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11/17/25 @ 4:15pm - 11/17/25 @ 5:00pm Room C/Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library

Bad Guys Book Party (Registration Required)  

Grades 1-4

Monday, November 17 | 4:15-5:00 p.m. 

Fans of the Bad Guys can expect crafts and activities based on this popular graphic novel series. 

11/19/25 @ 10:00am - 11/19/25 @ 10:30am Room A Bloomingdale Public Library

Baby, Let’s Make Music (Drop-In) 

0-24 months 

Wednesdays, August 6, 13, 20, and 27 | 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. 

Join us for a parade of fun! We will explore the world of music and movement using an array of instruments, flannel stories, rhymes, and songs. 

11/19/25 @ 6:00pm - 11/19/25 @ 6:30pm Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library

Pajama Storytime (Drop-In)  

Families 

Wednesdays, November 12 & 19 | 6:00- 6:30 p.m. 

Two evening storytimes featuring bedtime stories. Pajamas encouraged!

11/29/25 @ 10:30am - 11/29/25 @ 11:15am Room C/Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 6:00pm Registration end: 11/29/2025 @ 10:30am

National Chocolate Day (Registration Required)

Families

Sunday, November 29 | 10:30-11:15 a.m. 

Join us for a chocolate themed storytime, craft, and a chocolate treat.

12/08/25 @ 6:30pm - 12/08/25 @ 8:00pm Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 10/09/2025 @ 9:00am Registration end: 12/08/2025 @ 7:00pm

MAKE YOUR OWN HOLIDAY SNOW GLOBE TERRARIUM! 

Come join our own Samantha Totten as she instructs you on how to craft your own snow globe! All materials will be provided. All you will need to bring is your imagination!

Please note, there is limited space. Registration is required, first come, first served. Thanks!

08/13/25 @ 7:00pm - 08/13/25 @ 9:00pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

09/10/25 @ 7:00pm - 09/10/25 @ 9:00pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

10/08/25 @ 7:00pm - 10/08/25 @ 9:00pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

11/12/25 @ 7:00pm - 11/12/25 @ 9:00pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

12/10/25 @ 7:00pm - 12/10/25 @ 9:00pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

12/01/25 @ 6:30pm - 12/01/25 @ 7:30pm Virtual Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 6:00pm Registration end: 12/01/2025 @ 6:30pm

VIRTUAL WEBINAR - WHAAM! The Art of Roy Lichtenstein

Join us as Jeff Mishur takes us on a journey to understand more the Pop Artist known for his bright colors and comic-book style, Roy Lichtenstein. 

08/11/25 @ 9:00am - 08/11/25 @ 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. 

08/12/25 @ 12:30pm - 08/12/25 @ 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. 

08/13/25 @ 9:00am - 08/13/25 @ 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. 

08/14/25 @ 9:00am - 08/14/25 @ 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. 

08/15/25 @ 9:00am - 08/15/25 @ 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. 

08/16/25 @ 9:00am - 08/16/25 @ 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. 

01/20/26 @ 6:30pm - 01/20/26 @ 7:30pm Virtual Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 6:00pm Registration end: 01/20/2026 @ 6:30pm

Everything You Know About the Movies is Wrong!

Get rid of those winter blahs and join us for a timely webinar to embrace the beginning of Award Season! In this fun and informational program, we want to help people love the arts even more! We’ll tackle the biggest myths about movies ever told. Is the book always better than the movie? Are sequels and remakes always a cash grab? Were movies really better in the old days? With fun clips, careful analysis and fascinating behind-the-scenes stories, let’s confront these and many other classic myths believed about film.

Hosted by retired teacher and film expert, Steven Frenzel.

01/26/26 @ 6:30pm - 01/26/26 @ 7:30pm Virtual Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 6:00pm Registration end: 01/26/2026 @ 6:30pm VIRTUAL: Armchair Tour of the Solar System

Please join us for a fantastic Zoom presentation hosted by Michelle Nichols!

Explore our Solar System without leaving your seat!  We will showcase some of the latest NASA spacecraft images of our Solar System, touching on our stunning Sun, planets, and much more. This is Part One of a two-part series. Part Two, Armchair Tour of the Universe, will be presented on February 23, 2026, 6:30pm.

Michelle Nichols is Director of Public Observing at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, IL, and has worked at the Adler since June 1995. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master of Education degree in Curriculum and Instruction from National-Louis University. Ms. Nichols leads all of the Adler Planetarium's telescope, observatory, and public sky observing initiatives and events. Before landing at the Adler Planetarium, Michelle worked at U.S. Space Camp (Titusville, FL), the Astronaut Memorial Planetarium (Cocoa, FL), and the Staerkel Planetarium (Champaign, IL).

02/23/26 @ 6:30pm - 02/23/26 @ 7:30pm Virtual Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 6:00pm Registration end: 02/23/2026 @ 6:30pm VIRTUAL: Armchair Tour of the Universe

Please join us for a fantastic Zoom presentation hosted by Michelle Nichols!

Go on a trip around the Universe! This presentation will take you on a whirlwind visit through our Universe's most amazing objects using images from the world's most advanced telescopes.

Michelle Nichols is Director of Public Observing at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, IL, and has worked at the Adler since June 1995. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master of Education degree in Curriculum and Instruction from National-Louis University. Ms. Nichols leads all of the Adler Planetarium's telescope, observatory, and public sky observing initiatives and events. Before landing at the Adler Planetarium, Michelle worked at U.S. Space Camp (Titusville, FL), the Astronaut Memorial Planetarium (Cocoa, FL), and the Staerkel Planetarium (Champaign, IL).