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What makes an insect an insect? And why are spiders different? The Frog Lady returns to Glencoe to answer these questions and more about our creepy, crawly friends.
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Read What Comes Naturally: Summer Reading Club for Children
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Monday, August 12, 2019
Glencoe Public Library
Ages Birth - Grade 6
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Dig deep with this year's kids summer reading club! Kids are challenged to make reading a daily habit this summer to earn brag tags, prizes, and a free book. Beginning Wednesday, June 12, visit the Children's Department to pick up your reading log, or sign up online at glencoelibrary.beanstack.com.
The library's summer reading clubs are sponsored by the Friends of the Glencoe Public Library.
Dads and Donuts Storytime
Saturday, June 15, 2019
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
All Ages with Adult
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Celebrate Father's Day with scrumptious stories and delicious donuts for kids and their fathers (and father-figures!)
All ages are welcome to attend, however, stories and songs will be aimed at a preschool-aged audience.
Summer Reading Ice Cream Social
Saturday, June 15, 2019
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
YA Room
Come celebrate the start of the Library's summer reading programs by joining the library staff for our annual Ice Cream Social! From 1:00-4:00 pm, the library will provide Culver's delicious vanilla frozen custard cups with all the toppings! While you are enjoying your treat, you can sign up for the summer reading programs!
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The ice cream social and the library's summer reading clubs are sponsored by the Friends of the Glencoe Public Library.
Rock and Read
Monday, June 17, 2019
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
Ages 18 months-3 years with
parent or caregiver
Join Ms. Susan for Monday stories! Listen to books, move to the beat, and more at this active storytime. Older siblings are welcome.
Stay and Play
Monday, June 17, 2019
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
Birth - Age 3
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Whether you come for Rock and Read or Book Babies, you're welcome to socialize, play, and have fun between classes. We'll have puppets, toys, music, and more for you to explore. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Book Babies
Monday, June 17, 2019
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
Ages 0-18 months with parent or caregiver
Introduce your baby to the library with stories, songs, and active play designed to teach infants and toddlers their first literacy skills. Older siblings are welcome.
Tales Around Town
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
All ages with parent or caregiver
At Vernon PLayground
Join Ms. Linda around town for stories, songs and lots of outdoor fun! Tales Around Town will be visiting different parks and outdoor spaces in Glencoe all summer long - see our Tour Schedule for more info about where we'll be each week.
If you're not in the mood for stories, check out or return a book from the Book Bike, sign up for the Summer Reading Club and more!
In the event of inclement weather, storytime will be held at the library and the Book Bike will not appear.
Join the waiting list
Minecraft Mania
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
Grades 1-6
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Join Minecraft expert Scotty Vrablik to learn tips and tricks for building fantastic Minecraft creations. The library will have a few laptops available for participants, but please bring your own laptop, tablet, or other Minecraft-capable device if possible.
Registration required.
Tales for Tots
Thursday, June 20, 2019
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Glencoe Public Library
Children's Department
All ages with parent or caregiver
Read, sing, talk, and play to build early literacy skills! Join us for stories, songs and more, followed by time for socialization and play.
Inchworms
Friday, June 21, 2019
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
Ages Birth - Crawlers with adult
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Get on the floor for stories, rhymes, songs, and bounces that build early literacy skills in our littlest listeners. Older siblings are welcome to attend.
Little one already walking? Please try our drop-in storytimes on Mondays, Tuesdays, or Thursdays.
Registration is open
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Art Explorations with Bernadette Foch: Butterflies
Saturday, June 22, 2019
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Forte Reference Room
Grades 1-6
Guest artist
Bernadette Foch returns with new classes featuring oil pastels, Sharpies, chalk
paper, and color diffusing paper. You’ll create your own masterpiece to bring home.
Registration
required. Register online, visit the library, or call 847-835-5056.
Rock and Read
Monday, June 24, 2019
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
Ages 18 months-3 years with
parent or caregiver
Join Ms. Susan for Monday stories! Listen to books, move to the beat, and more at this active storytime. Older siblings are welcome.
Stay and Play
Monday, June 24, 2019
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
Birth - Age 3
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Whether you come for Rock and Read or Book Babies, you're welcome to socialize, play, and have fun between classes. We'll have puppets, toys, music, and more for you to explore. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Book Babies
Monday, June 24, 2019
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
Ages 0-18 months with parent or caregiver
Introduce your baby to the library with stories, songs, and active play designed to teach infants and toddlers their first literacy skills. Older siblings are welcome.
Tots and Tunes: Kalk Park
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Event is full
Help us find the rainbow connection! Join us for
rainbow-riffic science experiments and art projects. Rainbows require water, so
dress to get wet.
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Rainbow Art & Science
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
Grades K-3
Registration required.
Tales for Tots
Thursday, June 27, 2019
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Glencoe Public Library
Children's Department
All ages with parent or caregiver
Read, sing, talk, and play to build early literacy skills! Join us for stories, songs and more, followed by time for socialization and play.
Inchworms
Friday, June 28, 2019
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
Ages Birth - Crawlers with adult
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Get on the floor for stories, rhymes, songs, and bounces that build early literacy skills in our littlest listeners. Older siblings are welcome to attend.
Little one already walking? Please try our drop-in storytimes on Mondays, Tuesdays, or Thursdays.
I Love Bugs! with The Frog Lady
Saturday, June 29, 2019
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
Ages 4 and up with adult
Free tickets will be available at the children's desk starting at 9:00 a.m. the day of the program.
Tales Around Town
Tuesday, July 02, 2019
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
All ages with parent or caregiver
At Eklund Garden (Glencoe Historical Society)
Join Ms. Linda around town for stories, songs and lots of outdoor fun! Tales Around Town will be visiting different parks and outdoor spaces in Glencoe all summer long - see our Tour Schedule for more info about where we'll be each week.
If you're not in the mood for stories, check out or return a book from the Book Bike, sign up for the Summer Reading Club and more!
In the event of inclement weather, storytime will be held at the library and the Book Bike will not appear.
Crafternoons
Tuesday, July 02, 2019
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Glencoe Public Library
Hammond Room
All ages
What could be better than a
lazy crafternoon? Create your own crafts out of a wide variety of materials,
ranging from the everyday to the entirely unexpected.
Teddy Bear Picnic
Saturday, July 06, 2019
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Wyman Green
All ages with adult
Bring a blanket, a picnic lunch, and your favorite stuffed
friend to the library to enjoy outdoor stories and songs. Stories begin at 11:30. Cookies and lemonade will be served as an after-story snack. All ages are welcome, but stories and songs will be aimed at a preschool-aged audience.
In the event of inclement weather, storytime will be held in the library's Hammond Room.
