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EPPL November 2025 Newsletter

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NOVEMBER

Library Hours: Monday-Friday 9AM-9PM Saturday 9AM-5PM Sunday 1-5PM

CLOSED November 27 for Thanksgiving Day

Gaming Lounge Hours: Monday- Friday 3:30-8:00 PM Saturday & Sunday 1:00- 4:00 PM

www.elmwoodparklibrary.org (708) 453-7645

1 Conti Parkway Elmwood Park, IL 60707

Babies & Toddlers PNG

Storytimes

Storytime Programs are drop-in* and all require a caregiver to be present.

Hello Baby! Ages 0-2

Tuesdays, Nov. 11, 18, & 25

10:30- 11 AM

Once Upon a Storytime Ages 0-5

Tuesdays, Oct. 11, 18, & 25

11:30 AM- Noon

Storytime Sprouts Ages 1.5-3

Wednesdays, Nov. 5, 12, & 19

10:30- 11 AM

Preschool Pals Ages 3-5

Thursdays, Nov. 6, 13, & 20

11:30 AM- Noon

Cuentos en Español Edades 2-6

Fridays, Nov. 14, 21, & 28

11:30 AM- Noon

Ukrainian Family Storytime Ages 0-5

Wednesday, Nov. 26, 11:30 AM- Noon

Stuffed Animal

Storytime Sleepover* Age 3-10

Saturday, Nov. 8, 4:00- 4:15 PM

*Registration Required

Little Process Artists

Wednesday, Nov. 5, 11:30 AM- Noon

Sensory Hour

Friday, Nov. 7, 10:30- 11:30 AM, Drop-in

Kids

Zoology Detectives

Thursday, Nov. 6, 5:30- 6:30 PM

Registration required

Midwest Slime Salad Making

Monday, Nov. 10, 4-5 PM

Registration required

Reading to Teddy (Certified Therapy Dog)

Monday, Nov. 17, 4:30- 5:30 PM

Registration required

Lilo and Stitch Craft Night

Monday, Nov. 24, 5:00- 6:30 PM

Registration required

Open Lab

Tuesday, Nov. 4 & Thursday, Nov. 6, 4-5 PM

Laser Cutting with Glowforge

Tuesdays and Thursdays, Nov. 11, 13, 18, & 20, 4:30- 5:30 PM

Registration required

Minecraft World Building

Monday, Nov. 17, 6-8 PM

Registration required

Homeschool Tech Class

Times vary. Please check online calendar. Registration required.

Mid-Kids & Teens

Pokémon Trading Card Night

Wednesday, Nov. 5, 5:15- 6:15 PM

Pokémon Cafe

Friday, Nov. 7, 5:30- 6:30 PM

Registration required

Dungeons & Dragons Club (Ages 10-18 Only)

Saturday, Nov. 8, 1-4 PM

Registration required

Anime/Manga Club

Monday, Nov. 10, 6-7 PM, Drop-in

Machine Sewing for Kids

Tuesday, Nov. 11, 5:30- 7:30 PM

Registration & caregiver required

Craftin’ It Up- Bean Mosaic Art

Thursday, Nov. 20, 6-7 PM

Registration required

Science Explorers: Food Science

Friday, Nov. 21, 5:30- 6:30 PM

Registration required

Dungeons & Dragons Club

(Ages 16+ Only)

Saturday, Nov. 29, Noon- 4 PM

Registration required

Book Clubs

The Magic School Bus: Sleeps for the Winter

Wednesday, Nov. 5, 5:30- 6:30 PM

Registration required

Survival Training- I Survived: The Nazis Invasion, 1944

Friday, Nov. 14, 4:30- 6:00 PM

Registration required

American Girl Book Club

Wednesday, Nov. 19, 5-6 PM

Registration required

People Books Book Club

Thursday, Nov. 20, 6-7 PM

Registration required

Bestsellers’ Book Club

Tuesday, Nov. 25, 11 AM- noon

Registration required

Take & Make

Registration required for all Take & Make programs

Adult Take & Make

Nov. 2- Nov. 8

Kids: Cardboard Tube

Telescope

Nov. 9- Nov. 15

Mid-Kids: Plastic Milk

Nov. 16- Nov. 22

Teens: Fidget

Nov. 23- Nov. 29

Family: Color a Placemat

Nov. 23- Nov. 26

Family / All Ages Adults

Tech Hour

Monday, Nov. 3, 10-11 AM, Drop-in

Let’s Play Bingo!

Tuesday, Nov. 4, 6-7 PM Drop-in

Wednesday Hits Matinees

Wednesdays, Nov. 5, 12, 19, & 26

1:30-4:00 PM, Drop-in

Self Care with Mandi

Wednesday, Nov. 5, 6:00- 7:30 PM

Registration required

Ukie Stories and Treats

Wednesday, Nov. 5, 7-8 PM

Registration required

Medicare 101

Tuesday, Nov. 4, 10:00- 11:30 AM

Tuesday, Nov. 11, 10:00- 11:30 AM

Friday, Nov. 7, 6:00-7:30 PM

Thursday, Nov. 13, 10:00- 11:30 AM

Thursday, Nov. 20, 10:00- 11:30 AM

Monday, Nov. 17, 10:00- 11:30 AM

Registration required

Learn to Make Apple Butter with Opportunity Knocks

Thursday, Nov. 6, 6-7 PM

Registration required

Morning Meditation

Saturday, Nov. 8, 11:30 AM- Noon

Registration required

Recycled Paper Jewlery

Monday, Nov. 10, 11 AM- Noon

Registration required

Puzzle Race

Tuesday, Nov. 11, 6:00- 8:30 PM

Registration required

Historical Society

Wednesday, Nov. 12, 6-7 PM

Registration required

Cookie Decoration with Michele Latz

Wednesday, Nov. 12, 6:00- 7:30 PM

Registration required

Throwback Thursday

Thursday, Nov. 13, 6-7 PM Drop-in

Paint & Sip

Monday, Nov. 17, 6:30- 8 PM

Registration required

Beginner’s Luck Crochet

Wednesday, Nov. 19, 4:30- 5:30 PM

Registration required

Mini Figure Painting

Thursday, Nov. 20, 7-8 PM

Registration required

Holodomor

Commemoration Night

Wednesday, Nov. 12, 7:30- 8:30 PM

Registration required

Simple Sewing: Coffee Cup Cozy

Monday, Nov. 24, 10:00 AM- 12:30 PM

Tuesday, Nov. 25, 5:30- 8:00 PM

Registration required

Trivia Night

Tuesday, Nov. 25, 7:00- 8:30 PM Drop-in

Yoga

Gentle Hybrid Mat Yoga

Mondays, Nov. 3 & 17

1-2 PM Registration required

Gentle Hybrid Chair Yoga

Mondays, Nov. 10 & 24

1-2 PM, Registration required

Sound Bath Meditation Yoga

Saturday, Nov. 22, 1-2 PM

Registration required

Dia de Muertos Celebration

Saturday, Nov. 1, 1:00- 2:30 PM, Drop-in

Scavenger Hunt: Pretty Pâtisserie

Nove. 2- Nov. 8, Drop-in

Caramel Apple Making

Monday, Nov. 3, 5:30- 6:15 PM

Registration required

NaNoWriMo Challenge

Week of Nov. 9-15, all day

Legendy PolskieJak Powstały Karpaty

Tuesday, Nov. 11, 5:30- 6:30 PM, Drop-in

Noche de Loteria

Thursday, Nov. 20, 6:30 -7:30 PM, Drop-in

Tabletop Games Social Hour

Friday, Nov. 21, 6-7 PM

Registration required

Library Board of Trustees Meeting

Monday, Nov. 10, 5-7 PM

Programs for Grandparents and Grandkids

Are you are grandparent who needs help planning a fun day with your grandkids? Check out these fun programs you can attend together!

Dia de Muertos Celebration

Saturday, Nov. 1, 1:00- 2:30 PM, Drop-in

Scavenger Hunt: Pretty Pâtisserie

Nov. 2- Nov. 8, Drop-in

Caramel Apple Making

Monday, Nov. 3, 5:30- 6:15 PM, Registration required

Legendy PolskieJak Powstały Karpaty

Tuesday, Nov. 11, 5:30- 6:30 PM, Drop-in

Machine Sewing for Kids

Tuesday, Nov. 11, 5:30- 7:30 PM

Registration & caregiver required

Reading to Teddy (Certified Therapy Dog)

Monday, Nov. 17, 4:30- 5:30 PM

Registration required

Noche de Loteria

Thursday, Nov. 20, 6:30 -7:30 PM, Drop-in

Tabletop Games Social Hour

Friday, Nov. 21, 6-7 PM

Registration required

Lilo & Stitch Craft Night

Monday, Nov. 24, 5:00- 6:30 PM

Registration required

Storytimes

Stuffed Animal

Storytime Sleepover Age 3-10

Saturday, Nov. 8, 4:00- 4:15 PM

Registration Required

Hello Baby! Storytime Ages 0-2

Tuesdays, Nov. 11, 18, & 25 10:30- 11 AM

Once Upon a Storytime Ages 0-5 Tuesdays, Oct. 11, 18, & 25 11:30 AM- Noon

Storytime Sprouts Ages 1.5-3

Wednesdays, Nov. 5, 12, & 19 10:30- 11 AM

Preschool Pals Ages 3-5

Thursdays, Nov. 6, 13, & 20 11:30 AM- Noon

Cuentos en Español Edades 2-6 Fridays, Nov. 14, 21, & 28 11:30 AM- Noon

Ukrainian Family Storytime Ages 0-5

Wednesday, Nov. 26, 11:30 AM- Noon

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