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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
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

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
Holiday Cookies

Holiday Cookie Exchange

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Lloyd Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Food & Drink
Age Group:
Family, Adults

Join us for this fun holiday program!

Registration Required
Colorful Rice Krispie Treat Cottage with candy decorations in front of blue background

Candy Cottage

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Northfield Community Room at Northfield Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Food & Drink
Age Group:
Family

Build a cozy winter cottage from Rice Krispie Treats and decorate it with delicious candy!

All Ages with Adult.

Please register for each child that will be in attendance.

Registration Required

Library Closed for Christmas

All Day 12/24 - 12/25
Winnetka Library, Northfield Library, Offsite, Virtual

The Winnetka and Northfield Libraries are closed Wednesday, December 24, and Thursday, December 25, for Christmas Eve and Christmas.

Closing

Library Closed for New Year's

All Day 12/31 - 1/1
Winnetka Library, Northfield Library, Offsite, Virtual

The Winnetka and Northfield Libraries are closed Wednesday, December 31, and Thursday, January 1, for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

Closing
Multiple LEGO of a variety of colors.

LEGO® Fun

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Lloyd Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers, School Age, Family

Lots of LEGO® bricks will be available so come ready with your imagination!   

Ages 4+ with Adult 

 

New Device? Ask for Advice!

Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
The Studio Makerspace at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Technology, The Studio
Age Group:
Family, Adults

Got a new device for the holidays but you are unsure on how to use it?

New Device? Ask for Advice!

Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
The Studio Makerspace at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Technology, The Studio
Age Group:
Family, Adults

Got a new device for the holidays but you are unsure on how to use it?

Tiny Bookshelves - Miniseries

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
The Studio Makerspace at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, The Studio
Age Group:
Teens & Tweens, Family, Adults

Calling all miniature enthusiasts! Join us to build your very own 1:12 scale bookshelf, the perfect tiny addition to any dollhouse, bookshelf, or tiny collection.

Registration Required

New Device? Ask for Advice!

Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
The Studio Makerspace at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Technology, The Studio
Age Group:
Family, Adults

Got a new device for the holidays but you are unsure on how to use it?

Child looking through a magnifying glass

STEAM Play

Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Lloyd Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
STEAM
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers, School Age, Family

Join us for an exciting hour of hands-on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) activities.

Ages 2+ with Adult 

Let's Play! Cardboard Design Experience

Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Outreach, STEAM
Age Group:
Family

Children are invited to bring their big ideas — we’ll provide the cardboard and tools to help their creations come to life. Come build, imagine, and invent together! 

Offsite Event

New Device? Ask for Advice!

Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
The Studio Makerspace at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Technology, The Studio
Age Group:
Family, Adults

Got a new device for the holidays but you are unsure on how to use it?

Fast Fashion: How Understanding Fabric Will Save the World

Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Northfield Community Room at Northfield Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens & Tweens, Family, Adults

Your sweater is trash. But it doesn’t have to be that way!

Registration Required

Collage your Heart Out

Sunday, February 1, 2026 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Winnetka Community Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, The Studio
Age Group:
Teens & Tweens, Family, Adults

Get ready to collage your heart out! Patrons will create a unique, heartfelt work of art using colorful magazines and books to collage onto a wooden heart.

Registration Required
Multiple LEGO of a variety of colors.

LEGO® Fun

Monday, February 2, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Lloyd Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers, School Age, Family

Lots of LEGO® bricks will be available so come ready with your imagination!   

Ages 4+ with Adult 

 

Collage your Heart Out

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Northfield Community Room at Northfield Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, The Studio
Age Group:
Teens & Tweens, Family, Adults

Get ready to collage your heart out! Patrons will create a unique, heartfelt work of art using colorful magazines and books to collage onto a wooden heart.

Registration Required

Star Light, Star Bright: The Secret Lives of Stars

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Teens & Tweens, Family, Adults

Astronomer, Professor Shane Larson, will share the amazing story of how stars are born and die. Find out how telescopes make it possible for us to learn about these incandescent bodies and their life cycle.

 

Registration Required
Virtual Event

Upcycling Workshop

Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
The Studio Makerspace at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, The Studio
Age Group:
Teens & Tweens, Family, Adults

A hands on workshop following the Fast Fashion presentation.  Description coming soon . . . 

Registration Required