Library Hours:
All Ages — Children under 9 years old must have an accompanying adult. Come see Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (G) on the big screen! -Enjoy fresh-popped popcorn and drinks just like at the movies! A wild stallion is captured by humans and slowly loses the will to resist training, yet, throughout his struggles for […]
Ages 0-5 with Caregiver — Registration is required. Get cozy, pop on your pajamas and come in for an evening storytime with Miss Elizabeth. PJs are encouraged but not required!
Grades PreK-5 — Registration is required. Come and practice your reading skills with Bailey, the Certified Therapy Dog! Be prepared for a kiss and cuddle from the 2 year-old Newfoundland!
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.
The Library will be closed on Monday, September 5, 2022 for Labor Day. We will reopen at 10 AM on Tuesday, September 6.
Grades 3-6 — Registration is FULL! We'll see you at the next one! Sign up to be a Franklin Park Library chef! Have fun making your dish then devour it (You don’t even have to share if you don’t want to!). Who knew cooking could be so fun??
Join us for casual discussion about quilting and sewing, and showing completed projects. We embrace all quilting and sewing skills.
Grades PreK-5 — Registration is required. Come and practice your reading skills with Bailey, the Certified Therapy Dog! Be prepared for a kiss and cuddle from the 2 year-old Newfoundland!
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.
New members are always welcome! Join fellow crafters from every skill level. Learn tips and tricks and share projects you’re creating.
Registration is required — We will email you the Zoom & phone information the day before the program date. 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 a Zoom invitation the day before the program date. Tai chi is a type of low-impact, weight-bearing, and aerobic – yet relaxing – exercise. People of almost any age or condition can learn it. Participate virtually through Zoom with Tom Wilkens of Dancing Cranes Yoga in Riverside. […]
For Families and Kids of All Ages — Registration is full! See you at the next one! Calling all crafty kids! Hop on over to the Franklin Park Library to get those creative minds cranking with a Maker Mania craft!
Virtual Program — It will be offered via Zoom. In celebration of Deaf Awareness Month, Marlee Matlin joins Illinois Libraries Present to share the highs and lows of her Hollywood career and journeys as an activist. The youngest recipient of the Best Actress Oscar®, Matlin’s acting career recently achieved another milestone as her 2021 film […]
Registration is required. Do you have a Cricut and don't know how to use it? Or, are you interested in getting one, but nervous about how to use it? Learn the basics of using a Cricut in this 2 session class. The first session focuses on Design Space, or the computer aspect of using a […]
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 The Lost City (PG-13): A reclusive romance novelist on a book tour with her cover model gets swept up in a kidnapping attempt that lands them both in a cutthroat jungle adventure. This film stars Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, and Daniel […]
For Families with Kids of All Ages — Registration is required. Kick off Hispanic Heritage month with a Hispano Fiesta! - Come and play Lotería - a form of bingo, break a piñata, and sample some tasty salsas! This program is full. Registration closed. Please check the Kids Program Calendar for more great […]
Walk-ins are welcome — No registration required — Please bring your medical insurance card. Flu vaccines are recommended for everyone 6 months of age and older, including healthy adults. Stay healthy this season with a flu shot (free with most insurance). Vaccines will be administered by the Jewel Osco Pharmacy Team.
Registration is required — We will email you a Zoom invitation the day before the program date. Tai chi is a type of low-impact, weight-bearing, and aerobic – yet relaxing – exercise. People of almost any age or condition can learn it. Participate virtually through Zoom with Tom Wilkens of Dancing Cranes Yoga in Riverside. […]
Walk-ins are welcome — No registration required — Please bring your medical insurance card. Flu vaccines are recommended for everyone 6 months of age and older, including healthy adults. Stay healthy this season with a flu shot (free with most insurance). Vaccines will be administered by the Jewel Osco Pharmacy Team.
Grades K-3 — Registration is required. Hop on over to the library for some super fun activities and discussions on the Monarch Book Award Nominees! The Monarchs is an Illinois book award with winner chosen by kids just like YOU.
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 Cloud Cuckoo Land, by Anthony Doerr From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of All the Light We Cannot See, comes the instant New York Times bestseller that is a […]
This program is cancelled. We have rescheduled to Wednesday, 9/28 @ 5:30 PM - 7 PM We apologize for the inconvenience!
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.
Hangout and drink Frappuccino at your Library. Talk and play games with others. We'll have different snacks and activities ready for you.
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.
New members are always welcome! Join fellow crafters from every skill level. Learn tips and tricks and share projects you’re creating.
Registration is required — We will email you the Zoom & phone information the day before the program date. 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. […]
All Ages — Children under 9 years old must have an accompanying adult. Come see Coco (PG) on the big screen! -Enjoy fresh-popped popcorn and drinks just like at the movies! Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family's ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer. […]
Ages 0-5 with Caregiver — Registration is required. Cozy in for an evening storytime with Miss Elizabeth. Come in your PJs and bring your favorite stuffed animal! REGISTRATION IS FULL! Join the waitlist below.
Adults Only — Registration is required — Limit 20 people. Are you an adult looking to get creative? Channel your creativity into a fun arts and crafts project! We will meet once per quarter to work on an easy project. All supplies will be provided. Please dress to get messy. This quarter's craft is: TBD
Grades PreK-5 — Registration is required. Come and practice your reading skills with Bailey, the Certified Therapy Dog! Be prepared for a kiss and cuddle from the 2 year-old Newfoundland!
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.
Teens Grades: 6-12 — Featuring The Batman (PG-13) Watch new and old fan favorite movies of all time! We'll have light snacks and refreshments ready to eat while you watch your favorite films.
Grades PreK-5. Stop by Kids Crossing all month long and play the Halloween scavenger hunt. Find all of the Halloween ghouls hidden in the Kids Crossing and pick up a sweet treat!
All Ages - Extended submission Oct. 1 - Nov. 5 Halloween Comic Fest is the celebration of comic books and supporting friendly neighborhood comic book shops near you! Email a picture of your best Halloween costume to ygrande@fppld.org for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to Gem Comics. Gem Comics is located at […]
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