Richton Park Public Library

Join us for a weekly light exercise where we stretch and work on building strength with chair yoga. Wear comfortable clothing.
This is a FREE event for Seniors. No registration required. Exercise Waiver signed at first attendance.
Event sponsored by AgeOptions

Local Event: Seated Yoga for Seniors

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Illinois

Seated Yoga for Seniors

Wednesday May 8, 2024: Join us for a weekly light exercise where we stretch and work on building strength with chair yoga. Wear comfortable...

Make friends &amp; play with our pop-up toys, blocks, balls &amp; play doh! Coffee &amp; conversation will be available for the grown-ups!
This is a FREE event for children Birth to PreK with Caregiver. No registration required.

Local Event: PreK Playdate

PreK Playdate

Thursday May 9, 2024: Make friends &amp; play with our pop-up toys, blocks, balls &amp; play doh! Coffee &amp; conversation will be...

Join us as we watch a classic movie together. Feel free to bring your own lunch. Water, coffee, or tea will be provided.
This is a FREE event for Seniors. No registration required.
Event sponsored by AgeOptions

Local Event: Classic Movie Matinee

Classic Movie Matinee

Thursday May 9, 2024: Join us as we watch a classic movie together. Feel free to bring your own lunch. Water, coffee, or tea will be...

Friday May 10, 2024: Make friends &amp; play with our pop-up toys, blocks, balls &amp; play doh! Coffee &amp; conversation will be...

Love plants? Want to start a small garden? Come and adopt a new plant friend at our Plant Swap!
No donations required to participate in the swap—items are free to good homes!&nbsp;
This FREE event is open to everyone! No registration required.
Interested in donating? We're accepting seedlings, bulbs, plants, propagations, &amp; gently used supplies. Bring them to the library between May 6-11. For the health of the plants, we prefer live plant donations to be dropped off May 10 or during the program on May 11 (but you can drop them off at anytime that week during library hours).
Questions? library@rppld.org

Local Event: Plant Swap

Plant Swap

Saturday May 11, 2024: Love plants? Want to start a small garden? Come and adopt a new plant friend at our Plant Swap!
No donations required...

Mother's Day is Sunday, May 12! Drop in the library on Saturday, May 11 at 11am and come make a special Mother's Day Craft in youth services for the Mom figures in your life!
This FREE craft program is open to children PreK to Grade 8. No registration required.

Local Event: Drop-In Mother's Day Craft

Drop-In Mother's Day Craft

Saturday May 11, 2024: Mother's Day is Sunday, May 12! Drop in the library on Saturday, May 11 at 11am and come make a special Mother's Day...

Drop in for some messy sensory fun! Wear clothes you don’t mind getting messy.
This is a FREE event for children Birth to PreK with Caregiver. No registration required.

Local Event: Let's Get Messy!

Let's Get Messy!

Monday May 13, 2024: Drop in for some messy sensory fun! Wear clothes you don’t mind getting messy.
This is a FREE event for children...

Monday May 13, 2024: Join us for a weekly light exercise where we stretch and work on building strength with chair yoga. Wear comfortable...

Get started with learning electronics through Arduino! Build a new electronic model every meeting. 
This FREE program is open students in grades 5 to 9. Space is limited - Registration Required. 
This program is a part of Project Next Generation at the Richton Park Public Library. Funding for Project Next Generation is provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services to the Secretary of State/Illinois State Library under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).

Local Event: Arduino Club

Arduino Club

Monday May 13, 2024: Get started with learning electronics through Arduino! Build a new electronic model every meeting.
This FREE program...

Do you like building with Legos? Want to learn how to program robots? Build and code a new robot each meeting with Lego Spike Prime. 
This FREE program is open students in grades 5 to 9. Space is limited - Registration Required. 
This program is a part of Project Next Generation at the Richton Park Public Library. Funding for Project Next Generation is provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services to the Secretary of State/Illinois State Library under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).

Local Event: Afterschool Lego Robotics Club

Afterschool Lego Robotics Club

Tuesday May 14, 2024: Do you like building with Legos? Want to learn how to program robots? Build and code a new robot each meeting with...

Wednesday May 15, 2024: Join us for a weekly light exercise where we stretch and work on building strength with chair yoga. Wear comfortable...

Thursday May 16, 2024: Make friends &amp; play with our pop-up toys, blocks, balls &amp; play doh! Coffee &amp; conversation will be...

Are you a writer (or aspiring writer)? Join our NEW Writers Group! We meet the 3rd Thursday of the Month from 6-7:30 p.m. at the library. Come and hang out with fellow writers, get a little help with your writing, help others with their writing, or just hang out in a quiet space to work! All writers welcome.
This FREE program is open to all adults. No registration required, just drop-in if you have time!

Local Event: Writers Group

Writers Group

Thursday May 16, 2024: Are you a writer (or aspiring writer)? Join our NEW Writers Group! We meet the 3rd Thursday of the Month from 6-7:30...

Friday May 17, 2024: Make friends &amp; play with our pop-up toys, blocks, balls &amp; play doh! Coffee &amp; conversation will be...

Monday May 20, 2024: Drop in for some messy sensory fun! Wear clothes you don’t mind getting messy.
This is a FREE event for children...

Monday May 20, 2024: Join us for a weekly light exercise where we stretch and work on building strength with chair yoga. Wear comfortable...

Wednesday May 22, 2024: Join us for a weekly light exercise where we stretch and work on building strength with chair yoga. Wear comfortable...

Do computers make you nervous? Do you want to learn new computer skills but don’t know where to begin? Join us as we teach you how to use online self-paced courses to learn new skills.
This is a FREE event for Adults &amp; Seniors. No registration required.

Local Event: Technology Learning Lab

Technology Learning Lab

Wednesday May 22, 2024: Do computers make you nervous? Do you want to learn new computer skills but don’t know where to begin? Join us as we...

Thursday May 23, 2024: Make friends &amp; play with our pop-up toys, blocks, balls &amp; play doh! Coffee &amp; conversation will be...

Friday May 24, 2024: Make friends &amp; play with our pop-up toys, blocks, balls &amp; play doh! Coffee &amp; conversation will be...

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