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Toddler Time - Thursdays 11:30am

Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room) at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Youth, Toddlers
Event Details:

Sign up for ONE weekly session time:Mondays 10:30-11am -OR-Mondays 11:30am-12pm -OR-Thursdays 10:30-11amThursdays 11:30am-12pmFOR: Children who are walking (up to age 3), with an a...

Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room)
Age Group: Youth, Toddlers
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Sign up for ONE weekly session time:

  • Mondays 10:30-11am -OR-
  • Mondays 11:30am-12pm -OR-
  • Thursdays 10:30-11am
  • Thursdays

Marvelous Mornings

Saturday, July 5, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room) at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Storytimes
Age Group:
Youth, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Kindergarten, Family
Marvelous Mornings:

All ages with adult. Stories, songs and activities for young children and their adults, including a “make & take” project to enjoy together.

Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room)
Age Group: Youth, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Kindergarten, Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 12

Marvelous Mornings

All ages with adult.

Stories, songs and activities for young children and their adults, including a “make & take” project to enjoy together.

STEAM for Tweens & Teens - Kit Pick-Up Date: July 2025

All Day
Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
At Home (Supplies and/or written instructions provided), S.T.E.A.M. Programs, Take & Make
Age Group:
Middle School, High School
Event Details:

Grades 5 - 12Sign up for take-home STEAM kits, including materials for a project that encourages creativity, exploration, and critical thinking through inquiry-based learning.Sign ...

Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Age Group: Middle School, High School
Program Type: At Home (Supplies and/or written instructions provided), S.T.E.A.M. Programs, Take & Make
Event Details:

Grades 5 - 12

Sign up for take-home STEAM kits, including materials for a project that encourages creativity, exploration, and critical thinking through inquiry-based learning.

Toddler Time - Mondays 10:30am

Monday, July 7, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room) at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Youth, Toddlers
Event Details:

Sign up for ONE weekly session time:Mondays 10:30-11am -OR-Mondays 11:30am-12pm -OR-Thursdays 10:30-11am -OR-Thursdays 11:30am-12pmFOR: Children who are walking (up to age 3), atte...

Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room)
Age Group: Youth, Toddlers
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Sign up for ONE weekly session time:

  • Mondays 10:30-11am -OR-
  • Mondays 11:30am-12pm -OR-
  • Thursdays 10:30-11am -OR-
  • Thur

Toddler Time - Mondays 11:30am

Monday, July 7, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room) at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Youth, Toddlers
Event Details:

Sign up for ONE weekly session time:Mondays 10:30-11am -OR-Mondays 11:30am-12pm -OR-Thursdays 10:30-11am -OR-Thursdays 11:30am-12pmFOR: Children who are walking (up to age 3), with...

Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room)
Age Group: Youth, Toddlers
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Sign up for ONE weekly session time:

  • Mondays 10:30-11am -OR-
  • Mondays 11:30am-12pm -OR-
  • Thursdays 10:30-11am -OR-
  • Thur

Babies & Books - Tuesdays

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room) at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Youth, Babies
Event Details:

Sign up for either Tuesdays -OR- Thursdays • 9:30-10 amAll infants & pre-walkers with adultAll babies are born to read! We will introduce the world of language and books to inf...

Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room)
Age Group: Youth, Babies
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Sign up for either Tuesdays -OR- Thursdays • 9:30-10 am

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.

Picture Book Picnic - at Twin Lakes Park

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:15pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Youth, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Kindergarten, Family
Event Details:

Picture Book Picnic Wednesdays • 11:30 am-12:15 pm • All ages with adult • June 11, 18, 25; July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 This drop-in program will be held OUTDOORS at Twin Lakes...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Youth, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Kindergarten, Family
Program Type: Storytimes
Event Details:

Picture Book Picnic 

Suzume movie poster with two people coming through doorway

Anime Club Movie Night: Suzume

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:15pm
Ohrman Room A/B at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Movies
Age Group:
Youth, Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Event Details:

Anime Club Movie Night: SuzumeWednesday, July 9 6-8:15 pm • Grades 4-8 Watch a full-length anime movie with fellow fans at the library! We’ll see Suzume (©Shinkai's CoMix...

Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Ohrman Room A/B
Age Group: Youth, Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

Anime Club Movie Night: Suzume

Wednesday, July 9 

VPPL @ Kiwanis Summer Concerts featuring

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Music Programs, Outreach Programs, Outside Organizations
Event Details:

Visit the Friends of the Villa Park Library table at the Kiwanis Summer Concerts in July for a free grab & go craft!The concession stand opens at 6 pm selling hamburgers, hot d...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Music Programs, Outreach Programs, Outside Organizations
Event Details:

Visit the Friends of the Villa Park Library table at the Kiwanis Summer Concerts in July for a free grab & go craft!

Babies & Books - Thursdays

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room) at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Youth, Babies
Event Details:

Sign up for either Tuesdays -OR- Thursdays • 9:30-10 amAll infants & pre-walkers with adultAll babies are born to read! We will introduce the world of language and books to inf...

Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room)
Age Group: Youth, Babies
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Sign up for either Tuesdays -OR- Thursdays • 9:30-10 am

Toddler Time - Thursdays 10:30am

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room) at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Youth, Toddlers
Event Details:

Sign up for ONE weekly session time:Mondays 10:30-11am -OR-Mondays 11:30am-12pm -OR-Thursdays 10:30-11amThursdays 11:30am-12pmFOR: Children who are walking (up to age 3), with an a...

Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room)
Age Group: Youth, Toddlers
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Sign up for ONE weekly session time:

  • Mondays 10:30-11am -OR-
  • Mondays 11:30am-12pm -OR-
  • Thursdays 10:30-11am
  • Thursdays

Toddler Time - Thursdays 11:30am

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room) at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Youth, Toddlers
Event Details:

Sign up for ONE weekly session time:Mondays 10:30-11am -OR-Mondays 11:30am-12pm -OR-Thursdays 10:30-11amThursdays 11:30am-12pmFOR: Children who are walking (up to age 3), with an a...

Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room)
Age Group: Youth, Toddlers
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Sign up for ONE weekly session time:

  • Mondays 10:30-11am -OR-
  • Mondays 11:30am-12pm -OR-
  • Thursdays 10:30-11am
  • Thursdays

Bastille Day Cheeses

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Ohrman Room A/B at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Cooking
Event Details:

Are you a Francophile? Celebrate Bastille Day while exploring the vast world of French cheese. Presented by Meredith Meder, ACS CCP.

Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Ohrman Room A/B
Program Type: Cooking
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Are you a Francophile? Celebrate Bastille Day while exploring the vast world of French cheese. Presented by Meredith Meder, ACS CCP.

LEGO DUPLO logo

LEGO® DUPLO® Build + Play

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room) at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
S.T.E.A.M. Programs
Age Group:
Youth, Toddlers, Preschool
Event Details:

The library's LEGO® DUPLO® bricks are so much fun! Join us to build, play, and socialize with other kids and families.Ages 2-5 with adult.

Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room)
Age Group: Youth, Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: S.T.E.A.M. Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

The library's LEGO® DUPLO® bricks are so much fun! Join us to build, play, and socialize with other kids and families.

Ages 2-5 with adult.

Homeschool Hangout: July 11

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room) at Villa Park Public Library
Age Group:
Youth, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Kindergarten, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Family
Event Details:

Come to hang out, enjoy low-key activities, and network with other homeschoolers in the area!

Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room)
Age Group: Youth, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Kindergarten, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Family
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Come to hang out, enjoy low-key activities, and network with other homeschoolers in the area!

Fiber Arts Craft Circle - all ages

Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 9:30am - 11:00am
Group Collaboration Room (GCR) at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

Join local resident, Kelly McFadden, for a monthly informal fiber arts craft circle! This program is open to fiber arts crafters of all ages and skill levels. Participant...

Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Group Collaboration Room (GCR)
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join local resident, Kelly McFadden, for a monthly informal fiber arts craft circle! This program is open to fiber arts crafters of all ages and skill levels.

Toddler Time - Mondays 10:30am

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room) at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Youth, Toddlers
Event Details:

Sign up for ONE weekly session time:Mondays 10:30-11am -OR-Mondays 11:30am-12pm -OR-Thursdays 10:30-11am -OR-Thursdays 11:30am-12pmFOR: Children who are walking (up to age 3), atte...

Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room)
Age Group: Youth, Toddlers
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Sign up for ONE weekly session time:

  • Mondays 10:30-11am -OR-
  • Mondays 11:30am-12pm -OR-
  • Thursdays 10:30-11am -OR-
  • Thur

Toddler Time - Mondays 11:30am

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room) at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Youth, Toddlers
Event Details:

Sign up for ONE weekly session time:Mondays 10:30-11am -OR-Mondays 11:30am-12pm -OR-Thursdays 10:30-11am -OR-Thursdays 11:30am-12pmFOR: Children who are walking (up to age 3), with...

Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room)
Age Group: Youth, Toddlers
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Sign up for ONE weekly session time:

  • Mondays 10:30-11am -OR-
  • Mondays 11:30am-12pm -OR-
  • Thursdays 10:30-11am -OR-
  • Thur
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

Babies & Books - Tuesdays

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room) at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Youth, Babies
Event Details:

Sign up for either Tuesdays -OR- Thursdays • 9:30-10 amAll infants & pre-walkers with adultAll babies are born to read! We will introduce the world of language and books to inf...

Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room)
Age Group: Youth, Babies
Program Type: Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Sign up for either Tuesdays -OR- Thursdays • 9:30-10 am