Annual Events
May
Free Comic Book Day
May 6, 2023
June
Summer Reading Program
Find Your Voice - June 1 through July 29
- Thursday, June 1: Registration Begins
- June 7th: First Day to Check in Titles
- Saturday, July 29: Last Day to Check in Titles
Summer Concert Series
June 9, 2023 (12-1 pm): The StingRays
The StingRays will play the greatest Rock & Roll hits. Come out for the fun!
Summer Concerts are held in front of the library in the Dominic Froio Memorial Garden (with limited shade). Folding chairs will be provided, but for maximum comfort you are welcome to bring your own chair and/or hand-held shade umbrella. Popcorn, water, and ice cream will be available for purchase from the Friends of the Library. Fun concert giveaways available, while quantities last.
Attend all 3 Summer Concerts and get your entry sheet stamped at each one to be entered into a drawing for gift cards after the final concert in August.
- $50 Platt Hill Nursery gift card
- $50 Sporty's Restaurant & Catering gift card
Summer Concerts are held rain or shine - concerts will move indoors for inclement weather.
Concerts are co-sponsored by the Village of Bloomingdale.
July
Summer Concert Series
July 14, 2023 (12-1 pm): Shock the System
Chicago-area cover band playing hard rock gems from the late 60s to early 80s including Kiss, Cheap Trick, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, and more!
Summer Concerts are held in front of the library in the Dominic Froio Memorial Garden (with limited shade). Folding chairs will be provided, but for maximum comfort you are welcome to bring your own chair and/or hand-held shade umbrella. Popcorn, water, and ice cream will be available for purchase from the Friends of the Library. Fun concert giveaways available, while quantities last.
Attend all 3 Summer Concerts and get your entry sheet stamped at each one to be entered into a drawing for gift cards after the final concert in August.
- $50 Platt Hill Nursery gift card
- $50 Sporty's Restaurant & Catering gift card
Summer Concerts are held rain or shine - concerts will move indoors for inclement weather.
Concerts are co-sponsored by the Village of Bloomingdale.
August
Ice Cream Social
Thursday, August 3, 2023 (5:30-8:30 p.m.) Celebrate the end of summer reading with ice cream novelty treats!
Join us in the BPL parking lot for:
- ice cream $1.50 each (with tickets purchased at event)
- popcorn 50¢ each (with tickets purchased at event)
- iced coffee $1 each (with tickets purchased at event)
- no bills over $20 accepted for library refreshment tickets
- Milo's Lemonade - giving free samples
- live DJ entertainment (David "DJ X2" Leith)
- League of Enchantment Chicago
- free carnival rides
- free games
- special guests Bloomingdale Police & Fire Departments
- free face painting, provided by Bloomingdale Church
- free Summer Reading themed family photo area
- free balloon artists
- kids' play area
This year we will have 2 food trucks, Doctor Dogs and Taco 'Bout It.
(pricing & payment for food truck items will be determined at each truck; they will not accept library tickets for payment)
Summer Concert Series
August 11 (12-1): Yankee Cowboy
Upbeat, exciting, modern country music with rockin' blasts from the past!
Summer Concerts are held in front of the library in the Dominic Froio Memorial Garden (with limited shade). Folding chairs will be provided, but for maximum comfort you are welcome to bring your own chair and/or hand-held shade umbrella. Popcorn, water, and ice cream will be available for purchase from the Friends of the Library. Fun concert giveaways available, while quantities last.
Attend all 3 Summer Concerts and get your entry sheet stamped at each one to be entered into a drawing for gift cards after the final concert in August.
- $50 Platt Hill Nursery gift card
- $50 Sporty's Restaurant & Catering gift card
Summer Concerts are held rain or shine - concerts will move indoors for inclement weather.
Concerts are co-sponsored by the Village of Bloomingdale.
October
BOOmingdale Halloween Event
Saturday, October 21
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. in the Village Complex Lots (Police & Fire Departments and Park District)
- Halloween-themed Tours & Hayride (Fire Department until 12:00 p.m., Police Department until 1:00 p.m.)
- Activities and Games
- Arts and Crafts
- Trick-or-Treating AND Trunk-or-Treating
- Family Pumpkin Decorating, while supplies last, one pumpkin per family
- Gymnastics Play Station
- McElroy Pediatric Dentistry, Ltd.
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. in the Library Lot
- Face Painting
- Hay Maze and Inflatable Moonwalk
- Games and Prizes
- Balloon Artists
- Stilt Walker
- Photo Areas
- Refreshments
- Food Trucks
- Doctor Dogs
- Johnny G's
- Payment accepted at food trucks is at the discretion of the individual company and not BPL.
Children are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes for trick-or-treating activities. Children under 10 years old must be accompanied by an adult. To ensure participant safety while walking through the various facility parking lots during this event, parking will be PROHIBITED in the parking lots. Please park in the surrounding residential area.
November
Snowman Crossing (Community Decorated Trees)
All community groups and organizations in Bloomingdale are invited to decorate a tree that will be displayed throughout the month of December on the library grounds. For more information, please call Jamie Schingoethe in the Business Office at (630) 924-2721 or email at jschingoethe@mybpl.org.
Annual Holiday Open House
Tuesday, November 28
6:45 - 8:45 p.m.
Stop by the library for this fun open house! We begin at 6:45 p.m. outdoors, when our special guest arrives to light our holiday trees for the season. We then move inside for entertainment, crafts, snacks, and more!
- Tentative Schedule and Activities:
- 6:45 p.m. Outdoor Tree Lighting
- 7:00-7:45 p.m. Musical Entertainment in Meeting Rooms A/B
- 7:45-8:45 p.m. Pianist in Meeting Rooms A/B
- 7:00-8:45 p.m. Harpist in Adult Services
- Photos with Santa
- Refreshments
- Free gift (while supplies last, one per adult in attendance)
- Children's craft in the BPL Makerspace
- Strolling carolers
- Face painter
- Juggler
December
Winter Reading Program - Get Your Mitts on a Good Book!
December 11, 2023 through February 2, 2024
- Registration opens December 11 for all ages. Four ways to register:
- online: mybpl.beanstack.org
- by phone: 630-924-2730 (adults/teens) or 630-924-2740 youth)
- by email: bdref@mybpl.org (adults/teens) or bdys@mybpl.org (youth)
- in person: Adult Reference Desk (adults/teens) or Youth Services Desk (youth)
- Adult and Teen Program (7th grade to adult)
- Cozy up with a warm drink and read! For every 120 minutes logged, earn an entry into our
grand prize drawing.
Grand Prizes: $25 Amazon gift card (2 winners)
- Youth (Infants through 6th grade):
- Join our Winter Reading challenge! Log 180 minutes to earn a free book. Turn in your log at
the Youth Services desk by Friday, February 2 to receive your book prize and be entered into
the Grand Prize Drawing.
- BEANSTACK FOR WINTER READING
- Using Previous Registrations: If you registered in our 2023 Summer Reading Program, your login information is also valid for Winter Reading and all future reading programs.
- Family Registration: You can register all family members under one account. Start your family registration at the Adult Services Desk. Kids, teens, and adults will all log minutes read. Reading to your child or sibling? Those minutes count for you, too!
Paper logs are available at the Adult and Youth Services Desks.
Breakfast and Brunch with Santa
Saturday, December 9 at Bloomingdale Golf Club
Breakfast: 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Brunch: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Tickets are required and go on sale Wednesday, November 1. Tickets are only sold at Bloomingdale Public Library.
- Ticket prices:
- Adults $15
- Kids ages 4-12 $10
- Kids under age 4 are free (but still require a ticket for occupancy/seating placement)
- Tickets are available in the Library Business Office during the following hours:
- Monday through Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Saturday, November 4: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
- Saturday, November 11: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
- Saturday, November 18: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. if tickets are still available
Only check or cash payment accepted; if paying by cash, please bring as close to exact change as possible as we may not be able to make change for large bills.
Please note: BPL staff does their best to secure groups and vendors for each of our Annual Events. However, entertainment/vendors are subject to change based on availability or last minute changes. We will do our best to communicate these changes in advance, but that is not always possible. Thank you for your understanding.