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Multiple LEGO of a variety of colors.

LEGO® Fun

Monday, March 9, 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 

 

Child looking through a magnifying glass

STEAM Play

Thursday, March 19, 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 

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
bunny and chick marshmallow candy

Dress Up a Peep

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Northfield Community Room at Northfield Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Creative Play, Food & Drink
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers, School Age, Family

Peeps love to play dress-up. Decorate them with colorful candy to help each Peep stand out. 

Sign up each child that will be in attendance.

Registration Required

Great White Shark Adventure

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Lloyd Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Live Performance, STEAM
Age Group:
Family

Join Wayne and Karen Brown from The Ocean Adventure for a deep dive into the Great White Shark!

Please register just the child(ren) that will be in attendance.

Registration Required

(Cancelled) Volcanoes!

Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Lloyd Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Live Performance, STEAM
Age Group:
Family

Join Sara Kurth, volcano expert from The Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art, for an unforgettable journey into the fiery world of volcanoes!

Cancelled
Registration Required
eggs with paint

Egg Decorating

Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Lloyd Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Family

Decorate fake eggs using markers, stickers, gems and more! Stay the whole time or drop in when you’d like! While supplies last.

Ages 3+ with Adult

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

Springy Suncatchers

Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Winnetka Community Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Family

Let the sunshine in! Create your own colorful suncatcher to welcome spring and brighten up any window.

Ages 5+

Multiple LEGO of a variety of colors.

LEGO® Fun

Monday, April 13, 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 

 

lots of jelly beans

Jelly Bean Taste Testing

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Northfield Community Room at Northfield Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Creative Play, Food & Drink
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers, School Age, Family

Sample savory and sweet jellybeans and put your taste buds to the test. 

Sign up each child that will be in attendance.

Registration Required
Child looking through a magnifying glass

STEAM Play

Thursday, April 16, 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 

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

Fancy Tea Party

Friday, April 24, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Lloyd Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Food & Drink
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers, Family

Dress up in your fanciest clothes and join us for a morning tea party with snacks and crafts! 

Registration Required
Luke giving Yoda piggyback ride.

May the 4th Be With You

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Winnetka Community Room at Winnetka Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Family

Young Jedi are invited to celebrate with Star Wars crafts and a movie! 

Ages 5+

fruit on sticks

Fruit Rocketship

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Northfield Community Room at Northfield Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Creative Play, Food & Drink
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers, School Age, Family

Get creative with fruit and make an edible rocket ship.

Sign up each child that will be in attendance.

 

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
Multiple LEGO of a variety of colors.

LEGO® Fun

Monday, May 11, 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