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Baby Storytime

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Amy Jarrett Meeting Room at Prairie Trails Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Youth
Event Details:

Baby Storytime Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Ages: 0 – 23 months December 3rd, 10th, and 17thJoin us for an interactive lap time with songs, dancing, toys, and books!

Required
Library Branch: Prairie Trails Public Library
Room: Amy Jarrett Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Baby Storytime Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Ages: 0 – 23 months December 3rd, 10th, and 17th

Join us for an interactive lap time with songs, dancing, toys, and books!

Tween Winter PJ Party

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Amy Jarrett Meeting Room at Prairie Trails Public Library
Program Type:
Art, Craft, Movie, Other
Age Group:
Elementary Age
Event Details:

Cozy up with a cup of hot cocoa while decorating cookies, watching a classic winter movie, and making felt ornaments!

Required
Library Branch: Prairie Trails Public Library
Room: Amy Jarrett Meeting Room
Age Group: Elementary Age
Program Type: Art, Craft, Movie, Other
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Cozy up with a cup of hot cocoa while decorating cookies, watching a classic winter movie, and making felt ornaments!

Illinois Libraries Present: The Magic of Raina Telgemeier

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Prairie Trails Public Library
Program Type:
Performance, Other
Age Group:
Youth, Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Registration is required. Please note that this program will be meeting virtually.Join us for a night with critically acclaimed comic artist, Raina Telgemeier! Raina is the au...

Required
Library Branch: Prairie Trails Public Library
Age Group: Youth, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Performance, Other
Required
Seats Remaining: 98
Event Details:

Registration is required. Please note that this program will be meeting virtually.

Preschool Storytime

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Amy Jarrett Meeting Room at Prairie Trails Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool
Event Details:

Wednesdays at 11:00 a.m. Ages: 3 – 5 years December 4th, 11th, and 18th In this preschool storytime, children will have fun with engaging books, songs, and activities as they build...

Required
Library Branch: Prairie Trails Public Library
Room: Amy Jarrett Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Wednesdays at 11:00 a.m. Ages: 3 – 5 years December 4th, 11th, and 18th In this preschool storytime, children will have fun with engaging books, songs, and activities as they build their early literacy skills.

New Movie Wednesdays

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Founders Meeting Room at Prairie Trails Public Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

No registration required. Come in and watch a newly released DVD movie on our projector system. Call the Adult Reference Desk a day or two ahead to find out what we will be sh...

Library Branch: Prairie Trails Public Library
Room: Founders Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

No registration required. 

Holiday Cookies: Baking and Decorating with Royal Icing with Classroom Kitchen

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Prairie Trails Public Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Wednesday, December 11th at 6:30 PMRegistration is required. Please note that this program will be meeting virtually.In this festive sugar cookie decorating class, we'll ...

Required
Library Branch: Prairie Trails Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 100
Event Details:

Wednesday, December 11th at 6:30 PM

Toddler Storytime

Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Amy Jarrett Meeting Room at Prairie Trails Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Toddlers
Event Details:

Toddler Storytime Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. Ages: 2 - 4 years December 5th, 12th, and 19th This interactive storytime will feature short stories, puppets, action rhymes and songs!

Required
Library Branch: Prairie Trails Public Library
Room: Amy Jarrett Meeting Room
Age Group: Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Toddler Storytime Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. Ages: 2 - 4 years December 5th, 12th, and 19th This interactive storytime will feature short stories, puppets, action rhymes and songs!

Drop-In Stitch Club

Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Founders Meeting Room at Prairie Trails Public Library
Program Type:
Craft
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

No Registration is required, but space is limited.  Please note that this program will be meeting in person. Bring your project-in-progress and trade advice with other ...

Library Branch: Prairie Trails Public Library
Room: Founders Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Craft
Event Details:

No Registration is required, but space is limited. 

Introduction to Ancestry

Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Founders Meeting Room at Prairie Trails Public Library
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Are you an amateur genealogist? Do you enjoy researching your family’s history? Prairie Trails Library has many resources that you can use to aid your genealogical research. In thi...

Required
Library Branch: Prairie Trails Public Library
Room: Founders Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Are you an amateur genealogist? Do you enjoy researching your family’s history? Prairie Trails Library has many resources that you can use to aid your genealogical research.

Holiday Toy Shop

Monday, December 16, 2024 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Amy Jarrett Meeting Room at Prairie Trails Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Event Details:

Don't miss out on this festive opportunity to recycle and refresh, and share the joy of play! At the Free Holiday Toy Shop parents and caregivers can select free, gently used toys ...

Required
Library Branch: Prairie Trails Public Library
Room: Amy Jarrett Meeting Room
Program Type: Other
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

Don't miss out on this festive opportunity to recycle and refresh, and share the joy of play! At the Free Holiday Toy Shop parents and caregivers can select free, gently used toys for their children-no purchase necessary!

Romantic Fiction Book Club

Monday, December 16, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Founders Meeting Room at Prairie Trails Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

No registration required.Join us for a discussion of Christmas Letters by Debbie Macomber. Copies will be available at the Circulation Desk beginning November 11th.  ...

Library Branch: Prairie Trails Public Library
Room: Founders Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

No registration required.

Baby Storytime

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Amy Jarrett Meeting Room at Prairie Trails Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Youth
Event Details:

Baby Storytime Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Ages: 0 – 23 months December 3rd, 10th, and 17thJoin us for an interactive lap time with songs, dancing, toys, and books!

Required
Library Branch: Prairie Trails Public Library
Room: Amy Jarrett Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Baby Storytime Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Ages: 0 – 23 months December 3rd, 10th, and 17th

Join us for an interactive lap time with songs, dancing, toys, and books!

Squishy Slime Snow Village

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Amy Jarrett Meeting Room at Prairie Trails Public Library
Program Type:
Art, Craft, S.T.E.A.M., Other
Age Group:
Elementary Age
Event Details:

Come create your own snowy village with squishy, snowy playdough and fluffy slime!

Required
Library Branch: Prairie Trails Public Library
Room: Amy Jarrett Meeting Room
Age Group: Elementary Age
Program Type: Art, Craft, S.T.E.A.M., Other
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Come create your own snowy village with squishy, snowy playdough and fluffy slime!

Holiday Toy Shop

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Amy Jarrett Meeting Room at Prairie Trails Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Event Details:

Don't miss out on this festive opportunity to recycle and refresh, and share the joy of play! At the Free Holiday Toy Shop parents and caregivers can select free, gently used toys ...

Required
Library Branch: Prairie Trails Public Library
Room: Amy Jarrett Meeting Room
Program Type: Other
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

Don't miss out on this festive opportunity to recycle and refresh, and share the joy of play! At the Free Holiday Toy Shop parents and caregivers can select free, gently used toys for their children-no purchase necessary!

Tis the Season: Seasonal Traditions from the Golden Age of Radio

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Founders Meeting Room at Prairie Trails Public Library
Program Type:
History
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Registration is required. Please note that this program will be meeting in person. For many people, the holidays are a time of traditions—and there were plenty of enterta...

Required
Library Branch: Prairie Trails Public Library
Room: Founders Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History
Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Event Details:

Registration is required. Please note that this program will be meeting in person. 

Preschool Storytime

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Amy Jarrett Meeting Room at Prairie Trails Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool
Event Details:

Wednesdays at 11:00 a.m. Ages: 3 – 5 years December 4th, 11th, and 18th In this preschool storytime, children will have fun with engaging books, songs, and activities as they build...

Required
Library Branch: Prairie Trails Public Library
Room: Amy Jarrett Meeting Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Wednesdays at 11:00 a.m. Ages: 3 – 5 years December 4th, 11th, and 18th In this preschool storytime, children will have fun with engaging books, songs, and activities as they build their early literacy skills.

New Movie Wednesdays

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Founders Meeting Room at Prairie Trails Public Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

No registration required. Come in and watch a newly released DVD movie on our projector system. Call the Adult Reference Desk a day or two ahead to find out what we will be sh...

Library Branch: Prairie Trails Public Library
Room: Founders Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

No registration required. 

Holiday Toy Shop

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Amy Jarrett Meeting Room at Prairie Trails Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Event Details:

Don't miss out on this festive opportunity to recycle and refresh, and share the joy of play! At the Free Holiday Toy Shop parents and caregivers can select free, gently used toys ...

Required
Library Branch: Prairie Trails Public Library
Room: Amy Jarrett Meeting Room
Program Type: Other
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

Don't miss out on this festive opportunity to recycle and refresh, and share the joy of play! At the Free Holiday Toy Shop parents and caregivers can select free, gently used toys for their children-no purchase necessary!

Club de Lectora

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Founders Meeting Room at Prairie Trails Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Únete a nosotros este mes para platicar sobre La casa de los amores imposibles de Cristina López Barrio. Copias estarán disponible en el escritorio de circulación. 

Library Branch: Prairie Trails Public Library
Room: Founders Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Únete a nosotros este mes para platicar sobre La casa de los amores imposibles de Cristina López Barrio.

Toddler Storytime

Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Amy Jarrett Meeting Room at Prairie Trails Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Toddlers
Event Details:

Toddler Storytime Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. Ages: 2 - 4 years December 5th, 12th, and 19th This interactive storytime will feature short stories, puppets, action rhymes and songs!

Required
Library Branch: Prairie Trails Public Library
Room: Amy Jarrett Meeting Room
Age Group: Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Toddler Storytime Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. Ages: 2 - 4 years December 5th, 12th, and 19th This interactive storytime will feature short stories, puppets, action rhymes and songs!

Holiday Toy Shop

Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Amy Jarrett Meeting Room at Prairie Trails Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Event Details:

Don't miss out on this festive opportunity to recycle and refresh, and share the joy of play! At the Free Holiday Toy Shop parents and caregivers can select free, gently used toys ...

Required
Library Branch: Prairie Trails Public Library
Room: Amy Jarrett Meeting Room
Program Type: Other
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

Don't miss out on this festive opportunity to recycle and refresh, and share the joy of play! At the Free Holiday Toy Shop parents and caregivers can select free, gently used toys for their children-no purchase necessary!

Wild Prairie Book Club

Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Founders Meeting Room at Prairie Trails Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Please join us for a monthly book discussion.  Copies of each month's book will be made available at the circulation after the previous month's meeting.

Required
Library Branch: Prairie Trails Public Library
Room: Founders Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Please join us for a monthly book discussion.  Copies of each month's book will be made available at the circulation after the previous month's meeting.

Illinois Libraries Present: Experience Little Women: the Musical at Home

12/20/2024 @ 2:00pm to 12/22/2024 @ 11:45pm
Prairie Trails Public Library
Program Type:
Performance
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Registration is required. Please note that this program will be meeting virtually.Louisa May Alcott’s classic story of four sisters growing up in 19th-century Massachusetts ma...

Required
Library Branch: Prairie Trails Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Performance
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Registration is required. Please note that this program will be meeting virtually.

Holiday Toy Shop

Friday, December 20, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Amy Jarrett Meeting Room at Prairie Trails Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Youth, Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary Age, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Don't miss out on this festive opportunity to recycle and refresh, and share the joy of play! At the Free Holiday Toy Shop parents and caregivers can select free, gently used toys ...

Required
Library Branch: Prairie Trails Public Library
Room: Amy Jarrett Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth, Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary Age, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Other
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

Don't miss out on this festive opportunity to recycle and refresh, and share the joy of play! At the Free Holiday Toy Shop parents and caregivers can select free, gently used toys for their children-no purchase necessary!