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This event is in the "All ages (including solo adults)" group.

Winter Reading Challenge 2024/2025

All Day 12/23 - 2/28
Library Grounds at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
All ages (including solo adults)
Event Details:

Winter is a great time to challenge yourself to read! To participate in Sugar Grove Public Library's Winter Reading Challenge, pick up a reading log at the Youth or Adult Services ...

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Library Grounds
Age Group: All ages (including solo adults)
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:

Winter is a great time to challenge yourself to read! To participate in Sugar Grove Public Library's Winter Reading Challenge, pick up a reading log at the Youth or Adult Services desks. 

This event is in the "Preschool" group.

Preschool Storytime

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Storytime Room at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool
Preschool Storytime:

This storytime for independent preschoolers features stories, rhymes, songs, and more followed by a craft. Join us for a fun time and develop independence as well as essential earl...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 13

This storytime for independent preschoolers features stories, rhymes, songs, and more followed by a craft. Join us for a fun time and develop independence as well as essential early literacy skills.

Ages 3-6. Children attend on their own but caregivers must stay in the library. Please register.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Sugar Grove Public Library District Board Meeting

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Board Room at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Presentations
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Board meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. in the Board room; holidays or other events necessitating a date or room change are noted.   A...

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentations
Event Details:

Board meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. in the Board room; holidays or other events necessitating a date or room change are noted.   

This event is in the "Families (adults + children)" group.

Family Storytime

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room C at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Families (adults + children)
Family Storytime:

Bring the whole family to this weekly drop-in storytime featuring stories, songs, rhymes, and more! Program is geared toward families with kids 0-6-- older siblings are welcome.&nb...

Event Details:

Note: Storytime on 1/2/25 will be replaced by Firefly Family Theatre Presents: Spark's Snow Day, an interactive performance geared toward ages 2-7. No registration required.

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Families (adults + children)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Bring the whole family to this weekly drop-in storytime featuring stories, songs, rhymes, and more! Program is geared toward families with kids 0-6-- older siblings are welcome. 

Families with kids 0-6. No registration needed.

Note: Storytime on 1/2/25 will be replaced by Firefly Family Theatre Presents: Spark's Snow Day, an interactive performance ge

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

ONLINE: Illinois Libraries Present Love and Laughs with Michelle Buteau

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
NOW Space at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Online Programs
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

REGISTER HERE TO WATCH THIS ONLINE PROGRAM ON ZOOM or watch the program online in the NOW Space.Michelle Buteau, an American stand-up comedian, actress, television host, producer, ...

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: NOW Space
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading, Online Programs
Event Details:

REGISTER HERE TO WATCH THIS ONLINE PROGRAM ON ZOOM or watch the program online in the NOW Space.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.

Tiny Tots Play Group

Monday, January 27, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room C at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Fun & Games
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Tiny Tots Play Group:

Meet other caregivers while your child plays and builds their social skills at this unstructured play group.Ages 0-3 (siblings welcome). No registration needed.

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Fun & Games

Meet other caregivers while your child plays and builds their social skills at this unstructured play group.

Ages 0-3 (siblings welcome). No registration needed.

This event is in the "Grade School" group.
This event is in the "K-2nd Grade" group.
This event is in the "3rd-5th Grade" group.

Pokémon Club: Session A

Monday, January 27, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Meeting Room C at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Fun & Games
Age Group:
Grade School, K-2nd Grade, 3rd-5th Grade
Pokémon Club:

Calling all Pokémon Trainers! Come play, learn, and talk about Pokémon. Play the game, trade cards, and do crafts. Bring your Nintendo DS, Nintendo Switch, or phone if you would li...

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Grade School, K-2nd Grade, 3rd-5th Grade
Program Type: Fun & Games
Required
Seats Remaining: 0

Calling all Pokémon Trainers! Come play, learn, and talk about Pokémon. Play the game, trade cards, and do crafts. Bring your Nintendo DS, Nintendo Switch, or phone if you would like to play with another friend in the club or Pokémon Go. 

Grades 1-6. Please register for either the Monday or Wednesday option each month. Activities are the same for both sessions.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.

Baby & Toddler Storytime

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room C at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers
Baby and Toddler Story Time:

Join us for this weekly drop-in storytime tailored especially to babies and toddlers (siblings welcome). Read, rhyme, and wiggle with your little one while fostering language and e...

Event Details:

No storytime 12/24, 12/31, 2/25.

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for this weekly drop-in storytime tailored especially to babies and toddlers (siblings welcome). Read, rhyme, and wiggle with your little one while fostering language and early literacy skills. 

Ages 0-3 with caregiver. No registration needed.

No storytime 12/24, 12/31, 2/25.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Tech Tuesdays

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Janice Katherine Rich Technology Learning Center at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Presentations
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Technology Tuesdays are a drop in event every Tuesday afternoon in the Janice Katherine Rich Technology Learning Center. You can bring your mobile phone, tablet, laptop, or general...

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Janice Katherine Rich Technology Learning Center
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentations
Event Details:

Technology Tuesdays are a drop in event every Tuesday afternoon in the Janice Katherine Rich Technology Learning Center.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Books and Brews Speculative Fiction Discussion

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Offsite at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Books & Brews:

Adults 21+ are welcome to join us in at Burnt Barrel Social, 799 Heartland in Sugar Grove, for a beverage and a discussion of a fantasy/science fiction/speculative title. (Ava...

Event Details:

Dragonflight: On the planet Pern, deadly "thread" falls from the sky and puts all living creatures at risk. The symbiotic relationship of dragon and rider is the planet's only hope...

Open
Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Offsite
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Adults 21+ are welcome to join us in at Burnt Barrel Social, 799 Heartland in Sugar Grove, for a beverage and a discussion of a fantasy/science fiction/speculative title. (Available one month prior at the Circulation Desk.) 

Dragonflight: On the planet Pern, deadly "thread"

This event is in the "Grade School" group.
This event is in the "K-2nd Grade" group.
This event is in the "3rd-5th Grade" group.

Pokémon Club: Session B

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Meeting Room C at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Fun & Games
Age Group:
Grade School, K-2nd Grade, 3rd-5th Grade
Pokémon Club:

Calling all Pokémon Trainers! Come play, learn, and talk about Pokémon. Play the game, trade cards, and do crafts. Bring your Nintendo DS, Nintendo Switch, or phone if you would li...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Grade School, K-2nd Grade, 3rd-5th Grade
Program Type: Fun & Games
Required
Seats Remaining: 11

Calling all Pokémon Trainers! Come play, learn, and talk about Pokémon. Play the game, trade cards, and do crafts. Bring your Nintendo DS, Nintendo Switch, or phone if you would like to play with another friend in the club or Pokémon Go. 

Grades 1-6. Please register for either the Monday or Wednesday option each month. Activities are the same for both sessions.

This event is in the "Families (adults + children)" group.

Family Storytime

Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room C at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Families (adults + children)
Family Storytime:

Bring the whole family to this weekly drop-in storytime featuring stories, songs, rhymes, and more! Program is geared toward families with kids 0-6-- older siblings are welcome.&nb...

Event Details:

Note: Storytime on 1/2/25 will be replaced by Firefly Family Theatre Presents: Spark's Snow Day, an interactive performance geared toward ages 2-7. No registration required.

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Families (adults + children)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Bring the whole family to this weekly drop-in storytime featuring stories, songs, rhymes, and more! Program is geared toward families with kids 0-6-- older siblings are welcome. 

Families with kids 0-6. No registration needed.

Note: Storytime on 1/2/25 will be replaced by Firefly Family Theatre Presents: Spark's Snow Day, an interactive performance ge

Classical Conversations Science Fair

Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 10:15am - 3:30pm
Meeting Room C at Sugar Grove Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

The Village Bible Church is holding their annual science fair. This fair brings together students from 3 different campuses of the organization's Classical Conversations to highlig...

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Purpose of Meeting

The Village Bible Church is holding their annual science fair. This fair brings together students from 3 different campuses of the organization's Classical Conversations to highlight their hard work.

This event is in the "All ages (including solo adults)" group.

Homebound Deliveries

Monday, February 3, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Offsite at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Movies
Age Group:
All ages (including solo adults)
Event Details:

The Outreach Services Librarian will be making homebound deliveries during this event. If you would like to sign up for homebound delivery, please do one of the following: call the...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Offsite
Age Group: All ages (including solo adults)
Program Type: Books & Reading, Movies
Event Details:

The Outreach Services Librarian will be making homebound deliveries during this event.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Craft: DIY Kawaii Valentines

Monday, February 3, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teen Zone at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Enjoy some snacks while creating super cute valentines for your favorite person.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Teen Zone
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

Enjoy some snacks while creating super cute valentines for your favorite person.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.

Baby & Toddler Storytime

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room C at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers
Baby and Toddler Story Time:

Join us for this weekly drop-in storytime tailored especially to babies and toddlers (siblings welcome). Read, rhyme, and wiggle with your little one while fostering language and e...

Event Details:

No storytime 12/24, 12/31, 2/25.

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for this weekly drop-in storytime tailored especially to babies and toddlers (siblings welcome). Read, rhyme, and wiggle with your little one while fostering language and early literacy skills. 

Ages 0-3 with caregiver. No registration needed.

No storytime 12/24, 12/31, 2/25.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Tech Tuesdays

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Janice Katherine Rich Technology Learning Center at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Presentations
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Technology Tuesdays are a drop in event every Tuesday afternoon in the Janice Katherine Rich Technology Learning Center. You can bring your mobile phone, tablet, laptop, or general...

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Janice Katherine Rich Technology Learning Center
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentations
Event Details:

Technology Tuesdays are a drop in event every Tuesday afternoon in the Janice Katherine Rich Technology Learning Center.

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Make Greeting Cards with Jennifer Boring

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
NOW Space at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Coffee and a Craft:

Join us in the NOW Space and make a craft! No experience necessary. Materials provided. Please register with your Sugar Grove Public Library card.

Event Details:

This month, Jennifer Boring will show you how to make a set of cheerful greeting cards.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: NOW Space
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

Join us in the NOW Space and make a craft! No experience necessary. Materials provided. Please register with your Sugar Grove Public Library card.

This month, Jennifer Boring will show you how to make a set of cheerful greeting cards.

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Adult Book Discussion

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room C at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Adult Book Discussion:

Join us for a patron-led discussion in Meeting Room C. Reservation not required. Please call to find out this month's title. Book club books are available at the Circulation d...

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading

Join us for a patron-led discussion in Meeting Room C. Reservation not required. Please call to find out this month's title. Book club books are available at the Circulation desk the month prior to the meeting. 

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

ONLINE: Illinois Libraries Present An Evening with James McBride

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
NOW Space at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Online Programs
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

REGISTER HERE TO WATCH THIS ONLINE PROGRAM ON ZOOM or watch the program online in the NOW Space.James McBride is an award-winning author, musician, and screenwriter. His landmark m...

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: NOW Space
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading, Online Programs
Event Details:

REGISTER HERE TO WATCH THIS ONLINE PROGRAM ON ZOOM or watch the program online in the NOW Space.

This event is in the "Preschool" group.

Preschool Storytime

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Storytime Room at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool
Preschool Storytime:

This storytime for independent preschoolers features stories, rhymes, songs, and more followed by a craft. Join us for a fun time and develop independence as well as essential earl...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 15

This storytime for independent preschoolers features stories, rhymes, songs, and more followed by a craft. Join us for a fun time and develop independence as well as essential early literacy skills.

Ages 3-6. Children attend on their own but caregivers must stay in the library. Please register.

This event is in the "Grade School" group.
This event is in the "K-2nd Grade" group.

Curiosity Club

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:15pm
NOW Space at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
STEAM Learning
Age Group:
Grade School, K-2nd Grade
Curiosity Club:

Explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) concepts with other curious kids. We explore a different theme each month through experiments, arts, crafts, and more...

Event Details:

December: Three Little Pigs House BuildingJanuary: Transferable ArtFebruary: Cloud in a Jar 

Open
Required
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: NOW Space
Age Group: Grade School, K-2nd Grade
Program Type: STEAM Learning
Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:

Explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) concepts with other curious kids. We explore a different theme each month through experiments, arts, crafts, and more in this hands-on program. 

Grades K-2. Please register.

December: Three Little Pigs House Building
January: Transferable Art
February: Cloud in a Jar
 

This event is in the "Families (adults + children)" group.

Family Storytime

Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room C at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Families (adults + children)
Family Storytime:

Bring the whole family to this weekly drop-in storytime featuring stories, songs, rhymes, and more! Program is geared toward families with kids 0-6-- older siblings are welcome.&nb...

Event Details:

Note: Storytime on 1/2/25 will be replaced by Firefly Family Theatre Presents: Spark's Snow Day, an interactive performance geared toward ages 2-7. No registration required.

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Families (adults + children)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Bring the whole family to this weekly drop-in storytime featuring stories, songs, rhymes, and more! Program is geared toward families with kids 0-6-- older siblings are welcome. 

Families with kids 0-6. No registration needed.

Note: Storytime on 1/2/25 will be replaced by Firefly Family Theatre Presents: Spark's Snow Day, an interactive performance ge

This event is in the "Adults" group.

AARP Safe Driver TEK Workshop

Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
NOW Space at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Presentations
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

In this 90-minute Smart DriverTEK Workshop, learn about current and evolving vehicle safety technologies. This class enhances what drivers learn in the 8-hour Driver Safety class.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: NOW Space
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentations
Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:

In this 90-minute Smart DriverTEK Workshop, learn about current and evolving vehicle safety technologies. This class enhances what drivers learn in the 8-hour Driver Safety class.