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Red background with Ash and Pikachu in lower left corner. Pokemon Club: Select Mondays & Wednesdays, 4:30-5:30 PM. Grades 1-6 | Please register at calendar.sgpl.org

Pokémon Club: Session A

Monday, February 24, 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: 10

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.

AI Unplugged Monday, Feb. 24, 6-7pm

AI Unplugged: Behind the Digital Curtain

Monday, February 24, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room C at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Presentations
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly become a ubiquitous part of our daily lives, from the voice assistants in our homes to the algorithms powering social media. But what is AI...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Presentations
Required
Seats Remaining: 97
Event Details:

Artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly become a ubiquitous part of our daily lives, from the voice assistants in our homes to the algorithms powering social media. But what is AI really, and how does it work under the hood?

Mobile phone, laptop, desktop computer, etc.

Tech Tuesdays

Tuesday, February 25, 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.

Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse

Books and Brews Speculative Fiction Discussion

Tuesday, February 25, 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:

Trail of Lightning: When a town needs help finding a missing girl, Dinétah monster hunter Maggie Hoskie is their last hope. Maggie must unravel clues from ancient legends and battl...

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.) 

Trail of Lightning: When a town needs help finding a missing girl, Dinétah monster hunter Maggie Hoskie is their la

Red background with Ash and Pikachu in lower left corner. Pokemon Club: Select Mondays & Wednesdays, 4:30-5:30 PM. Grades 1-6 | Please register at calendar.sgpl.org

Pokémon Club: Session B

Wednesday, February 26, 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: 14

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.

Dungeons & Dragons Crit it to Win It

Dungeons & Dragons

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:30pm
NOW Space at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Fun & Games
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Come ready to be imaginative and cooperative as we explore 5E (fifth edition) Dungeons & Dragons mechanics in the realm of Krynn.Newcomers are welcome to join us as we begin a ...

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

Come ready to be imaginative and cooperative as we explore 5E (fifth edition) Dungeons & Dragons mechanics in the realm of Krynn.

Sugar Grove Public Library District Board Meeting

Wednesday, February 26, 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.   

Board games and lego

Board Games & LEGO

Friday, February 28, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Teen Zone at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Fun & Games
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Hang out in the Teen Zone. You can build with LEGO blocks or play a board game. You can battle your friends in Super Smash Bros. on our Switch or game online on one of the desktop ...

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Teen Zone
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Fun & Games
Event Details:

Hang out in the Teen Zone. You can build with LEGO blocks or play a board game. You can battle your friends in Super Smash Bros. on our Switch or game online on one of the desktop computers.

Picture of a frog, egg, chocolate, and toast fidget toy.

Teen Craft: DIY Fidget Toys

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

Enjoy an hour of snacks and using craft supplies to create your own fidget toys.

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 an hour of snacks and using craft supplies to create your own fidget toys.

Baby & Toddler Storytime

Tuesday, March 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 5/27

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 5/27

Mobile phone, laptop, desktop computer, etc.

Tech Tuesdays

Tuesday, March 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.

Happy Birthday card

Make Greeting Cards with Jennifer Boring

Tuesday, March 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 birthday greeting cards.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: NOW Space
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
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 birthday greeting cards.

Adult Book Discussion logo

Adult Book Discussion

Tuesday, March 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. 

Coralie Adam Tues., Mar. 4, 7pm

ONLINE: Illinois Libraries Present Exploring Space with Coralie Adam

Tuesday, March 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.Coralie Adam graduated in 2011 from Illinois with a B.S. in aerospace engineering. F...

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.

A pink square with a blue-bordered white semicircle at the top. An owl sits on a stack of multicolored books, reading. Text: Preschool Storytime: Stories - Songs - Crafts. Select Wednesdays: 10-10:45 AM. Please register at calendar.sgpl.org

Preschool Storytime

Wednesday, March 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: 14

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.

White background with various objects scattered on it: Wires, circuit boards, and a small robot. Black text: Curiosity Club, Grades K-2, *Please Register*

Curiosity Club

Wednesday, March 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:

March: Salt Dough MosaicApril: Flowerpot SlimeMay: TBD

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: 12
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.

March: Salt Dough Mosaic

April: Flowerpot Slime

May: TBD

Family Storytime

Thursday, March 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:

No storytime 5/29

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.

No storytime 5/29

The Ranger by Ace Atkins

Thursday Whodunnit Mystery Book Group

Thursday, March 6, 2025 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:

The Ranger by Ace Atkins: After years at war, Army Ranger Quinn Colson returns to the rugged hill country of northeast Mississippi to find it overrun by corruption, decay, meth dea...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Quiet Reading Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
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. 

The Ranger by Ace Atkins: After years at war, Arm

Outreach Services

Outreach: Monthly Visit at Prairie Pointe

Friday, March 7, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Offsite at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

First Fridays are reserved for the monthly outreach program at Prairie Pointe Assisted Living Facility in Sugar Grove, IL. Holds are picked up and delivered to residents. Residents...

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

First Fridays are reserved for the monthly outreach program at Prairie Pointe Assisted Living Facility in Sugar Grove, IL. Holds are picked up and delivered to residents.

Blue background with a blue and green globe at the bottom, with illustrations of buildings from cities around the world. Text: Global Goodies, Friday, March 7, 4:30-5:30 PM, Grades 3-6. Please register.

Global Goodies

Friday, March 7, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
NOW Space at Sugar Grove Public Library
Age Group:
3rd-5th Grade
Event Details:

Take your tastebuds on an adventure around the world! We will start our journey by sampling a variety of snacks from South Korea while celebrating Korean cuisine, culture, and geog...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: NOW Space
Age Group: 3rd-5th Grade
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Take your tastebuds on an adventure around the world! We will start our journey by sampling a variety of snacks from South Korea while celebrating Korean cuisine, culture, and geography.

Brian "Fox" Ellis dressed in a hat and bowtie before a sign for the Robert Ridgway Nature Preserve. The Illinois Humanities logo is below.

Robert Ridgway: When Amateur Bird Watching Became a Rigorous Science with Brian “Fox” Ellis

Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room C at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Presentations
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Brian “Fox” Ellis becomes Robert Ridgway, Illinois’ most pre-eminent bird man, and recalls the history of the Audubon Society and the evolution of bird watching as it grew from a h...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Presentations
Required
Seats Remaining: 60
Event Details:

Brian “Fox” Ellis becomes Robert Ridgway, Illinois’ most pre-eminent bird man, and recalls the history of the Audubon Society and the evolution of bird watching as it grew from a hobby to a scientific discipline.

Bibliotherapy

Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
NOW Space at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Presentations
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Books can offer solace in times of hardship and grief. Lora Windsor of Conley Outreach will discuss using bibliotherapy and her top ten picks for books to aid in the grieving proce...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: NOW Space
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading, Presentations
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Books can offer solace in times of hardship and grief. Lora Windsor of Conley Outreach will discuss using bibliotherapy and her top ten picks for books to aid in the grieving process.

A multicolored painted background with white block text: Messy Mondays! White banner below reading: March 10, Crumpled Paper Watercolors. April 7, Painting with primary colors. May 12, leaf stamping. Text below: Select Mondays: 10:00-11:00 AM. Ages 0-6 with a caregiver. No registration required.

Messy Mondays

Monday, March 10, 2025 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:

March: Crumpled Paper Flowers April: Painting with Primary Colors May: Leaf Stamping 

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.

March: Crumpled Paper Flowers 
April: Painting with Primary Colors 
May: Leaf Stamping
 

Book Cover of Cookbook Delish

Cookbook Book Club

Monday, March 10, 2025 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 Delish by Joanna Saltz.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: NOW Space
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading, Food & Cooking
Required
Seats Remaining: 18
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 Delish by Joanna Saltz.