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07/30/25 @ 5:00pm - 07/30/25 @ 6:00pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 6:00pm Registration end: 07/30/2025 @ 5:00pm

Coding Unplugged (Registration Required)

Grades 3-6

Wednesday, July 31 | 5:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.

Use coding commands to solve puzzles and navigate mazes.

08/12/25 @ 10:30am - 08/12/25 @ 11:30am Room C/Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 07/21/2025 @ 9:00am Registration end: 08/12/2025 @ 10:30am

Playing with STEM (Registration Required) 

Ages 2-5 

Tuesdays, 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 month, we will have different stations for kids to explore. In August we will learn about ocean animals.

07/14/25 @ 6:30pm - 07/14/25 @ 8:30pm Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 06/02/2025 @ 9:00am Registration end: 07/14/2025 @ 1:30pm

Use our Cricut Maker to engrave a metal bracelet. Depending on the design complexity, patrons may need pick up their bracelets on a later date.

Registration Limit: 4 patrons max per session, Bloomingdale Public Library card and computer experience required, ages 12 to adult. Please sign up for one session only. 

Sessions
Tuesday, June 10 | 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Monday, June 23 | 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Monday, July 7 | 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Monday, July 14 | 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 30 | 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.

For Bloomingdale cardholders ages 12-17, please bring a completed Makerspace waiver filled out by a parent or legal guardian. Adult Bloomingdale cardholders can fill out a waiver at the session.

07/30/25 @ 2:30pm - 07/30/25 @ 4:30pm Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 06/02/2025 @ 9:00am Registration end: 07/30/2025 @ 11:00am

Use our Cricut Maker to engrave a metal bracelet. Depending on the design complexity, patrons may need pick up their bracelets on a later date.

Registration Limit: 4 patrons max per session, Bloomingdale Public Library card and computer experience required, ages 12 to adult. Please sign up for one session only. 

Sessions
Tuesday, June 10 | 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Monday, June 23 | 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Monday, July 7 | 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Monday, July 14 | 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 30 | 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.

For Bloomingdale cardholders ages 12-17, please bring a completed Makerspace waiver filled out by a parent or legal guardian. Adult Bloomingdale cardholders can fill out a waiver at the session.

08/05/25 @ 2:30pm - 08/05/25 @ 4:30pm Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 07/14/2025 @ 9:00am Registration end: 08/05/2025 @ 12:00pm

Use our Cricut Maker to design and cut iron-on vinyl to make a custom pennant banner.

Registration Limit: 4 patrons max per session, Bloomingdale Public Library card and computer experience required, ages 12 to adult. Please sign up for one session only. 

Sessions
Tuesday, August 5 | 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Monday, August 18 | 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

For Bloomingdale cardholders ages 12-17, please bring a completed Makerspace waiver filled out by a parent or legal guardian. Adult Bloomingdale cardholders can fill out a waiver at the session.

08/18/25 @ 6:30pm - 08/18/25 @ 8:30pm Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 07/14/2025 @ 9:00am Registration end: 08/18/2025 @ 3:30pm

Use our Cricut Maker to design and cut iron-on vinyl to make a custom pennant banner.

Registration Limit: 4 patrons max per session, Bloomingdale Public Library card and computer experience required, ages 12 to adult. Please sign up for one session only. 

Sessions
Tuesday, August 5 | 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Monday, August 18 | 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

For Bloomingdale cardholders ages 12-17, please bring a completed Makerspace waiver filled out by a parent or legal guardian. Adult Bloomingdale cardholders can fill out a waiver at the session.

07/15/25 @ 9:00am - 07/15/25 @ 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. 

07/16/25 @ 9:00am - 07/16/25 @ 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. 

07/17/25 @ 12:00pm - 07/17/25 @ 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. 

07/18/25 @ 9:00am - 07/18/25 @ 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. 

07/19/25 @ 9:00am - 07/19/25 @ 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. 

08/11/25 @ 6:00pm - 08/11/25 @ 8:00pm Room A Bloomingdale Public Library Community Group Homeowners' Board Meeting

07/09/25 @ 2:00pm - 07/09/25 @ 4:00pm Room B Bloomingdale Public Library

Drop in chess summer chess club!

Whether you are new to the game or an experienced player this is a great place to build skills, make friends who enjoy the game, and have fun! 

No registration necessary and you don't have to attend every week or the entire 2 hours. At the end of the summer there will be an interlibrary tournament including up to 12 members from our club. Ages 8-18, both residents and non-residents welcome.

07/16/25 @ 2:00pm - 07/16/25 @ 4:00pm Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library

Drop in chess summer chess club!

Whether you are new to the game or an experienced player this is a great place to build skills, make friends who enjoy the game, and have fun! 

No registration necessary and you don't have to attend every week or the entire 2 hours. At the end of the summer there will be an interlibrary tournament including up to 12 members from our club. Ages 8-18, both residents and non-residents welcome.

07/23/25 @ 2:00pm - 07/23/25 @ 4:00pm Room B Bloomingdale Public Library

Drop in chess summer chess club!

Whether you are new to the game or an experienced player this is a great place to build skills, make friends who enjoy the game, and have fun! 

No registration necessary and you don't have to attend every week or the entire 2 hours. At the end of the summer there will be an interlibrary tournament including up to 12 members from our club. Ages 8-18, both residents and non-residents welcome.

07/30/25 @ 2:00pm - 07/30/25 @ 4:00pm Room B Bloomingdale Public Library

Drop in chess summer chess club!

Whether you are new to the game or an experienced player this is a great place to build skills, make friends who enjoy the game, and have fun! 

No registration necessary and you don't have to attend every week or the entire 2 hours. At the end of the summer there will be an interlibrary tournament including up to 12 members from our club. Ages 8-18, both residents and non-residents welcome.

08/02/25 @ 9:00am - 08/02/25 @ 4:30pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library

End of the year competition and fun for the Bloomingdale Library chess club & other participating libraries

08/02/25 @ 9:00am - 08/02/25 @ 4:30pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

End of the year competition and fun for the Bloomingdale Library chess club & other participating libraries

10/20/25 @ 6:30pm - 10/20/25 @ 7:30pm Virtual Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 11/25/2024 @ 9:00am Registration end: 10/20/2025 @ 6:30pm

In chocolate history, few names are better known than Hershey and Mars. Milton Hershey brought milk chocolate to the masses with his Hershey bar. Frank and Forrest Mars dominated American sweet tooths with the Milky Way, Snickers and Three Musketeers bars. Join historian Leslie Goddard, Ph.D. to explore how these two legendary companies began – and how their rivalry changed chocolate forever.

08/01/26 @ 9:00am - 08/01/26 @ 4:30pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library

End of the year competition and fun for the Bloomingdale Library chess club & other participating libraries