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Peppa Pig Party (geared to ages 2-6)

Monday, May 13, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Kids, Birth to Preschool
Event Details:

Celebrate Peppa Pig and her family & friends with a story and craft. Registration is required.

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Birth to Preschool
Program Type: General Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Celebrate Peppa Pig and her family & friends with a story and craft. Registration is required.

Book cover This Tender Land

Beyond the Library Book Discussion

Monday, May 13, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Read & discuss This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger. In the summer of 1932, on the banks of Minnesota's Gilead River, the Lincoln Indian Training School is a pitiless pl...

Open
Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

Read & discuss This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger.

Fox & Turtle Restaurant

Trivia Night

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Compete with your team of up to six people for a chance to win prizes. A reservation at Fox & Turtle is highly encouraged. 

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Events
Event Details:

Compete with your team of up to six people for a chance to win prizes. A reservation at Fox & Turtle is highly encouraged. 

group of people chatting

English Conversation Group

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Come meet new people and practice your English-speaking skills. Learning a new language doesn’t have to be hard. The group meets in person and on Zoom. Please register to get the Z...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Come meet new people and practice your English-speaking skills. Learning a new language doesn’t have to be hard. The group meets in person and on Zoom.

Dogs and cats

Curious Kids: Pets (grades 1-4)

Wednesday, May 15, 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: 8
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.

People playing a board game

Board Game Night

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:45pm
East Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

For patrons 18 and older. Come learn the rules of a new board game in a non-stressful environment. Groups will play practice rounds to get the hang of it and then spend the remaind...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: East Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

For patrons 18 and older. Come learn the rules of a new board game in a non-stressful environment.

Guinness World Records icon

Can You Beat a Guinness World Record? (grades 6-12)

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

How much Jello can you eat in a minute...with chopsticks? Do you know the alphabet forwards...and backwards? Try to beat a Guinness World Record with your friends. Registration is ...

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

How much Jello can you eat in a minute...with chopsticks? Do you know the alphabet forwards...and backwards? Try to beat a Guinness World Record with your friends. Registration is required. 

Paint and Plant

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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-pain...

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

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. 

group of people chatting

English Conversation Group

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Come meet new people and practice your English-speaking skills. Learning a new language doesn’t have to be hard. The group meets in person and on Zoom. Please register to get the Z...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Come meet new people and practice your English-speaking skills. Learning a new language doesn’t have to be hard. The group meets in person and on Zoom.

picture of someone painting on a sketchbook

Knit & Craft Club

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Southeast Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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 fu...

Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: Southeast Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

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!

Drop-In Baby Time (geared to ages 6-18 months)

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Storytime Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Kids, Birth to Preschool
Event Details:

We’ll share stories and songs perfect for little ones! No registration needed. 

Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids, Birth to Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

We’ll share stories and songs perfect for little ones! No registration needed. 

Molly Page and her book "100 Things to Do in Chicago Before You Die"

100 Things to Do in Chicago Before You Die

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

It could take a lifetime to experience everything Chicago has to offer. So how do you narrow down your options? Chicago tour guide and author Molly Page shares tips for planning yo...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 58
Event Details:

It could take a lifetime to experience everything Chicago has to offer. So how do you narrow down your options?

Buona Beef

Dine Out with the Friends

All Day
Off Site
Age Group:
Families/All Ages
Event Details:

It’s a win-win! You enjoy a good meal, and Friends of the Itasca Community Library receive a portion of the proceeds. Flyers will be available on our website and at the Adult Desk....

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Families/All Ages
Event Details:

It’s a win-win! You enjoy a good meal, and Friends of the Itasca Community Library receive a portion of the proceeds. Flyers will be available on our website and at the Adult Desk. Be sure to show the flyer when placing your order.  

Read Renew Repeat sign

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 

Cover of Where'd you go Bernadette

Evening Book Discussion

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Southeast Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The May book is Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Marie Semple. Books are available one month before the discussion

Open
Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: Southeast Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

The May book is Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Marie Semple. Books are available one month before the discussion

group of people chatting

English Conversation Group

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Come meet new people and practice your English-speaking skills. Learning a new language doesn’t have to be hard. The group meets in person and on Zoom. Please register to get the Z...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Come meet new people and practice your English-speaking skills. Learning a new language doesn’t have to be hard. The group meets in person and on Zoom.

Drop-In Family Storytime (geared to ages 6 & under)

Monday, June 3, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Kids, Birth to Preschool
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs, and more. No registration needed.

Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids, Birth to Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs, and more. No registration needed.

Doodlebugs (geared to ages 2-5 with a caregiver)

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, General Events
Age Group:
Kids, Birth to Preschool
Event Details:

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

Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Birth to Preschool
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, General Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

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

Drop-In Baby Time (geared to ages 6-18 months)

Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Storytime Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Kids, Birth to Preschool
Event Details:

We’ll share stories and songs perfect for little ones! No registration needed. 

Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids, Birth to Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

We’ll share stories and songs perfect for little ones! No registration needed. 

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.  

Teen Book Boxes (entering grades 6-12)

All Day
Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Finding your next great read just got easier! Teens can subscribe to our monthly book boxes to get a book customized to their reading interests. Register by the 8th of each month, ...

Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: General Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Finding your next great read just got easier! Teens can subscribe to our monthly book boxes to get a book customized to their reading interests.

Volunteen Program (entering grades 6-12)

All Day
Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Students entering grades 6-12 may volunteer to work up to six hours in the Youth Department this summer as a VolunTeen. After you register, you’ll receive instructions on how to ch...

Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: General Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Students entering grades 6-12 may volunteer to work up to six hours in the Youth Department this summer as a VolunTeen.

Drop-In Family Storytime (geared to ages 6 & under)

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Kids, Birth to Preschool
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs, and more. No registration needed.

Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids, Birth to Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs, and more. No registration needed.

Photo of a stethascope sitting atop medical papers

Medicare 101

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Medicare can be confusing. Medicare Solutions Network will get you up to speed on what Medicare covers, what it doesn't, and your potential out-of-pocket expenses. They'll discuss ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 80
Event Details:

Medicare can be confusing. Medicare Solutions Network will get you up to speed on what Medicare covers, what it doesn't, and your potential out-of-pocket expenses.