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Ultimate Instant Ramen Showdown Voting

03/31/2025 @ 10:00am to 04/11/2025 @ 4:00pm
Online
Program Type:
Arts, Culture & Travel, Cooking & Food, Grab & Go for Kids, Take & Make / StudioDIY
Age Group:
All Ages, Kids, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Celebrate National Ramen Day with The Ultimate Instant Ramen Showdown!Pick up your ramen tasting kit at the library starting Monday at 10 AM, then gather up to four friends or fami...

Library Branch: Online
Age Group: All Ages, Kids, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts, Culture & Travel, Cooking & Food, Grab & Go for Kids, Take & Make / StudioDIY
Event Details:

Celebrate National Ramen Day with The Ultimate Instant Ramen Showdown!

Knit Happens!

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
The Studio at Main Branch
Program Type:
Crafts & Making
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Bring your knitting, crochet, embroidery, sewing, weaving, looming and other fiber arts projects for a social evening with other adults. Don't have anything in the works? Peek thro...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: The Studio
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Crafts & Making
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Bring your knitting, crochet, embroidery, sewing, weaving, looming and other fiber arts projects for a social evening with other adults. Don't have anything in the works?

Celebrate National Ramen Day

Friday, April 4, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Video (Pre-Recorded) at Online
Program Type:
Arts, Culture & Travel, Cooking & Food, Education & Skills, Virtual
Age Group:
All Ages, Kids, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Join Kyra (from Cooking with Kyra) and Kelli Jean (from Spice Club) as they dive into the world of ramen! They'll explore its rich history, diverse flavors, and even ramen-the...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Online
Room: Video (Pre-Recorded)
Age Group: All Ages, Kids, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts, Culture & Travel, Cooking & Food, Education & Skills, Virtual
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Join Kyra (from Cooking with Kyra) and Kelli Jean (from Spice Club) as they dive into the world of ramen! 

Maker Day

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 10:00am - 2:00pm
Entire Library at Main Branch
Program Type:
Computers & Technology, Crafts & Making, Education & Skills, Special Event
Age Group:
All Ages, School-Age Kids, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Maker Day is back! Get hands-on with all that the Library has to offer as we kick off National Library Week. Maker Day is a free, all-ages event, featuring local businesses, n...

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Entire Library
Age Group: All Ages, School-Age Kids, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Computers & Technology, Crafts & Making, Education & Skills, Special Event
Event Details:

Maker Day is back! Get hands-on with all that the Library has to offer as we kick off National Library Week. 

Maker Day: Laser Cutting in the Studio

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 1:00pm - 1:30pm
The Studio at Main Branch
Program Type:
Computers & Technology, Crafts & Making, Special Event
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Where creativity meets precision. Learn about the laser cutter and how you can create your own projects in the Studio. We will teach you how to create your own wood engraved name p...

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: The Studio
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Computers & Technology, Crafts & Making, Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Where creativity meets precision. Learn about the laser cutter and how you can create your own projects in the Studio. We will teach you how to create your own wood engraved name plate using the xTool Creative Suite.

Green text reads "Spice Club". Illustration of a spoon with ground spices surrounded by whole spices including peppers, cinnamon, vanilla, basil, garlic, shallot, and star anise.

Spice Club

04/07/2025 @ 4:00pm to 04/11/2025 @ 4:00pm
Adult & Teen Services Desk at Main Branch
Program Type:
Cooking & Food, Take & Make / StudioDIY
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Variety is the spice of life, so let’s try out a variety of spices! Every other month we will feature a different spice. Kits each include a sample of that month’s spice and a pack...

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Adult & Teen Services Desk
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Cooking & Food, Take & Make / StudioDIY
Event Details:

Variety is the spice of life, so let’s try out a variety of spices! Every other month we will feature a different spice.

Tranquil Tuesdays: Scrabble Tile Keychains & Pendants

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room AB at Main Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture & Travel, Health & Wellness, Social, Games & Entertainment
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Take some time for yourself at the library! Each Tranquil Tuesday will feature a variety of mindfulness and relaxation activities. Come and go as you please during the drop-in...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture & Travel, Health & Wellness, Social, Games & Entertainment
Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

Take some time for yourself at the library! Each Tranquil Tuesday will feature a variety of mindfulness and relaxation activities. 

Investing, Banking & More

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room B at Main Branch
Program Type:
Computers & Technology, Education & Skills, Special Presenters & Performers
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join Tom Kilkenny to learn how Weiss Financial Ratings can help you with investing, banking and more!Registration Encouraged

Open
Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computers & Technology, Education & Skills, Special Presenters & Performers
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Join Tom Kilkenny to learn how Weiss Financial Ratings can help you with investing, banking and more!

Registration Encouraged

Fiction Book Club (Community Group)

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Conference Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Books, Authors & Writing, Community Group, Non-Library Group
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This member-run book club meets the second Wednesday of every month and reads a variety of titles, both fiction and non-fiction. Come discuss, share and enjoy the experience of rea...

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books, Authors & Writing, Community Group, Non-Library Group
Event Details:

This member-run book club meets the second Wednesday of every month and reads a variety of titles, both fiction and non-fiction. Come discuss, share and enjoy the experience of reading with a group!

The Art of Foraging with Alexis Nikole Nelson

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual (Live) at Online
Program Type:
Arts, Culture & Travel, Health & Wellness, Illinois Libraries Present, Nature & the Environment, Special Event, Special Presenters & Performers, Virtual
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Celebrate Earth Month with BlackForager, Alexis Nikole Nelson. A forager, outdoor educator, chef, and influencer based in Ohio, Nelson uses her platforms to yell, sing and celebrat...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Online
Room: Virtual (Live)
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture & Travel, Health & Wellness, Illinois Libraries Present, Nature & the Environment, Special Event, Special Presenters & Performers, Virtual
Event Details:

Celebrate Earth Month with BlackForager, Alexis Nikole Nelson. A forager, outdoor educator, chef, and influencer based in Ohio, Nelson uses her platforms to yell, sing and celebrate all the edible plants hiding in plain sight.

Spring Pocket Wreath

Studio Craft Kit

04/14/2025 @ 3:00pm to 04/18/2025 @ 3:00pm
The Studio at Main Branch
Program Type:
Crafts & Making, Take & Make / StudioDIY
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Let's welcome spring with a new craft! Stop by the Studio to pick up this month's Studio Craft Kit (formally StudioDIY). We will provide all the materials you may need.* April...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: The Studio
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Crafts & Making, Take & Make / StudioDIY
Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

Let's welcome spring with a new craft! Stop by the Studio to pick up this month's Studio Craft Kit (formally StudioDIY). We will provide all the materials you may need.* 

April Project: Spring Pocket Wreath

Mystery Book Club (Community Group)

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Conference Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Community Group
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join our long-running book club as they discuss a different mystery each month! Stop at the Patron Services desk to pick up a copy of the book at any time. *This is a communit...

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Group
Event Details:

Join our long-running book club as they discuss a different mystery each month! Stop at the Patron Services desk to pick up a copy of the book at any time. 

Business Book Club

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 9:30am - 11:00am
Conference Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Community Group, Job & Career
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Business book club meets at the New Lenox Library the third Wednesday of every month from 9:30am-11am.Each month is a different book focused on building business, sales, leadership...

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Group, Job & Career
Event Details:

Business book club meets at the New Lenox Library the third Wednesday of every month from 9:30am-11am.

Stack of anthologies written by New Lenox Writers Group

Writers, We (Community Group)

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Conference Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Books, Authors & Writing, Community Group, Non-Library Group
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join local writers to discuss and workshop your writing. The group welcomes those new to the art as well as those with experience. Bring your haunting horror, sappy romance, blood-...

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books, Authors & Writing, Community Group, Non-Library Group
Event Details:

Join local writers to discuss and workshop your writing. The group welcomes those new to the art as well as those with experience.

BYOB Club: Bring Your Own Book Club at 3 Corners Grill & Tap

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Books, Authors & Writing, Social, Games & Entertainment
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us every other month for the BYOB (Bring Your Own Book) Book Club for adults: a stress-free book discussion with no required reading! We will talk about books we've recently r...

Open
Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books, Authors & Writing, Social, Games & Entertainment
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Join us every other month for the BYOB (Bring Your Own Book) Book Club for adults: a stress-free book discussion with no required reading!

Knit Happens!

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
The Studio at Main Branch
Program Type:
Crafts & Making
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Bring your knitting, crochet, embroidery, sewing, weaving, looming and other fiber arts projects for a social evening with other adults. Don't have anything in the works? Peek thro...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: The Studio
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Crafts & Making
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Bring your knitting, crochet, embroidery, sewing, weaving, looming and other fiber arts projects for a social evening with other adults. Don't have anything in the works?

Sewing With Rachael: Essential Oil Heart Sachets

Monday, April 21, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
The Studio at Main Branch
Program Type:
Crafts & Making
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Always wanted to learn how to sew? Join Rachael as she teaches a different project each month, helping you gain different skills when it comes to sewing with a machine or by hand. ...

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: The Studio
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Crafts & Making
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Always wanted to learn how to sew? Join Rachael as she teaches a different project each month, helping you gain different skills when it comes to sewing with a machine or by hand. Registration required.

Text reads: Roja Yoga

Chair Yoga

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room AB at Main Branch
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Special Presenters & Performers
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Gentle seated yoga designed for all levels. This class allows you to experience the benefits of yoga - flexibility, strength, relaxation, while remaining seated or using a chair fo...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Special Presenters & Performers
Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

Gentle seated yoga designed for all levels. This class allows you to experience the benefits of yoga - flexibility, strength, relaxation, while remaining seated or using a chair for support.

Hearts & Crafts in The Studio

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
The Studio at Main Branch
Program Type:
Crafts & Making
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Do you make items for charities? Bring your projects and meet likeminded makers! Looking for a project to do? New Life for Old Bags will be there with materials to get you sta...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: The Studio
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Crafts & Making
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Do you make items for charities? Bring your projects and meet likeminded makers! 

Looking for a project to do? New Life for Old Bags will be there with materials to get you started!

Poetry Café

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room AB at Main Branch
Program Type:
Books, Authors & Writing, Special Event
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Wrap up and reflect on National Poetry Month with a poetry café. Read your favorite poem, share an original work, or just come and listen!Please keep prepared material appropriate ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Meeting Room AB
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Books, Authors & Writing, Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 49
Event Details:

Wrap up and reflect on National Poetry Month with a poetry café. Read your favorite poem, share an original work, or just come and listen!

Stack of anthologies written by New Lenox Writers Group

Writers, We (Community Group)

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Conference Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Books, Authors & Writing, Community Group, Non-Library Group
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join local writers to discuss and workshop your writing. The group welcomes those new to the art as well as those with experience. Bring your haunting horror, sappy romance, blood-...

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books, Authors & Writing, Community Group, Non-Library Group
Event Details:

Join local writers to discuss and workshop your writing. The group welcomes those new to the art as well as those with experience.

Knit Happens!

Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
The Studio at Main Branch
Program Type:
Crafts & Making
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Bring your knitting, crochet, embroidery, sewing, weaving, looming and other fiber arts projects for a social evening with other adults. Don't have anything in the works? Peek thro...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: The Studio
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Crafts & Making
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Bring your knitting, crochet, embroidery, sewing, weaving, looming and other fiber arts projects for a social evening with other adults. Don't have anything in the works?

Mobile Memory Lab Community Digitization Day

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
The Studio at Main Branch
Program Type:
Computers & Technology, Education & Skills, History & Genealogy, Non-Library Group
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

About The EventDigitize your community artifacts and family heirlooms at the library with the help of the Mobile Memory Lab!For one day only, catalogers from the Mobile Memory Lab,...

Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: The Studio
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Computers & Technology, Education & Skills, History & Genealogy, Non-Library Group
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

About The Event

Digitize your community artifacts and family heirlooms at the library with the help of the Mobile Memory Lab!

Mobile Memory Lab Community Digitization Day

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
The Studio at Main Branch
Program Type:
Computers & Technology, Education & Skills, History & Genealogy, Non-Library Group
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

About The EventDigitize your community artifacts and family heirlooms at the library with the help of the Mobile Memory Lab!For one day only, catalogers from the Mobile Memory Lab,...

Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: The Studio
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Computers & Technology, Education & Skills, History & Genealogy, Non-Library Group
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

About The Event

Digitize your community artifacts and family heirlooms at the library with the help of the Mobile Memory Lab!