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Miss Jamie's Farm: Green Planet Show

4:00pm–4:45pm
Children, Families
Registration Required
Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children, Families
Program Type: Music, Performers
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Miss Jamie and her animal puppet friends as we sing and dance about Earth Day and how we can help to keep our beautiful planet clean and green. 

This event is in the "Children" group

Lapsit Storytime

10:00am–10:30am
Children
Registration Required
Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Event Details:

Help your baby grow up to love books! Caregivers and little ones share stories, songs, and rhymes in this lapsit program. Introduce them to a lifetime of reading and language enjoyment.

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Storytime Accompanying Adults

This storytime works best if there is one child to one adult. Participation of caregivers with their child is important in order to help them learn while they are having fun.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group

Teen Board hosts: Read with Pippin

4:00pm–4:30pm
Children, Teen & Tween
Registration Required
Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children, Teen & Tween
Program Type: Clubs & Groups, Community Events, Hands On
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come meet Pippin the therapy dog and read some great books about dogs! Teen Board members will be on hand to read to kids in Pre-K to 1st grade. 

 

This event is in the "Children" group

Lapsit Storytime

10:00am–10:30am
Children
Registration Required
Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Event Details:

Help your baby grow up to love books! Caregivers and little ones share stories, songs, and rhymes in this lapsit program. Introduce them to a lifetime of reading and language enjoyment.

Disclaimer(s)

Storytime Accompanying Adults

This storytime works best if there is one child to one adult. Participation of caregivers with their child is important in order to help them learn while they are having fun.

This event is in the "Children" group

Read to Gracie

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children
Registration Required
Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Clubs & Groups
Registration Required
Event Details:

Children in grades Kindergarten through 4th Grade are invited to register for 10 minutes of reading with our new therapy dog partner, Gracie. This program is done in partnership with St. John’s Lutheran Church in La Grange.

 

This event is in the "Children" group

Ford LEGO Creators

4:00pm–4:45pm
Children
Registration Required
Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Clubs & Groups, Hands On, STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring your ideas and imagination to the Library to create a LEGO model! The Library will provide LEGO bricks for this program.

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Safe Child Policy

Parents/caregivers of children 8 years and under are required to stay in the Youth Services Department for the duration of the program per library policy.

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Free Comic Book Day

All Day
Children, Teen & Tween, Adult, All Ages
Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library
Room: Thomas Ford Memorial Library
Age Group: Children, Teen & Tween, Adult, All Ages
Program Type: Community Events
Event Details:

Stop by to pick up free comics for all ages! Titles will be available on a first come, first served basis while supplies last. Comics provided by Blerds Underground in La Grange.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group

Oakley's Welcome Party!

10:30am–11:30am
Children, Families
Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children, Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Hands On
Event Details:

Drop-in Event, No Registration Required.

Come welcome our new Youth Services mascot, Oakley the Squirrel! We’ll celebrate Oakely’s arrival with a party full of fun games and crafts. 

This event is in the "Children" group

Read to Gracie

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children
Registration Required
Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Clubs & Groups
Registration Required
Event Details:

Children in grades Kindergarten through 4th Grade are invited to register for 10 minutes of reading with our new therapy dog partner, Gracie. This program is done in partnership with St. John’s Lutheran Church in La Grange.