Week Calendar

After Toddler Time, Stay & Play with us! Make new friends and meet other families from the Community! No registration necessary.

All ages with a caregiver.

Drop in for Pinochle Club! New members are encouraged to join. Whether you play for fun or for the challenge, come enjoy this beloved card game. All skill levels are welcome, but players should have some familiarity with the game.

After Music in Motion, Stay and Play with us! Make new friends and meet other families from the Community! No registration necessary. 

This program is intended for children of all ages with a caregiver.

Do you have a budding artist at home? Have your kiddos create their own art with a variety of simple tools and craft supplies. For ages 2-5 with caregiver.

Dive into a world of textures, colors, and engaging experiences designed to stimulate young minds and encourage exploration. Our sensory play options offer a blend of fun and learning in a safe and interactive environment.

Dive into a world of textures, colors, and engaging experiences designed to stimulate young minds and encourage exploration. Our sensory play options offer a blend of fun and learning in a safe and interactive environment.

Watch as your child explores construction and builds essential skills through play with durable, colorful building sets specifically designed for little hands.  This building program designed to inspire builders from the toddler years and onw

There are no Storytimes today, but that doesn't mean we aren't having fun! Hang and play with us! Make new friends and meet other families from the Community! No registration necessary. 

All ages with a caregiver.

Join your little as they explore fun and educational clips of their favorite characters and hands-on crafts, sure to engage their creativity.  Let your child dive deeper into their favorite adventures with quality screen time that will enhanc

Our Bilingual Storytime program will expose young children to books, songs, and activities in both English and Spanish. This program is intended for everyone, even those with little to no Spanish knowledge. 

Get messy with this indoor sensory program for infants and toddlers.  Encourage exploration through play with dough, shaving cream, texture bins, games and crafts.  This program will rotate to ensure that all registrants have an opportun

"Stay and Play" in our toddler area. Make new friends and meet other families from the Community! No registration necessary. All ages invited.

Is your first language Spanish, Polish, Hindi or anything but English? Would you like the opportunity to practice your newly-learned English skills in an informal, non-judgmental setting?

Dive into a world of textures, colors, and engaging experiences designed to stimulate young minds and encourage exploration. Our sensory play options offer a blend of fun and learning in a safe and interactive environment.

DUE TO THE EXTREME WEATHER EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY WE WILL BE HAVING STORYTIME IN THE CHILDREN'S PROGRAM ROOM IN THE LIBRARY. 

"Stay and Play" in our toddler area. Make new friends and meet other families from the Community! No registration necessary. All ages invited.

Dive into a world of textures, colors, and engaging experiences designed to stimulate young minds and encourage exploration. Our sensory play options offer a blend of fun and learning in a safe and interactive environment.

"Stay and Play" in our toddler area. Make new friends and meet other families from the Community! No registration necessary. All ages invited.

Is your first language Spanish, Polish, Hindi or anything but English? Would you like the opportunity to practice your newly-learned English skills in an informal, non-judgmental setting?

A mood board is a visual tool used in various creative fields, such as graphic design, fashion, interior design, and marketing. It is used to convey a particular style, theme, or mood.

Join us for a fun movie & snack at the library. Coloring sheets, markers and crayons will be provided during the film. 

After Bilingual Storytime, Stay & Play with us! Make new friends and meet other families from the Community! No registration necessary.

After Messy Monday's, "Stay and Play" in our toddler area. Make new friends and meet other families from the Community! No registration necessary. All ages invited.

After Preschool Storytime, Stay and Play with us! Make new friends and meet other families from the Community! No registration necessary. 

This program is intended for all ages with a caregiver.

After Toddler Time, "Stay and Play" in our toddler area. Make new friends and meet other families from the Community! No registration necessary. All ages invited.

After Toddler Time, Stay and Play with us! Make new friends and meet other families from the Community! No registration necessary.

All ages with a caregiver.

After Preschool storytime on Central Square Lawn, "Stay and Play" in our toddler area. Make new friends and meet other families from the Community! No registration necessary. All ages invited.

After Music in Motion, "Stay and Play" in our toddler area. Make new friends and meet other families from the Community! No registration necessary. All ages invited.

Are you ready to embark on a journey into the captivating game of Mahjong? The library invites you to our open Mahjong club where you can learn, play, and have a great time with fellow enthusiasts!

What to Expect:

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.

Are you a teen? Do you enjoy desserts? Enjoy this fun program focused on making yummy treats! This month we will be making a mini pies, featuring your favorite pudding fillings and a whipped cream topping.

Join us for an amazing up close look at indigenous birds of prey with North Illinois Raptors Wildlife Refuge.  We'll get up close and personal with hawks, owls, falcons and more.  Learn about efforts to protect and rehabilitate these fas

Time to show off your amazing art skills with our freestyle arts & crafts! This self-directed craft program is the perfect time to make your own masterpiece.

Explore the world of endangered animals and their environment by making this fun pocket sized diorama.  Choose from several animals and ecosystems.  All materials are included but feel free to bring your own mint sized tin to recycle.

Get messy for a great cause! In this craft we will be making endangered animals out of our own painted hand prints! Learn about why these animals are endangered and what that means while creating a fun craft to take home!

Want to dig into your family history but don’t know where to begin?

Experience nature on the big screen! We will be watching a DisneyNature's Monkey Kingdom!  Popcorn will be provided!

This week is all about endangered animals! Join us as we create endangered animals from air dry clay, beans, and beads.

This week is all about endangered animals! Join us for a Wolf party with howling, fun facts, snacks and more.

All ages welcome. 

Join us at the Lockport Library and make a tiny bit of summer to take with you or to keep as a decoration! Craft a small message in a bottle with sand, seashells, and a little note that you can write any kind of secret or message on.

Join us as Marcy Lautanen-Raleigh, owner of Backyard Patch Herbs, gives an insightful talk about the various methods and materials to create several dips, dressings, and spreads. Flavor families, herb selection, methods of blending and meldin

It’s time to SMASH your opponents! Sign up for your chance to prove your (button mashing) fighting capabilities in a Super Smash Brothers Ultimate Tournament.

Let's wind down at the end of the day!  Bring your favorite blanket, stuffed animal and PJ's to the library.  This storytime includes a story, soft music and gentle stretches.  Families are encouraged to come together.  Childre

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?

Join us in welcoming the Illinois Storm Chasers! In this program we will take a look into severe weather, local climatology, past tornadic events, storm chasing, weather photos, and videos. Plus a Q&A session at the end.

Join this orientation session as your first step to become a volunteer with the White Oak Library District. Learn about the various volunteer opportunities available at your library and fill out a volu

Ever wonder how a bird get that nest to hold up to rain, wind and other animals?  Ever wonder how hard it can be?  We will try our hands at building a nest that any bird could be proud of using sticks, clay, feathers and put it all on a

Teen D&D is back!  New and ongoing player are welcome! We are starting an all new campaign!  You can create your own character sheet or have one made for you. This event is for teens in grades 6-12.

America's Modern Era begat many changes throughout the land. Sadly and shockingly, one of these changes reflected the more violent and sinister nature of humankind, and it found the perfect home and "partner" in Chicago: The Serial Killer.

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