Featured events

Back to School Drive!

Wednesday, July 28, 2021 - 12:00am to 11:59pm

Help us get the community ready to go back to school! We will be collecting new school supplies for the People’s Resource Center’s annual Back to School distribution event, where they fill backpacks with supplies for 1,000 students in DuPage County! If you or someone you know is in need of school supplies, contact the PRC at 630.682.5402.

Donations can be dropped off in the bin next to the Guest Services Desk from July 6 through July 28.

Requested school supplies include:

Trail Tale: Frida Kahlo and her Animalitos

Wednesday, July 28, 2021 - 12:00am to 11:59pm

Thank you to Addison Park District for partnering with us to bring you Trail Tales again this summer! Come out to Cherokee Park, 25 S. Michigan Avenue, and enjoy reading Frida Kahlo and her Animalitos / Frida Kahlo y Sus Animalitos by Monica Brown while you walk around the park during park hours. This story is in English and Spanish for your enjoyment. Story will be up Tuesday, June 20 - Sunday, August 15.

Alphabet Soup

Wednesday, July 28, 2021 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm

A safe space no matter who you are or who you love. We’ll be talking about the issues that matter most to you, finding support from each other and local organizations, and having some fun along the way.

Trail Tale: Frida Kahlo and her Animalitos

Thursday, July 29, 2021 - 12:00am to 11:59pm

Thank you to Addison Park District for partnering with us to bring you Trail Tales again this summer! Come out to Cherokee Park, 25 S. Michigan Avenue, and enjoy reading Frida Kahlo and her Animalitos / Frida Kahlo y Sus Animalitos by Monica Brown while you walk around the park during park hours. This story is in English and Spanish for your enjoyment. Story will be up Tuesday, June 20 - Sunday, August 15.

Roleplay Gaming for Newbies @ Highview Park

Thursday, July 29, 2021 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm

Roleplay games like Dungeons & Dragons let players create their own characters and build an adventure together. You can be a warrior, a sorcerer, a fairy, or really anything you can imagine. We’ll show you how and get you started playing with some of our long-time Roleplay Guild members.  We'll be at Highview Park, so bring something cool to drink and sunscreen.

DIY Bubbles

Thursday, July 29, 2021 - 4:00pm to 4:45pm
Join us in person outside to make your own bubble supplies! We will meet in the front of the library building and go to the west lawn for our story time. Drop-in; all ages. 

Trail Tale: Frida Kahlo and her Animalitos

Friday, July 30, 2021 - 12:00am to 11:59pm

Thank you to Addison Park District for partnering with us to bring you Trail Tales again this summer! Come out to Cherokee Park, 25 S. Michigan Avenue, and enjoy reading Frida Kahlo and her Animalitos / Frida Kahlo y Sus Animalitos by Monica Brown while you walk around the park during park hours. This story is in English and Spanish for your enjoyment. Story will be up Tuesday, June 20 - Sunday, August 15.

Trail Tale: Frida Kahlo and her Animalitos

Saturday, July 31, 2021 - 12:00am to 11:59pm

Thank you to Addison Park District for partnering with us to bring you Trail Tales again this summer! Come out to Cherokee Park, 25 S. Michigan Avenue, and enjoy reading Frida Kahlo and her Animalitos / Frida Kahlo y Sus Animalitos by Monica Brown while you walk around the park during park hours. This story is in English and Spanish for your enjoyment. Story will be up Tuesday, June 20 - Sunday, August 15.

Trail Tale: Frida Kahlo and her Animalitos

Sunday, August 1, 2021 - 12:00am to 11:59pm

Thank you to Addison Park District for partnering with us to bring you Trail Tales again this summer! Come out to Cherokee Park, 25 S. Michigan Avenue, and enjoy reading Frida Kahlo and her Animalitos / Frida Kahlo y Sus Animalitos by Monica Brown while you walk around the park during park hours. This story is in English and Spanish for your enjoyment. Story will be up Tuesday, June 20 - Sunday, August 15.