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Grab&Go Turkey Bookmark
2025-11-17 00:00:00 2025-11-17 23:59:00 America/Chicago Grab&Go Turkey Bookmark Highland Park Public Library -

Monday, November 17
All day

Add to Calendar 2025-11-17 00:00:00 2025-11-17 23:59:00 America/Chicago Grab&Go Turkey Bookmark Make a fine feathered friend to keep you company while you read! Highland Park Public Library -

Make a fine feathered friend to keep you company while you read!

Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last. For ages 5-14.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Kids |

EVENT TYPE: | Crafting |

TAGS: | Middle School | Kids | Family fun | Crafting |

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2-Sentence Horror Stories - Ages 12 to 14
Sat, Oct 18, All day
Highland Park Public Library
Got a supershort, supercreepy story? Share it with us!
Game Club
Sat, Oct 18, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
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!
2-Sentence Horror Stories - Ages 12 to 14
Sun, Oct 19, All day
Highland Park Public Library
Got a supershort, supercreepy story? Share it with us!
Grab & Go Craft: Skeleton Hands
Mon, Oct 20, All day
Highland Park Public Library
Show your bones! Create a skeleton hand just in time for spooky season. Pick up materials at the Youth Services Desk while supplies last.
2-Sentence Horror Stories - Ages 12 to 14
Mon, Oct 20, All day
Highland Park Public Library
Got a supershort, supercreepy story? Share it with us!
Grab & Go Craft: Skeleton Hands
Tue, Oct 21, All day
Highland Park Public Library
Show your bones! Create a skeleton hand just in time for spooky season. Pick up materials at the Youth Services Desk while supplies last.
2-Sentence Horror Stories - Ages 12 to 14
Tue, Oct 21, All day
Highland Park Public Library
Got a supershort, supercreepy story? Share it with us!
Library Board Meeting
Tue, Oct 21, 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.
2-Sentence Horror Stories - Ages 12 to 14
Wed, Oct 22, All day
Highland Park Public Library
Got a supershort, supercreepy story? Share it with us!
Grab & Go Craft: Skeleton Hands
Wed, Oct 22, All day
Highland Park Public Library
Show your bones! Create a skeleton hand just in time for spooky season. Pick up materials at the Youth Services Desk while supplies last.
Baby Booktime - 0-18 months with caregiver
Wed, Oct 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.
Baby Booktime - 0-18 months with caregiver
Wed, Oct 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.
Library Speakers Consortium Presents - Finding My Way - Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai
Wed, Oct 22, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Virtual
A virtual event. Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai, bestselling author and education activist, discusses her memoir "Finding My Way." Register
2-Sentence Horror Stories - Ages 12 to 14
Thu, Oct 23, All day
Highland Park Public Library
Got a supershort, supercreepy story? Share it with us!
Grab & Go Craft: Skeleton Hands
Thu, Oct 23, All day
Highland Park Public Library
Show your bones! Create a skeleton hand just in time for spooky season. Pick up materials at the Youth Services Desk while supplies last.
Freedom in Form: Richard Hunt - A Look at Loyola University Museum of Art's Exhibit
Thu, Oct 23, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Highland Park Public Library - Brenner Room
Kyle Matthers, curator and museum manager, discusses the exhibit on renowned sculptor Richard Hunt.
2-Sentence Horror Stories - Ages 12 to 14
Fri, Oct 24, All day
Highland Park Public Library
Got a supershort, supercreepy story? Share it with us!
Grab & Go Craft: Skeleton Hands
Fri, Oct 24, All day
Highland Park Public Library
Show your bones! Create a skeleton hand just in time for spooky season. Pick up materials at the Youth Services Desk while supplies last.
Grab & Go Craft: Skeleton Hands
Sat, Oct 25, All day
Highland Park Public Library
Show your bones! Create a skeleton hand just in time for spooky season. Pick up materials at the Youth Services Desk while supplies last.
2-Sentence Horror Stories - Ages 12 to 14
Sat, Oct 25, All day
Highland Park Public Library
Got a supershort, supercreepy story? Share it with us!
Bring Your Own Craft - Event takes place at Mil Colibris Bakery & Cafe
Sat, Oct 25, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Mil Colibris Bakery & Cafe
Bring a craft project to work on and meet fellow crafters in your community. This program is suitable for adults.
Film Discussion Group - Dracula in Cinema - Event takes place at Curt's Cafe
Sat, Oct 25, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Curt's Cafe
Join us each month as we discuss a movie and/or film genre. This month we're talking about Dracula in cinema.
Grab & Go Craft: Skeleton Hands
Sun, Oct 26, All day
Highland Park Public Library
Show your bones! Create a skeleton hand just in time for spooky season. Pick up materials at the Youth Services Desk while supplies last.
2-Sentence Horror Stories - Ages 12 to 14
Sun, Oct 26, All day
Highland Park Public Library
Got a supershort, supercreepy story? Share it with us!
2-Sentence Horror Stories - Ages 12 to 14
Mon, Oct 27, All day
Highland Park Public Library
Got a supershort, supercreepy story? Share it with us!
Drop-In Playdate - Ages 5 and younger, with a caregiver
Mon, Oct 27, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room
Drop by the Activity Room for a library playdate! Try out our toy collection as you meet other little ones and their caregivers.
Speed Puzzle Competition - Carrera de Rompecabezas
Mon, Oct 27, 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!
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2-Sentence Horror Stories - Ages 12 to 14
Tue, Oct 28, All day
Highland Park Public Library
Got a supershort, supercreepy story? Share it with us!
Readers' Round Table
Tue, Oct 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.
2-Sentence Horror Stories - Ages 12 to 14
Wed, Oct 29, All day
Highland Park Public Library
Got a supershort, supercreepy story? Share it with us!
Historical Fiction Queen Philippa Gregory - Courtly Intrigue and Whispers as Weapons
Wed, Oct 29, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Virtual
Join us for a virtual event with Philippa Gregory, the "queen of British historical fiction," as she discusses her new novel "Boleyn Traitor," a tale that is timely and timeless.  Register
Discussions with Davis - My Ántonia by Willa Cather
Wed, Oct 29, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Highland Park Public Library - Brenner Room
Davis Schneiderman, Executive Director of the Krebs Center for the Humanities and Professor of English at Lake Forest College, leads the book discussion of "My Ántonia" by Willa Cather.
2-Sentence Horror Stories - Ages 12 to 14
Thu, Oct 30, All day
Highland Park Public Library
Got a supershort, supercreepy story? Share it with us!
Drop-In Playdate - Ages 5 and younger, with a caregiver
Thu, Oct 30, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room
Drop by the Activity Room for a library playdate! Try out our toy collection as you meet other little ones and their caregivers.
Origami Challenge
Mon, Nov 03, All day
Highland Park Public Library
Origami is the art of folding paper into amazing shapes. Join us for this month?s origami challenge. Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last. For ages 5-14
Rock & Read - A Toddler Storytime
Mon, Nov 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.
Origami Challenge
Tue, Nov 04, All day
Highland Park Public Library
Origami is the art of folding paper into amazing shapes. Join us for this month?s origami challenge. Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last. For ages 5-14
Origami Challenge
Wed, Nov 05, All day
Highland Park Public Library
Origami is the art of folding paper into amazing shapes. Join us for this month?s origami challenge. Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last. For ages 5-14
Late Opening
Wed, Nov 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 June (2nd Wednesday) and December (1st Friday).
Library Speakers Bureau Presents - Joseph Lee
Wed, Nov 05, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Highland Park Public Library
Join us for a virtual event with journalist and author Joseph Lee as he discusses his memoir.Register
Teen Time - DIY Pressed Flower Bookmarks
Wed, Nov 05, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Highland Park Public Library - Meeting Room 8
Create a whimsical bookmark using pressed flowers! Snacks and supplies provided.
Origami Challenge
Thu, Nov 06, All day
Highland Park Public Library
Origami is the art of folding paper into amazing shapes. Join us for this month?s origami challenge. Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last. For ages 5-14
Rock & Read 10:30 - A Toddler Storytime
Thu, Nov 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.
Rock & Read 11:30 - A Toddler Storytime
Thu, Nov 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.
It's A Wrap! - Gift Wrap Demo
Thu, Nov 06, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Highland Park Public Library - Brenner Room
Learn how to wrap a gift like a pro!
Origami Challenge
Fri, Nov 07, All day
Highland Park Public Library
Origami is the art of folding paper into amazing shapes. Join us for this month?s origami challenge. Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last. For ages 5-14
Origami Challenge
Sat, Nov 08, All day
Highland Park Public Library
Origami is the art of folding paper into amazing shapes. Join us for this month?s origami challenge. Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last. For ages 5-14
Page Turners - Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara
Sat, Nov 08, 10:00am - 11:30am
Highland Park Public Library - Meeting Room 8
Join Highland Park librarians for a discussion of Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara.
Origami Challenge
Sun, Nov 09, All day
Highland Park Public Library
Origami is the art of folding paper into amazing shapes. Join us for this month?s origami challenge. Pick up your kit at the Youth Services desk while supplies last. For ages 5-14
Science Club - For Ages 5 - 8
Mon, Nov 10, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room
Join us in the Activity Room to find out how the world works with different science experiments!
Book Discussion with Judy Levin - "The Ministry of Time" by Kaliane Bradley
Tue, Nov 11, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Highland Park Public Library - Brenner Room
Registration Required. Join us in the Brenner Room for a discussion on "The Ministry of Time" by Kaliane Bradley, led by Judy Levin.
Baby Booktime - 0-18 months with caregiver
Wed, Nov 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.
Baby Booktime - 0-18 months with caregiver
Wed, Nov 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.
Wii Day: Super Smash Bros - For Ages 12-14
Wed, Nov 12, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
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.
Library Speakers Consortium Presents - Bestselling Author Amanda Peters
Thu, Nov 13, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Virtual
Join us in a virtual event with the bestselling author of "The Berry Pickers."Register
PJ Storytime
Thu, Nov 13, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Highland Park Public Library - Activity Room,Brenner 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.
Bring Your Own Craft - Event takes place at Curt's Cafe in Highland Park
Sat, Nov 15, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Curt's Cafe in Highland Park
Bring a craft project to work on and meet fellow crafters in your community. This program is suitable for adults.
Game Club
Sat, Nov 15, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
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!
Note for Note Concert Series: Surabhi Ensemble - Event takes place at 2031 Sheridan Road.
Sat, Nov 15, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Elm Place Middle School Auditorium
The Surabhi Ensemble demonstrates the connections between cultures with new musical works. This ensemble blends Mexican and Spanish music traditions with Indian rhythms for an unforgettable afternoon.
Grab&Go Turkey Bookmark
Mon, Nov 17, All day
Highland Park Public Library
Make a fine feathered friend to keep you company while you read!
Rock & Read - A Toddler Storytime
Mon, Nov 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.
Speed Puzzle Competition - Carrera de Rompecabezas
Mon, Nov 17, 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!
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