Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett

Summer Reading may be over, but that doesn't mean it's time to stop reading! Start off your school year with Chasing Vermeer! Join us for an open discussion about the book with snacks on Thursday, August 31st. We have copies of the book available at the circulation desk. 

Summer Bingo

Join us for the last session of Summer Bingo before school starts. Bingo starts at 3pm in the Friends Meeting Room. It is available for all ages and everyone walks away with a prize! 

Summer Reading Ends Tomorrow!

Saturday, August 5th is the last day to turn in your logs for Summer Reading! 

Remember, you can pick up the prizes you earned and mark your place on our gear wall. Any completed logs will be considered for our Grand Prizes! 

Last Week of Summer Reading

Summer Reading ends this Saturday, August 5th! There is still a little time to finish up your reading log and turn it in before Summer Reading ends. When you turn in your log you will have a chance to collect any prizes that you have earned and add your gears to our wall. 

Cat in the Hat Storytime

This is your chance to meet Cat in the Hat himself! This fun storytime will feature Dr. Suess favorites, crafts, and 

Cat in the Hat. 

Friday, July 28 at 11am
Please register. 

Magyk by Angie Sage

Get Ready to Discuss!

This month we are discussing Magyk by Angie Sage! If you haven't picked up a copy yet, they are available at the circulation desk. Our open discussion with snacks will be this Thursday, at 4pm.

Dupage Children's Museum

The Dupage Childrens Museum is bringing the Museum to the library!! This interactive program will allow children to play, learn, discover, and so much more.

Thursday, July 20 
10-11am or 11-12pm
Geared towards ages 0-5
Please register

STEM: Build It

Friday, July 14
10:30-11:30
Ages 4 & Up

This program is focused on design and creativity. It allows children to build their fine motor skills while being engineers themselves. We will have Tinker Toys, Lincoln Logs, and K'nex available. 

We hope to see you there! Please register. 

Summer Reading

There is still about 1 month left of Summer Reading! If you haven't signed up already, stop by the Youth Services desk to sign up and pick up your log sheet. Participants are free to choose their own books and are accountable for the time they spend reading. They will earn prizes along the way!

Library Closed

Happy Independence Day! 

Just a friendly reminder that the library is closed on 

Tuesday, July 4th.

Youth Bingo

Spend you're Friday afternoon with us at Youth Bingo!
June 30 at 3pm
Friends Meeting Room

We have a huge variety of prizes and everyone walks away a winner! We'll see you there!

Wonder by RJ Palacio

Have you read Wonder? 

Whether you loved it or not, join us for an open discussion and snacks. If you haven't read it yet, stop by the Circulation desk to pick up a copy today. 

June 29 at 4pm

#ChooseKind

 

Remember, the movie comes out this Fall! 

Summer Reading

There is still plenty of time to sign up and take part in our Summer Reading Program!

Summer Reading helps prevent Summer Slide, where students lose some of their academic achievement gains throughout the summer. 

Our summer reading programs allows participants to choose the books they want to read and keeps track of the time spent reading throughout the summer. As additional incentive, there are prizes they can earn along the way! 

Not sure what books to read this summer? Ask our Youth Services Librarians for help finding the right book for your reader! 

Exotic Wildlife Santuary

June 9th @ 2pm
Friends Meeting Room

This interactive wildlife program will feature animals from all over the world! Participants will learn about the important role these animals play in the world, conservation, and the importance of preservation while seeing the animals up close and personal.

Register today! 

Sign Up for Summer Reading Today!

Summer Reading starts today! 

Stop in right after school lets out to sign up, get your log, and learn about the fun prizes you can earn along the way. Summer Reading is open for Pre-K through 12th Grade! 

Library Closed

The Library will be closed Sunday, May 28 and 

Monday, May 29 in observance of Memorial Day. 

This also marks the start of our summer hours. We will be closed every Sunday through Labor Day. Please contact the Youth Services desk for any questions, or visit the library website for more information. 

Summer Programs

The Summer Programs Brochure is now available in the Program Brochures tab, on the OBPL website, and at the Youth Services Desk.

Over the next week, Miss Theresa will be visiting every class at Brook Forest, and each student will be given a program brochure as well, be sure to check their backpack! 

Call the Youth desk or stop in to sign up for programs, all summer long. 

Summer Reading starts on June 5th! We will be Reading by Design all summer long, so look forward to Maker programs, Coding, STEM, Storytimes, Chess, the Dupage Children's Museum, and much more! 

Volunteer Times Posted!

Our Teen Volunteer page has been updated with Summer Volunteer times. Volunteering can start for those entering 6th Grade & Up!

Window Art

We are getting ready for 

Summer Reading!

This weekend 14 kids painted the windows in our Youth area as part of our Maker Madness program. The artwork is all themed around reading in the summer and our theme Reading By Design. We love their creativity! Come see all the different windows done by these budding artists! 

May the Fourth

Celebrate National Star Wars Day with a variety of bookmarks, coloring pages, activity pages, and of course, Star Wars books and movies!