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Friday, December 5, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Northfield Community Room at Northfield Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers

Enjoy a visit from Miss Make-Believe or OMi Music Institute during Storytime breaks. Tickets will be available that morning on a first-come, first-served basis.

Ages 0–5 with Adult (Tickets)

Isabel Raci yoga pose on chair holding umbrella and smiling in the rain

Chair Yoga

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Virtual
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Chair Yoga:

Join instructor Isabel Raci,C-IAYT, for a session of gentle chair yoga and guided meditation. Tune in to stretch,breathe, gain flexibility, and strengthen the body in an accessible...

Registration Required
Virtual Event
graham cracker gingerbread house on a small white plate. The house is covered in colorful candy and cereal.

Gingerbread House Decorating

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Lloyd Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Food & Drink
Age Group:
Family

Join us for this fun holiday program! Decorate your own gingerbread house with candy and frosting.  

Ages 0-8 with Adult

Registration Required
holiday cookies

Holiday Cookie Decorating

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Northfield Community Room at Northfield Library
Program Type:
Food & Drink
Age Group:
Adults

Pastry chef and culinary instructor Kelly Dull will show you tips and techniques for decorating a set of cookies (cookies and supplies provided).

Registration Required

Winter Wonderland Wreath

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
The Studio Makerspace at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
The Studio
Age Group:
Adults

Let's warm up your front door with a magical winter village wreath all made from paper.

Registration Required
graham cracker gingerbread house on a small white plate. The house is covered in colorful candy and cereal.

Gingerbread House Decorating

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Lloyd Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Food & Drink
Age Group:
Family

Join us for this fun holiday program! Decorate your own gingerbread house with candy and frosting.  

Ages 0-8 with Adult

Registration Required
graham cracker gingerbread house on a small white plate. The house is covered in colorful candy and cereal.

Gingerbread House Decorating

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Lloyd Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Food & Drink
Age Group:
Family

Join us for this fun holiday program! Decorate your own gingerbread house with candy and frosting.  

Ages 0-8 with Adult

Registration Required
graham cracker gingerbread house on a small white plate. The house is covered in colorful candy and cereal.

Gingerbread House Decorating

Sunday, December 7, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Lloyd Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Food & Drink
Age Group:
Family

Join us for this fun holiday program! Decorate your own gingerbread house with candy and frosting.  

Ages 0-8 with Adult

Registration Required
graham cracker gingerbread house on a small white plate. The house is covered in colorful candy and cereal.

Gingerbread House Decorating

Sunday, December 7, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Lloyd Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Food & Drink
Age Group:
Family

Join us for this fun holiday program! Decorate your own gingerbread house with candy and frosting.  

Ages 0-8 with Adult

Registration Required
Librarian leading storytime with a group of children

Family Storytime

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Northfield Community Room at Northfield Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers

Singing, dancing, stories, and more!

Ages 0-5 with Adult

Cookbook

Food For Thought Cookbook Book Club: Quick and Easy

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Lloyd Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Food & Drink
Age Group:
Adults
Food For Thought Book Club:

Do you love browsing through cookbooks and trying new recipes? Check out one of the spotlighted cookbooks, try some recipes and bring a dish to share.  The books are available...

Once Upon a Chef: Weeknight/Weekend: 70 Quick-Fix Weeknight Dinners + 30 Luscious Weekend Recipes, by Jennifer Segal  

What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking, by Caroline Chambers

 

Registration Required

Family Storytime

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Lloyd Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers

Singing, dancing, stories, and more!

Ages 0-5 with Adult.

Financial Planning Appointment

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Winnetka Community Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Personal Finance
Age Group:
Adults
Financial Planning Appointment:

Do you have questions about how to invest, budget, or safeguard your finances?  Schedule a free, one-hour in-person consultation with Certified Financial Planner®, Ed Gjertsen...

Registration Required

Move & Play

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Lloyd Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers

Join us for 20 minutes of music, movement, and a story for kids 5 and under with their caregivers. Optional stay and play until 11 after we get our wiggles out!  

Ages 0-5 with Adult

Financial Planning Appointment

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Winnetka Community Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Personal Finance
Age Group:
Adults
Financial Planning Appointment:

Do you have questions about how to invest, budget, or safeguard your finances?  Schedule a free, one-hour in-person consultation with Certified Financial Planner®, Ed Gjertsen...

Registration Required

Skies over the Great Lakes

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
History
Age Group:
Teens & Tweens, Family, Adults

Join Bruce Treadway from the National Museum of the American Sailor as he presents the Naval Aviation History at Naval Station Great Lakes.

Registration Required
Virtual Event

Christmas at Marshall Field's with Leslie Goddard

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
History
Age Group:
Adults

For many Chicagoans, no Christmas season was complete without a visit to Marshall Field and Co. We'll trace the store's holiday traditions, including the Walnut Room Christmas tree, the window displays, the toy department, and the catalogs.

Registration Required
Virtual Event

Clue: A Mystery Book Club (Hybrid)

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Northfield Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults
Clue - A Mystery Book Club:

Join a lively discussion about all types of mystery books, ranging from true crime, dark thrillers, police procedurals and historical mysteries.

Join in person or on Zoom. Please register to receive the Zoom link on the date of the discussion.

This month's book is The Return of Faraz Ali by Aamina Ahmad.

Registration Required
A baby playing with vibrant paint on the floor, creating a colorful artwork contained in a plastic bag.

Tummy Time Painting

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 8:30am - 9:00am
Northfield Community Room at Northfield Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Creative Play
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers

A no-mess art project for babies! Have fun while building core strength.

Ages 0-1 with Adult

Family Storytime

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Lloyd Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers

Singing, dancing, stories, and more!

Ages 0-5 with Adult.

Move & Play

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Lloyd Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers

Join us for 20 minutes of music, movement, and a story for kids 5 and under with their caregivers. Optional stay and play until 11 after we get our wiggles out!  

Ages 0-5 with Adult

Gift Tagging Extravaganza

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
The Studio Makerspace at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Technology, The Studio
Age Group:
Adults

Make your gifts extra special with handmade tags using our supplies.

Registration Required
Joshua Tree National Park

A Tour of Five National Parks

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Travel
Age Group:
Adults

Award-winning author Theresa L. Goodrich presents a tour of five unique National Parks. After a brief history of the National Park System, she’ll take you inside parks that highlight the west’s ecological diversity.

Registration Required
Virtual Event

Family Storytime

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Lloyd Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers

Singing, dancing, stories, and more!

Ages 0-5 with Adult.