Upcoming Events

Drop-in event recommended for families with children ages 4 and older.
Join other enthusiasts to free build with the Library’s LEGO® bricks collection. 

The College of DuPage is offering free English language learning classes at the Library. Develop your reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills for work, education, and everyday communication.

Level up your Canva skills in this intermediate class designed for users who already know the basics. Learn to use layers, rulers, and guides to create thoughtful and easy-to-use designs. 

Registered storytime for families with children ages 2-5, with participating adult; Helen Plum Library card required. 

Get creative during drop-in Studio 411 hours. Use the makerspace equipment to sew, laser cut, record a podcast, customize with Cricut, and more!

Have a tech question? Join us for a Tech Help session. Bring your questions and your device! Registration is required.

Registered event for grades 6-10.  
Sip on some strange and interesting sodas.

Step back in time with DuPage County Historical Museum to learn what life would have been like in the 1800s for women in DuPage County, from day-to-day tasks to pressing social issues of the time. 

Practice your learned skills and take them to the next level with absolute references, advanced formulas, and macros.

Fiber art crafters including cross stitchers, knitters, and crocheters are invited to join this drop-in social group to work on individual projects or learn from their peers.  

This program is for ages 18 and over.

The College of DuPage is offering free English language learning classes at the Library. Develop your reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills for work, education, and everyday communication.

Registered event for children ages 3-5, with participating adult; Helen Plum Library card required. 
Cook up excitement using your imagination and interactive play. It's a recipe for fun!

Registered event for children ages 3-5, with participating adult; Helen Plum Library card required. 
Cook up excitement using your imagination and interactive play. It's a recipe for fun!

Select from any of Studio 411's past sewing projects to put together. You may pick from an oven mitt, a bowl cozy, or a snack bag. Sewing experience is required.

Drop-in storytime recommended for families with children ages birth-8.  

Registered event for children ages 2-5, with participating adult; Helen Plum Library card required. 
Curious children and caregivers will explore discovery-based activities featuring a different theme each month.

Find efficiencies in using and connecting cloud storage, searching GPTs in the GPT library, and sharing conversations with others outside of ChatGPT. 

Get creative during drop-in Studio 411 hours. Use the makerspace equipment to sew, laser cut, record a podcast, customize with Cricut, and more!

Registered event for children ages 2-5, with participating adult; Helen Plum Library card required. 
Curious children and caregivers will explore discovery-based activities featuring a different theme each month.

Registered event for grades K-2; Helen Plum Library card required. 
Build your own volcano and then make it erupt! 

Registered event for grades 3-5; Helen Plum Library card required. 
Build your own volcano and then make it erupt! 

Join historian Clarence Goodman to discover famous (and infamous) women in Chicago history, from Chicago's first historian to the first woman president of a major film company, and explore the Columbian Exposition’s pavilion dedicated strictly to

Registered event for grades K-5.
Join us at the Library for a virtual field trip to meet the sharks of the Shedd Aquarium. Peek “behind the scenes” to see how the staff feed the sharks and calculate how much food they eat.

Drop-in storytime for families with children of all ages.  
Celebrate spring with rainbow colors and creativity! Enjoy a colorful storytime and create a beautiful rainbow craft to take home.