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12/13/25 @ 12:00pm - 12/13/25 @ 4:30pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library

Community Group

12/21/25 @ 2:30pm - 12/21/25 @ 4:00pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library

A casual monthly chess club designed to keep in practice during the school year. Ages 8-18, no registration required, non-residents are welcome. Stop by for a game!

11/03/25 @ 4:00pm - 11/03/25 @ 5:00pm Room B Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 09/22/2025 @ 9:00am Registration end: 11/03/2025 @ 9:00am

Need help getting your mind to relax for a little while? Take a visual sensory break with this easy DIY sensory bottle you can use for optimum relaxation time. Limit 8. 

Mindful Skills are 1st Monday of every month, unless otherwise noted. 

11/10/25 @ 9:00am - 11/10/25 @ 9:00pm Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 09/22/2025 @ 9:00am Registration end: 11/10/2025 @ 9:00am

Now you, too, can create your very own collectors' editions of your favorite books with a Stenciled Book Edges Kit. With these creative additions, every inch of your book is a canvas for your imagination and creativity. Limit 12.

 

11/12/25 @ 5:00pm - 11/12/25 @ 6:30pm Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 09/22/2025 @ 9:00am Registration end: 11/10/2025 @ 9:00am

Using the “paint pour” method, create a marble painting that is entirely unique. A relaxing, slightly messy, and fun craft to take home! Limit 8. 

 

The Teen Craft Club is on the 2nd Wednesday of every month, unless otherwise noted. 

11/20/25 @ 4:00pm - 11/20/25 @ 5:30pm Room B Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 09/22/2025 @ 9:00am Registration end: 11/20/2025 @ 9:00am

Join us for an afternoon of gaming! This week: Just Dance! Bring your friends and have a fun competition! Every 3rd Thursday. Register to claim a spot to play, or DROP-IN. 

09/13/25 @ 10:00am - 09/13/25 @ 12:00pm Room A Bloomingdale Public Library Community Group Regular monthly meet up.

10/06/25 @ 4:00pm - 10/06/25 @ 5:00pm Room B Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 09/22/2025 @ 9:00am Registration end: 10/05/2025 @ 9:00am

Make a box that contains things that ground you, make you feel more relaxed, and reduces symptoms of panic, anxiety or low mood. Mindful Skills are 1st Monday of every month, unless otherwise noted. Limit 8. 

10/08/25 @ 5:00pm - 10/08/25 @ 6:30pm Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 09/22/2025 @ 9:00am Registration end: 10/06/2025 @ 9:00am

Let’s give terrariums a spooky twist by creating cemetery terrariums. Make it cute, make it creepy; either way, you take it home! The Teen Craft Club is on the 2nd Wednesday of every month, unless otherwise noted. Limit 6. 

10/13/25 @ 9:00am - 10/13/25 @ 9:00pm Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 09/22/2025 @ 9:00am Registration end: 10/10/2025 @ 9:00am

Let the scary, stitchy fun commence! Whether you're new to crochet or just looking for a unique project to create, Creepy Crochet Kit delivers with 8 fabulous, frightening patterns that celebrate spooky season and beyond. Limit 12. 

 

10/16/25 @ 4:00pm - 10/16/25 @ 5:30pm Room B Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 09/22/2025 @ 9:00am Registration end: 10/16/2025 @ 9:00am

Join us for an afternoon of gaming! This week: Overcooked! Bring your friends and have a fun competition! 

 

Every 3rd Thursday. Register to claim a spot to play, or DROP-IN.   

10/22/25 @ 4:00pm - 10/22/25 @ 6:00pm Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 09/22/2025 @ 9:00am Registration end: 10/21/2025 @ 9:00am

Crochet a Spookily Cute Ghost (Registration Required)  

Adults, Teens

Wednesday, October 22 | 4:00-6:00 p.m. 

Make a simple crocheted ghost. We will learn how to start a magic circle and increase. Must be comfortable working a single crochet stitch. Ages 14 and up. Materials Provided. 

11/05/25 @ 1:00pm - 11/05/25 @ 3:30pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library

M3GAN

Can't get enough of spooky season? Join us for M3GAN, a cyber-horror story.

M3GAN is a marvel of artificial intelligence, a lifelike doll that's programmed to be a child's greatest companion and a parent's greatest ally. Designed by Gemma, a brilliant roboticist, M3GAN can listen, watch and learn as it plays the role of friend and teacher, playmate and protector. When Gemma becomes the unexpected caretaker of her 8-year-old niece, she decides to give the girl an M3GAN prototype, a decision that leads to unimaginable consequences.

Rated: PG-13 │ Running Time: 1 hr 42mins

11/19/25 @ 1:00pm - 11/19/25 @ 3:30pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS-1995

Celebrate Thanksgiving and the beginning of the holiday season by dropping in and watching Home for the Holidays, a film about a single woman, (Holly Hunter) who is newly unemployed, and the annual Thanksgiving visit with her loving, but overbearing family. Also starring Robert Downey Jr., Anne Bancroft, Charles Durning, and Dylan McDermott. Directed by Jodie Foster.

Rated: PG-13 │ Running Time: 1 hr 45mins

08/25/25 @ 9:00am - 08/25/25 @ 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. 

08/26/25 @ 9:00am - 08/26/25 @ 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. 

08/28/25 @ 9:00am - 08/28/25 @ 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. 

08/29/25 @ 9:00am - 08/29/25 @ 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. 

08/30/25 @ 9:00am - 08/30/25 @ 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. 

03/10/26 @ 7:00pm - 03/10/26 @ 8:00pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 6:00pm Registration end: 03/10/2026 @ 7:00pm

IRELAND IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Come celebrate St. Patrick's day with us and join Gene Flynn as he chronicles his travel with the Emerald Isle.

Many American reminisce about Ireland as a magical island, and most tours focus on that magic. However, over the past 50 years, Ireland has transformed from slow-changing and largely rural culture to a fast-paced, secular, and technologically advanced island. Gene takes us behind the scenes to understand how this occurred and the important role the United States played in this transformation. He will also take us to the west of Ireland, where remnants of the past rural culture can still be found.