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 (10/05)	Mon (10/06)	Tue (10/07)	Wed (10/08)	Thu (10/09)	Fri (10/10)	Sat (10/11)
10 am		This event is in the "Children" group Toddler Time @ 10 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: Storytime Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Storytimes Registration Required Event Details: Introduce your toddler to early literacy and help build a foundation for reading. We pair engaging books with songs and rhymes. Toddlers and caregivers love to dance 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 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: Storytime Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Storytimes Registration Required Event Details: Introduce your toddler to early literacy and help build a foundation for reading. We pair engaging books with songs and rhymes. Toddlers and caregivers love to dance 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: 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 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: 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 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: 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.
11 am		This event is in the "Children" group Toddler Time @ 11 11:00am–11:30am 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: Storytime Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Storytimes Registration Required Event Details: Introduce your toddler to early literacy and help build a foundation for reading. We pair engaging books with songs and rhymes. Toddlers and caregivers love to dance 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.
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: Storytime Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Storytimes Registration Required Event Details: Hear stories, sing songs, and have fun with friends! This storytime highlights early literacy skills that prepare children for reading independently. Children attend this storytime without adults so they can practice being independent. Disclaimer(s) Storytime without Adults Children attend this storytime without their grown-ups so that they can practice independence.		This event is in the "Adult" group Knitting Circle 1:00pm–3:00pm 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: Arts & Crafts, Clubs & Groups Knitting Circle No charge, no registration: all knitters and crafters are welcome for conversation and inspiration.
2 pm					This event is in the "Adult" group Mah Jongg Open Play 2:00pm–3:30pm Adult Registration Required 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: Adult Program Type: Hands On Registration Required Event Details: Whether you are just learning to play Mah Jongg or are ready to try your hand at playing with others, come join our beginners group! Players will be sorted by self-ranked skill level and questions are welcome.
3 pm				This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group Cancelled Paper Airplane Competition 3:45pm–4:45pm Teen & Tween Registration Required This event is in the "Teen & Tween" group Cancelled 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 Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Hands On, STEAM Registration Required Event Details: Pick a design and then test your airplane folding skills to see whose plane flies the furthest!
4 pm					This event is in the "Children" group Read and Create: Room on the Broom 4:00pm–4:45pm 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, Book Discussion, Hands On Registration Required Event Details: It’s almost Halloween! Come listen to a reading of Julia Donaldson’s Room on the Broom and participate in other Halloween-themed songs and rhymes. Afterwards, we will complete a jack-o-lantern craft to take home. Disclaimer(s) 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.
5 pm
6 pm					This event is in the "Adult" group Film Discussion: Banned Together (2025) 6:00pm–8:00pm Adult Registration Required 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: Adult Program Type: Movies Registration Required Event Details: Celebrate the freedom to read during Banned Books Week with the first feature documentary about fighting book bans and censorship in the U.S.
7 pm		This event is in the "Adult" group Mandala Coasters Craft 7:00pm–8:30pm Adult Registration Required 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: Adult Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Hands On Registration Required Event Details: Using paint, create a set of coasters decorated with mandalas, geometric circular designs. All materials will be provided.			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: Board Room Age Group: Teen & Tween, Adult Program Type: Clubs & Groups Event Details: 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.