Drop-In Playdate

Wed, Jul 09, All day

Highland Park Public Library

Beat the heat with your very own fruit fan. Create your own unique paper fan based on your favorite fruit. Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last.

Wed, Jul 09, All day

Highland Park Public Library

Test your skills in our weekly one-minute desk challenges!

Wed, Jul 09, 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.

Drop-In Chess - Ages 7 to 14

Wed, Jul 09, 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.

Mario Kart Tournament

Wed, Jul 09, 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Highland Park Public Library - Meeting Room 8

Bored at home? Come play Mario Kart 8DX on Nintendo Switch in a friendly competition! Snacks provided.

Wed, Jul 09, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room

Drop by the Activity Room for chess!

Thu, Jul 10, All day

Highland Park Public Library

Beat the heat with your very own fruit fan. Create your own unique paper fan based on your favorite fruit. Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last.

PJ Storytime

Thu, Jul 10, 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, Jul 11, All day

Highland Park Public Library

Beat the heat with your very own fruit fan. Create your own unique paper fan based on your favorite fruit. Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last.

Fri, Jul 11, 10:30am - 11:00am

Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room

Each week, hear stories, sing songs, and make a craft honoring a different part of the world.

Sat, Jul 12, All day

Highland Park Public Library

Beat the heat with your very own fruit fan. Create your own unique paper fan based on your favorite fruit. Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last.

Rock & Read - A Toddler Storytime

Sun, Jul 13, All day

Highland Park Public Library

Beat the heat with your very own fruit fan. Create your own unique paper fan based on your favorite fruit. Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last.

Mon, Jul 14, 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.

Hollywood in Highland Park - Bus tour. Meet at the Library for the tour.

Tue, Jul 15, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Bus Tour

Join us on a bus tour of Highland Park sites that have been featured in movies and learn about the films' creation and production. Tour starts and ends at the Library.

This event is full

Oreology - Ages 8 to 10

Tue, Jul 15, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room

Registration required. Prepackaged food will be served with ingredient labels provided. Caregivers may stay with their children if they wish.

Oreology - Ages 11 to 14

Tue, Jul 15, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room

Prepackaged food will be served with ingredient labels provided. Caregivers may stay with their children if they wish.

Library Board Meeting

Tue, Jul 15, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room

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

Rock & Read 10:30 - A Toddler Storytime

Wed, Jul 16, All day

Highland Park Public Library

Test your skills in our weekly one-minute desk challenges!

Thu, Jul 17, 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.

Rock & Read 11:30 - A Toddler Storytime

Thu, Jul 17, 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.

Memory Cafe - New Location*- New Format

Thu, Jul 17, 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Highland Park Senior Center - MCAFE 11

Join us for Memory Café, a welcoming and safe space for individuals with memory loss and mild cognitive impairment. Caregivers and loved ones are encouraged to attend.

Choose Your Own Adventure: - Little Red Riding Hood Edition

Fri, Jul 18, 10:30am - 11:00am

Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room

Each week, hear stories, sing songs, and make a craft honoring a different part of the world.

Fri, Jul 18, 3:00pm - 3:30pm

Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room

Join us for a storytime with a twist.

Speed Puzzle Competition - Carrera de Rompecabezas

Mon, Jul 21, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Highland Park Public Library - Brenner Room

350 pieces. One hour. Do you have what it takes to win? Register with a friend!/ 350 piezas. Una hora. ¿Tienes lo necesario para ganar? ¡Regístrate con un amigo!

Fact or Fiction: Real Life Edition

Tue, Jul 22, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room

Test your computer and internet safety skills by playing a life size board game full of challenges where you decide what is fact and what is fiction. Join us in the Activity Room. Drop in.

Wed, Jul 23, All day

Highland Park Public Library

Test your skills in our weekly one-minute desk challenges!

Wed, Jul 23, 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, Jul 23, 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.

Bring Your Own Craft - Mil Colibris Bakery and Cafe

Fri, Jul 25, 10:30am - 11:00am

Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room

Each week, hear stories, sing songs, and make a craft honoring a different part of the world.

Sat, Jul 26, 9:00am - 12:00pm

Mil Colibris Bakery and Cafe

New name, same crafting club! We're meeting at Mil Colibris Bakery and Cafe, located at 481 Roger Williams Ave, Highland Park, IL 60035

Drop-In Sensory Bins

Sat, Jul 26, 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.

Game Club

Sat, Jul 26, 2:00pm - 4:30pm

Highland Park Public Library - Adult Services

Join us to play board games! Library staff will be available to help you choose a game and learn the rules!

Mon, Jul 28, All day

Highland Park Public Library

Ready for a summer road trip?

Panel to Panel: A Graphic Novel Book Club - For kids ages 9 - 12

Tue, Jul 29, All day

Highland Park Public Library

Ready for a summer road trip?

Readers' Round Table

Tue, Jul 29, 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.

Tue, Jul 29, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room

Love Graphic Novels? Come talk about them!

Wed, Jul 30, All day

Highland Park Public Library

Test your skills in our weekly one-minute desk challenges!

Wed, Jul 30, All day

Highland Park Public Library

Ready for a summer road trip?

Thu, Jul 31, All day

Highland Park Public Library

Ready for a summer road trip?

Fri, Aug 01, All day

Highland Park Public Library

Ready for a summer road trip?

Fri, Aug 01, 10:30am - 11:00am

Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room

Each week, hear stories, sing songs, and make a craft honoring a different part of the world.

Saturday Morning Stories - Ages 5 and younger with a caregiver

Sat, Aug 02, All day

Highland Park Public Library

Ready for a summer road trip?

Sat, Aug 02, 10:00am - 10:30am

Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room

Join us for a family storytime! Space is limited. Check in at the Youth Services desk up to 30 minutes prior to start time.

Puzzle Exchange - Intercambio de Rompecabezas

Sat, Aug 02, 11:00am - 1:00pm

Highland Park Public Library - Adult Services

Completed all the puzzles in your collection? Bring them to the library to trade! ¿Has completado todos los rompecabezas en tu colección? ¡Tráelos a la biblioteca para un intercambio!

Rock & Read - A Toddler Storytime

Sun, Aug 03, All day

Highland Park Public Library

Ready for a summer road trip?

Mon, Aug 04, 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.

Late Opening

Wed, Aug 06, 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 June (2nd Wednesday) and December (1st Friday).

Drop-In Chess - Ages 7 to 14

Wed, Aug 06, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room

Drop by the Activity Room for chess!

Rock & Read 10:30 - A Toddler Storytime

Thu, Aug 07, 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.

Rock & Read 11:30 - A Toddler Storytime

Thu, Aug 07, 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.

Cancelled