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Sound Bath Meditation

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room) at Town & Country Public Library
Program Type:
Home & Wellness, Learning & Discovery
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Sound bath meditation is a form of meditation which uses ambient sounds and vibrations from crystal singing bowls, Tibetan singing bowls, Tingsha Bells, and other instruments to cr...

Required
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Home & Wellness, Learning & Discovery
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Sound bath meditation is a form of meditation which uses ambient sounds and vibrations from crystal singing bowls, Tibetan singing bowls, Tingsha Bells, and other instruments to create a sense of calm, peace, and relaxation, promoting good health,

Tween/Teen Scene: Creative Writing Workshop

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room) at Town & Country Public Library
Program Type:
Learning & Discovery, Workshop
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

Do you enjoy making up stories, poems, or graphic novels? Do you write for fun? Is writing your favorite subject in school? Would you like feedback on pieces you have written? Join...

Required
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room)
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Learning & Discovery, Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

Do you enjoy making up stories, poems, or graphic novels? Do you write for fun? Is writing your favorite subject in school? Would you like feedback on pieces you have written? Join your peers and let's get creative!

Tween/Teen: Teatime Book Club

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:45pm
Library-wide at Town & Country Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club, Storytime
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

Bring your friends and join Mrs. Hansen for teatime. We will be serving a beverage & light snack (or bring your own) and reading chapter books. Copies of the book will be avail...

Required
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: Library-wide
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Book Club, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Bring your friends and join Mrs. Hansen for teatime. We will be serving a beverage & light snack (or bring your own) and reading chapter books. Copies of the book will be available to check out.

April:

 

 

Disclaimer(s)

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Chess Scholars Series

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room) at Town & Country Public Library
Program Type:
Learning & Discovery, Workshop
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

This event is part of a combined series. If you register for this event, you will be automatically registered for all of the following events in the series.Develop your child's int...

Required
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room)
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Learning & Discovery, Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

This event is part of a combined series. If you register for this event, you will be automatically registered for all of the following events in the series.

Illinois Libraries Present: The Art of Foraging with Alexis Nikole Nelson

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Town & Country Public Library
Program Type:
Home & Wellness, Learning & Discovery
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Register through Zoom here: https://bit.ly/ILP_AlexisNikoleNelson Alexis Nikole Nelson is a forager and an outdoor educator using her platforms, TikTok account alexisnikole an...

Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Home & Wellness, Learning & Discovery
Event Details:

Register through Zoom here: https://bit.ly/ILP_AlexisNikoleNelson 

Family History Study Hall

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Heritage Center at Town & Country Public Library
Program Type:
Genealogy, History
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

This group will meet in-person. Family History Study Hall is a time for those interested in genealogy to gather and research together in-person! Access books and other re...

Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: Heritage Center
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Genealogy, History
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

This group will meet in-person. 

Disclaimer(s)

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the Library.

Notice: Attending programs constitutes consent to be photographed/videotaped for library purposes.

Tween/Teen: Art Scene

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room) at Town & Country Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Learning & Discovery
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

Join the fun! Indulge your creativity and nurture your inner artist!  Enjoy hanging out with your friends, while creating some art & trying out different Artist's techniqu...

Required
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room)
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Learning & Discovery
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Join the fun! Indulge your creativity and nurture your inner artist!  Enjoy hanging out with your friends, while creating some art & trying out different Artist's techniques, as well as different types of art.

Knit and Crochet Circle

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
The Arnold & Mildred Erickson Conference Room at Town & Country Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Entertainment
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

This program will be offered in-person only. Do you knit or crochet? Come show off your work and learn from others in the group! All skill levels are welcome to attend. J...

Required
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: The Arnold & Mildred Erickson Conference Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Entertainment
Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

This program will be offered in-person only. 

Disclaimer(s)

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the Library.

Notice: Attending programs constitutes consent to be photographed/videotaped for library purposes.

Earth Day! Decarbonizing Your Home

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room) at Town & Country Public Library
Program Type:
Learning & Discovery
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Join Citizens Utility Board (CUB) for a presentation on decarbonizing your home! CUB will dive into ways renters and homeowners can access energy efficiency and cost saving program...

Required
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Learning & Discovery
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Join Citizens Utility Board (CUB) for a presentation on decarbonizing your home! CUB will dive into ways renters and homeowners can access energy efficiency and cost saving programs. During this presentation, you will receive information on:

Disclaimer(s)

Notice: Attending programs constitutes consent to be photographed/videotaped for library purposes.

Tween/Teen: STEAM Challenge

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room) at Town & Country Public Library
Program Type:
Learning & Discovery
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

Meet up with your friends at the library and enjoy exploring exciting STEAM related projects, challenges, or experiments. Join Mrs. Hansen as she guides you through the planni...

Required
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room)
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Learning & Discovery
Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

Meet up with your friends at the library and enjoy exploring exciting STEAM related projects, challenges, or experiments. Join Mrs.

Crafter-Work: Birdhouse Painting

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 5:30pm - 8:30pm
The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room) at Town & Country Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Entertainment
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Art is for the birds! Unleash your artistic talents as we paint birdhouses to celebrate spring.This program will be offered in-person.Stop by after work (anytime between ...

Required
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Entertainment
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Art is for the birds! Unleash your artistic talents as we paint birdhouses to celebrate spring.

This program will be offered in-person.

Disclaimer(s)

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the Library.

Notice: Attending programs constitutes consent to be photographed/videotaped for library purposes.

Birding at Johnson's Mound Forest Preserve

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Off Site
Program Type:
Learning & Discovery
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Join an expert birder for a spring migration bird walk at Johnson's Mound! Springtime is most birders' favorite time of year in the Chicago area, as breeding birds are singing...

Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Learning & Discovery
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Join an expert birder for a spring migration bird walk at Johnson's Mound! Springtime is most birders' favorite time of year in the Chicago area, as breeding birds are singing and migrating birds are pouring through.

Disclaimer(s)

Notice: Attending programs constitutes consent to be photographed/videotaped for library purposes.

Chess Scholars Series

Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room) at Town & Country Public Library
Program Type:
Learning & Discovery, Workshop
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

This event is part of a combined series. If you register for this event, you will be automatically registered for all of the following events in the series.Develop your child's int...

Required
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room)
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Learning & Discovery, Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

This event is part of a combined series. If you register for this event, you will be automatically registered for all of the following events in the series.

Illinois Libraries Present Poverty: A Discussion with Matthew Desmond

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Town & Country Public Library
Program Type:
Learning & Discovery
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Register through Zoom here: https://bit.ly/ILP_MatthewDesmond Matthew Desmond is a professor of sociology at Princeton University and author of the award-winning book Evicted:...

Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Learning & Discovery
Event Details:

Register through Zoom here: https://bit.ly/ILP_MatthewDesmond 

Tween/Teen: Teatime Book Club

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:45pm
Library-wide at Town & Country Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club, Storytime
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

Bring your friends and join Mrs. Hansen for teatime. We will be serving a beverage & light snack (or bring your own) and reading chapter books. Copies of the book will be avail...

Required
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: Library-wide
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Book Club, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Bring your friends and join Mrs. Hansen for teatime. We will be serving a beverage & light snack (or bring your own) and reading chapter books. Copies of the book will be available to check out.

May:

 

 

Disclaimer(s)

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Family History Study Hall

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Heritage Center at Town & Country Public Library
Program Type:
Genealogy, History
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

This group will meet in-person. Family History Study Hall is a time for those interested in genealogy to gather and research together in-person! Access books and other re...

Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: Heritage Center
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Genealogy, History
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

This group will meet in-person. 

Disclaimer(s)

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the Library.

Notice: Attending programs constitutes consent to be photographed/videotaped for library purposes.

Knit and Crochet Circle

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room) at Town & Country Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Entertainment
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

This program will be offered in-person only. Do you knit or crochet? Come show off your work and learn from others in the group! All skill levels are welcome to attend. J...

Required
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Entertainment
Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

This program will be offered in-person only. 

Disclaimer(s)

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the Library.

Notice: Attending programs constitutes consent to be photographed/videotaped for library purposes.

Sherlock: The True Story

Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:15pm
The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room) at Town & Country Public Library
Program Type:
Entertainment, Learning & Discovery
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Learn the true story of Sherlock Holmes in this program presented by John Gowing. He’ll explore all the myths, legends and truths of the intrepid detective. Presenter will be in pe...

Required
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Entertainment, Learning & Discovery
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Learn the true story of Sherlock Holmes in this program presented by John Gowing. He’ll explore all the myths, legends and truths of the intrepid detective. Presenter will be in person. 

Disclaimer(s)

Notice: Attending programs constitutes consent to be photographed/videotaped for library purposes.