining events whether you are hosting or bringing a dish to share at a get together. Prese...

Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Ohrman Room A/B
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Cooking
Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Event Details:

This program will have a range of flavors, textures, and tastes to get you ready for your dining events whether you are hosting or bringing a dish to share at a get together.

eleanore of avignon

Books Worth Talking About

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Ohrman Room A/B at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Join our Books Worth Talking About book group as they discuss Eleanore of Avignon: a novel by Elizabeth DeLozier. Please email Michelle (mhoffmann@vppl.info) to reserve&n...

Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Ohrman Room A/B
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussions
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Join our Books Worth Talking About book group as they discuss

Beekeeper at Lyman Woods

Bees and Apiaries: Presented by Lyman Woods

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Ohrman Room A/B at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Animal Programs, Environmental Programs, Home & Garden
Age Group:
High School, Adults, Family, Seniors
Event Details:

Get buzzing and discover the amazing world of honeybees! Learn how bees make honey and see firsthand how honey is extracted. Learn about apiaries and have a taste of wild Lyman Woo...

Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Ohrman Room A/B
Age Group: High School, Adults, Family, Seniors
Program Type: Animal Programs, Environmental Programs, Home & Garden
Required
Seats Remaining: 40
Event Details:

Get buzzing and discover the amazing world of honeybees! Learn how bees make honey and see firsthand how honey is extracted. Learn about apiaries and have a taste of wild Lyman Woods honey.

ID: Book cover of It Happened One Summer: a novel by Tessa Bailey. On a dark blue background, a man stands with his arms crossed, in jeans a white long-sleeve tee and a beanie. Opposite him, a woman stands in a short red dress, with one hand on her hip. A small red and white lighthouse sits in the background between them.

RomCom Readers: It Happened One Summer: a novel by Tessa Bailey

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Board Room at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Join our RomCom book group as they discuss contemporary romantic comedies! Please email Emily (eblake@vppl.info) to reserve a copy of the book, or come in and pick one up...

Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussions
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Join our RomCom book group as they discuss contemporary romantic comedies! Please email Emily (eblake@vppl.info) to reserve a copy of the book, or come in and pick one up. This program is led by Emily Blake. Registration is required.

Book Cover of After I'm Gone by Laura Lippman. Close up of woman's downcast face

Mystery Reader Book Discussion

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Board Room at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

This is hybrid book discussion In person and via Zoom, registrants will receive the link before the meeting.This month we will discuss After I'm Gone by Laura Lippman. You can get ...

Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussions
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

This is hybrid book discussion In person and via Zoom, registrants will receive the link before the meeting.

Essentrics with Lisa

Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Ohrman Room A/B at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Slow-paced, full body workout designed to restore movement in joints and flexibility in muscles and relieve pain. Exercise mat required. Presented by Lisa Sawczuk.

Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Ohrman Room A/B
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Slow-paced, full body workout designed to restore movement in joints and flexibility in muscles and relieve pain. Exercise mat required. Presented by Lisa Sawczuk.

Happy Healthy Yoga

Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Ohrman Room A/B at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
High School, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Classes will empower all who attend to feel strong and agile within their body and mind. Presented by Katie Sayad.

Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Ohrman Room A/B
Age Group: High School, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Classes will empower all who attend to feel strong and agile within their body and mind. Presented by Katie Sayad.

Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury

Grim Readers - Something Wicked This Way Comes

Monday, July 28, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Board Room at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Join the Grim Readers book group as they discuss Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury. Please email John (jbradford@vppl.info) to reserve a copy of the book, or just co...

Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussions
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Join the Grim Readers book group as they discuss Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury.

Morning Makers

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Ohrman Room A/B at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
High School, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Come get crafty! Each session will feature a different craft-a-long. Supplies are included.

Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Ohrman Room A/B
Age Group: High School, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Come get crafty! Each session will feature a different craft-a-long. Supplies are included.

Summer Reading Program Finale!

Friday, August 8, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Movies, Outreach Programs, Reading Programs
Age Group:
Youth, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Kindergarten, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Family, Seniors, Everyone
Event Details:

All ages (children under 12 with an adult)Join us for a special performance by the Barefoot Hawaiians from 7:00-7:45 p.m. featuring Hawaiian, Tahitian, and Polynesian dances. This ...

Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Youth, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Kindergarten, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Family, Seniors, Everyone
Program Type: Movies, Outreach Programs, Reading Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 200
Event Details:

All ages (children under 12 with an adult)

book censor's library

Books Worth Talking About

Monday, August 11, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Ohrman Room A/B at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Join our Books Worth Talking About book group as they discuss The Book Censor's Library by Buthayna Al-Essa. Please email Michelle (mhoffmann@vppl.info) to reserve a...

Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Ohrman Room A/B
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussions
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Join our Books Worth Talking About book group as they discuss The Book Censor's Library by Buthayna Al-Essa. Please email Michelle (mhoffmann@vppl.info) to reserve a copy of the book, or just come in and pick one up...we'll

What's Wrong with My Plant?

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ohrman Room A/B at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Environmental Programs, Home & Garden
Age Group:
High School, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Learn how to diagnose common insect and disease problems in the mid-summer garden. Organic remedies will be emphasized. Attendees are encouraged to bring in samples for diagno...

Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Ohrman Room A/B
Age Group: High School, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Environmental Programs, Home & Garden
Required
Seats Remaining: 45
Event Details:

Learn how to diagnose common insect and disease problems in the mid-summer garden. Organic remedies will be emphasized. 

Attendees are encouraged to bring in samples for diagnosis in a sealed plastic bag. 

Happy Healthy Yoga

Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Ohrman Room A/B at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
High School, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Classes will empower all who attend to feel strong and agile within their body and mind. Presented by Katie Sayad.

Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Ohrman Room A/B
Age Group: High School, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Classes will empower all who attend to feel strong and agile within their body and mind. Presented by Katie Sayad.

ID: Book cover of The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren. A bright yellow background is littered with tiny pastel pink hearts. Around the edges is a sparse tropical boarder, including a toucan on the upper left and tropical plants around the rest of the boarder.

RomCom Readers: The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Board Room at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Join our RomCom book group as they discuss contemporary romantic comedies! Please email Emily (eblake@vppl.info) to reserve a copy of the book, or come in and pick one up...

Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussions
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Join our RomCom book group as they discuss contemporary romantic comedies! Please email Emily (eblake@vppl.info) to reserve a copy of the book, or come in and pick one up. This program is led by Emily Blake. Registration is required.

Book cover of Murder in Old Bombay by Nev March. Depicting a bustling Bombay street.

Mystery Reader Book Discussion

Thursday, August 21, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Board Room at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussions
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

This is hybrid book discussion In person and via Zoom, registrants will receive the link before the meeting.This month we will discuss Murder in Old Bombay by Nev March. You can ge...

Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussions
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

This is hybrid book discussion In person and via Zoom, registrants will receive the link before the meeting.

Essentrics with Lisa

Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Ohrman Room A/B at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Slow-paced, full body workout designed to restore movement in joints and flexibility in muscles and relieve pain. Exercise mat required. Presented by Lisa Sawczuk.

Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Ohrman Room A/B
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Slow-paced, full body workout designed to restore movement in joints and flexibility in muscles and relieve pain. Exercise mat required. Presented by Lisa Sawczuk.