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Summer Reading Club: Read, Renew, Repeat

05/28/2024 @ 9:00am to 07/31/2024 @ 9:00pm
Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Kids, Birth to Preschool, Grade School, Teens, Adults, Families/All Ages
Event Details:

Read, Renew, Repeat Summer Reading Clubs May 28-July 31  Join one of our Read, Renew, Repeat Summer Reading Clubs. Read books and earn fun prizes! Prizes are generously don...

Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Age Group: Kids, Birth to Preschool, Grade School, Teens, Adults, Families/All Ages
Program Type: General Events
Event Details:

Read, Renew, Repeat Summer Reading Clubs May 28-July 31 

Join one of our Read, Renew, Repeat Summer Reading Clubs. Read books and earn fun prizes! Prizes are generously donated by Friends of the Itasca Community Library 

Kona Ice Summer Reading Kickoff Party (all ages)

Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Kids, Birth to Preschool, Grade School, Teens, Families/All Ages
Event Details:

Kick off this year’s summer reading club with games, crafts, and a free Kona Ice! Drop in anytime between 6:00-8:00 p.m. and join the celebration. Sponsored by Friends of the Itasc...

Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Birth to Preschool, Grade School, Teens, Families/All Ages
Program Type: General Events
Event Details:

Kick off this year’s summer reading club with games, crafts, and a free Kona Ice! Drop in anytime between 6:00-8:00 p.m. and join the celebration. Sponsored by Friends of the Itasca Community Library. No registration needed.  

Save a Shoebox (entering grades K-5)

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, General Events
Age Group:
Kids, Grade School
Event Details:

Need a place to store your favorite things? Come save a shoebox from the landfill and decorate it with old magazine pages and other craft materials. Registration is required.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Grade School
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, General Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

Need a place to store your favorite things? Come save a shoebox from the landfill and decorate it with old magazine pages and other craft materials. Registration is required.

Community Helpers Storytime (geared to ages 2-6 with a caregiver)

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:45am
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events, Storytime
Age Group:
Kids, Birth to Preschool, Grade School
Event Details:

Join us as we read stories and do activities with one of our community superheroes! Registration is required.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Birth to Preschool, Grade School
Program Type: General Events, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:

Join us as we read stories and do activities with one of our community superheroes! Registration is required.

Trash Monster Sculpture Art (all ages)

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, General Events
Age Group:
Kids, Birth to Preschool, Grade School, Teens, Adults, Families/All Ages
Event Details:

One person's trash is another person's treasure! Help us reduce, reuse and recycle by creating a trash monster that we will display throughout the library during the summer. Materi...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Birth to Preschool, Grade School, Teens, Adults, Families/All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, General Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 28
Event Details:

One person's trash is another person's treasure! Help us reduce, reuse and recycle by creating a trash monster that we will display throughout the library during the summer. Materials will be provided, so just bring your imagination.

Flowerpot Designers (entering grades K-5)

Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Kids, Grade School
Event Details:

Join us as we decorate flowerpots and explore the world of gardening through stories and activities. Registration is required.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Grade School
Program Type: General Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Join us as we decorate flowerpots and explore the world of gardening through stories and activities. Registration is required.

Painting Pop-In (all ages)

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 1:00pm - 5:00pm
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Kids, Birth to Preschool, Grade School, Teens, Families/All Ages
Event Details:

Drop in anytime between 1:00-5:00 p.m. to paint your own ceramic ice cream cone bank. No registration required, and while supplies last. 

Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Birth to Preschool, Grade School, Teens, Families/All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Drop in anytime between 1:00-5:00 p.m. to paint your own ceramic ice cream cone bank. No registration required, and while supplies last. 

Who Would Win?: Endangered Animals Edition (entering grades 1-5)

Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Kids, Grade School
Event Details:

Enjoy learning about animals? Take part in activities on endangered animals and then debate “Who Would Win” in a bracket-style competition between the chosen creatures. Registratio...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Grade School
Program Type: General Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

Enjoy learning about animals? Take part in activities on endangered animals and then debate “Who Would Win” in a bracket-style competition between the chosen creatures. Registration is required.

Chess Club (all ages)

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Kids, Grade School, Teens, Families/All Ages
Event Details:

Enjoy playing chess or want to learn how? Join other kids to play and learn. Chess sets provided. Registration is required.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Grade School, Teens, Families/All Ages
Program Type: General Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 26
Event Details:

Enjoy playing chess or want to learn how? Join other kids to play and learn. Chess sets provided. Registration is required.

Folktale Showdown (entering grades K-5)

Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Kids, Grade School
Event Details:

Join us as we read and discuss different versions of the same folktale and vote on our favorite one. Be prepared to fall in love with the classic original and laugh at the silly al...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Grade School
Program Type: General Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

Join us as we read and discuss different versions of the same folktale and vote on our favorite one. Be prepared to fall in love with the classic original and laugh at the silly alternative version. Registration is required.

Parachute Tales (geared to ages 2-6 with a caregiver)

Friday, June 28, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events, Storytime
Age Group:
Kids, Birth to Preschool, Grade School
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs, and parachute play in this fun session. Registration is required.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Birth to Preschool, Grade School
Program Type: General Events, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs, and parachute play in this fun session. Registration is required.

Food Art (entering grades K-5)

Monday, July 1, 2024 at 1:00pm - 1:45pm
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Kids, Grade School
Event Details:

Don't play with your food, make art with it! Come create a polar bear with pinto beans or flower out of rice...or whatever pops into your head! Dried food will be provided; all you...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Grade School
Program Type: General Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

Don't play with your food, make art with it! Come create a polar bear with pinto beans or flower out of rice...or whatever pops into your head! Dried food will be provided; all you need is your imagination. Registration is required. 

Chess Club (all ages)

Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Kids, Grade School, Teens, Families/All Ages
Event Details:

Enjoy playing chess or want to learn how? Join other kids to play and learn. Chess sets provided. Registration is required.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Grade School, Teens, Families/All Ages
Program Type: General Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 26
Event Details:

Enjoy playing chess or want to learn how? Join other kids to play and learn. Chess sets provided. Registration is required.

Ben's Bubble Show (all ages)

Monday, July 8, 2024 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Kids, Birth to Preschool, Grade School, Teens, Families/All Ages
Event Details:

With some art, science, and a touch of magic, Ben will perform his amazing bubble illusions and create bubble sculptures in this interactive show the whole family will enjoy. Regis...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Birth to Preschool, Grade School, Teens, Families/All Ages
Program Type: General Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 92
Event Details:

With some art, science, and a touch of magic, Ben will perform his amazing bubble illusions and create bubble sculptures in this interactive show the whole family will enjoy. Registration is required. 

Chess Club (all ages)

Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Kids, Grade School, Teens, Families/All Ages
Event Details:

Enjoy playing chess or want to learn how? Join other kids to play and learn. Chess sets provided. Registration is required.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Grade School, Teens, Families/All Ages
Program Type: General Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 26
Event Details:

Enjoy playing chess or want to learn how? Join other kids to play and learn. Chess sets provided. Registration is required.

STEM Challenge: Catapults (entering grades K-5)

Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Kids, Grade School
Event Details:

In this STEM Challenge workshop, we will read a story and design and operate catapults to complete our task goals. Registration is required.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Grade School
Program Type: General Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

In this STEM Challenge workshop, we will read a story and design and operate catapults to complete our task goals. Registration is required.

Chess Club (all ages)

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Kids, Grade School, Teens, Families/All Ages
Event Details:

Enjoy playing chess or want to learn how? Join other kids to play and learn. Chess sets provided. Registration is required.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Grade School, Teens, Families/All Ages
Program Type: General Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 26
Event Details:

Enjoy playing chess or want to learn how? Join other kids to play and learn. Chess sets provided. Registration is required.

Curious Kids: Endangered Animals (entering grades 1-5)

Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 4:15pm - 5:00pm
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Kids, Grade School
Event Details:

Are you curious about the world around you? Have questions you want answers to? Join other kids at this quarterly program, and get your questions answered while also improving your...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Grade School
Program Type: General Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Are you curious about the world around you? Have questions you want answers to? Join other kids at this quarterly program, and get your questions answered while also improving your research skills.

Chopped Jr.: Craft Style (entering grades 1-6)

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, General Events
Age Group:
Kids, Grade School
Event Details:

Have you seen Chopped or Chopped Junior on the Food Network? Take on Chopped-style challenges with craft items in teams of 3-4. Bring your own team or create one when you arrive. R...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Grade School
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, General Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:

Have you seen Chopped or Chopped Junior on the Food Network? Take on Chopped-style challenges with craft items in teams of 3-4. Bring your own team or create one when you arrive. Registration is required.

Family BINGO (for families)

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Kids, Grade School, Teens, Families/All Ages
Event Details:

Join us for a night of BINGO, prizes, and fun. Registration is required.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Grade School, Teens, Families/All Ages
Program Type: General Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 22
Event Details:

Join us for a night of BINGO, prizes, and fun. Registration is required.

Brightside Club (entering grades 1-5)

Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Kids, Grade School
Event Details:

Join us for a little bit of mindfulness and a whole lot of fun! Our activities will be based on the book You Can Live on the Bright Side: The Kids’ Guide to Optimism by Lucy Bell. ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Grade School
Program Type: General Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Join us for a little bit of mindfulness and a whole lot of fun! Our activities will be based on the book You Can Live on the Bright Side: The Kids’ Guide to Optimism by Lucy Bell. Registration is required.

Yoga Animals (geared to ages 4-8)

Friday, July 26, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Kids, Birth to Preschool, Grade School
Event Details:

Join us for animal stories, songs, and animal-inspired yoga movements in this fun and calming session. Registration is required.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Birth to Preschool, Grade School
Program Type: General Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Join us for animal stories, songs, and animal-inspired yoga movements in this fun and calming session. Registration is required.

Celebrate the 2024 Paris Olympics (for families)

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Kids, Birth to Preschool, Grade School, Teens, Families/All Ages
Event Details:

Come learn about the Olympics through crafts and activities for the whole family! Registration is required.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Birth to Preschool, Grade School, Teens, Families/All Ages
Program Type: General Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 29
Event Details:

Come learn about the Olympics through crafts and activities for the whole family! Registration is required.