Summer Program In a Bag

All Day
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Location: River Forest Public Library
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Description:
Pick up a bag of fun activities to do together at home during the weekend. This week's theme is: Camping Bags are available for pick up on a first come, first served basis.  ...

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​​​​​​​Material Pickup Required

This program requires materials to be picked up at our service desk prior to the program.

Story Garden

9:00am - 9:30am
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Location: River Forest Public Library
Room: Library Lawn
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers, Kids
Program Type: Authors & Books
Program Description:
Wander through our garden as you read a story. Stories will change on Mondays and remain up through the following Sunday. This week's story is: Hike by Pete Oswald ...

Garden Story Time

10:00am - 10:30am
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Location: River Forest Public Library
Room: Library Lawn
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers
Program Type: Story Times/Early Childhood
Program Description:
Listen to stories and sing songs with library staff in our beautiful garden this summer! Program cancelled in the event of rain. ...

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Accompanying Adults for Early Childhood Programs

This program is designed for young children to attend with a caregiver. Please plan to be engaged with your child during this program. Children under age 5 must be in the immediate supervising vicinity of a caregiver at all times while at the library. 

Juneteenth River Forest Flag Raising Ceremony

11:30am - 12:30pm
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Location: River Forest Public Library
Room: Library Lawn
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Community Member Led Event
Program Description:
We are honored to be hosting a Juneteenth Flag Raising Ceremony at the Library, brought to you by Village of River Forest Trustees, in partnership with the Village of River Forest. Several community leaders and organizations will come together to ...

STEM Club

3:45pm - 4:30pm
Required
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Location: River Forest Public Library
Room: Library Lawn
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Program Description:
Join us for our monthly STEM program for kids. Advanced registration required. Grades K-4. This month's activity is: Jelly Bean Challenge. In case of inclement weather, program will be moved indoors. Check our website for the most up to date det...

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Accompanying Adults for Children's Programs

Children age 7 and younger must have a caregiver (age 12 or older) with them at all times while at the library, including during programs. Children may not be left unattended at the library unless they are age 8+.

Messy Program Alert

This program involves getting messy. Please wear appropriate clothing.