Week Calendar

On narrow displays, the weekly calendar is wider than the screen. You can side-scroll within this table to view events and reservations for the whole week.

Time	Sun (10/24)	Mon (10/25)	Tue (10/26)	Wed (10/27)	Thu (10/28)	Fri (10/29)	Sat (10/30)
10 am		This event is in the "Children" group Toddler Time 10:00am–10:30am Children Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Program Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Storytimes Registration Required Event Details: Introduce your toddler to early literacy which helps in building the foundation of reading. We pair short books with songs and rhymes to engage them. Toddlers love to wander and listen during our time together. 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 Lapsit Storytime 10:00am–10:30am Children Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Program Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Storytimes Registration Required Event Details: Help your baby grow up to love books! Share stories, songs, and rhymes with your little one in this lapsit program and introduce them to a lifetime of reading fun 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 Toddler Time 10:00am–10:30am Children Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Program Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Storytimes Registration Required Event Details: Introduce your toddler to early literacy which helps in building the foundation of reading. We pair short books with songs and rhymes to engage them. Toddlers love to wander and listen during our time together. 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 Lapsit Storytime 10:00am–10:30am Children Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Program Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Storytimes Registration Required Event Details: Help your baby grow up to love books! Share stories, songs, and rhymes with your little one in this lapsit program and introduce them to a lifetime of reading fun 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 Siblings & Stories 10:00am–10:30am Children Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Program Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Storytimes Registration Required Event Details: The perfect storytime for families with children of different ages! Enjoy books, rhymes, and songs that are fun for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. 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.
11 am
12 pm
1 pm		This event is in the "Children" group Preschool Pals 1:00pm–1:30pm Children Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Program Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Storytimes Registration Required Event Details: Hear stories, sing songs, and have fun with your friends! Storytime will highlight early literacy skills that children need to learn before they can read. Disclaimer(s) Storytime without Adults Children attend this storytime without their grown-ups so that they can practice independence.		This event is in the "Children" group Preschool Pals 1:00pm–1:30pm Children Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Program Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Storytimes Registration Required Event Details: Hear stories, sing songs, and have fun with your friends! Storytime will highlight early literacy skills that children need to learn before they can read. Disclaimer(s) Storytime without Adults Children attend this storytime without their grown-ups so that they can practice independence.
2 pm
3 pm
4 pm				This event is in the "Children" group LEGO Engineers 4:30pm–5:30pm Children Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Program Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Clubs & Groups, Hands On, STEAM Registration Required Event Details: Future engineers unite! Join us each month to learn LEGO building techniques and complete a variety of creative challenges. We’ll display our creations in the Youth Department after each month’s session.
5 pm
6 pm			Reservation Library Board Finance Committee 6:00pm–7:00pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Board Room	This event is in the "Adult" group Author in the Spotlight: Chris Bohjalian 6:30pm–7:30pm Adult This event is in the "Adult" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Virtual Programming Age Group: Adult Program Type: Presentations Event Details: Author Chris Bohjalian, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 22 books adapted into three movies and a TV series, will speak in this live virtual event about his newest release "The Hour of the Witch."
7 pm		This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group This event is in the "Adult" group Western Springs Writers' Society 7:00pm–8:30pm Teen & Tween, Adult This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group This event is in the "Adult" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Program Room Age Group: Teen & Tween, Adult Program Type: Clubs & Groups Western Springs Writers’ Society Have a writing itch? The Western Springs Writers' Society welcomes all writers from the community to discuss and hone their craft with other local writers. Whether this is your career or hobby, writers of all levels and genres are invited. Questions in advance? Please contact Marie Gerken at marie@gerken.org or Jim Swinehart at jswinehart@clausen.com. This event is in the "Adult" group Science Fiction Book Club: The Haunted Looking Glass 7:30pm–8:45pm Adult This event is in the "Adult" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Board Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Discussion Event Details: Science Fiction Book Club Library book clubs are open to anyone who enjoys good books! Extra copies of the books are made available at the Library one month before the discussion. The Science Fiction Book Club will meet to discuss The Haunted Looking Glass, an anthology of Victorian and Edwardian ghost stories edited by Edward Gorey.	Reservation Library Board of Trustees 7:00pm–9:00pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Board Room	This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group This event is in the "Adult" group Italian Conversation Group 7:00pm–8:00pm Teen & Tween, Adult Registration Required This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group This event is in the "Adult" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Thomas Ford Memorial Library Room: Reading Room Age Group: Teen & Tween, Adult Program Type: Clubs & Groups Registration Required Event Details: Italian conversation group for all levels. Develop or share your knowledge of Italian. Join us to supplement existing classwork, use for travel purposes, or general practice.