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05/11/25 @ 1:00pm - 05/11/25 @ 5:00pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

The Open Study Room is available for any patrons to use without reservations during the specified time frame.

Please note that patrons cannot close the doors for personal use. If you wish to have private space for use, please see the Reference Desk to ask about the Group Study Room or Quiet Study Room. 

05/12/25 @ 9:00am - 05/12/25 @ 3:00pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

The Open Study Room is available for any patrons to use without reservations during the specified time frame.

Please note that patrons cannot close the doors for personal use. If you wish to have private space for use, please see the Reference Desk to ask about the Group Study Room or Quiet Study Room. 

05/13/25 @ 3:00pm - 05/13/25 @ 9:00pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

The Open Study Room is available for any patrons to use without reservations during the specified time frame.

Please note that patrons cannot close the doors for personal use. If you wish to have private space for use, please see the Reference Desk to ask about the Group Study Room or Quiet Study Room. 

05/14/25 @ 9:00am - 05/14/25 @ 9:00pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

The Open Study Room is available for any patrons to use without reservations during the specified time frame.

Please note that patrons cannot close the doors for personal use. If you wish to have private space for use, please see the Reference Desk to ask about the Group Study Room or Quiet Study Room. 

05/15/25 @ 9:00am - 05/15/25 @ 6:00pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

The Open Study Room is available for any patrons to use without reservations during the specified time frame.

Please note that patrons cannot close the doors for personal use. If you wish to have private space for use, please see the Reference Desk to ask about the Group Study Room or Quiet Study Room. 

05/16/25 @ 9:00am - 05/16/25 @ 5:00pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

The Open Study Room is available for any patrons to use without reservations during the specified time frame.

Please note that patrons cannot close the doors for personal use. If you wish to have private space for use, please see the Reference Desk to ask about the Group Study Room or Quiet Study Room. 

05/17/25 @ 9:00am - 05/17/25 @ 5:00pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

The Open Study Room is available for any patrons to use without reservations during the specified time frame.

Please note that patrons cannot close the doors for personal use. If you wish to have private space for use, please see the Reference Desk to ask about the Group Study Room or Quiet Study Room. 

05/12/25 @ 6:00pm - 05/12/25 @ 8:00pm Conference Room Bloomingdale Public Library To discuss books

06/07/25 @ 10:00am - 06/07/25 @ 2:00pm Froio Garden Bloomingdale Public Library Join us in celebrating 50 years of Bloomingdale Public Library serving our community!

10:00 a.m. - Welcome and Special Unveiling in the Dominic Froio Memorial Garden

10:30 a.m. - Entertainment Begins, until 2:00 p.m.

Outdoors 

Butterfly Tents

Experience the wonder and beauty of live butterflies! Learn all about butterflies and spend time in a self-contained butterfly tent where you get to observe live butterflies flying, eating, and more.

Caricature Artists

Have our featured artists draw a keepsake of you or your family to take home.

Indoors

Music

Lori Fako Utley, Harpist, playing 70s music until 1:00 p.m. in Teen Territory

The Other Guys, a Chicago-based cover band playing 70s rock, pop, country, and blues from 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. in Meeting Room A/B.

Refreshments

Enjoy light snacks in Meeting Room A/B.

Craft

Kids can come to the BPL Makerspace and make a fun craft to take home.

Throughout the library, enjoy displays of our history, 70s culture, raffles, and giveaways from BPL and the Friends of the Library.

All giveaways and refreshments will be provided during the event times listed and are available while supplies last.

06/09/25 @ 9:00am - 06/09/25 @ 9:00pm Bloomingdale Public Library

06/13/25 @ 12:00pm - 06/13/25 @ 1:00pm Froio Garden Bloomingdale Public Library

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Summer Concert Series
June 13 (12-1): Centerfold

Centerfold commands attention as a powerhouse tribute band covering the female legends of the Rock and Roll glory days. They feature one of Chicagoland’s most gifted female vocalists at center stage belting out the classics of the 70s and 80s, or hits of more recent years, such as those by Pink, Carrie Underwood, and Lady Gaga. Come out and enjoy this great show without pre-recorded tracks or theatrics, the way live music entertained us when Rock and Roll wasn’t just music, it was the soundtrack of our lives!

Summer Concerts are held in front of the library in the Dominic Froio Memorial Garden (with limited shade). Folding chairs will be provided, but for maximum comfort you are welcome to bring your own chair and/or hand-held shade umbrella. Popcorn, water, and ice cream will be available for purchase from the Friends of the Library, along with some fun give-aways.

• popcorn 50¢
• ice cream 50¢
• water 25¢

Please bring small bills and quarters; we cannot provide change for $10 or over.

Attend all 3 Summer Concerts and get your Grand Prize entry sheet stamped at each one to be entered into the Grand Prize drawing after the final concert in August.

• Enzo's Sports Bar & Wood-Fire Pizza

• Anyways Pub

Thank you to these companies for their generous donations!

Summer Concerts are held rain or shine - concerts will move indoors for inclement weather.
Concerts are co-sponsored by the Village of Bloomingdale.

https://www.mybpl.org/annualevents

07/11/25 @ 12:00pm - 07/11/25 @ 1:00pm Froio Garden Bloomingdale Public Library

Summer Concert Series
July 11 (12-1): Horizon

Described as having an engaging and powerful sound with soul, Horizon is a horn-infused band performing memorable funk, soul, R&B, and rock from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Their songs are familiar and remain popular across all generations of listeners.

Summer Concerts are held in front of the library in the Dominic Froio Memorial Garden (with limited shade). Folding chairs will be provided, but for maximum comfort you are welcome to bring your own chair and/or hand-held shade umbrella. Popcorn, water, and ice cream will be available for purchase from the Friends of the Library, along with some fun give-aways.

• popcorn 50¢
• ice cream 50¢
• water 25¢

Please bring small bills and quarters; we cannot provide change for $10 or over.

Attend all 3 Summer Concerts and get your Grand Prize entry sheet stamped at each one to be entered into the Grand Prize drawing after the final concert in August.

• Enzo's Sports Bar & Wood-Fire Pizza

• Anyways Pub

Thank you to these companies for their generous donations!

Summer Concerts are held rain or shine - concerts will move indoors for inclement weather.
Concerts are co-sponsored by the Village of Bloomingdale.

https://www.mybpl.org/annualevents

08/07/25 @ 5:30pm - 08/07/25 @ 8:30pm Froio Garden Bloomingdale Public Library

Celebrate the end of summer reading with ice cream novelty treats!

 

08/08/25 @ 12:00pm - 08/08/25 @ 1:00pm Froio Garden Bloomingdale Public Library

Summer Concert Series
August 9, 2024 (12-1): The Saratogas

The Saratogas blend Soultown sounds and Yacht Rock favorites with a spin on radio hits from the 60s through 80s. Young and old will love this band: they play music that makes your ears happy!

This month's Summer Concert will be held in the Ice Cream Social tent! Folding chairs will be provided, but for maximum comfort you are welcome to bring your own chair and/or hand-held shade umbrella. Popcorn, water, and ice cream will be available for purchase from the Friends of the Library, along with some fun give-aways.

• popcorn 50¢
• ice cream 50¢
• water 25¢

Please bring small bills and quarters; we cannot provide change for $10 or over.

Attend all 3 Summer Concerts and get your Grand Prize entry sheet stamped at each one to be entered into the Grand Prize drawing after the final concert in August.

• Enzo's Sports Bar & Wood-Fire Pizza

• Anyways Pub

Thank you to these companies for their generous donations!

Summer Concerts are held rain or shine - concerts will move indoors for inclement weather.
Concerts are co-sponsored by the Village of Bloomingdale.

https://www.mybpl.org/annualevents

07/31/25 @ 11:00am - 07/31/25 @ 1:30pm Room A Bloomingdale Public Library Best of Bloomingdale Free Lunch and Learn - Market to WIN!

11/04/25 @ 6:30pm - 11/04/25 @ 8:00pm Virtual Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 6:00pm Registration end: 11/04/2025 @ 6:30pm

THE RISE OF MAIN STREET-VIRTUAL PRESENTATION

A travel program covering the settlement of towns, how they were named, who did the settling, the industries that sustained them, and the people and businesses who had an impact on the culture at large. Unique and fun things in small towns will again be the heart of the show. Come join the fun! 

Hosted by worldwide traveler and outdoor enthusiast John Lynn.

07/15/25 @ 7:00pm - 07/15/25 @ 8:00pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 01/14/2025 @ 2:12pm Registration end: 07/15/2025 @ 7:00pm

Historically, fashion influencers were among the social elite and the latest fashion designs were shown in exclusive runway shows, admired by the public from a distance. Social upheaval and changing social attitudes in the 1960s and 70s changed all that. Far from runway presentations in Paris, Milan, London, and NYC, popular fashion found a vibrant home in the discos and streets of urban centers changing the way we view and consume fashion.

Presented by Nelson Cantada, an Assistant Professor and Chair of the Fashion Studies Program at College of DuPage. 

08/18/25 @ 7:00pm - 08/18/25 @ 8:00pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 6:00pm Registration end: 08/18/2025 @ 7:00pm An Artist Goes to War: Leon Granacki in the South Pacific WWII, book presentation and discussion by the author, Victoria Ann Granacki

Like so many others who served in World War II, Leon Granacki was an ordinary guy from a working-class immigrant family drafted into the U.S. Army and thrust into the horrors of war in the South Pacific. But through sheer luck and pluck, he leveraged his art talents to survive and thrive, catapulting himself from private infantryman to master sergeant and mapmaker for General MacArthur in the American army division’s intelligence section. In this richly illustrated book, Leon’s story unfolds through original hand-drawn pen and ink maps, jungle watercolors, journal illustrations, scrapbook photos and heartfelt letters home to “Dear Gang” — his extended Polish American family crowded together in a Chicago apartment building.

Leon’s story reflects on his immigrant parents and his childhood growing up on a farm in Pulaski, Wisconsin. Polish was his first language at home and was taught at his school in the Catholic Parish built by Polish immigrants. Just before the Great Depression loomed, the family moved to St. Fidelis in Chicago, in the heart of Humboldt Park’s Polish neighborhood. Leon learned his art skills at Lane Tech High School, leading to a commercial art career at the old Polk Brothers furniture store where he created newspaper ads and window displays. He married and raised his family in the Old Irving Park neighborhood and was a familiar vendor at local art fairs selling his watercolor paintings of nature scenes in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

05/04/25 @ 1:00pm - 05/04/25 @ 5:00pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

The Open Study Room is available for any patrons to use without reservations during the specified time frame.

Please note that patrons cannot close the doors for personal use. If you wish to have private space for use, please see the Reference Desk to ask about the Group Study Room or Quiet Study Room. 

05/05/25 @ 9:00am - 05/05/25 @ 3:00pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

The Open Study Room is available for any patrons to use without reservations during the specified time frame.

Please note that patrons cannot close the doors for personal use. If you wish to have private space for use, please see the Reference Desk to ask about the Group Study Room or Quiet Study Room.