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07/27/26 @ 3:30pm - 07/27/26 @ 4:15pm Room C/Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 06/15/2026 @ 9:00pm Registration end: 07/27/2026 @ 1:34pm

Willy Wonka’s Candy Olympics  (Registrarion required)

Grades 3-6

Monday, July 27| 3:30-4:15 p.m. 

Use some “Pure Imagination” of your own to compete in candy themed games that would make Willy Wonka himself proud.

07/27/26 @ 6:00pm - 07/27/26 @ 7:15pm Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 06/15/2026 @ 9:02am Registration end: 07/27/2026 @ 6:00pm

Beginning Crochet (Registration Required) 

Grades 3-8 

Monday, July 27 and August 4| 6:00 – 7:15 p.m. 

This is a two session program. Session 1 - learn the basics: how to hold your yarn and hook and the single crochet stitch. Session 2 - learn how to start a project and read a pattern. 

07/28/26 @ 3:30pm - 07/28/26 @ 4:15pm Room C/Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 06/15/2026 @ 9:00am Registration end: 07/28/2026 @ 9:00am

Summer Craft Club (Registration Required)  

Grades K-2

Tuesdays, June 30 & July 28 | 3:30-4:15 p.m. 

Enjoy a fun craft time for kids entering grades K-2. Please Register individually for each session. 

07/30/26 @ 10:30am - 07/30/26 @ 11:15am Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 06/15/2026 @ 9:00am Registration end: 07/29/2026 @ 3:25pm

Firefly Lanterns (Registration Required)

Grades K-2

Thursday, July 30 |10:30 a.m.- 11:15 a.m.

Enjoy Summer Nights by making your very own firefly lantern. 

08/03/26 @ 6:00pm - 08/03/26 @ 7:15pm Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 06/15/2026 @ 9:02am Registration end: 07/27/2026 @ 6:00pm

Beginning Crochet (Registration Required) 

Grades 3-8 

Monday, July 27 and August 4| 6:00 – 7:15 p.m. 

This is a two session program. Session 1 - learn the basics: how to hold your yarn and hook and the single crochet stitch. Session 2 - learn how to start a project and read a pattern. 

08/05/26 @ 10:00am - 08/05/26 @ 10:30am Room A Bloomingdale Public Library

Baby, Let’s Make Music (Drop-In) 

0-24 months 

Wednesdays, August 5, 12, 19, 26| 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. 

08/05/26 @ 3:00pm - 08/05/26 @ 4:00pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library

Gear Up for Kindergarten (Registration Required)

Incoming Kindergarteners 

Wednesday, August 5 |3:00- 4:00 p.m.

Practice “circle time,” letters, numbers, and colors to get ready for kindergarten this fall. Register for each individual class. 

08/12/26 @ 10:00am - 08/12/26 @ 10:30am Room A Bloomingdale Public Library

Baby, Let’s Make Music (Drop-In) 

0-24 months 

Wednesdays, August 5, 12, 19, 26| 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. 

08/18/26 @ 5:00pm - 08/18/26 @ 6:00pm Room C/Makerspace Bloomingdale Public Library

Grades 1-6 

Tuesday, August 18| 5:00- 6:00 p.m. 

Design and build with the library’s LEGO® supply to complete the challenge. 

08/19/26 @ 10:00am - 08/19/26 @ 10:30am Room A Bloomingdale Public Library

Baby, Let’s Make Music (Drop-In) 

0-24 months 

Wednesdays, August 5, 12, 19, 26| 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. 

08/26/26 @ 10:00am - 08/26/26 @ 10:30am Room A Bloomingdale Public Library

Baby, Let’s Make Music (Drop-In) 

0-24 months 

Wednesdays, August 5, 12, 19, 26| 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. 

03/25/26 @ 9:00am - 03/25/26 @ 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. 

03/26/26 @ 12:00pm - 03/26/26 @ 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. 

03/27/26 @ 9:00am - 03/27/26 @ 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. 

03/28/26 @ 9:00am - 03/28/26 @ 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. 

08/19/26 @ 1:00pm - 08/19/26 @ 3:30pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library

Drop-in movie: From the World of John Wick: Ballerina

In this prequel to the John Wick movies, an assassin trained in the traditions of the Ruska Roma organization sets out to seek revenge after her father's death.

Starring: Ana de Armas, Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane, Anjelica Huston, Gabriel Byrne

Rated: R │Running Time: 2 hrs 5 mins

09/01/26 @ 6:30pm - 09/01/26 @ 7:30pm Virtual Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 6:00pm Registration end: 09/01/2026 @ 6:30pm

VIRTUAL WEBINAR - The Art of Mary Cassatt

Join us as Jeff Mishur hosts a companion program to the upcoming Art Institute of Chicago exhibition Mary Cassatt: After Impressionism:

"Training in Philadelphia in the early 1860s, Cassatt then traveled to Europe largely on her own to study with noted teachers and experience the continent’s traditional and modern art firsthand. In 1877 she made the daring decision to join the French Impressionists—the only American to exhibit with them. It was in the years following the eighth and final Impressionist group show in 1886 that Cassatt produced some of her most innovative—and now celebrated—compositions." -The Art Institute of Chicago

Jeff is co-owner of Art Excursions, Inc, a business offering private guiding, educational programs and small group tours. Jeff has also taught on the university level for many years.

Due to copyright issues, this Zoom Webinar will not be available later on our YouTube channel. 

04/18/26 @ 10:00am - 04/18/26 @ 12:00pm Room C Bloomingdale Public Library Community Group Regular monthly meet up.

10/20/26 @ 7:00pm - 10/20/26 @ 8:00pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 6:00pm Registration end: 10/20/2026 @ 7:00pm

ON THE SAME PAGE: The Seasons of Birds in DuPage County.

Dr. Mike Warner from the DuPage Birding Club will present "The Seasons of Birds in DuPage County" as part of the library's discussion of our On the Same Page book by Margaret Renkl, The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year. He will cover the basics of getting started in birding and then focus on which types of birds can be found in different habitats over the course of the year's four seasons. His presentation will conclude on some of the threats to bird populations and what we can do to prevent the decline in the number of birds. Please join us for an informative and entertaining presentation about birds you can find in and around Bloomingdale.

Dr. Warner has led numerous Field Trips for groups in search of birds in our local Forest Preserves and parks. Mike is also an avid bird photographer and his presentation will include many of his photographs.

 

 

 

10/05/26 @ 7:00pm - 10/05/26 @ 8:00pm Room A/B Bloomingdale Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 12/31/1969 @ 6:00pm Registration end: 10/05/2026 @ 7:00pm

ON THE SAME PAGE: Fall Gardening Tips: Sustainable Cleanup & Seed Saving

As a celebration of our On the Same Page book The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year by Margaret Renkl, please come join us as Beth Peluse from The Conservation Foundation shows us what we can do in our backyards to support our local wildlife throughout the year. Learn how to use sustainable practices to not only winterize your yard, but also prepare for the following spring by saving seeds from your favorite areas in your garden.