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847-455-6016Storypalooza
Storypalooza
Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver — Registration is required. Start your week off with Franklin Park Library as we enjoy stories, songs, and rhymes together!
Phone: 847-455-6016
Library Hours:
- Mon – Wed:9 AM – 9 PM
- Thur – Fri:9 AM – 7 PM
- Sat:9 AM – 4 PM
- Sun:Closed
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Rockin’ Tots at We Rock the Spectrum
Rockin’ Tots at We Rock the Spectrum
Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver — Registration is required. This program is FULL. To be added to the waitlist, email ys@fppld.org
Canceled CANCELED: Sensory Playtime
Canceled CANCELED: Sensory Playtime
Canceled due to General Election. We will have a few sensory activities available in the Kids Crossing area for those who drop-in.
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Life-Sized Candyland
Life-Sized Candyland
Recommended for Grades K-5 – Registration for this Event has CLOSED SPRING BREAK WEEK! Just like the board game you'll hop onto colors and try to get to King Kandy's Castle to win! If you attended our "The Floor is Lava" program, the structure of the program is similar.
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Emerald City Extravaganza
Emerald City Extravaganza
Recommended for Ages 4 and Up – Registration is Required Registration for this event has CLOSED.
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Scales-N-Tales Storytime
Scales-N-Tales Storytime
Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver — Registration is 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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Kids Learn Origami with CHAOS
Kids Learn Origami with CHAOS
Recommended for Grades K-5 – Registration is Required SPRING BREAK WEEK! Chicago Area Origami Society (CHAOS) will teach the kids origami!
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Storypalooza
Storypalooza
Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver — Registration is required. Start your week off with Franklin Park Library as we enjoy stories, songs, and rhymes together!
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Kids & Krafts
Kids & Krafts
Recommended for Grades Kindergarten & up — Registration is required. See below. Our crafting program for kids! This Kids & Krafts you get to paint your own teddy bear or dinosaur bank to store all your coins.
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Polish Storytime with Language Labs
Polish Storytime with Language Labs
Recommended for ages 2-8 with caregiver. Registration required. Join Bernadetta from Language Labs, as she teaches, sings songs, plays games, and offers crafts in Polish!
Ready, Set, Game!
Ready, Set, Game!
Must be Grades 2 - 5 — Registration is Required. An open gaming club, with snacks! Come play retro and new video games. Sometimes even board or card games! Every other Thursday from 5-6:30 pm.
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125th Anniversary Party!
125th Anniversary Party!
We’re bringing our 125th year of serving the community of Franklin Park to a close with a huge party! Join us for entertainment by The Great Boodini as he presents his “Scary Objects...A Wizardly Magic Show” at 6 PM. Refreshments will follow from 6:45-7:15. Then, make sure to stay for a special performance from The […]
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Storypalooza
Storypalooza
Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver — Registration is required. Start your week off with Franklin Park Library as we enjoy stories, songs, and rhymes together!
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Rockin’ Tots
Rockin’ Tots
Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver — Registration is required. Dance, sing, and get rowdy in our music and movement toddler program!
Sensory Playtime
Sensory Playtime
Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver — Registration required. After getting rowdy at Rockin' Tots, stick around for an open sensory playtime! We will have different tactile and sensory experiences for young kids to learn and engage with together.
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Virtual Field Trip: Rainforest
Virtual Field Trip: Rainforest
Must be at least 5 — Registration is required. Take a virtual tour with us to the rainforest! We will learn about the amazing animals and plants that live there and make crafts for you to take home. Because this is an educational-based program, ages 5 and up please. ** This program encourages kids to […]
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Graphic Novel Book Club
Graphic Novel Book Club
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. This month's […]
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Storypalooza
Storypalooza
Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver — Registration is required. Start your week off with Franklin Park Library as we enjoy stories, songs, and rhymes together!
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Tinker Tots
Tinker Tots
Recommended for Ages 0-5 — Registration is required. Get your wiggles out with a toddler playtime! Different toys and games each week.
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Bon Appetit: Parfait
Bon Appetit: Parfait
Recommended for Grades K-6 — Registration is Required. See below. Try your hand at cooking! Come to the library and see the tastes we have in store for your future chefs! (Limit 20) Bring your appetites and chef hats! This Bon Appetit, we will be making Parfait
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Ready, Set, Game!
Ready, Set, Game!
Must be Grades 2 - 5 — Registration is Required. An open gaming club, with snacks! Come play retro and new video games. Sometimes even board or card games! Every other Thursday from 5-6:30 pm.
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Scales-N-Tales Storytime
Scales-N-Tales Storytime
Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver — Registration is 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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Earth Day Celebration
Earth Day Celebration
Join the Franklin Park Library at North Park for the Park District's Earth Day Celebration! Stop by our table for more information about Earth Day, recycling, and information about the library. It's sure to be a ton of fun! No registration necessary. For more information about the event, please visit the Park District of […]
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Storypalooza
Storypalooza
Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver — Registration is required. Start your week off with Franklin Park Library as we enjoy stories, songs, and rhymes together!
2 events,
Rockin’ Tots
Rockin’ Tots
Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver — Registration is required. Dance, sing, and get rowdy in our music and movement toddler program!
Sensory Playtime
Sensory Playtime
Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver — Registration required. After getting rowdy at Rockin' Tots, stick around for an open sensory playtime! We will have different tactile and sensory experiences for young kids to learn and engage with together.
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Family Trivia Nite
Family Trivia Nite
Recommended for Grades 3 & up — Registration is recommended. Get ready for a Kahoot! of a good time – with themed trivia the whole family can enjoy! Snacks will be provided. Prizes offered for 3 rounds of trivia! This time we will feature quizzes on: Dog breeds, Pokemon & US States!
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Scales-N-Tales Storytime
Scales-N-Tales Storytime
Recommended Ages 0-5 with Caregiver — Registration is 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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Illinois Libraries Present: Art and Adventures with Author/Illustrator Dan Santat (virtual)
Illinois Libraries Present: Art and Adventures with Author/Illustrator Dan Santat (virtual)
Virtual Program — It will be offered via Zoom. Dan Santat is the author and illustrator of over a hundred books for young people. Many of his books are New York Times-bestsellers, including The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, Are We There Yet?, and After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again). […]