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Name: (Gr. K-8th) Peeps Diorama Contest
Start: 2025-03-24
End: 2025-04-12
Location: Mokena Public Library

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Picture of a Harry Potter Quidditch Game using marshmallow Peeps

(Gr. K-8th) Peeps Diorama Contest

All Day 3/24 - 4/12

Mokena Public Library

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Library Branch: Mokena Public Library

Age Group: Grades K - 2nd, Grades 3rd - 5th, Junior High

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

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Calling all PEEP-le! It’s that time of year again! Our Peep Diorama Contest will run from Monday, March 24th - Saturday, April 12th.

Picture of a spring banner with different colored flowers and bees buzzing around

Children's Scavenger Hunt - Spring Egg-stravaganza Week

All Day 3/31 - 4/5

Mokena Public Library

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Library Branch: Mokena Public Library

Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Grades K - 2nd, Grades 3rd - 5th

Program Type: Scavenger Hunt

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Stop by the Mokena Library to do this month's Scavenger Hunt! This month's theme is Spring Egg-stravaganza Week.

An image depicting someone using a straw loom to make a bracelet.

(Gr. 4th-8th) Straw Loom Bracelet

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Program Room at Mokena Public Library

Open

Library Branch: Mokena Public Library

Room: Program Room

Age Group: Grades 3rd - 5th, Junior High

Program Type: After School, Arts & Crafts

Required

Seats Remaining: 25

Event Details:

In this easy-to-do craft, participants will learn how to create a loom using three drinking straws and use it to weave a beautiful bracelet from colorful yarn.

Picture of a blue banner image with three white hopping bunnies

Children's Bunny Hop Social

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Program Room at Mokena Public Library

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Library Branch: Mokena Public Library

Room: Program Room

Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Grades K - 2nd, Grades 3rd - 5th

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games

Required

Seats Remaining: 0

Event Details:

Spring has sprung, and it’s time to hop into fun at the Mokena Public Library! Join us for a delightful Bunny Hop Social Hour, where you can celebrate the season with friends.

Disclaimer(s)

Attendance Policy for Children's Programs

We highly recommend registering with an email address. This is the only way you will get a confirmation email, be able to cancel and receive any updates, including cancellation of the program. Please arrive on time for the program. If you are unable to attend the program, please cancel at least 2 hours before the program begins, by emailing youthservices@mokenalibrary.org or calling the Mokena Library at 708-479-9663 and canceling with a librarian. You can also cancel through your confirmation email. After 3 times of being marked absent without cancellation notice, we will be moving future registrations to the waitlist for two weeks. This is to accommodate as many patrons as possible due to limited space and popularity of our programs.

Snacks Provided during Children's Programs

We will provide each child with a snack and drink during this fun after school program. If your child has any food allergies, please provide that information into the text box while registering for the program. We want to accommodate everyone and will have a healthy alternative snack for them.

(Ages 4-11) LEGO Make & Take Kits - Session #1

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:15pm

Program Room at Mokena Public Library

Open

Library Branch: Mokena Public Library

Room: Program Room

Age Group: Preschool, Grades K - 2nd, Grades 3rd - 5th

Program Type: LEGO

Required

Seats Remaining: 15

Event Details:

Calling all young builders! Join us at the library this spring break for a special LEGO Make & Take event. Kids can unleash their creativity by designing their own unique LEGO creation to take home.

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Attendance Policy for Children's Programs

Mokena Community Public Library District Card Holder - Priority Registration

Priority registration is available exclusively to Mokena library cardholders 72 hours before the scheduled program ensuring that Mokena library cardholders receive the first opportunity to explore and participate in our limited room programs. This is a new procedure for our high demand programs. Non-Mokena Community Public Library District Holders will be placed on a pending wait list until 72 hours prior to the program. If there are openings at that time the wait list will be transferred to the registered list in the order they were added to the wait list.

(Ages 4-11) LEGO Make & Take Kits - Session #2

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:15pm

Program Room at Mokena Public Library

Open

Library Branch: Mokena Public Library

Room: Program Room

Age Group: Preschool, Grades K - 2nd, Grades 3rd - 5th

Program Type: LEGO

Required

Seats Remaining: 13

Event Details:

Calling all young builders! Join us at the library this spring break for a special LEGO Make & Take event. Kids can unleash their creativity by designing their own unique LEGO creation to take home.

Disclaimer(s)

Attendance Policy for Children's Programs

Mokena Community Public Library District Card Holder - Priority Registration

Picture of the robot from the movie, "The Wild Robot."

Children's Afternoon Movie - The Wild Robot

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Program Room at Mokena Public Library

Open

Library Branch: Mokena Public Library

Room: Program Room

Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Grades K - 2nd, Grades 3rd - 5th, Family

Program Type: Movie

Required

Seats Remaining: 48

Event Details:

Join us during spring break for a fun afternoon movie at the Mokena Library!

Disclaimer(s)

Attendance Policy for Children's Programs

Snacks Provided during Children's Programs

Picture of the theme of this year's ALA National Library Week - "Drawn to the Library" with cartoon graphic novel style images

Children's Scavenger Hunt - National Library Week "Drawn to the Library!"

All Day 4/7 - 4/12

Mokena Public Library

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Library Branch: Mokena Public Library

Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Grades K - 2nd, Grades 3rd - 5th

Program Type: Scavenger Hunt

Event Details:

Stop by the Mokena Library to do this month's Scavenger Hunt! This month's theme is National Library Week.

(Gr. K-2nd) My First Book Club

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 4:15pm - 5:00pm

Program Room at Mokena Public Library

Open

Library Branch: Mokena Public Library

Room: Program Room

Age Group: Grades K - 2nd

Program Type: After School, Arts & Crafts, Book Club

Required

Seats Remaining: 7

Event Details:

Join us for our new "My First Book Club" for children grades Kindergarten - 2nd. Each month we will read a different book from the Monarch Award list. We will read this month's picture book all together at the start of the program. We will then answer questions and discuss the book as a group. We will have a craft and/or activity to do that goes along with the theme of the story we read together. We will have time for a snack as well.

Registration is required.

Limit: 15 children

Ages: Kindergarten - 2nd grade.

Please register each child's name only.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Mokena Library at 708-479-9663, or email our Children's Librarians, Ms. Emily and Ms. Helen, at youthservices@mokena.lib.il.us.

From writer Stacy McAnulty and illustrator David Litchfield, Our Planet! There's No Place Like Earth is a nonfiction picture book about the Earth, told from the perspective of Earth herself.

Upcoming Events

Featured Events

Disclaimer(s)

Attendance Policy for Children's Programs

Snacks Provided during Children's Programs

Disclaimer(s)

Attendance Policy for Children's Programs

Mokena Community Public Library District Card Holder - Priority Registration

Disclaimer(s)

Attendance Policy for Children's Programs

Mokena Community Public Library District Card Holder - Priority Registration

Disclaimer(s)

Attendance Policy for Children's Programs

Snacks Provided during Children's Programs

Disclaimer(s)

Attendance Policy for Children's Programs

Snacks Provided during Children's Programs

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