Saturday Morning Stories

Spanish Conversation Group-Grupo de conversación en español

Sat, Jan 18, 9:30am - 1:30pm

Highland Park Public Library

The Friends of the Library's used book sale will take place on Saturdays in the lower-level lobby from 9:30am-1:30pm. Venta de libros los jueves en el vestíbulo del nivel inferior de 9:30am a 1:30pm.

Sábado Morning Stories

Sat, Jan 18, 10:00am - 10:30am

Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room

Join us for a bilingual family storytime! Space is limited. ¡Acompáñanos para un tiempo de cuentos familiar bilingüe! Espacios son limitados.

Snow Crafts

Mon, Jan 20, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room

Join us to create amazing snow-themed crafts as unique as snowflakes while supplies last. Drop in. Ages 5 to 14.

Tue, Jan 21, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium

¿Hablas español? Join us for Spanish Conversation - Participe en el grupo de conversación en español.

Tue, Jan 21, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Highland Park Public Library - Meeting Room 8

Library U

Library Board Meeting

Tue, Jan 21, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium

The Library Board of Trustees regularly meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m., except where indicated otherwise.

Wed, Jan 22, 10:00am - 10:30am

Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room

Registration not required but space is limited. Check in at the Youth Services desk up to 30 min. prior to start time. Ages 0 - 18 months.

Wed, Jan 22, 11:30am - 12:00pm

Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room

Registration not required but space is limited. Check in at the Youth Services desk up to 30 min. prior to start time. Ages 0 - 18 months.

A Digital Diet for Carbon Reduction

Wed, Jan 22, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Highland Park Public Library - Meeting Room 8

Library U

Wed, Jan 22, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium

Learn about practical steps for cleaning out areas in your digital world that generate carbon needlessly.

Environmental Issues Book Club - We are the middle of forever by Dahr Jamail & Stan Rushworth

Thu, Jan 23, 11:00am - 4:00pm

Highland Park Public Library

The Friends of the Library's used book sale will take place on Thursdays in the lower-level lobby from 11am-4pm. Venta de libros los jueves en el vestíbulo del nivel inferior de 11am a 4pm.

Thu, Jan 23, 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Curt's Cafe

Join Go Green HP to discuss "We are the middle of forever: Indigenous voices from Turtle Island on the changing Earth" by Dahr Jamail & Stan Rushworth. Meet at Curt's Cafe.

Beginning Graphic Novel Club

Thu, Jan 23, 4:30pm - 5:00pm

Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room

Younger graphic novel fans! Join us for discussion, fun activities, and unique crafts as we share the best, the worst, and everything in between graphic novels. Ages 6-8. Registration required.

Illinois Libraries Present - Love and Laughs with Michelle Buteau

Thu, Jan 23, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Highland Park Public Library

Library U

Thu, Jan 23, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Virtual - Zoom

Join us on Zoom with comedian, actress, and producer Michelle Buteau, creator/writer/star of the Netflix series "Survival of the Thickest."

Taller: Cuentas de correo electrónico

Thu, Jan 23, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium

Aprende como crear y navegar una cuenta de correo electrónico. Recibe consejos prácticos para escribir y mandar correos, y formas de responder a mensajes recibidos. - Email basics workshop in Spanish.

iRead Kickoff/Kid Lit Fest 2025

Sat, Jan 25, 9:00am - 2:00pm

Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium,Activity Room,Adult Services,Brenner Room,Digital Media Lab,Lobby

Join us for a celebration of books & reading!

Sat, Jan 25, 9:30am - 1:30pm

Highland Park Public Library

Short Story Reading Group (semi-closed event) - for adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities

Mon, Jan 27, All day

Highland Park Public Library

It's chilly for us, but winter weather is perfect for an arctic fox! Create your own winter buddy that will warm your heart! Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last.

Mon, Jan 27, 1:00pm - 1:45pm

Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium

This group is for adults with intellectual, developmental or cognitive disabilities, run in conjunction with local groups. We listen to and discuss a short story each session.

Storytime Live! (Ages 3 to 5)

Tue, Jan 28, All day

Highland Park Public Library

It's chilly for us, but winter weather is perfect for an arctic fox! Create your own winter buddy that will warm your heart! Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last.

Tue, Jan 28, 1:00pm - 1:30pm

Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room

Read stories, sing songs, & more at this storytime, just for preschoolers and their caregiver! **Registration not required but space is limited. Check in begins at Youth Services desk at 12:30 am.

Readers Round Table

Tue, Jan 28, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Highland Park Public Library - Meeting Room 8

Love to read? Always looking for book recommendations? Meet fellow bibliophiles at Readers' Round Table! Join us in Room #8.

Spanish Conversation Group-Grupo de conversación en español

Tue, Jan 28, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium

¿Hablas español? Join us for Spanish Conversation - Participe en el grupo de conversación en español.

Panel to Panel: A Graphic Novel Book Club - For kids in grades 4-7

Tue, Jan 28, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room

Love Graphic Novels? Come talk about them!

Friends of the Library Meeting

Tue, Jan 28, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Highland Park Public Library - Meeting Room 8

Library U

Tue, Jan 28, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium

The Friends of the Library will have their quarterly meeting from 7-8:30pm in the Lower-Level Meeting Room.

Taller: Cuentas de correo electrónico

Wed, Jan 29, All day

Highland Park Public Library

It's chilly for us, but winter weather is perfect for an arctic fox! Create your own winter buddy that will warm your heart! Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last.

Wed, Jan 29, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium

Weddings During the Holocaust

Wed, Jan 29, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Virtual - Zoom

Michael Tal, curator at Israel's Yad Vashem - The World Holocaust Remembrance Center discusses the online exhibit "Weddings During the Holocaust."

Intro to Breathwork and Meditation - Introducción a Respiración y Meditación

Wed, Jan 29, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room

Join Lani Gerszonovicz in an exercise in guided breathing and meditation practices. Únase a Lani Gerszonovicz en un ejercicio de respiración guiada y prácticas de meditación.

Wed, Jan 29, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Highland Park Public Library - Meeting Room 8

Library U

Firefly Family Theatre Presents: Spark's Snow Day

Thu, Jan 30, All day

Highland Park Public Library

It's chilly for us, but winter weather is perfect for an arctic fox! Create your own winter buddy that will warm your heart! Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last.

Thu, Jan 30, 10:30am - 11:15am

Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium

Join Spark the Firefly as she goes sledding, ice skating, and more on her very first snow day!

Thu, Jan 30, 11:00am - 4:00pm

Highland Park Public Library

The Friends of the Library's used book sale will take place on Thursdays in the lower-level lobby from 11am-4pm. Venta de libros los jueves en el vestíbulo del nivel inferior de 11am a 4pm.

Taller: Cuentas de correo electrónico

Thu, Jan 30, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Highland Park Public Library

Library U

Thu, Jan 30, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium

Fri, Jan 31, All day

Highland Park Public Library

It's chilly for us, but winter weather is perfect for an arctic fox! Create your own winter buddy that will warm your heart! Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last.

Drop-In Playdate

Fri, Jan 31, 10:30am - 11:30am

Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room

Drop by the Activity Room for a library playdate!

Crafting Club

Fri, Jan 31, 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium

Bring a craft project you're working on and connect with other crafters in the area.

Sat, Feb 01, All day

Highland Park Public Library

It's chilly for us, but winter weather is perfect for an arctic fox! Create your own winter buddy that will warm your heart! Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last.

Sat, Feb 01, 9:30am - 1:30pm

Highland Park Public Library

Sun, Feb 02, All day

Highland Park Public Library

It's chilly for us, but winter weather is perfect for an arctic fox! Create your own winter buddy that will warm your heart! Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last.

Rock & Read - A Toddler Storytime

Mon, Feb 03, All day

Highland Park Public Library

Create a picture frame just in time for Valentine?s Day. Add a photo of someone you love! Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last.

Mon, Feb 03, 10:30am - 11:00am

Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room

Join Miss Kelly in the Activity Room for a musical storytime! For ages 18 months - 3 years. Registration not required but space is limited. Check in at Youth desk starting 30 min prior to event.

Consulado de México Sobre Ruedas - Mobile Mexican Consulate

Tue, Feb 04, All day

Highland Park Public Library

Create a picture frame just in time for Valentine?s Day. Add a photo of someone you love! Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last.

Tue, Feb 04, 11:00am - 4:00pm

Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium

¡El Consulado de México Sobre Ruedas estará en la Biblioteca del 4 al 8 de febrero! -- The Mobile Mexican Consulate will be at the Library from Tuesday, February 4 through Saturday, February 8.

Homeschool Meetup

Tue, Feb 04, 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room

Local homeschool families meet up.

Spanish Conversation Group-Grupo de conversación en español

Tue, Feb 04, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room

¿Hablas español? Join us for Spanish Conversation - Participe en el grupo de conversación en español.

Illinois Libraries Present - James McBride

Tue, Feb 04, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Highland Park Public Library - Meeting Room 8

Library U

Tue, Feb 04, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Virtual - Zoom

Join us on Zoom for an event with James McBride, award-winning author, musician, and screenwriter.

Consulado de México Sobre Ruedas - Mobile Mexican Consulate

Wed, Feb 05, All day

Highland Park Public Library

Create a picture frame just in time for Valentine?s Day. Add a photo of someone you love! Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last.

Wed, Feb 05, 9:00am - 4:00pm

Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium

¡El Consulado de México Sobre Ruedas estará en la Biblioteca del 4 al 8 de febrero! -- The Mobile Mexican Consulate will be at the Library from Tuesday, February 4 through Saturday, February 8.

Late Opening

Wed, Feb 05, 11:00am - 9:00pm

Highland Park Public Library

The library will open at 11am on the first Wednesday of each month for staff meetings except December.

Wed, Feb 05, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Highland Park Public Library - Meeting Room 8

Library U

Consulado de México Sobre Ruedas - Mobile Mexican Consulate

Thu, Feb 06, All day

Highland Park Public Library

Create a picture frame just in time for Valentine?s Day. Add a photo of someone you love! Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last.

Thu, Feb 06, 9:00am - 4:00pm

Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium

¡El Consulado de México Sobre Ruedas estará en la Biblioteca del 4 al 8 de febrero! -- The Mobile Mexican Consulate will be at the Library from Tuesday, February 4 through Saturday, February 8.

Rock & Read 10:30 - A Toddler Storytime

Thu, Feb 06, 10:30am - 11:00am

Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room

Join Miss Kelly in the Activity Room for a musical storytime! For ages 18 months - 3 years. Registration not required but space is limited. Check in at Youth desk starting 30 min prior to event.

Cancelled

Rock & Read 11:30 - A Toddler Storytime

Thu, Feb 06, 11:00am - 4:00pm

Highland Park Public Library

The Friends of the Library's used book sale will take place on Thursdays in the lower-level lobby from 11am-4pm. Venta de libros los jueves en el vestíbulo del nivel inferior de 11am a 4pm.

Thu, Feb 06, 11:30am - 12:00pm

Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room

Join Miss Kelly in the Activity Room for a musical storytime! For ages 18 months - 3 years. Registration not required but space is limited. Check in at Youth desk starting 30 min prior to event.

Thu, Feb 06, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Highland Park Public Library

Library U

Consulado de México Sobre Ruedas - Mobile Mexican Consulate

Fri, Feb 07, All day

Highland Park Public Library

Create a picture frame just in time for Valentine?s Day. Add a photo of someone you love! Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last.

Fri, Feb 07, 9:00am - 4:00pm

Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium

¡El Consulado de México Sobre Ruedas estará en la Biblioteca del 4 al 8 de febrero! -- The Mobile Mexican Consulate will be at the Library from Tuesday, February 4 through Saturday, February 8.

Consulado de México Sobre Ruedas - Mobile Mexican Consulate

Sat, Feb 08, All day

Highland Park Public Library

Create a picture frame just in time for Valentine?s Day. Add a photo of someone you love! Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last.

Sat, Feb 08, 9:00am - 2:00pm

Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium

¡El Consulado de México Sobre Ruedas estará en la Biblioteca del 4 al 8 de febrero! -- The Mobile Mexican Consulate will be at the Library from Tuesday, February 4 through Saturday, February 8.

Cancelled

Sensory Bins - A Drop-In Event

Sat, Feb 08, 9:30am - 1:30pm

Highland Park Public Library

Sat, Feb 08, 10:00am - 12:00pm

Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room

Explore sensory bins with your little ones! Sensory play allows kids to connect ideas with concrete experiences, strengthen neural pathways, and build motor skills.

Short Story Reading Group (semi-closed event) - for adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities

Sun, Feb 09, All day

Highland Park Public Library

Create a picture frame just in time for Valentine?s Day. Add a photo of someone you love! Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last.

Mon, Feb 10, 1:00pm - 1:45pm

Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room

This group is for adults with intellectual, developmental or cognitive disabilities, run in conjunction with local groups. We listen to and discuss a short story each session.

Drop-In Chess - Ages 7 to 14

Mon, Feb 10, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room

Drop by the Activity Room for chess!

Meet The Author - Renée Rosen - Let's Call Her Barbie

Mon, Feb 10, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium

Bestselling author Renée Rosen explores Ruth Handler's vision for a new doll and how she and her team of creatives worked to create a legacy.

Storytime Live! (Ages 3 to 5)

Tue, Feb 11, 1:00pm - 1:30pm

Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room

Read stories, sing songs, & more at this storytime, just for preschoolers and their caregiver! **Registration not required but space is limited. Check in begins at Youth Services desk at 12:30 am.

Spanish Conversation Group-Grupo de conversación en español

Tue, Feb 11, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium

¿Hablas español? Join us for Spanish Conversation - Participe en el grupo de conversación en español.

Tue, Feb 11, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Highland Park Public Library - Meeting Room 8

Library U

Wed, Feb 12, 10:00am - 10:30am

Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room

Registration not required but space is limited. Check in at the Youth Services desk up to 30 min. prior to start time. Ages 0 - 18 months.

SEL Training for Educators

Wed, Feb 12, 11:30am - 12:00pm

Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room

Registration not required but space is limited. Check in at the Youth Services desk up to 30 min. prior to start time. Ages 0 - 18 months.

Wed, Feb 12, 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium

TrueNorth Educational Cooperative 804

Teen Time - Tea Party

Wed, Feb 12, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Highland Park Public Library - Meeting Room 8

Drop in to decorate cookies and chat about your favorite romance tropes!

Discussions with Davis - REPEAT - James by Percival Everett

Wed, Feb 12, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Highland Park Public Library - Meeting Room 8

Library U

Wed, Feb 12, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium

Davis Schneiderman, Executive Director of the Krebs Center for the Humanities and Professor of English at Lake Forest College, leads the book discussion of "James" by Percival Everett.

Thu, Feb 13, 11:00am - 4:00pm

Highland Park Public Library

The Friends of the Library's used book sale will take place on Thursdays in the lower-level lobby from 11am-4pm. Venta de libros los jueves en el vestíbulo del nivel inferior de 11am a 4pm.

Music Club

Thu, Feb 13, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Highland Park Public Library - Meeting Room 8

Are you looking for something new to listen to? Have you heard a cool album recently? Come to Music Club and share recommendations with others!

Wii Day: Super Smash Bros - Age 5-14

Thu, Feb 13, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Highland Park Public Library

Library U

PJ Storytime

Thu, Feb 13, 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room

Put on your jammies and join us for a fun family storytime featuring stories, songs, and more. Registration is not required, but space is limited. Check in at Youth Desk begins at 6 p.m.

Fri, Feb 14, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room

Drop in and take a turn with Mario and the gang! Play Super Smash Brothers Brawl on the Wii and test your gaming skills.

Crafting Club

Fri, Feb 14, 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium

Bring a craft project you're working on and connect with other crafters in the area.