Upcoming Events

Join us at the library and make a simple, fun, refreshing spa-like sugar scrub!  Drop in anytime between 3-4. Registration is required so we have enough supplies.

Upcycle our old CD's into fun decorations for your room, or feel free to bring your own old CDs.

Join us on an OFFSITE adventure to Fabyan Japanese Garden and Villa. Installed c. 1910, the Fabyan Japanese Garden is a tranquil oasis where history melds with nature and design.

Bring your friends to the library and join Mrs. Hansen for teatime and a story read aloud. We will be serving a beverage & light snack (or bring your own if you have allergies). Fancy clothes optional!

Transform your household cleaning routine with the power of herbs! Discover how to clean with herb-infused vinegar, create mixtures for scrubbing ceramics, and craft your own laundry and dishwashing detergents.

Hang out with your friends while creating some art & trying out different Artists’ techniques!

June: Acrylic Fireflies in a Midnight field

Join Mrs. Hansen in planning, designing, and engineering different STEAM related projects. We will explore a different challenge each class. 

June: Create a bee habitat for your yard

Create a special message to put on display in this captivating Message in a Bottle craft. Add whimsical details with sand, trinkets, and tiny shells. Materials provided.

Join us at the library and make a custom bath bomb! Drop in anytime between 3-4:30. Registration is required so we have enough supplies.

Drop in with your friends for craft time fun at the library. Paint and decorate wooden fishbone windchimes.

Drop-in anytime between 1:30-3.

This program will be offered IN-PERSON only. 

Join Rebecca Tulloch, a modern Rockford Peach and manager of the "League of Our Own" vintage softball team.

Go to College, Not Into Debt: Solutions for an Affordable Education

This group will meet in-person. 

Bring your friends to the library and join Mrs. Hansen for teatime and a story read aloud. We will be serving a beverage & light snack (or bring your own if you have allergies). Fancy clothes optional!

Learn how to attract butterflies to your home garden by providing food sources and breeding grounds for our native butterflies and other pollinators.

This program will be offered in-person only. 

Hang out with your friends while creating some art & try out different Artists’ techniques!

July: Watercolor & Newspaper seahorses

Join Mrs. Hansen in planning, designing, and engineering different STEAM related projects. We will explore a different challenge each class. 

July: Create and race a chemical reaction car

Come along and learn the art of origami. In this workshop you'll learn how to make an origami lotus flower.  All materials are supplied, you just need to bring yourself and prepare to have fun.

This beginner-friendly workshop is a combination of Qigong and beautiful sounds. Qigong involves a series of slow, flowing movements and deep, measured breathing while in a chair or standing.

Career Planning for High Schoolers: Focusing on Your Future

This program will be offered in-person only.