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Evening Storytime

Calendar - Sun, 03/23/2025 - 13:35
07/09/25 @ 6:00pm - 07/09/25 @ 6:30pm Room B Bloomingdale Public Library

Evening Storytime (Drop-In)

6:00-6:30 p.m.

Children of all ages can join us for a storytime. The Youth Services department provides age-appropriate interactive fun with stories, sign language, music, and more!

Read with a Buddy

Calendar - Sun, 03/23/2025 - 13:35
07/14/25 @ 4:30pm - 07/14/25 @ 5:00pm Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 06/16/2025 @ 9:01am Registration end: 07/14/2025 @ 4:30pm

Read with a Buddy (Registration required)

K – 2 Grade

Mondays, June 19- July 21 4:30-5 or 5-5:30

Develop language comprehension by reading with a teen buddy. Each student will be paired with a trained teen buddy or librarian to share books for 20 minutes. The focus will be on building vocabulary, background knowledge and enjoyment rather than decoding skills. Please sign up each week individually; only one slot per week. 

Read with a Buddy

Calendar - Sun, 03/23/2025 - 13:35
07/14/25 @ 5:00pm - 07/14/25 @ 5:30pm Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 6:00pm Registration end: 07/15/2025 @ 5:00pm

Read with a Buddy (Registration required)

K – 2 Grade

Mondays, June 19- July 21 4:30-5 or 5-5:30

Develop language comprehension by reading with a teen buddy. Each student will be paired with a trained teen buddy or librarian to share books for 20 minutes. The focus will be on building vocabulary, background knowledge and enjoyment rather than decoding skills. Please sign up each week individually; only one slot per week. 

Evening Storytime

Calendar - Sun, 03/23/2025 - 13:35
07/16/25 @ 6:00pm - 07/16/25 @ 6:30pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

Evening Storytime (Drop-In)

6:00-6:30 p.m.

Children of all ages can join us for a storytime. The Youth Services department provides age-appropriate interactive fun with stories, sign language, music, and more!

Read with a Buddy

Calendar - Sun, 03/23/2025 - 13:35
07/21/25 @ 4:30pm - 07/21/25 @ 5:00pm Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 06/23/2025 @ 9:01am Registration end: 07/21/2025 @ 4:30pm

Read with a Buddy (Registration required)

K – 2 Grade

Mondays, June 19- July 21 4:30-5 or 5-5:30

Develop language comprehension by reading with a teen buddy. Each student will be paired with a trained teen buddy or librarian to share books for 20 minutes. The focus will be on building vocabulary, background knowledge and enjoyment rather than decoding skills. Please sign up each week individually; only one slot per week. 

Read with a Buddy

Calendar - Sun, 03/23/2025 - 13:35
07/21/25 @ 5:00pm - 07/21/25 @ 5:30pm Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 6:00pm Registration end: 07/21/2025 @ 5:00pm

Read with a Buddy (Registration required)

K – 2 Grade

Mondays, June 19- July 21 4:30-5 or 5-5:30

Develop language comprehension by reading with a teen buddy. Each student will be paired with a trained teen buddy or librarian to share books for 20 minutes. The focus will be on building vocabulary, background knowledge and enjoyment rather than decoding skills. Please sign up each week individually; only one slot per week. 

Evening Storytime

Calendar - Sun, 03/23/2025 - 13:35
07/23/25 @ 6:00pm - 07/23/25 @ 6:30pm Room B Bloomingdale Public Library

Evening Storytime (Drop-In)

6:00-6:30 p.m.

Children of all ages can join us for a storytime. The Youth Services department provides age-appropriate interactive fun with stories, sign language, music, and more!

Flag Day: Presented by the Anan Harmon chapter of the NSDAR (The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution)

Calendar - Sun, 03/23/2025 - 07:35
06/14/25 @ 9:00am - 06/14/25 @ 5:00pm Bloomingdale Public Library

-This is not a library sponsored program-

The Anan Harmon chapter of the NSDAR will be in the BPL Lobby today only (June 14,2025) for Flag day- they will distribute flags and information on flag protocols. 

Craft Time

Calendar - Sat, 03/22/2025 - 19:35
06/02/25 Bloomingdale Public Library

Craft Time (Drop-In) 

Families  

Monday, June 2 | 

Come make a rainbow craft. While supplies last. 

Circle Park Storytime

Calendar - Sat, 03/22/2025 - 19:35
06/12/25 @ 10:30am - 06/12/25 @ 11:00am Off Site

Circle Park Storytime (Drop-In)

All Ages

Thursdays June 12, July 10 and August 7 

10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

Join us for outdoor summer storytimes in Circle Park. Meet us at the Homola picnic shelter! Weather pending.

Circle Park Storytime

Calendar - Sat, 03/22/2025 - 19:35
07/10/25 @ 10:30am - 07/10/25 @ 11:00am Off Site

Circle Park Storytime (Drop-In)

All Ages

Thursdays June 12, July 10 and August 7 

10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

Join us for outdoor summer storytimes in Circle Park. Meet us at the Homola picnic shelter! Weather pending.

Circle Park Storytime

Calendar - Sat, 03/22/2025 - 19:35
08/07/25 @ 10:30am - 08/07/25 @ 11:00am Off Site

Circle Park Storytime (Drop-In)

All Ages

Thursdays June 12, July 10 and August 7 

10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

Join us for outdoor summer storytimes in Circle Park. Meet us at the Homola picnic shelter! Weather pending.

Little Tykes Drive- In

Calendar - Sat, 03/22/2025 - 16:35
06/03/25 @ 1:30pm - 06/03/25 @ 2:30pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library

Little Tykes Drive-In (Registration Required)

Ages 2-4

Tuesday, June 3 |1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Start your engines, grab a snack and settle in as we watch some birthday shows in our own homemade drive-in movie theatre. 

Middle Grade Makers

Calendar - Sat, 03/22/2025 - 16:35
06/03/25 @ 4:00pm - 06/03/25 @ 5:00pm Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library

Middle Grade Makers (Drop-In) 

Grades 4-8 

Tuesday, June 3 & July 1 | 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. 

 

Drop by to try a new skill, make a fun craft to take home, and hang out with friends.

Level Up with the Field Museum

Calendar - Sat, 03/22/2025 - 16:35
06/05/25 @ 2:00pm - 06/05/25 @ 4:00pm Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library

Level Up with the Field Museum (Drop-In)

Grades K-6

Thursday, June 5 | 2:00-4:00 p.m. 

Drop-In and experience games and cultures from another time with these special exhibits on loan from the Field Museum. 

Dave DiNaso’s Traveling World of Reptiles

Calendar - Sat, 03/22/2025 - 16:35
06/09/25 @ 1:00pm - 06/09/25 @ 2:15pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library

Dave DiNaso’s Traveling World of Reptiles (Drop-In)

Families

Monday, June 7| 1:00 p.m.- 2:15p.m.

Celebrate the library’s anniversary with this special reptile program. Learn about over a dozen different reptiles in this fun, interactive show for the whole family. 

Toddler Disco Dance Party

Calendar - Sat, 03/22/2025 - 16:35
06/13/25 @ 10:30am - 06/13/25 @ 11:15am Room C/Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library

Toddler Disco Dance Party (Registration Required)  

18 months to 36 months

Friday, June 13 | 10:30-11:15 a.m. 

Does your toddler like to move, groove, and wiggle? Join us for a morning of music and movement. 

Drinks and Decals

Calendar - Sat, 03/22/2025 - 16:35
06/16/25 @ 3:30pm - 06/16/25 @ 4:30pm Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 05/19/2025 @ 9:00am Registration end: 06/16/2025 @ 3:30pm

Drinks and Decals (Registration Required)

Grades 4-8

Monday, June 16|3:30- 4:30 p.m.

Come to learn how to make basic decals on the Cricut machine and then customize a fun summer cup.

Playing with STEM

Calendar - Sat, 03/22/2025 - 16:35
06/17/25 @ 10:30am - 06/17/25 @ 11:30am Room C/Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 05/19/2025 @ 9:00am Registration end: 06/17/2025 @ 10:30am

PlaPlaying with STEM (Registration Required) 

Ages 2-5 

Tuesdays, June 17, July 8, August 12 | 10:30-11:30

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) are important learning areas for kids of all ages. Start your child early with our fun play to learn program. Each week, we will have different stations for kids to explore. 

Paint with Me

Calendar - Sat, 03/22/2025 - 16:35
06/18/25 @ 2:00pm - 06/18/25 @ 3:00pm Bloomingdale Public Library

Paint with Me (Registration Required)

Grades 3-6 

Wednesday, June 18 |2:00- 3:00 p.m.

Join us for a step-by-step canvas painting. 

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