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Teen Ugly Art Contest

All Day 3/1 - 3/27
Youth Services at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens & Tweens

Create the weirdest, wildest, and most wonderfully hideous masterpiece imaginable! Then we’ll vote for the ultimate eyesore! The champion will win an Ugly Trophy and a $100 Michaels giftcard. 

Shrink Art Charms

Monday, March 16, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Northfield Community Room at Northfield Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, The Studio
Age Group:
Teens & Tweens, Adults

Come experience the fun of creating custom Shrinky Dink art! Draw your favorite designs on specialized film and watch them shrink into miniature plastic charms. 

Registration Required

Color Your Own Mandala Totes

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
The Studio Makerspace at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, The Studio
Age Group:
Teens & Tweens, Adults

Discover the creative possibilities of sublimation printing. Learn how to source mandala designs online and transfer them onto fabric to create your own coloring sheet tote. Take home a tote bag ready for coloring and customization. 

Registration Required

Spring Break Teen To-Go Craft

All Day
Youth Services at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens & Tweens

Capture spring break vibes by creating a DIY suncatcher.

Take-home crafts will be available to pick up beginning at 12pm day-of at the Youth Services Desk. 

Registration Required
Cover of graphic novel Ember and the Island of Lost Creatures

Graphic Novel Crew

Thursday, March 26, 2026 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
School Age, Teens & Tweens

Let’s meet at Graeter's and discuss a graphic novel!  The library will provide a free scoop of ice cream, how sweet!

Registration Required
Offsite Event

Teen Ugly Art Contest Voting

All Day 3/30 - 4/5
Youth Services at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens & Tweens

Vote for the weirdest, wildest, and most wonderfully hideous masterpiece imaginable! 

Check back for the voting link on March 30.

Voting will take place March 30-April 5. Winners will be announced by April 10.

four hands with multicolored paint on them

Anything But Brushes

Monday, March 30, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Lloyd Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers, School Age, Teens & Tweens, Family

Time to get creative with anything but a brush! Get to work painting with toys, sponges, stamps and more. 

Ages 2+ with Adult

Shrink Art Charms

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
The Studio Makerspace at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, The Studio
Age Group:
School Age, Teens & Tweens, Family, Adults

Come experience the fun of creating custom Shrinky dink art! Draw your favorite designs on specialized film and watch them shrink into miniature plastic charms. 

Registration Required

Library Closed for Easter

All Day
Winnetka Library, Northfield Library, Offsite, Virtual

The Winnetka and Northfield libraries are closed Sunday, April 5 for the Easter holiday.

Closing

Handwriting Analysis

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Creative Play, Other
Age Group:
Teens & Tweens, Adults

Graphologist Lorrisa Juliano will explain what the size of your words, margins and spacing of your writing says about you and your relationships!

Registration Required
Virtual Event
hands over set of controls ready to learn

No Escape!

Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Winnetka Community Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Creative Play, Gaming
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers, School Age, Teens & Tweens, Family, Adults

Actually, there is an escape, you must work together and solve the clues as a family!  We’ll be using Breadkout EDU which turns any room into an escape room!  

Registration Required
hands over set of controls ready to learn

No Escape!

Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Winnetka Community Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Creative Play, Gaming
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers, School Age, Teens & Tweens, Family, Adults

Actually, there is an escape, you must work together and solve the clues as a family!  We’ll be using Breadkout EDU which turns any room into an escape room!  

Registration Required
hands over set of controls ready to learn

No Escape!

Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Winnetka Community Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Creative Play, Gaming
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers, School Age, Teens & Tweens, Family, Adults

Actually, there is an escape, you must work together and solve the clues as a family!  We’ll be using Breadkout EDU which turns any room into an escape room!  

Registration Required
hands over set of controls ready to learn

No Escape!

Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Winnetka Community Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Creative Play, Gaming
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers, School Age, Teens & Tweens, Family, Adults

Actually, there is an escape, you must work together and solve the clues as a family!  We’ll be using Breadkout EDU which turns any room into an escape room!  

Registration Required
hands over set of controls ready to learn

No Escape!

Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 2:30pm - 3:00pm
Winnetka Community Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Creative Play, Gaming
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers, School Age, Teens & Tweens, Family, Adults

Actually, there is an escape, you must work together and solve the clues as a family!  We’ll be using Breadkout EDU which turns any room into an escape room!  

Registration Required
hands over set of controls ready to learn

No Escape!

Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:00pm
Winnetka Community Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Creative Play, Gaming
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers, School Age, Teens & Tweens, Family, Adults

Actually, there is an escape, you must work together and solve the clues as a family!  We’ll be using Breadkout EDU which turns any room into an escape room!  

Registration Required

Pixel Jewelry

Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Winnetka Community Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, The Studio
Age Group:
Teens & Tweens, Adults

Turn your pixel designs into wearable art! Learn how to follow patterns to create colorful perler bead charms, then transform them into unique jewelry. 

Registration Required
cover of graphic novel El Deafo

Graphic Novel Crew

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
School Age, Teens & Tweens

Let’s meet at Graeter's and discuss a graphic novel!  The library will provide a free scoop of ice cream, how sweet!

Registration Required
Offsite Event

Collage Landscapes

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
The Studio Makerspace at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, The Studio
Age Group:
Teens & Tweens, Adults

Turn paper scraps into a scenic escape! Learn collage techniques as we cut out shapes and textures to assemble a custom landscape scene. 

Registration Required

Spring Migration Birding Walk

Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Offsite
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
School Age, Teens & Tweens, Family, Adults

Join Red Hill Birding's founder Josh Engel at the Skokie Lagoons to learn about bird migration and see spring migrants at one of our best local birding hotspots.

Registration Required
Offsite Event

Mom & Me: Leather Hairbow

Sunday, May 10, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
The Studio Makerspace at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, The Studio
Age Group:
Teens & Tweens, Adults

Enjoy a creative "Studio Date" making personalized leather hairbows! See our equipment in action and spend some quality time together assembling a custom accessory.

Registration Required
Cover of graphic novel of Refugee

Graphic Novel Crew

Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
School Age, Teens & Tweens

Let’s meet at Graeter's and discuss a graphic novel!  The library will provide a free scoop of ice cream, how sweet!

Registration Required
Offsite Event

Library Closed for Memorial Day

All Day 5/24 - 5/25
Winnetka Library, Northfield Library, Offsite, Virtual

The Winnetka and Northfield libraries are closed Sunday, May 24 and Monday, May 25 for the Memorial Day holiday.

Closing

Library Closed for Juneteenth

All Day
Winnetka Library, Northfield Library, Offsite, Virtual

The Winnetka and Northfield libraries are closed Friday, June 19 for the Juneteenth holiday.

Closing