We strive to meet all your library needs.
Come paint “Pumpkins and Leaves” (16″ x 20″ canvas) with us! Walk-ins painters are welcome, but seats are limited! To secure your spot, paymnets can be made in advance as the Thornton American Legion. Cash Only For more information, contact the Thornton Public Library at 708-877-2579.
Bring the little ones to play and build with our mega lego blocks! Or the older kids can use the regular lego blocks and create someting more challenging. If you are an adult, see what you can create in an hour with the legos we have. Be creative and let your imaginations lead the way!
Hey Teens! Do you love scheduling ahead using a planner or just writing in a journal? Do you like to be creative with your journals and planners or do you like simplicity? Join us for our monthly planner and journal club to start planning for the next month! Get ahead on your planning or jorurnaling. Bring any accents you would like to use specifically or use what we have to offer!
Plan for schook, work or just things you do at home.
Please join us for our monthly Library board Meeting.
A fantastic approach to expose children to technology is through coding! Learn at your own pace! Find out the basics of coding, create apps, games nad websites, and the best part, there is no experience necessary. We provide you a step-by-step approach to learning coding. Join us for some coding fun!
As your child grows motor skills and creativity are important. Join us for our Little Artists Program, we will be creating little finger print masterpieces of their choosing! Make animals, aliens, monsters, or whatever they choose.
Join us for an evening as we watch Descendents: Rise of Red!! Bring your family and friends, wear your pajamas, bring your favorite stuffed animal and enjoy the show! Red, the daughter of the Queen of Hearts, and Chloe, daughter of Cinderella, team up to save Auradon by traveling back in time using the White Rabbit's pocket watch to stop an event that would cause grave consequences.
Come paint “Autumn Forest” (16″ x 20″ canvas) with us! Walk-ins painters are welcome, but seats are limited! To secure your spot, payments can be made in advance as the Thornton American Legion. Cash Only! For more information, contact the Thornton Public Library at 708-877-2579. We welcome appetizers/potluck. You must be 21+ to participate.
Bring the little ones for a storytime session about going to school, just in time for the beginning of the school year to start! We will read some stories about going to school, and create their own little notebook to take home.
Join us for our Family Game night. Choose between video games, such as playstation, x-box or Wii. Or if you prefer card games or board games, you can play games like sorry, chess, or risk. We also have vintage games such as atari and the retro duo.
Join us for a strange and adventurous movie night watching Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief.
Percy Jackson, like any teenager, has issues: on top of having ADHD, he also has to cope with an abusive stepfather and dysfunctional home life. When he realises that he is a demigod and his biological father is Poseidon, the sea god, he sets out to prevent all-out war between the Olympians after the lightning bolt of Zeus is stolen, and he is framed for it.
Join Mrs. Kathy for an afternoon of painting an adorable panda holding balloons! If you're not feeling the panda, that's ok. You can paint a polar bear, black bear, brown bear, or something of your own choosing. All Suppplies are provided. Please wear appropriate clothes. We will provide smocks, but paint is still messy. Parents must accompany small children at all times. Thornton and East Hazel Crest Libraries reserve the right to cancel or reschedule this event.
Join us for our Family Game night. Choose between video games, such as playstation, x-box or Wii. Or if you prefer card games or board games, you can play games like sorry, chess, or risk. We also have vintage games such as atari and the retro duo.
Bring your famly and friends, have a freindly competition or play solo.
Do you love puzzles? Do you want to compete against your friends to see who can put a puzzle together the fastest? Join us for our Puzzle Fun Day for some relaxing puzzle making or a friendly competition. Snacks and Drinks will be provided. Bring a puzzle you are working on or one you have that you want to do.
Do you love comics and graphic novels? Join us for our children’s cookies and comics club! Discuss books, comics, graphic novels or watch a tv show or movie while enjoying a snack.
Snacks and Juice will be provided.
This is for 3rd through 5th graders.
