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Ladies Night Out: BINGO!

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:45pm
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Adults

The Friends of the Itasca Community Library are thrilled to bring back their popular Ladies’ BINGO Party in support of the Itasca Food Pantry! Guests are encouraged to bring non-perishable food, household items, or personal care products.

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Events
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Friends of the Itasca Community Library are thrilled to bring back their popular Ladies’ BINGO Party in support of the Itasca Food Pantry! Guests are encouraged to bring non-perishable food, household items, or personal care products.

Buona Beef

Dine Out with the Friends

All Day
Off Site
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Families/All Ages

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.  

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Families/All Ages
Program Type: General Events
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.  

Colorful Lego bricks

Family LEGO Build (All Ages)

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 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

Themed LEGO builds are back! Join us for a night of building LEGO creations that will be displayed in the library. A separate registration is required for each session.

This session's theme is Fairy Tales.

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

Themed LEGO builds are back! Join us for a night of building LEGO creations that will be displayed in the library. A separate registration is required for each session.

This session's theme is Fairy Tales.

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English Conversation Group

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Adults

Speaking English doesn’t have to be hard. Intermediate English learners can practice their skills in a friendly, casual group. We meet in person and on Zoom. Please register to get the Zoom link.

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

Speaking English doesn’t have to be hard. Intermediate English learners can practice their skills in a friendly, casual group. We meet in person and on Zoom. Please register to get the Zoom link.

People playing a board game

Board Game Night

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:45pm
East Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Adults

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 remainder of the night playing the new game!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: East Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Events
Registration Required
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 remainder of the night playing the new game!

Awesome Earth book cover

STEAM Stories (ages 4-8 with a caregiver)

Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 4:15pm - 5:00pm
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Kids, Birth to Preschool, Grade School

It’s STEM with art! Come listen to a story on a STEM topic and complete a simple art project and activities all around the theme of the day. 

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

It’s STEM with art! Come listen to a story on a STEM topic and complete a simple art project and activities all around the theme of the day. 

Sign Language for Kids (Grades 1-5)

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 4:15pm - 5:15pm
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Kids, Grade School

This month learn animal signs through a book, games, and practice with your peers. You’ll also learn tricks for remembering the signs and the history of them.

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

This month learn animal signs through a book, games, and practice with your peers. You’ll also learn tricks for remembering the signs and the history of them.

Author R.L. Stine

Still Afraid of the Dark: An Evening with R.L. Stine

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Adults

Please note: This is a virtual event. Use this link to register for the event: https://bit.ly/ILPStine

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Events
Event Details:

Please note: This is a virtual event. Use this link to register for the event: https://bit.ly/ILPStine

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English Conversation Group

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Adults

Speaking English doesn’t have to be hard. Intermediate English learners can practice their skills in a friendly, casual group. We meet in person and on Zoom. Please register to get the Zoom link.

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

Speaking English doesn’t have to be hard. Intermediate English learners can practice their skills in a friendly, casual group. We meet in person and on Zoom. Please register to get the Zoom link.

30th Anniversary Pokemon Bash (All Ages)

Friday, February 27, 2026 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Kids, Birth to Preschool, Grade School, Teens, Adults

Celebrate the release of Pokémon thirty years ago with a Pikachu meet and greet, giveaways, costume parade, and more. Catch us leading up to the date for exact times of each event.

Cancelled
Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Birth to Preschool, Grade School, Teens, Adults
Program Type: General Events
Registration Required
Event Details:

Celebrate the release of Pokémon thirty years ago with a Pikachu meet and greet, giveaways, costume parade, and more. Catch us leading up to the date for exact times of each event.

Volunteering To-Go: Color a Smile (grades 6-12)

All Day
Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, General Events
Age Group:
Teens

Drop by the Youth Desk and pick up a packet of coloring sheets to decorate for Color A Smile, a nonprofit organization that distributes cheerful drawings to senior citizens, our troops overseas, and anyone in need of a smile. Wh

Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, General Events
Event Details:

Drop by the Youth Desk and pick up a packet of coloring sheets to decorate for Color A Smile, a nonprofit organization that distributes cheerful drawings to senior citizens, our troops overseas, and anyone in need of a smile. Wh

Friends of the Library Meeting

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
East Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Adults

The Friends of the Library is a non-profit organization that helps support the work of the library. We organize Dine Out with Friends, Ladies Night Out: BINGO!, and more. The group meets on the first Tuesday of every other month.

Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: East Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Events
Event Details:

The Friends of the Library is a non-profit organization that helps support the work of the library. We organize Dine Out with Friends, Ladies Night Out: BINGO!, and more. The group meets on the first Tuesday of every other month.

group of people chatting

English Conversation Group

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
East Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Adults

Speaking English doesn’t have to be hard. Intermediate English learners can practice their skills in a friendly, casual group. We meet in person and on Zoom. Please register to get the Zoom link.

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

Speaking English doesn’t have to be hard. Intermediate English learners can practice their skills in a friendly, casual group. We meet in person and on Zoom. Please register to get the Zoom link.

Character Fleadh

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Adults

Since 2008, Character Fleadh has honored Celtic traditions while forging
its own path. The band’s spirited approach to traditional Irish and
Scottish folk music is exuberant, sophisticated, and full of… character.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Events
Registration Required
Event Details:

Since 2008, Character Fleadh has honored Celtic traditions while forging
its own path. The band’s spirited approach to traditional Irish and
Scottish folk music is exuberant, sophisticated, and full of… character.

VolunTeen Program (grades 6-12)

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

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

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: General Events
Registration Required
Event Details:

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

Blanket Fort Night (for families)

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Storytime Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Kids, Birth to Preschool, Grade School, Families/All Ages

Come listen to a story and build a blanket fort to read in with your family! We’ll bring the books, flashlights, and snacks; you bring the blankets, sheets, tablecloths, and pillows to make your epic fort.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids, Birth to Preschool, Grade School, Families/All Ages
Program Type: General Events
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come listen to a story and build a blanket fort to read in with your family! We’ll bring the books, flashlights, and snacks; you bring the blankets, sheets, tablecloths, and pillows to make your epic fort.

Fox & Turtle Restaurant

Trivia Night

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Adults

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, March 11, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Adults

Speaking English doesn’t have to be hard. Intermediate English learners can practice their skills in a friendly, casual group. We meet in person and on Zoom. Please register to get the Zoom link.

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

Speaking English doesn’t have to be hard. Intermediate English learners can practice their skills in a friendly, casual group. We meet in person and on Zoom. Please register to get the Zoom link.

Chess Club (ages 5-17)

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Storytime Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Kids, Grade School, Teens

Enjoy playing chess? Join us for minigames and free play. Chess sets are provided.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids, Grade School, Teens
Program Type: General Events
Registration Required
Event Details:

Enjoy playing chess? Join us for minigames and free play. Chess sets are provided.

St. Patrick's Day Celebration (grades K-5)

Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Storytime Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Kids, Grade School

Hunt around the library for gold “coins,” make a rainbow craft, and participate in more St. Patrick’s Day themed activities.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids, Grade School
Program Type: General Events
Registration Required
Event Details:

Hunt around the library for gold “coins,” make a rainbow craft, and participate in more St. Patrick’s Day themed activities.

group of people chatting

English Conversation Group

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
West Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Adults

Speaking English doesn’t have to be hard. Intermediate English learners can practice their skills in a friendly, casual group. We meet in person and on Zoom. Please register to get the Zoom link.

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

Speaking English doesn’t have to be hard. Intermediate English learners can practice their skills in a friendly, casual group. We meet in person and on Zoom. Please register to get the Zoom link.

People playing a board game

Board Game Night

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:45pm
East Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Adults

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 remainder of the night playing the new game!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: East Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Events
Registration Required
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 remainder of the night playing the new game!

Author Percival Everett

Beyond the Page with Percival Everett

Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Adults

Please note: This is a virtual event. Use this link to register for the event: https://bit.ly/ILPPercivalEverett

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Events
Event Details:

Please note: This is a virtual event. Use this link to register for the event: https://bit.ly/ILPPercivalEverett

Board game

Board Game Swap

Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
East Meeting Room at Itasca Community Library
Program Type:
General Events
Age Group:
Families/All Ages

Join us for a fun board game swap event! Whether you’re a tabletop
enthusiast or just looking for something new to try, this is the perfect
opportunity to trade, meet fellow gamers, and refresh your collection.

Library Branch: Itasca Community Library
Room: East Meeting Room
Age Group: Families/All Ages
Program Type: General Events
Event Details:

Join us for a fun board game swap event! Whether you’re a tabletop
enthusiast or just looking for something new to try, this is the perfect
opportunity to trade, meet fellow gamers, and refresh your collection.