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Thursday Whodunnit Mystery Book Group

Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Quiet Reading Room at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Thursday Whodunnits:

Join our revived book discussion first Thursdays of every month 6-7 PM in the Quiet Reading Room to discuss mysteries, thrillers and true crime books. 

Event Details:

This town takes in people on the run. Acceptance means walking away from your old life, living off the grid, and no way of getting in or out without approval. But this town has als...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Quiet Reading Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Join our revived book discussion first Thursdays of every month 6-7 PM in the Quiet Reading Room to discuss mysteries, thrillers and true crime books. 

This town takes in people on the run. Acceptance means walking away from your old life, living off the grid, and no way of getting in or out without approval. But this town has also just had its first murder.

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

Holiday in the Grove: Madrigal Performance

Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Library Grounds at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Music/Visual Performance
Age Group:
All ages (including solo adults)
Event Details:

Two performances will take place at the Sugar Grove Public Library from 1pm to 3:30pm in coordination with the Sugar Grove Kiwanis Group's Holiday in the Grove. The first perf...

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Library Grounds
Age Group: All ages (including solo adults)
Program Type: Music/Visual Performance
Event Details:

Two performances will take place at the Sugar Grove Public Library from 1pm to 3:30pm in coordination with the Sugar Grove Kiwanis Group's Holiday in the Grove. 

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

Holiday in the Grove: A KAI AI Christmas Show: The Christmas Council

Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room C at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Music/Visual Performance
Age Group:
All ages (including solo adults)
Event Details:

Two performances will take place at the Sugar Grove Public Library from 1pm to 3:30pm in coordination with the Sugar Grove Kiwanis Group's Holiday in the Grove. The second per...

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: All ages (including solo adults)
Program Type: Music/Visual Performance
Event Details:

Two performances will take place at the Sugar Grove Public Library from 1pm to 3:30pm in coordination with the Sugar Grove Kiwanis Group's Holiday in the Grove. 

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

Messy Mondays (NEW TIME!)

Monday, December 9, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
NOW Space at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEAM Learning
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Messy Mondays:

Calling all families with kids ages 0-6 for this unstructured sensory play program-- we'll get hands-on with messy projects, so dress accordingly! Drop in any time during the progr...

Event Details:

December: Painting with PineconesJanuary: Homemade Play-DohFebruary: Squeegee/Swipe Painting

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: NOW Space
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM Learning
Event Details:

Calling all families with kids ages 0-6 for this unstructured sensory play program-- we'll get hands-on with messy projects, so dress accordingly! Drop in any time during the program to participate. 

Ages 0-6 with a caregiver. No registration needed.

December: Painting with Pinecones
January: Homemade Play-Doh
February: Squeegee/Swipe Painting

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

Cookbook Book Club

Monday, December 9, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
NOW Space at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Food & Cooking
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Cookbook Book Club:

Cook a dish from our book of the month and bring it to our potluck book discussion!Grab a copy of the book at the Circulation Desk. Register at https://sugargrove.evanced.info/sign...

Event Details:

This month's cookbook is Savory Baking by Erin Jeanne McDowell.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: NOW Space
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading, Food & Cooking
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Cook a dish from our book of the month and bring it to our potluck book discussion!

Grab a copy of the book at the Circulation Desk. Register at https://sugargrove.evanced.info/signup or call 630-466-4686. Pick a recipe from the cookbook and bring it to the book discussion. 

This month's cookbook is Savory Baking by Erin Jeanne McDowell.

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

Baby & Toddler Storytime

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 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, December 10, 2024 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 "Grade School" group.
This event is in the "K-2nd Grade" group.
This event is in the "3rd-5th Grade" group.

LEGO Club

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Meeting Room C at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Fun & Games, STEAM Learning
Age Group:
Grade School, K-2nd Grade, 3rd-5th Grade
Lego Club:

We provide the LEGO, you provide the creativity. What will you build? Grades K-5. Please register.

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, STEAM Learning
Required
Seats Remaining: 5

We provide the LEGO, you provide the creativity. What will you build? 

Grades K-5. Please register.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Paint and Sip

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room C at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Have fun painting a picture and sipping a warm seasonal beverage! Materials provided. Priority will be given to Sugar Grove Public Library cardholders.

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Have fun painting a picture and sipping a warm seasonal beverage! Materials provided. Priority will be given to Sugar Grove Public Library cardholders.

This event is in the "3rd-5th Grade" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

ONLINE: Illinois Libraries Present The Magic of Raina Telgemeier

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
NOW Space at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Online Programs
Age Group:
3rd-5th Grade, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

REGISTER HERE FOR THIS ONLINE PROGRAM or watch the program online in the NOW Space.Raina Telgemeier is the author and illustrator of the graphic novels Smile, Drama, Sisters, Ghost...

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: NOW Space
Age Group: 3rd-5th Grade, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading, Online Programs
Event Details:

REGISTER HERE FOR THIS ONLINE PROGRAM or watch the program online in the NOW Space.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Outreach: Monthly Visit at Senior Living

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Offsite at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Presentations
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

On the second Wednesday of every month, the outreach services librarian will visit the Sugar Grove Senior Living facility in Sugar Grove, IL from 1pm to 3pm. The librarian will hel...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Offsite
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading, Presentations
Event Details:

On the second Wednesday of every month, the outreach services librarian will visit the Sugar Grove Senior Living facility in Sugar Grove, IL from 1pm to 3pm.

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

Monthly D&D Night

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Magazine Lounge at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Fun & Games
Age Group:
Families (adults + children), Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Join us for the start of a campaign of Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) 5E (fifth edition) game. You don't have to have a dice set or a character sheet ready to go, but if you have...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Magazine Lounge
Age Group: Families (adults + children), Teens, Adults
Program Type: Fun & Games
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Join us for the start of a campaign of Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) 5E (fifth edition) game.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Basics of Medicare

Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:30am
NOW Space at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Presentations
Age Group:
Adults
Basics of Medicare:

Insurance agent Cindy Fields will show you how and when to sign up for Medicare and what it does and doesn't cover. Bring your questions! 

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: NOW Space
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentations

Insurance agent Cindy Fields will show you how and when to sign up for Medicare and what it does and doesn't cover. Bring your questions! 

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

Family Storytime

Thursday, December 12, 2024 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.

Basics of Medicare

Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
NOW Space at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Presentations
Age Group:
Adults
Basics of Medicare:

Insurance agent Cindy Fields will show you how and when to sign up for Medicare and what it does and doesn't cover. Bring your questions! 

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: NOW Space
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentations

Insurance agent Cindy Fields will show you how and when to sign up for Medicare and what it does and doesn't cover. Bring your questions! 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Outreach: Monthly Visit at Prairie Pointe

Friday, December 13, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Offsite at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Presentations
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Typically, on the first Friday of every month, the outreach services librarian will visit the Prairie Pointe Assisted Living Facility in Sugar Grove, IL from 10am-12pm. The librari...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Offsite
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading, Presentations
Event Details:

Typically, on the first Friday of every month, the outreach services librarian will visit the Prairie Pointe Assisted Living Facility in Sugar Grove, IL from 10am-12pm.

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

Novel Navigators

Friday, December 13, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:15pm
NOW Space at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Grade School, 3rd-5th Grade
Event Details:

Are you an avid reader, or someone who hopes to stretch yourself outside your reading comfort zone? Then Novel Navigators is the place for you! Incoming grades 3 through 5 will get...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: NOW Space
Age Group: Grade School, 3rd-5th Grade
Program Type: Books & Reading
Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:

Are you an avid reader, or someone who hopes to stretch yourself outside your reading comfort zone? Then Novel Navigators is the place for you!

This event is in the "Preschool" group.
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.

Read to Rover

Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Storytime Room at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Preschool, Grade School, K-2nd Grade, 3rd-5th Grade
Read to Rover:

Readers at all levels can benefit from our Read to Rover program. Reading to the friendly and patient Fox Valley Therapy Dogs allows children to gain confidence while reading to do...

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Preschool, Grade School, K-2nd Grade, 3rd-5th Grade
Program Type: Books & Reading

Readers at all levels can benefit from our Read to Rover program. Reading to the friendly and patient Fox Valley Therapy Dogs allows children to gain confidence while reading to dogs who love to listen. 

Grades PreK-5. No advance registration needed-- please sign in for a time slot at the Youth Services Desk when you arrive.

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

Monday, December 16, 2024 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
Event Details:

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
Event Details:

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.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Anime Club

Monday, December 16, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teen Zone at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Movies
Age Group:
Teens
Anime Club:

What do we do at anime club? Watch anime. Eat snacks. And do crafts.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Teen Zone
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Movies
Required
Seats Remaining: 5

What do we do at anime club? Watch anime. Eat snacks. And do crafts.

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

Sugar Stitchers Drop In Stitching

Monday, December 16, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Quiet Reading Room at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Sugar Stitchers Drop In Stitching:

Bring your crafting project and join others on the Library's Front Porch if it's nice, in the Quiet Reading Room if it's not. No need to register for drop in crafting.

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Quiet Reading Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Bring your crafting project and join others on the Library's Front Porch if it's nice, in the Quiet Reading Room if it's not. No need to register for drop in crafting.

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

Baby & Toddler Storytime

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 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, December 17, 2024 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, December 17, 2024 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:

Ancillary Justice: Now isolated in a single frail human body, Breq, an artificial intelligence that used to control of a massive starship and its crew of soldiers, tries to adjust ...

Open
Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Offsite
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Required
Seats Remaining: 11
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.) 

Ancillary Justice: Now isolated in a single frail