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NaNoWriMo Wrap Up: Next Steps

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adult, Teen
Romeoville
Registration
Library Branch: Romeoville
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Adult, Teen
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

The unknowns of writing can be difficult to navigate, and with National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) coming to a close, it's time to start thinking about what to do with what you've written this month. How and when should you publish?

Disclaimer(s)

Registration is required due to limited space. If you are not able to attend, please cancel 48 hours in advance. No-shows may be waitlisted for future programs.   

This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.

Adult & Teen Craft: Teacup Fairy Garden

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Adult, Teen
Romeoville
Registration
Library Branch: Romeoville
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Adult, Teen
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Have you always wanted to make a fairy garden but you're short on space? Come in to create your own whimsical and enchanting teacup fairy garden! Staff will provide the teacup and the supplies necessary for you to create your own mini garden.

Disclaimer(s)

Registration is required due to limited space. If you are not able to attend, please cancel 48 hours in advance. No-shows may be waitlisted for future programs.   

This event is in the "Teen" group.

Teen Volunteer Night

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Teen
Crest Hill
Registration
Library Branch: Crest Hill
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Teen
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

We want you! Do you want to have a say in what goes on in the Library? What books, video games, DVDs, Blu-Rays, magazines, CD's, and graphic novels do you think we need to have in our collection?

This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.

The Origins and History of Mothman

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Adult, Teen
Lockport
Registration
Library Branch: Lockport
Room: Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Adult, Teen
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 22
Event Details:

Mothman is a legendary creature reportedly seen in the Point Pleasant area of West Virginia, United States, in the 1960s.

Disclaimer(s)

Registration is required due to limited space. If you are not able to attend, please cancel 48 hours in advance. No-shows may be waitlisted for future programs.   

Thanksgiving

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Crest Hill, Lockport, Romeoville
This event is in the "Teen" group.

Teen Volunteer Night

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen
Lockport
Registration
Library Branch: Lockport
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Teen
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Earn service hours by attending TVN (Teen Volunteer Night). Make new friends and develop new skills! We will have fun activities for you to do each month. Check in at the Adult services desk. 

Registration is required. 

Disclaimer(s)

Registration is required due to limited space. If you are not able to attend, please cancel 48 hours in advance. No-shows may be waitlisted for future programs.   

This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.

Holiday Open House with Santa & Mrs. Claus

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Adult, Children, Teen
Lockport
Library Branch: Lockport
Room: Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Adult, Children, Teen
Event Details:

Join us for a magical Holiday Party extravaganza that promises festive fun for the entire family! Santa and Mrs. Claus will be making a special appearance, ready to spread joy and take photos with all the little ones.

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.

Holiday Open House with Santa & Mrs. Claus

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Adult, Children, Teen
Crest Hill
Library Branch: Crest Hill
Room: Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Adult, Children, Teen
Event Details:

Join us for a magical Holiday Party extravaganza that promises festive fun for the entire family! Santa and Mrs. Claus will be making a special appearance, ready to spread joy and take photos with all the little ones.

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

This event is in the "Teen" group.

Teen Escape Room: Taylor Swift

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teen
Romeoville
Registration
Library Branch: Romeoville
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Teen
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

". . . Are You Ready For It?"

Disclaimer(s)

Registration is required due to limited space. If you are not able to attend, please cancel 48 hours in advance. No-shows may be waitlisted for future programs.   

This event is in the "Teen" group.

Teen Escape Room: Taylor Swift

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Teen
Romeoville
Registration
Library Branch: Romeoville
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Teen
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

". . . Are You Ready For It?"

Disclaimer(s)

Registration is required due to limited space. If you are not able to attend, please cancel 48 hours in advance. No-shows may be waitlisted for future programs.   

This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.

Holiday Open House with Santa & Mrs. Claus

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Adult, Children, Teen
Romeoville
Registration
Library Branch: Romeoville
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Adult, Children, Teen
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 919
Event Details:

Join us for a magical Holiday Party extravaganza that promises festive fun for the entire family! Santa and Mrs. Claus will be making a special appearance, ready to spread joy and take photos with all the little ones.

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

This event is in the "Teen" group.

Teen Craft: Puzzle Piece Picture Frame

6:30pm - 8:30pm
Teen
Crest Hill
Registration
Library Branch: Crest Hill
Room: Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Teen
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

Visit the library to make a beautiful puzzle piece picture frame. A perfect holiday gift.

This program is intended to Grades 7-12.

This event is in the "Teen" group.

Teen Dungeons & Dragons

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Teen
Lockport
Registration
Library Branch: Lockport
Room: Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Teen
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Join us for Teen Dungeons & Dragons at Lockport! This month, we will begin a new journey, so be prepared to jump right into character discussion and some action!

Disclaimer(s)

Registration is required due to limited space. If you are not able to attend, please cancel 48 hours in advance. No-shows may be waitlisted for future programs.   

This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.

Family Trivia Night

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Adult, Children, Teen
Romeoville
Registration
Library Branch: Romeoville
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Adult, Children, Teen
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

Engage in friendly competition and test your wits with a variety of exciting trivia challenges that span literature, history, science, and more.

Disclaimer(s)

Registration is required due to limited space. If you are not able to attend, please cancel 48 hours in advance. No-shows may be waitlisted for future programs.   

This event is in the "Teen" group.

Teen Art Club: Perler Beads Experiments

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Teen
Crest Hill
Registration
Library Branch: Crest Hill
Room: Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Teen
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Celebrate your love of art in this monthly club just for teens! Register to attend and get creative with other teens. With an array of colored beads and supplies provided, we will be making some fun Perler Bead art. 

This event is in the "Teen" group.

Teen Gaming

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Teen
Romeoville
Library Branch: Romeoville
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Teen
Event Details:

Middle and High schoolers are welcome to hangout and play games in our after school open gaming club. All you need is to be in grades 6-12.  We will play board games and video games.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.

Adult & Teen Board Game Night

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Adult, Teen
Romeoville
Registration
Library Branch: Romeoville
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Adult, Teen
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 27
Event Details:

Have a fun night out playing board games from our library collection, or bring your own favorites! This program is open to teens and adults. Whether you are registering as an individual, or group, all are welcome!

Disclaimer(s)

Registration is required due to limited space. If you are not able to attend, please cancel 48 hours in advance. No-shows may be waitlisted for future programs.   

This event is in the "Teen" group.

Teen De-Stress for Finals

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Teen
Lockport
Registration
Library Branch: Lockport
Room: Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Teen
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Are finals stressing you out? Have you been locked away studying every day? Come join us at the Lockport Library to destress and take your mind of those grueling tests.

Disclaimer(s)

Registration is required due to limited space. If you are not able to attend, please cancel 48 hours in advance. No-shows may be waitlisted for future programs.   

This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.

Adult & Teen Craft: Snowflake Puzzle Ornament

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Adult, Teen
Crest Hill
Registration
Library Branch: Crest Hill
Room: Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Adult, Teen
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Visit the library to create a one-of-a-kind snowflake ornament with recycled puzzle pieces. 

Disclaimer(s)

Registration is required due to limited space. If you are not able to attend, please cancel 48 hours in advance. No-shows may be waitlisted for future programs.   

This event is in the "Teen" group.

Teen Video Game Night

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen
Lockport
Registration
Library Branch: Lockport
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Teen
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Come and enjoy a fun time playing video games at the Lockport Library. Test your speed with Mario Kart, compete with your skills in Super Smash Brothers, have a relaxing time with Nintendo Switch Sports, or enjoy a number of other games!

This event is in the "Teen" group.

Teen Paint and Sip: Musicals

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Teen
Romeoville
Registration
Library Branch: Romeoville
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Teen
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

Celebrate all your favorite teen friendly musicals as you paint and sip juice. Your choice of painting themes are Wicked, Mean Girls, Hamilton, Hadestown, Beetlejuice, Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, Six, and Little Shop of Horrors.

Disclaimer(s)

Registration is required due to limited space. If you are not able to attend, please cancel 48 hours in advance. No-shows may be waitlisted for future programs.   

This event is in the "Teen" group.

Teen Volunteer Night

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Teen
Crest Hill
Registration
Library Branch: Crest Hill
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Teen
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:

We want you! Do you want to have a say in what goes on in the Library? What books, video games, DVDs, Blu-Rays, magazines, CD's, and graphic novels do you think we need to have in our collection?

This event is in the "Teen" group.

Teen Anime & Cocoa Night

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Teen
Lockport
Registration
Library Branch: Lockport
Room: Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Teen
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Warm up at the Lockport Library with some hot cocoa and a heartwarming anime! Feel free to wear pajamas and bring a cozy blanket to settle down and watch something fun during your free time. Cocoa will be provided!

This event is in the "Teen" group.

Teen Volunteer Night

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Teen
Romeoville
Registration
Library Branch: Romeoville
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Teen
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

Do you want to have a say in what goes on at the Library? What books, video games, movies, magazines, music CDs, and graphic novels would you like to see added to the collection?