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Spice Club - Dill Weed

08/18/2025 @ 9:30am to 08/23/2025 @ 5:00pm
Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Cooking
Age Group:
Everyone

Once you have signed up, stop by the library on the dates listed below to pick up your spice kit. Take the kit home, test out the recipe and let us know how it worked for you!

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Cooking
Registration Required
Event Details:

Once you have signed up, stop by the library on the dates listed below to pick up your spice kit. Take the kit home, test out the recipe and let us know how it worked for you!

VPPL @ Village of Villa Park's August Summer Concerts

Thursday, August 21, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Outreach Programs, Outside Organizations
Age Group:
Everyone

Bring your blanket, lawn chairs, and appetite to the Villa Park Summer Concerts! Great family entertainment and good eats will make for a fun night. 

Concessions open at 6:00 P.M.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Outreach Programs, Outside Organizations
Event Details:

Bring your blanket, lawn chairs, and appetite to the Villa Park Summer Concerts! Great family entertainment and good eats will make for a fun night. 

Concessions open at 6:00 P.M.

VPPL @ Village of Villa Park's August Summer Concerts

Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Outreach Programs, Outside Organizations
Age Group:
Everyone

Bring your blanket, lawn chairs, and appetite to the Villa Park Summer Concerts! Great family entertainment and good eats will make for a fun night. 

Concessions open at 6:00 P.M.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Outreach Programs, Outside Organizations
Event Details:

Bring your blanket, lawn chairs, and appetite to the Villa Park Summer Concerts! Great family entertainment and good eats will make for a fun night. 

Concessions open at 6:00 P.M.

Tiny art show canvas and paints

Tiny Art Show 2025

09/03/2025 @ 9:30am to 09/13/2025 @ 5:00pm
Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, At Home (Supplies and/or written instructions provided), S.T.E.A.M. Programs, Take & Make
Age Group:
Youth, Toddlers, Preschool, Kindergarten, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Family, Seniors, Everyone

Put your talents on display in the 2025 Tiny Art Show! Register to receive a mini art kit to create your very own masterpiece! Your kit will include a mini canvas, a paintbrush, a set of paints, and a color-mixing guide.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Age Group: Youth, Toddlers, Preschool, Kindergarten, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adults, Family, Seniors, Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, At Home (Supplies and/or written instructions provided), S.T.E.A.M. Programs, Take & Make
Registration Required
Event Details:

Put your talents on display in the 2025 Tiny Art Show! Register to receive a mini art kit to create your very own masterpiece! Your kit will include a mini canvas, a paintbrush, a set of paints, and a color-mixing guide.

State Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock's GeekPalooza

Sunday, September 7, 2025 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Off Site
Age Group:
Everyone

Join us on September 7th for GeekPalooza at Rotary Park! Visit us at our literacy bus, Words on Wheels. Join us for an afternoon of fun, food, vendors, and more!

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Everyone
Event Details:

Join us on September 7th for GeekPalooza at Rotary Park! Visit us at our literacy bus, Words on Wheels. Join us for an afternoon of fun, food, vendors, and more!

VPPL @ Geekpalooza

Sunday, September 7, 2025 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Outreach Programs, Outside Organizations
Age Group:
Everyone

Come visit us at Geekpalooza at Rotary Park, sponsored by State Representative Diane Blair-Sherlock! We'll be at the event with our our literacy van, Words on Wheels. Join us for an afternoon of fun, food, vendors, and more!

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Outreach Programs, Outside Organizations
Event Details:

Come visit us at Geekpalooza at Rotary Park, sponsored by State Representative Diane Blair-Sherlock! We'll be at the event with our our literacy van, Words on Wheels. Join us for an afternoon of fun, food, vendors, and more!

Movie poster for Dog Man the movie

Movies in the Park!

Friday, September 12, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Movies, Outreach Programs, Outside Organizations
Age Group:
Everyone

Friday, Aug. 8 • Movie will begin at dusk

(approx. 8 pm)

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Movies, Outreach Programs, Outside Organizations
Event Details:

Friday, Aug. 8 • Movie will begin at dusk

(approx. 8 pm)

Fiber Arts Craft Circle - all ages

Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 9:30am - 11:00am
Group Collaboration Room (GCR) at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Everyone

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.

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.

Spice Club - Paprika

09/22/2025 @ 9:30am to 09/27/2025 @ 5:00pm
Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Cooking
Age Group:
Everyone

Once you have signed up, stop by the library on the dates listed below to pick up your spice kit. Take the kit home, test out the recipe and let us know how it worked for you!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Cooking
Registration Required
Event Details:

Once you have signed up, stop by the library on the dates listed below to pick up your spice kit. Take the kit home, test out the recipe and let us know how it worked for you!

Oakbrook Terrace Fall Fest

Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Outreach Programs, Outside Organizations
Age Group:
Youth, Adults, Family, Everyone
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Youth, Adults, Family, Everyone
Program Type: Outreach Programs, Outside Organizations

Fiber Arts Craft Circle - all ages

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

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.

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.

Passport Acceptance Fair

Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 10:00am - 2:00pm
Ohrman Room A/B at Villa Park Public Library
Age Group:
Everyone

During this event, Passport Acceptance Agents from the library will accept, on behalf of the U.S.

Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Ohrman Room A/B
Age Group: Everyone
Event Details:

During this event, Passport Acceptance Agents from the library will accept, on behalf of the U.S.

Spice Club - Onion Powder

10/19/2025 @ 9:30am to 10/25/2025 @ 5:00pm
Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Cooking
Age Group:
Everyone

Once you have signed up, stop by the library on the dates listed below to pick up your spice kit. Take the kit home, test out the recipe and let us know how it worked for you!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Cooking
Registration Required
Event Details:

Once you have signed up, stop by the library on the dates listed below to pick up your spice kit. Take the kit home, test out the recipe and let us know how it worked for you!

Morbid History

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ohrman Room A/B at Villa Park Public Library
Age Group:
Everyone

Morbid History presented by award-winning filmmaker Lorrisa Julianus “Because you’re just more interesting when you’re dead!” From grand corpse larceny in medieval Venice to the iron coffins popping up in Lincoln Park, this light-hearted presentat

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Ohrman Room A/B
Age Group: Everyone
Registration Required
Event Details:

Morbid History presented by award-winning filmmaker Lorrisa Julianus “Because you’re just more interesting when you’re dead!” From grand corpse larceny in medieval Venice to the iron coffins popping up in Lincoln Park, this light-hearted presentat

Jigsaw Puzzle Team Challenge

Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 1:30pm - 4:00pm
Ohrman Room A/B at Villa Park Public Library
Age Group:
Everyone

Bring your best puzzlers to help you win this team challenge. The first team to finish their 500 piece puzzle will win the grand prize! Here's how it works:

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Ohrman Room A/B
Age Group: Everyone
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring your best puzzlers to help you win this team challenge. The first team to finish their 500 piece puzzle will win the grand prize! Here's how it works:

Fiber Arts Craft Circle - all ages

Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 9:30am - 11:00am
Group Collaboration Room (GCR) at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Everyone

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.

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.

Elvis: Memphis to Vegas

Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ohrman Room A/B at Villa Park Public Library
Program Type:
Music Programs
Age Group:
Everyone

Join Hugo Colin to learn about Elvis Presley's influence on music and culture. The program will focus on Presley's musical career, the stories behind his timeless songs, and the lasting impact of his artistry.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Villa Park Public Library
Room: Ohrman Room A/B
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Music Programs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Hugo Colin to learn about Elvis Presley's influence on music and culture. The program will focus on Presley's musical career, the stories behind his timeless songs, and the lasting impact of his artistry.