Ages 0-6 years with caregiver. Listen to stories and explore music while we dance around and sing songs.

Business book club meets at the New Lenox Library the third Wednesday of every month from 9:30am-11am.

Ages 0-6 years with caregiver. Listen to stories and explore music while we dance around and sing songs.

Ages 7-12. Make the world a better place with fun projects and activities that will help spread kindness and leave smiles along the way. ACTIVITY: Library Appreciation Project

Birth- 5 years  Come dressed your best to celebrate the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program. Make crafts, play games, and dance the night away!

Join local writers to discuss and workshop your writing. The group welcomes those new to the art as well as those with experience.

Join us every other month for the BYOB (Bring Your Own Book) Book Club for adults: a stress-free book discussion with no required reading!

Ages 2-3 with caregiver. This storytime for twos and threes will have your toddler singing and dancing while making new friends along the way. Siblings are welcome.

Ages 0-5 with caregiver.  Join us for a morning of open-ended free play. Kids will be able to imagine, explore, discover and meet new friends in a fun environment.  Siblings welcome.

Ages 4-6. Sing along with songs, listen to fun stories, then wrap it all up with a hands-on art project. Caregivers may sign-in participants and stay within the youth department during the duration of the program.

2nd-5th grade. Join Mr. Eric for a fun introduction to block coding! Each month we will focus on a new challenge and provide step-by-step instructions for an exciting coding experience!

Join us for our monthly Teen Advisory Group meeting. Come prepared to discuss programming ideas, your favorite reads, video gaming, and more. TAG is a great way to earn service hours and make a difference in your Library community!

Ages 5-6. Calling all budding artists! Come listen to a story and follow along to create a fun drawing each month!

Bring your knitting, crochet, embroidery, sewing, weaving, looming and other fiber arts projects for a social evening with other adults. Don't have anything in the works?

Ages 1-3 with caregiver. A fun, hands-on experience perfect for the littlest patrons, Play-Doh Playtime is sure to bring out your child's creativity and imagination. Leave the mess to us in this drop-in style program!

Ages 4-6 with caregiver.  Big kids love Play-Doh, too!  Let your child's creativity shine in this Play-Doh program perfect for those who want to build and create.

Ignite your senses! Join Alex, the owner of The Candle Vault, as she gives a demonstration and instructs you how to make your own candle. Materials and supplies will be provided. 

Learn how to create a miniature book case from every day and purchased materials. This case measures 3 x 5 inches and is complete with library ladder, painting, face out books and more.  

Paint a ceramic piece with an instructor using a guided step-by-step process.

This hands-on program guides participants through the art of creating their own rollerball perfumes from start to finish.

Learn how to create an apron from a men’s shirt using guided steps with an instructor.

This is in partnership with Maker Day 2026.

Read, Imagine, Create. Join Renee Galvin, the author of Paper Jam, as she teaches you how to draw one of her characters and how she creates a story. 

Come create a Jackson Pollock-style painting in The Studio. We provide the canvas and the paint, you provide the creativity!