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The Poet Tree

All Day 4/1 - 4/30
S.T.E.A.M. Programs, Writing Programs
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Age Group: Youth, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Kindergarten, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Family
Program Type: S.T.E.A.M. Programs, Writing Programs
Event Details:
The Poet Tree Apr. 1-30 • All ages Celebrate National Poetry Month in the community! Add a poetry leaf to our Poet Tree when you visit the library in April, and see what words are in bloom this spring. ...

Adult Book Bag Subscription REGISTRATION

04/22/2024 @ 9:30am - 04/28/2024 @ 11:45pm
Reading Programs
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Reading Programs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Pick-up Dates: Fridays: May 10, June 7, July 5, August 9.  Registrants will receive a monthly “subscription” bag with a library book, some goodies, and a book list. Once you have registered, you will receive a form via email to determine yo...

Essentrics with Lisa

10:00am - 11:00am
Health & Wellness
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Ohrman Room A/B
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
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. ...

VPPL @ Villa Park Area Collaborative's Healthy Kids Day!

10:00am - 11:30am
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Youth, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Kindergarten, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Family
Event Details:
Join Library staff at the Villa Park Area Early Childhood Collaborative (VPAECC) will host a superhero-themed “Healthy Kids Day” event on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Tri-Town YMCA, 136 S. Cornell Ave., Villa Park. In prepar...

Toddler Time - Mondays 10:30am

10:30am - 11:00am
Storytimes
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room)
Age Group: Youth, Toddlers
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Sign up for ONE weekly session time: Mondays 10:30-11am -OR- Mondays 11:30am-12pm -OR- Thursdays 10:30-11am FOR: Children who can walk (up to age 3), with adult Stories, musical activities, rhyming games, and playtime for childr...

Toddler Time - Mondays 11:30am

11:30am - 12:00pm
Storytimes
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room)
Age Group: Youth, Toddlers
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Sign up for ONE weekly session time: Mondays 10:30-11am -OR- Mondays 11:30am-12pm -OR- Thursdays 10:30-11am FOR: Children who can walk (up to age 3), with adult Stories, musical activities, rhyming games, and playtime for childr...

Anime & Manga Club

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Book Discussions, Movies
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room)
Age Group: Middle School
Program Type: Book Discussions, Movies
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:
Students in grades 4 - 8 are welcome to come and hang out as we explore a different anime/manga fandom every month.  ...

DIY Bubble Tea: Pick-Up BEGINS

All Day
At Home (Supplies and/or written instructions provided), Cooking, Take & Make
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Age Group: Youth, Middle School, High School
Program Type: At Home (Supplies and/or written instructions provided), Cooking, Take & Make
Event Details:
DIY Bubble Tea Register by April 26 • Pick-up date: Tuesday, April 30 • Ages 12-18 Make your own Bubble Tea with this tasty take-home kit! Register by April 26 to receive your kit on April 30.  ...

Babies & Books - Tuesdays

9:30am - 10:00am
Storytimes
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room)
Age Group: Youth, Babies
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Sign up for either Tuesdays -OR- Thursdays • 9:30-10 am All infants & pre-walkers with adult All babies are born to read! We will introduce the world of language and books to infants through music and singing, stories, and rhymes. This ...

Preschool Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Storytimes
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room)
Age Group: Youth, Preschool
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
This lively program of imaginative stories, learning games, and musical fun is designed for 3-5 year olds to attend on their own. This is a SERIES program. When you register, you are signed up for all dates of this program from January-May. ...

Girls Who Code

3:00pm - 4:00pm
S.T.E.A.M. Programs
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room)
Age Group: Youth, Elementary School
Program Type: S.T.E.A.M. Programs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Girls will learn basic computer science skills and computational thinking through discussion, team building, and hands-on activities!  Computers and materials will be provided for class usage.  ...

Radio Controlled Model Aircraft 101

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Ohrman Room A/B
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:
Learn about the Radio-Controlled Model Airplane hobby for those new or returning to the hobby. You will learn about legal requirements including new FAA regulations. Suggestions on the best models to start with and the steps to lean to fly it success...

Babies & Books - Thursdays

9:30am - 10:00am
Storytimes
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room)
Age Group: Youth, Babies
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Sign up for either Tuesdays -OR- Thursdays • 9:30-10 am All infants & pre-walkers with adult All babies are born to read! We will introduce the world of language and books to infants through music and singing, stories, and rhymes. This ...

Toddler Time - Thursdays 10:30am

10:30am - 11:00am
Storytimes
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room)
Age Group: Youth, Toddlers
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Sign up for ONE weekly session time: Mondays 10:30-11am -OR- Mondays 11:30am-12pm -OR- Thursdays 10:30-11am FOR: Children who can walk (up to age 3), with adult Stories, musical activities, rhyming games, and playtime for childr...

Ready for Reading

1:15pm - 2:00pm
Storytimes
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room)
Age Group: Youth, Preschool, Kindergarten
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Using stories, musical games and word play, children are introduced to letter friends from A to Z. For ages 4 and older. NOTE: This is a SERIES program. You only need to sign up once for the entire series (January-May). ...

Free Comic Book Day

9:30am - 5:00pm
Arts & Crafts, Take & Make
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Age Group: Youth, Family, Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Take & Make
Event Details:
Visit the library today to celebrate comic books, and get a comics craft to make or take home!   Available while supplies last. ...

Marvelous Mornings

11:00am - 11:45am
Arts & Crafts, Storytimes
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Youth, Toddlers, Preschool, Kindergarten, Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytimes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4

Marvelous Mornings

All ages with adult.

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

Toddler Time - Mondays 10:30am

10:30am - 11:00am
Storytimes
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room)
Age Group: Youth, Toddlers
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Sign up for ONE weekly session time: Mondays 10:30-11am -OR- Mondays 11:30am-12pm -OR- Thursdays 10:30-11am FOR: Children who can walk (up to age 3), with adult Stories, musical activities, rhyming games, and playtime for childr...

Toddler Time - Mondays 11:30am

11:30am - 12:00pm
Storytimes
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room)
Age Group: Youth, Toddlers
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Sign up for ONE weekly session time: Mondays 10:30-11am -OR- Mondays 11:30am-12pm -OR- Thursdays 10:30-11am FOR: Children who can walk (up to age 3), with adult Stories, musical activities, rhyming games, and playtime for childr...

Narcan Training

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Ohrman Room A/B
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:
Join us for this information presentation on the use of Narcan, a medication used to treat opioid overdose in an emergency situation. The program will provide information about opioid usage in DuPage County, how to identify signs of an overdose, and ...

Babies & Books - Tuesdays

9:30am - 10:00am
Storytimes
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room)
Age Group: Youth, Babies
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Sign up for either Tuesdays -OR- Thursdays • 9:30-10 am All infants & pre-walkers with adult All babies are born to read! We will introduce the world of language and books to infants through music and singing, stories, and rhymes. This ...

Illinois Libraries Present: Many Lives of Kal Penn

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Author talk, Online (Virtual) Program
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Online Program
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Author talk, Online (Virtual) Program
Event Details:
To register for this program, please visit: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YfWWL3TSS5GREJDm8vlwkQ#/registration We are thrilled to welcome Kal Penn to close out our 3rd season. Penn is an actor, writer, producer, and former Assoc...

Preschool Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Storytimes
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Jelf Room (Youth Services Program Room)
Age Group: Youth, Preschool
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
This lively program of imaginative stories, learning games, and musical fun is designed for 3-5 year olds to attend on their own. This is a SERIES program. When you register, you are signed up for all dates of this program from January-May. ...