Neighborhood Giving Project: Earth Day Workshop
Learn all about the water cycle, and how to conserve our most precious resource: WATER
Learn and perform a water cycle dance, take a water taste test, see an award-winner short film on water and create a water wise tip sheet for your home.
All ages.
3:30-4:30 drop-in session for walk-ins.
4:30-5:00 for pre-registered groups of 5 or more. Please call Jennifer at 708.452-3429 to register.
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Toddler Playgroup
Enjoy toddler toys, music, free play and chatting with other parents. For babies up to 24 months with a caregiver.
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Wonderful Ones/Open Playgroup
Wonderful Ones for walkers 12 to 24 months, with a caregiver. Created especially for energetic 1s, this storytime includes short books, lots of fingerplays, and fun props.
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Terrific Twos
Terrific Twos for 2-year-olds, with a caregiver. This storytime nurtures pre-reading skills for curious toddlers through stories, music and movement.
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Building the Canal to Save Chicago: Richard Lanyon & Lindsay Olson
Learn how the Sanitary District of Chicago reversed the flow of the Chicago River, protecting Lake Michigan as a safe water supply. Richard Lanyon, author of "Building the Canal to Save Chicago" and Oak Park artist Lindsay Olson present a program on the building of the Chicago Canal in late 1800s. Lanyon is the author of "Building the Canal to Save Chicago." Lindsay will share a short presentation and original artwork related to the topic of wastewater management and its value to the watershed.
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Book Buzz: Rascally Rabbits
Book Buzz is for children in Kindergarten through second grade, with or without a caregiver. Stories and crafts are matched in this interactive session which features longer books and art activities.
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Book Discussion: One Amazing Thing
Join us to discuss One Amazing Thing by award-winning author, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. Nine diverse people get trapped in the basement of an Indian consulate in an unnamed American city. Uma, a young graduate student, suggests that each tell a personal story, one amazing thing from their lives, which they have never told anyone before.
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Community Helpers Storytime
A very special edition of our Preschool Pals! Find out about some of the people who help in our community, like firefighters and police officers. Best for ages 3-5! All are welcome, no registration required.
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Terrific Twos/Open Playgroup
Terrific Twos for 2-year-olds, with a caregiver. This storytime nurtures pre-reading skills for curious toddlers through stories, music and movement.
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Wonderful Ones
Wonderful Ones for walkers 12 to 24 months, with a caregiver. Created especially for energetic 1s, this storytime includes short books, lots of fingerplays, and fun props.