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09/08/25 @ 5:30pm - 09/08/25 @ 7:30pm Room B Bloomingdale Public Library Community Group Homeowners Association Quarterly Meeting

09/08/25 @ 6:30pm - 09/08/25 @ 7:30pm Virtual Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 6:00pm Registration end: 09/08/2025 @ 6:30pm

VIRTUAL - FAMOUS SELF PORTRAITS

Join us for a Zoom webinar all about selfies through the ages, presented by Mallory Mortillaro.

Self portraits can be traced back to ancient times, though they became most prevalent in the early Renaissance period. This lecture explores several famous artists' self portraits as we learn, and consider: What do artists' self portraits say about the time they lived in, the style they painted in, and most importantly, how they viewed themselves?

Mallory Mortillaro is an art historian and educator. She has ten years of teaching experience and has worked on various art research projects for museums and organizations in the New York metropolitan area. She studied at Drew University. Mallory resides in New Jersey with husband and daughter. Find her at mallorymortillaro@gmail.com .

10/07/25 @ 6:30pm - 10/07/25 @ 8:45pm Conference Room Bloomingdale Public Library Monthly business meeting

02/10/26 @ 7:00pm - 02/10/26 @ 8:00pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 6:00pm Registration end: 02/10/2026 @ 7:00pm

ROMANCE SCAMS: WILL YOU BE THE NEXT VICTIM?

Please join us for a program designed to educate yourself so that you are not a victim of so-called "romance scams" during this holiday season celebrating love. 

There was an estimated $1-1.5B in loses happened to victims of online and in-person romance scams in 2024. It is currently the #1 crime amongst senior citizens across the United States.  Furthermore, this is only an estimate, as victims rarely report it to the police due to embarrassment.

Former police detective John Good witnessed the suffering these scammers inflicted upon their victims first-hand. He will present to you an interactive program examining all aspects of this crime, including the up-and-coming role AI is playing. 

08/04/25 @ 9:00am - 08/04/25 @ 5:30pm 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. 

08/05/25 @ 1:00pm - 08/05/25 @ 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. 

08/06/25 @ 9:00am - 08/06/25 @ 1:00pm 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. 

08/06/25 @ 6:00pm - 08/06/25 @ 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. 

08/08/25 @ 12:00pm - 08/08/25 @ 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. 

08/09/25 @ 1:00pm - 08/09/25 @ 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. 

09/26/25 @ 9:00am - 09/26/25 @ 1:00pm Bloomingdale Public Library

Closed 9/26 from 9-1 p.m. and we will re-open from 1- 5p.m.

 

Online Services: Many services are available online when the library building is closed, including library card registration, eBooks and downloads, online learning, and more.

For a list of our holiday closings; click here. 

09/24/25 @ 1:00pm - 09/24/25 @ 3:30pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library

DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE

Wednesday, September 24

1:00pm-3:30pm

Deadpool is now happily forgotten as Wade Wilson tries to live an ordinary but more peaceful life. However, things are upended when the Time Variance Authority forces him on a mission to save his home universe from destruction. Donning the Deadpool identity again, he finds Wolverine to hopefully help him. But Deadpool's first real mission is to convince an embittered Wolverine that the universe is worth saving. Starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.

Rated: R │ Running Time: 2 hrs 7 mins

11/03/26 @ 6:00am - 11/03/26 @ 7:00pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library

Voting opens at 6 a.m.

Voting closes at 7 p.m.

Click here for DuPage County Voter & Election Info

 

 

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

09/10/25 @ 1:00pm - 09/10/25 @ 3:30pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library

JOJO RABBIT

Wednesday, September 10

1:00pm-3:30pm

Come celebrate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the defeat of the fascists by the Allies while watching this film where the protagonist is a 10-year-old German named Jojo Betzler:

All Jojo wants is to become a Nazi. He turns to his imagination and begins to befriend a wackier version of Nazi Germany's ruler, Adolf Hitler. One day, he finds out that his mother, Rosie, is housing a Jewish girl named Elsa. Despite going directly against his young beliefs, he has no choice but to keep quiet for his and his family's safety. Soon, he and his imaginary friend begin to see the world differently. Starring Roman Griffin Davis, Scarlett Johanssen, Rebel Wilson, Sam Rockwell, and Taika Waititi. Directed by Taika Waititi.

Rated: PG-13 │ Running Time: 1 hr 48 mins

10/08/25 @ 1:00pm - 10/08/25 @ 4:00pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN-THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL

A buccaneer tries to retrieve a haunted ship from the mutinous scalawags who seized it. The first of a series of movies inspired by a Disney theme park ride. Starring Johnny Depp in his Oscar Award-winning role, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport. Directed by Gore Verbinski

Rated: PG-13 | Running Time: 2 hr 23 min

10/20/25 @ 6:30pm - 10/20/25 @ 8:45pm Room A Bloomingdale Public Library Community Group play bingo

10/29/25 @ 1:00pm - 10/29/25 @ 3:30pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library

YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - 1974

Wednesday, October 29

1:00-3:30pm

Join us for some Halloween fun and watch this classic comedy, #13 on the American Film Institute's "AFI's 100 YEARS...100 LAUGHS" list.

Respected medical lecturer Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) learns that he has inherited his infamous grandfather's estate in Transylvania. Arriving at the castle, Dr. Frankenstein soon begins to recreate his grandfather's experiments with the help of servants Igor (Marty Feldman), Inga (Teri Garr) and the fearsome Frau Blücher (Cloris Leachman). After he creates his own monster (Peter Boyle), new complications ensue with the arrival of the doctor's fiancée, Elizabeth (Madeline Kahn). Directed by Mel Brooks.

Rated: PG | Running Time: 1 hr 48 mins 

09/22/25 @ 6:30pm - 09/22/25 @ 8:00pm Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 6:00pm Registration end: 09/22/2025 @ 5:00pm

EMPOWERMENT DOLL WORKSHOP

Join Teaching Artist, Creativity Coach and Doll Maker Victoria Reeves to learn how to design and hand-sew your own Empowerment Doll. Each doll has an inspirational message and intention. What (one word) message would you like your doll to express? Let's brainstorm and create art together!

First, you'll choose from brightly-colored doll forms, heads, (complete with many shades of skin), hair, buttons, beads and trim. Then stuff your doll, hand-sew the head to the body, add hair, draw on the face and embellish your doll with trim, buttons, and beads. Finally, write a positive message on back and give your unique doll a name. After the workshop, put it in a special place - as a reminder that you are powerful and wonderful! 

Victoria Reeves teaches in libraries, schools, community centers and museums around Chicagoland. She also sells her Empowerment Dolls at local markets and teaches Story Craft Writing Courses online.

11/18/25 @ 7:00pm - 11/18/25 @ 8:00pm Virtual Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 6:00pm Registration end: 11/18/2025 @ 7:00pm Revealing Venus

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

Earth's nearest planetary neighbor is far from earthlike. With its acid clouds, searing temperatures, and crushing air pressure, it seems vastly different from our home planet Earth. We'll discuss what we know about Venus now, what it may have been like in the past, and what Venusian mysteries we would still like to solve - as well as how the study of planets around other stars helps us learn more about Venus. 

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).