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All Ages — Registration is required. Learn American Sign Language! Our mission is to come together as a community to learn American Sign Language (ASL) to bring awareness and communicate to individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and/or Non-Verbal. Play games and have fun while you learn the ASL alphabet and simple words and phrases!
Registration is required. Join us for the Popular Page Turners Book Club for an evening of engaging conversation discussing books in our favorite genres and areas of interest! We will be discussing A Discovery of Witches, by Deborah Harkness A richly inventive novel about a centuries-old vampire, a spellbound witch, and the mysterious manuscript that draws them […]
Open to all ages and skill levels — Registration is required. Come and get crafty at Crafter's Corner! This program is crafting free time for all ages! Is there a craft that you’ve always wanted to try? Or do you need some extra space for a craft that you’ve been working on? Drop in anytime […]
Ages 0-5 with Caregiver — Limit 20 — 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. We are currently limiting our storytime capacity to 20 people total.
Join us each month to watch a newly released movie! This month’s movie is Downton Abbey: A New Era (PG): The Crawley family goes on a grand journey to the South of France to uncover the mystery of the dowager countess’s newly inherited villa. This film stars Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, and Elizabeth McGovern. Refreshments […]
The Friends of the Franklin Park Library support the Franklin Park Library by providing volunteer services, sponsoring library events, and funding library programs. New members are always welcome.
Relax and work on a project or receive basic instruction from experienced crafters. New members are welcome, and basic supplies and tools are provided.
Chair Yoga classes are wonderful movement opportunities for any adult with limited mobility who wants to increase and maintain flexibility. Participate virtually with Susan Wilkens of Dancing Cranes Yoga in Riverside through Zoom or by phone. Registration is required. We will email you the Zoom & phone information the day before the program date. Don’t […]
This program is full. Please check the Calendar for more great programs! FYI: There is a waitlist for this event. Please arrive on time or someone else may take your spot! In this fun family storytime we will read spooky Halloween stories, sing songs, and after create a graham cracker haunted house that you […]
Sit back and listen, if you dare, to the entertaining and chilling tales of historical Midwest hauntings as told by actor and storyteller Terry Lynch. Stories of the S.S. Eastland, Brookfield Zoo, Fort Dearborn Massacre, and John Dillinger (to name just a few) will guarantee spooky goosebumps!
All Ages. Halloween isn’t complete without some spooky fun! Walk through the Haunted house and crack the code for a cool prize. But will you be brave enough? Costumes are encouraged but not required!
Ages 0-5 with Caregiver — Limit 20 — Registration is required. Wear your Halloween costume to this Scales-N-Tales Storytime and get ready for a parade! - After a ghoulish storytime we will go on a Trick-or-Treating parade through the library!
All Ages — Children under 9 years old must have an accompanying adult. Come see The Nightmare Before Christmas on the big screen! -Enjoy fresh-popped popcorn and drinks just like at the movies! Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion. -IMDb
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