Special hours for Jingle Bell Jubilee

The Library will be open from 9am-7pm on Sat, Dec 6 for Jingle Bell Jubilee. View the full schedule of festivities at the Library!

Staff In-service Closure

The Library will open at 1pm on Wed, Dec 10 for staff in-service.

Upcoming Events

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Wonder Lab: Human Body

10:00am–10:45am
Youth, Birth to Preschool
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Youth Large Program Room (Combined)
Age Group: Youth, Birth to Preschool
Registration Required
Event Details:

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

Advanced Canva

10:00am–11:30am
Adult, Seniors
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Technology Classes
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn to keep your Canva organized with folders, sharing settings, and cloud storage synchronization. Plus, connect Canva to ChatGPT to create custom templates.

Wonder Lab: Human Body

11:00am–11:45am
Youth, Birth to Preschool
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Youth Large Program Room (Combined)
Age Group: Youth, Birth to Preschool
Registration Required
Event Details:

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

Winter Family Craft

6:00pm–7:00pm
Youth, Birth to Preschool, Elementary School
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Youth Large Program Room (Combined)
Age Group: Youth, Birth to Preschool, Elementary School
Registration Required
Event Details:

Registered event for families with children ages 3-8 
Spend some quality time together as we make a winter craft.

Family History 101: Beginning Your Investigation

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adult, Seniors
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Plum Meeting Rooms (Combined)
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Genealogy
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join professional genealogist, author, local historian, and Lombardian Ray Johnson to learn how to start investigating your family history.

Plum Playdate

10:00am–11:30am
Youth, Birth to Preschool
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Youth Large Program Room (Combined)
Age Group: Youth, Birth to Preschool
Event Details:

Drop-in event recommended for ages 3 months-5 years, with participating adult. 

Winter Family Craft

6:00pm–7:00pm
Youth, Birth to Preschool, Elementary School
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Youth Large Program Room (Combined)
Age Group: Youth, Birth to Preschool, Elementary School
Registration Required
Event Details:

Registered event for families with children ages 3-8 
Spend some quality time together as we make a winter craft.

English Language Learning Classes

6:00pm–8:30pm
Adult
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Plum Meeting Rooms (Combined)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: ESL ELL ELA
Event Details:

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.

Advanced Excel

6:30pm–8:00pm
Adult
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology Classes
Registration Required
Event Details:

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

 

Illinois Libraries Present: Still Afraid of the Dark: An Evening with R. L. Stine

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adult
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Virtual Program
Event Details:

Witty, creepy, and compulsively readable, bestselling author R.L.

Disclaimer(s)

Zoom Webinar

As an attendee at this webinar, you will be in ‘view and listen only’ mode, so you will not be seen or heard. The presenter will have video and audio, and there will be a chat function where attendees can type questions or comments.

We reserve the right to remove or mute any attendee at our discretion.

Nature Storytime

10:00am–10:30am
Youth, Birth to Preschool
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Youth Large Program Room (Combined)
Age Group: Youth, Birth to Preschool
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Event Details:

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

Keep it Safe! Protecting Your Identity and Finances with BMO Bank

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adult, Seniors
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Plum Meeting Rooms (Combined)
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn about methods used by identity thieves to steal personal information and how to protect yourself. 

Tech Help

3:00pm–4:00pm
Adult, Seniors
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Technology Classes
Registration Required
Event Details:

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

Pop-in Play: Coloring

10:00am–11:30am
Youth, Birth to Preschool
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Youth Large Program Room (Combined)
Age Group: Youth, Birth to Preschool
Event Details:

Drop-in activities recommended for ages 3-5, with a participating adult
Pop by the Library for a playful morning of popular activities. 
Coloring

Pop-in Play: Coloring

1:30pm–3:00pm
Youth, Birth to Preschool
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Youth Large Program Room (Combined)
Age Group: Youth, Birth to Preschool
Event Details:

Drop-in activities recommended for ages 3-5, with a participating adult
Pop by the Library for a playful morning of popular activities. 
Coloring

Advanced ChatGPT

3:00pm–4:30pm
Adult, Seniors
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Technology Classes
Registration Required
Event Details:

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

English Language Learning Classes

6:00pm–8:30pm
Adult
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Plum Meeting Rooms (Combined)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: ESL ELL ELA
Event Details:

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.

Spy School (Grades K-2)

10:00am–10:45am
Youth, Elementary School
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Youth Large Program Room (Combined)
Age Group: Youth, Elementary School
Registration Required
Event Details:

Registered event for grades K-2; Helen Plum Library card required.
Can you make it as a spy? Invent new gadgets, write in code, perform physical feats, and more.

Spy School (Grades 3-5)

2:00pm–2:45pm
Youth, Elementary School
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Youth Large Program Room (Combined)
Age Group: Youth, Elementary School
Registration Required
Event Details:

Registered event for grades 3-5; Helen Plum Library card required.
Can you make it as a spy? Invent new gadgets, write in code, perform physical feats, and more.

English Language Learning Classes

6:00pm–8:30pm
Adult
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Plum Meeting Rooms (Combined)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: ESL ELL ELA
Event Details:

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.

Policy & Bylaws Committee Meeting

3:15pm–5:15pm
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Staff Conference Room
Program Type: Board of Trustees

English Language Learning Classes

6:00pm–8:30pm
Adult
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Plum Meeting Rooms (Combined)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: ESL ELL ELA
Event Details:

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.

Magazine Sale

All Day 3/7–3/8
Youth, Birth to Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adult, Seniors
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: The Hub
Age Group: Youth, Birth to Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

It’s time for Helen Plum Library’s annual Magazine Sale! 

English Language Learning Classes

6:00pm–8:30pm
Adult
Library Branch: Helen Plum Library
Room: Plum Meeting Rooms (Combined)
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: ESL ELL ELA
Event Details:

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.