Event List

Join us and learn how plants, nature, painting, and creative outlets benefit our mental health and act as positive defenses to combat mental health symptoms. Leave with a hand-painted pot and a new plant! Itasca residents only, please. 

By popular demand, we added an evening session. Join us at either one or both! Everyone who does handwork and wants to share time with like-minded people is welcome to join this fun, casual get-together. Bring whatever you’re working on!

Little fingers will experiment with painting, gluing, sticking, cutting, and creating. Dress for a mess! Registration is required.

Everyone who does handwork and wants to share time with like-minded people is welcome to join this fun, casual get-together. Bring whatever you’re working on!

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.

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.

Make your own mini frappe cup keychain and enjoy a frosty treat. Registration is required.

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. 

By popular demand, we added an evening session. Join us at either one or both! Everyone who does handwork and wants to share time with like-minded people is welcome to join this fun, casual get-together. Bring whatever you’re working on!

Little fingers will experiment with painting, gluing, sticking, cutting, and creating. Dress for a mess! Registration is required.

Sculpt your own dragon eye and enjoy a dragon-themed snack. Registration is required.

Back by popular demand! Many consider watercolors to be relaxing and meditative. Learn how you can slow down and relax with simple watercolor techniques. Presented by Audrey Ra of Audrey Ra Design. Itasca Library card holders only.

Make a fun t-shirt bag to add style to your summer! Bring your own old T-shirt or one will be provided. Snacks will be provided. Registration is required.

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.

By popular demand, we added an evening session. Join us at either one or both! Everyone who does handwork and wants to share time with like-minded people is welcome to join this fun, casual get-together. Bring whatever you’re working on!

Love crafts and looking for some new materials? Join us for our craft swap. Browse our supply donations and take home some new-to-you supplies. No registration is needed.

Everyone who does handwork and wants to share time with like-minded people is welcome to join this fun, casual get-together. Bring whatever you’re working on!

Join Soapy Roads of Lombard for an evening of learning about the history and origins of soap making while making your own bar of soap with colors and scents found in nature. All materials provided. Itasca Library card holders only.

The Zentangle Method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns.

Learn to make a festive, elegant, recycled, and simple-to-make wreath from the pages of a book — literally! Itasca Library card holders only.

By popular demand, we added an evening session. Join us at either one or both! Everyone who does handwork and wants to share time with like-minded people is welcome to join this fun, casual get-together. Bring whatever you’re working on!

By popular demand, we added an evening session. Join us at either one or both! Everyone who does handwork and wants to share time with like-minded people is welcome to join this fun, casual get-together. Bring whatever you’re working on!