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New Service! Now you can register online for library programs! Peruse our calendar of events and register online here. This service is available 24/7.

Winter Reading Program

Feed the need to read! There's still time to register and read for a good cause with our Winter Reading Program, which benefits the New Lenox Township Food Pantry. The reading program runs through February 25! All you have to do to register and pick up your reading log is bring in a sealed, non-perishable, non-expired food item! Then, start reading and saving your pennies to donate to our jar! All food and pennies that kids donate will be given to the New Lenox Township Food Pantry to benefit families in the New Lenox community. See our program guide or stop in for more information. While your donations are greatly appreciated, the food pantry cannot accept opened and/or expired items.

Special Programs

I ♥ Mo Willems Party! -- Saturday (Feb 18) 10:30-11:15 -- all ages -- Celebrate Mo Willems' birthday with Knuffle Bunny, Leonardo the Terrible Monster and Wilbur the Naked Mole Rat. Come for stories, games, crafts and more! Registration begins Feb 4.

Monthly Programs

Family BINGO -- Monday (Feb 6) 6:30-7:30 -- all ages -- Looking for something fun to do for Family Game Night? Come play BINGO for your chance to win cool prizes! Fun for the whole family! No registration required.

Wii Play Wii -- Wednesday (Feb 15) 4:30-5:30 -- grades 4-8 -- Now with double the Wii's and on the BIG screen! Hang out, have snacks and play Wii. Bring your friends!! No registration -- just show up!

Art Club -- Monday (Feb 27) 4:30-5:15 -- grades 1-8 -- Calling all creative kids! Join the club where you'll create awesome art, discover new books and more. February craft: Design a spectacular watercolor stained glass window. Registration begins Feb 13.

Girls Rock Book Club - Thursday (Feb 23) 6:30-7:30 -- grades 4-8 -- Make funky crafts, have a snack and talk about books with other girls. February's book: A Taste for Red by Lewis Harris. Ask for the book at the Circulation desk. Registration begins Jan 26.

Creation Station: LEGO Club -- Tuesday (Feb 28) 4:30-5:30 -- grades K-8 -- Listen to stories and have fun with the library's LEGO bricks. We'll display your creations in the library until our next club meeting. Registration begins Feb 14.

Weekly Programs

Babies & Toddlers (please see our youth programs for complete information)

*Due to high demand, please attend only one baby/toddler class per week.*
*Spaces are limited! Sign your child's name on sheet on the Storytime or Meeting Room door prior to the program.*

Wiggle Worms -- Mondays 10:30-11:00 -- prewalkers up to 23 months

Movers & Shakers -- Mondays 11:15-11:45 -- walkers up to 23 months

Itsy Bitsy Toddler -- Tuesdays 10:30-11:00 -- ages 1 1/2 - 2 1/2

Tales & Tunes -- Thursdays 10:30-11:00 & 11:15-11:45 (choose one) -- ages 2 - 3 1/2

School Age Weekly Programs

Treasure Hunters -- Mondays 1:00-1:45 -- ages 3 1/2 - 5 -- Space is limited to first 15 children. Sign your child's name on the sheet on the Storytime Room door prior to the program.

Pajamapalooza -- Pajamapalooza -- Tuesdays (Winter: Jan 10 - Feb 14) 6:30-7:15 -- ages 5-10 -- Wear your pajamas and join us for stories, crafts, snacks and games! Registration for the Winter Session of Pajamapalooza is full.

Happy Books, Happy Cooks -- Happy Books, Happy Cooks -- Wednesdays (Winter: Jan 11 - Feb 15) 7:00-7:30 -- ages 3-8 with an adult -- Hear a story and make a simple recipe based on the book! Registration for Winter Session begins Dec 29 and covers the entire 6-week session.

All Ages Weekly Programs

Simply Silly Storytime -- Wednesdays 10:30-11:00 -- all ages -- Sign your child's name on the sheet on the Meeting Room door prior to the program.

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Novelist K-8
NoveList K-8 contains information on fiction books for all K-8 grade levels, and includes picture books, children's "chapter" books, and young adult titles. The database is updated monthly. Make NoveList K-8 your starting place for learning about the books that you and your students need and will want to read. It's a companion database to the NoveList database for adult readers, and produced by the same staff that created NoveList.

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