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Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver. Start your week off with Franklin Park Library as we enjoy stories, songs, and rhymes together! Sign up to receive reminder emails about this program below:
Phone: 847-455-6016
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- Mon – Wed:9 AM – 9 PM
- Thur – Fri:9 AM – 7 PM
- Sat:9 AM – 4 PM
- Sun:Closed
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For adults. Registration required. If you’ve ever wished that book clubs focused less on the book and more on the food, this is the club for you! Every month, each member will pick a recipe from a previously selected book to prepare and bring in to the book club. The resulting potluck is the perfect […]
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Food preservation expert and cookbook author, Emily Paster, will demonstrate how to ferment vegetables using common pantry ingredients and basic kitchen tools. Emily will answer all your questions and give you the confidence you need to add this healthy practice to your regular culinary repertoire. Fermentation is an ancient technique that creates healthy and piquant […] |
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Open to All ages- Registration is not required, but you can sign up for a reminder! Step right up to the library’s annual Haunted House! This year’s carnival-theme will be full of interactive fun, from games to sweet treats like cotton candy and popcorn. The scares are just the right amount of spooky for all […] 
No registration is required. Come in to get your technology questions answered. Anything from smartphones to laptops, writing emails to installing apps. We’ve got you covered! 
Limit 5 — No registration is required. Learn the basics of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint. |
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Must be 18+ | Registration is Required Join us each month to watch a newly released movie! This month’s movie is Beetlejuice 2 (PG-13): Having spent years grappling with the extraordinary ability to see ghosts, Lydia has finally come to terms with her unique gift after the events of Beetlejuice (1988). After all, it made her […] 
Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver — Registration is not required. Start your Halloween Friday morning off at the library with a fun storytime all about spooky animals. Following Storytime, we parade around the library and trick-or-treat! Costumes encouraged. |
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NOTE: This is Letters *from* Santa, not Letters *to* Santa! Franklin Park Library was so excited when Santa, who is visiting the Library on December 3, told the librarians that all the Library Kids have been good this year and can receive a personalized letter from Santa! To request a letter from Santa (or another […]
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Get a head start on this year's season of giving and give blood at the library! Hospitals often see a decrease in their supply of blood during the holiday season, so each donation counts. Sign up to donate at this link: https://donateblood.versiti.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/11620179 |
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Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver. Start your week off with Franklin Park Library as we enjoy stories, songs, and rhymes together! Sign up to receive reminder emails about this program below:
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Recommended Ages 0-11 with Caregiver — Registration is required Kick-off DINOvember with a ROAR of crafts, games, and fun! |
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Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver — Registration is not required. Dance, sing, and get rowdy in our music and movement toddler program! 
Join us as we read and discuss a different science fiction or fantasy novel each month. September 2: Doomsday Book by Connie Willis October 7: Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton November 4: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas December 2: Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
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Must be at least 5 years old – Registration is required. Join Ms. Brigit, a local artist, in Dreaming Up Dinosaurs! This is a drawing and clay-modeling class that emphasizes how the traditional pictures we see of dinosaurs are the best guesses of artists and paleontologists. We use The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by Barbara Kerley […] |
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Join us for casual discussion about quilting and sewing, and showing completed projects. We embrace all quilting and sewing skills.
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Must be in Grades 5-12- Registration Required Cook your own delicious meals and treats with us! Learn basic cooking skills and a delightful new recipe at every meetup. This month we’ll be making: Chocolate Brownies
No registration is required. Come in to get your technology questions answered. Anything from smartphones to laptops, writing emails to installing apps. We’ve got you covered! |
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Must be Grades 2 - 6 An open gaming club, with snacks! Come play retro and new video games. Sometimes even board or card games! Every month from 5-6:30 pm. Sign up for Ready, Set, Game! email reminders! |
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Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver — Registration is not required. Start your Friday morning off at the library with a fun storytime all about animals. A new animal each week! Some bilingual Spanish. |
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Registration for this program is nearly full. To sign-up or be added to the wait list, call the Info Desk at 847-455-6016 ext. 229. Teens & Adults - Limit 25 - Registration is required. Let your inner artist loose to create a masterpiece! A delicious, non-alcoholic beverage will also be served. |
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Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver. Start your week off with Franklin Park Library as we enjoy stories, songs, and rhymes together! Sign up to receive reminder emails about this program below: 
Join us to discuss a different book about history each month. Book selections may include histories, biographies, memoirs, and autobiographies. September 8: Salt by Mark Kurlansky October 13: Cannibalism: A perfectly natural history by Bill Schutt November 10: The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer December 8: Jane Austen's Bookshelf by Rebecca Romney 
Recommended for ages 5+ – Registration is Required Get a glimpse of what it’s like to go on a paleontological dig by exploring museum-quality fossil specimens from species like Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus Rex! Come 15 minutes before the program and get to meet Ranger! |
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Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver. Join us for an open sensory playtime! We will have different tactile and sensory experiences for young kids to learn and engage with together. Sign up to receive a reminder email for this program below: For Adults- Registration is required Are you a defender of the HEA (Happily Ever After)? Join Flirty Fiction Book Club where we'll read a different romance book each month, talk about our favorite tropes, and find some new ones! For November we will be reading King of Wrath by Ana Huang. Physical copies will be available […] |
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Recommended for ages 2-8. Join The Language Labs as they bring Spanish Storytime to your Library! Enjoy stories, games, songs, and crafts in Spanish. Spanish speakers are encouraged to attend, but you do not have to be a current speaker to enjoy this program! Sign up for an email reminder for this program below:
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For ages 11+ - Registration is required. Spots are very limited! Come and join the snap together squad as we build LEGO sets to decorate the library. From Star Wars, to Zelda, to dinosaur fossils, we're excited to build all the crazy big LEGO sets that you've always dreamed of building.
No registration is required. Come in to get your technology questions answered. Anything from smartphones to laptops, writing emails to installing apps. We’ve got you covered! |
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Grades: 3-12 Create different Perler bead designs. We’ll provide different Perler bead colors and tools to help you get started! |
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Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver — Registration is not required. Start your Friday morning off at the library with a fun storytime all about animals. A new animal each week! Some bilingual Spanish.
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Must be in Grades 5-12 – Registration Required Take a snack-tacular journey around the world to find the best, the meh, and just plain weird that each country has to offer! Egg chips? Sweet corn puffs? Spanish chocolate? We try it all! For science! |
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The Friends of the Library support the Franklin Park Library by providing volunteer services, sponsoring events, and funding programs. 
Relax and work on a project or receive basic instruction from experienced crafters. New members are welcome, and basic supplies and tools are provided. |
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Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver. No registration necessary. Join us for a special Storypalooza at Franklin Park's new coffee shop, Finch Coffee! Come for all the regular fun of Storytime and stay to try some goodies! Sign up to receive reminder emails about this program below:
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For Adults - Registration is required. Come and color your own Autumn tea towel than you can display in your home. We're sorry. Registration for this event is full. To be added to the waitlist, please call (847) 455-6016 or stop by the Information Desk.
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For Adults- Registration is required A book club for those who have a morbid curiosity for macabre nonfiction including book topics such as murder, cults, kidnappings, & more. Brewed tea & snacks will be provided during discussions. Meetings every 3rd Monday in FPPL’s Local History Room from 5-6pm Pick up your copy of “The Devil […] |
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Recommended for Ages 0-5 — Registration is not required. Get your wiggles out with a toddler playtime! Different toys and games each week.
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Must be at least 5 years old. Registration Required. We have changed the name of our STEM programs! Instead of Virtual Field Trip children can learn new things at our -ology programs, a name taken from popular books like Dragonology. There are so many amazing northern National Parks, like Glacier in Montana and Katmai in […]
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Virtual Program — It will be offered via Zoom. Join award-winning cookbook author, New York Times food columnist, and Serious Eats director J. Kenji López-Alt for an evening of cooking insights, techniques, and foodie exploration. Register for this program at https://bit.ly/KenjiLopez-Alt. As the Culinary Director for Serious Eats, Kenji is known and loved for his […] |
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All ages welcome! Registration Required. To celebrate Native American Heritage Month, join Indigenous Chicago artist and dancer, Negwes White, as he shares his regalia, dance, and history with our community. Please register for the performance and Family Paint & Sip separately if you plan to attend both. 
All ages welcome! Registration Required. Limit 20. To celebrate Native American Heritage Month, Chicago artist Negwes White will lead families in making art inspired by his culture while everyone enjoys yummy drinks and snacks! Please register for the performance and Family Paint & Sip separately if you plan to attend both. Limit 20 for Paint […]
No registration is required. Come in to get your technology questions answered. Anything from smartphones to laptops, writing emails to installing apps. We’ve got you covered! |
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Recommended for Grades Kindergarten & up — Registration is required. See below. - Our crafting program for kids! A fun hands-on activity with a project to take home. |
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Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver — Registration is not required. Start your Friday morning off at the library with a fun storytime all about animals. A new animal each week! Some bilingual Spanish.
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Must be 18+ | Registration is Required Join us each month to watch a newly released movie! This month’s movie is Last Breath (PG-13): A heart-pounding film that follows seasoned deep-sea divers as they battle the raging elements to rescue their crewmate trapped hundreds of feet below the ocean's surface. Based on a true story, […]
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For Grades 3-8 - Registration is required. Do you like reading comics, graphic novels, and manga? Join our Graphic Novel Book Club as we read different books, play games, and do activities based on them. Then, help us vote on which book we read next time. Books are available at the circulation desk. |
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Trees provide numerous environmental, social and economical benefits to our communities. For the most part, they can handle themselves, but our urban communities are harsh environments for them. We can expedite and maximize their benefits through proactive management and a focus on preservation and enhancement. Learn about these benefits and what you can do to […] |
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Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver. Start your week off with Franklin Park Library as we enjoy stories, songs, and rhymes together! Sign up to receive reminder emails about this program below:
For adults. Registration required. If you’ve ever wished that book clubs focused less on the book and more on the food, this is the club for you! Every month, each member will pick a recipe from a previously selected book to prepare and bring in to the book club. The resulting potluck is the perfect […] |
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Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver. Join us for an open sensory playtime! We will have different tactile and sensory experiences for young kids to learn and engage with together. Sign up to receive a reminder email for this program below:
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No registration needed! Kids' Kitchen first come, first served! Try your hand at cooking! Come to the library and see the tastes we have in store for your future chefs! (Limit 14) Bring your appetites and chef hats! Sign up for an email reminder! : |
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The Library will close at 5:00 PM on Wednesday, November 26 and remain closed on Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28 for Thanksgiving. We will reopen at 9:00 AM on Saturday, November 29. |
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Relax and work on a project or receive basic instruction from experienced crafters. New members are welcome, and basic supplies and tools are provided. |
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Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver. Start your week off with Franklin Park Library as we enjoy stories, songs, and rhymes together! Sign up to receive reminder emails about this program below: |
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Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver — Registration is not required. Dance, sing, and get rowdy in our music and movement toddler program!
Join us as we read and discuss a different science fiction or fantasy novel each month. September 2: Doomsday Book by Connie Willis October 7: Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton November 4: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas December 2: Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
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Grades K - 6 For artists of all levels! Grab your paint brushes and join Ms. Mariela for an afternoon of creative, colorful, paint-smeared fun! No registration required. Sign up for a reminder email! : |
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Join us for casual discussion about quilting and sewing, and showing completed projects. We embrace all quilting and sewing skills.
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All Ages – Registration is not required. All of the Franklin Park Library Kids have been good this year so Santa is visiting us! You and your family are invited to take a picture with Santa. Make sure to tell him what you want for Christmas this year! Pictures are first-come, first-served. Enter your email […]
No registration is required. Come in to get your technology questions answered. Anything from smartphones to laptops, writing emails to installing apps. We’ve got you covered! |
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Must be Grades 2 - 6 An open gaming club, with snacks! Come play retro and new video games. Sometimes even board or card games! Every month from 5-6:30 pm. Sign up for Ready, Set, Game! email reminders! |
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Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver — Registration is not required. Start your Friday morning off at the library with a fun storytime all about animals. A new animal each week! Some bilingual Spanish. |
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Do you have wrapping paper or gift bags collecting dust? Drop it off at the Library from October 20 to November 21. Then on December 6 from 11 AM - 2 PM, pop in to grab new-to-you supplies. *Please only bring new or gently used items. We WON’T accept moldy, wet, crumpled, or paper that […] 
Looking for great deals on new or gently used books, CDs, and DVDs? Join us by the in-house book sale for a special, expanded book sale. You can also buy a reusable tote bag full of materials for $5!
Relax and work on a project or receive basic instruction from experienced crafters. New members are welcome, and basic supplies and tools are provided. |
