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Name: (Gr. K-5th) Earth Day Egg Carton Seed Starters!
Start: 2025-04-22T15:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-04-22T16:30:00-05:00
Location: Mokena Public Library

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Picture of an example of an egg carton seed starter Earth Day craft for kids

(Gr. K-5th) Earth Day Egg Carton Seed Starters!

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Program Room at Mokena Public Library

Open

Library Branch: Mokena Public Library

Room: Program Room

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

Program Type: After School, Gardening & Seed Library

Required

Seats Remaining: 16

Event Details:

Celebrate Earth Day with a fun, hands-on gardening craft! Kids will create their own egg carton seed starters using soil and a variety of seeds.

Picture of four different spring crafts, curled paper flowers, curled paper hyacinth, curled paper tree with leaves, PEEP painting

(Gr. K-5th) DIY Spring Crafternoon

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Program Room at Mokena Public Library

Open

Library Branch: Mokena Public Library

Room: Program Room

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

Program Type: After School, Arts & Crafts

Required

Seats Remaining: 24

Event Details:

Join us for an afternoon of creative fun as we celebrate spring with a variety of crafts! We'll have plenty of supplies for making beautiful paper flowers, plus a special painting activity using PEEP marshmallows!

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

Wednesday, May 14, 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: 12

Event Details:

It’s Dat’s first day of school in a new country! Dat and his Mah made a long journey to get here, and Dat doesn’t know the language. To Dat, everything everybody says — from the school bus driver to his new classmates — sounds like gibberish.

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All Day				Closing Spring Holiday All Day Branches: Mokena Public Library
9 am		This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. (Ages 0-2): Baby Storytime 9:30am - 10:15am Babies, Toddlers Storytime Closed Required This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Mokena Public Library Room: Program Room Age Group: Babies, Toddlers Program Type: Storytime Required Seats Remaining: 6 Join our Children's Librarians for Baby Storytime at the Mokena Library. Come bond with your baby and other families at the library! We will have stations for you to enjoy child-directed play including various board books, sensory play, and art. Our Children's Librarians will also lead us in some stories and music to introduce our littles to Storytime at the library. We look forward to seeing you there! This storytime is designed for children birth - 2 years old, but older siblings are welcome to attend along with their families. Older children should be mindful and make space for little ones during the program. Please, only register children birth - 2 years old. Registration is required. Limit: 15 children Ages: Birth - 2 years old 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 at youthservices@mokena.lib.il.us. 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.	This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Ms. Gretel Sings! 9:30am - 10:00am Babies, Toddlers, Preschool Music Class Closed Required This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Mokena Public Library Room: Program Room Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool Program Type: Music Class Required Seats Remaining: 1 Join us as we welcome Ms. Gretel to the Mokena Library! Ms. Gretel will be doing three music classes now on THURSDAY mornings each month. This new music class is called "Ms. Gretel Sings!" and includes shakers, dancing, singing and bubbles! There will be three classes each Thursday Ms. Gretel Sings! is here every month: Class #1 9:30am - 10:00am Class #2 10:00am - 10:30am Class #3 10:30am - 11:00am Registration is required. Please register each child's name only. Children ages 0 - 5 years old. Each class is limited to 15 children. A parent or guardian must be present with the child during the whole class. No exceptions. Each class is the same program. Please register for only one class each Thursday. If you have any questions, please contact the Mokena Library at 708-479-9663 or email our Children's Librarian at youthservices@mokena.lib.il.us. 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.
10 am		This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. (Ages 0-2): Baby Storytime 10:30am - 11:15am Babies, Toddlers Storytime Closed Required This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Mokena Public Library Room: Program Room Age Group: Babies, Toddlers Program Type: Storytime Required Seats Remaining: 10 Join our Children's Librarians for Baby Storytime at the Mokena Library. Come bond with your baby and other families at the library! We will have stations for you to enjoy child-directed play including various board books, sensory play, and art. Our Children's Librarians will also lead us in some stories and music to introduce our littles to Storytime at the library. We look forward to seeing you there! This storytime is designed for children birth - 2 years old, but older siblings are welcome to attend along with their families. Older children should be mindful and make space for little ones during the program. Please, only register children birth - 2 years old. Registration is required. Limit: 15 children Ages: Birth - 2 years old 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 at youthservices@mokena.lib.il.us. 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.	This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Ms. Gretel Sings! 10:00am - 10:30am Babies, Toddlers, Preschool Music Class Closed Required This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Mokena Public Library Room: Program Room Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool Program Type: Music Class Required Seats Remaining: 1 Join us as we welcome Ms. Gretel to the Mokena Library! Ms. Gretel will be doing three music classes now on THURSDAY mornings each month. This new music class is called "Ms. Gretel Sings!" and includes shakers, dancing, singing and bubbles! There will be three classes each Thursday Ms. Gretel Sings! is here every month: Class #1 9:30am - 10:00am Class #2 10:00am - 10:30am Class #3 10:30am - 11:00am Registration is required. Please register each child's name only. Children ages 0 - 5 years old. Each class is limited to 15 children. A parent or guardian must be present with the child during the whole class. No exceptions. Each class is the same program. Please register for only one class each Thursday. If you have any questions, please contact the Mokena Library at 708-479-9663 or email our Children's Librarian at youthservices@mokena.lib.il.us. 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. This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Ms. Gretel Sings! 10:30am - 11:00am Babies, Toddlers, Preschool Music Class Closed Required This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Mokena Public Library Room: Program Room Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool Program Type: Music Class Required Seats Remaining: 0 Join us as we welcome Ms. Gretel to the Mokena Library! Ms. Gretel will be doing three music classes now on THURSDAY mornings each month. This new music class is called "Ms. Gretel Sings!" and includes shakers, dancing, singing and bubbles! There will be three classes each Thursday Ms. Gretel Sings! is here every month: Class #1 9:30am - 10:00am Class #2 10:00am - 10:30am Class #3 10:30am - 11:00am Registration is required. Please register each child's name only. Children ages 0 - 5 years old. Each class is limited to 15 children. A parent or guardian must be present with the child during the whole class. No exceptions. Each class is the same program. Please register for only one class each Thursday. If you have any questions, please contact the Mokena Library at 708-479-9663 or email our Children's Librarian at youthservices@mokena.lib.il.us. 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.
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6 pm	This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. (Ages 0-3 yr.) Glow in the Dark Egg Hunt 6:30pm - 6:45pm Babies, Toddlers Holiday program Closed Required This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Mokena Public Library Room: Program Room Age Group: Babies, Toddlers Program Type: Holiday program Required Seats Remaining: 13 Event Details: Hippity hop on over to the Mokena Library to join in some egg-citing fun! We will be hosting our second-annual Glow in the Dark Egg Hunt! 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.

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