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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 B

Wednesday, May 21, 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...

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: 15

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, May 21, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Magazine Lounge 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 ...

Required
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Magazine Lounge
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Fun & Games
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

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

Square image with white background and blue text. Photograph of a mom, dad, and two small kids reading books in front of a bookshelf. The people have light tan skin and dark hair, and the mother is wearing a light grey hijab. Text: Family Storytime - Kids of all ages | No registration | Thursdays at 10:00 AM

Family Storytime

Thursday, May 22, 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

Board games and lego

Board Games & LEGO

Friday, May 23, 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 on one of the desktops. We'll...

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 on one of the desktops.

Library Closed for Memorial Day

All Day
Sugar Grove Public Library

Sugar Grove Public Library will be closed Monday, May 26, for Memorial Day.

Closing
Branches:
Sugar Grove Public Library
Description:

Sugar Grove Public Library will be closed Monday, May 26, for Memorial Day.

School's Out! Drop-in Crafts

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 10:00am - 7:00pm
Storytime Room at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Families (adults + children)
Event Details:

Woohoo, school’s out! Come craft with us at the library all day to celebrate. For families with kids of all ages. No registration needed. 

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

Woohoo, school’s out! Come craft with us at the library all day to celebrate. 

For families with kids of all ages. No registration needed. 

Mobile phone, laptop, desktop computer, etc.

Tech Tuesdays

Tuesday, May 27, 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.

Mickey7 book cover

Books and Brews Speculative Fiction Discussion

Tuesday, May 27, 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:

Mickey7: Dying isn't any fun...but at least it's a living. Mickey7 is an Expendable: a disposable employee on a human expedition sent to colonize the ice world Niflheim. Whenever t...

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

Mickey7: Dying isn't any fun...but at least it's

Sugar Grove Public Library District Board Meeting

Wednesday, May 28, 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.   

Open Play Time

Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room C at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Fun & Games
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Event Details:

Drop in for open playtime with friends! Our meeting room will be open with toys, puzzles, and coloring for this unstructured play time. Ages 0-6 with a caregiver. Siblings wel...

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

Drop in for open playtime with friends! Our meeting room will be open with toys, puzzles, and coloring for this unstructured play time. 

Ages 0-6 with a caregiver. Siblings welcome! No registration needed.

Homebound Delivery

Homebound Deliveries

Monday, June 2, 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.

Mobile phone, laptop, desktop computer, etc.

Tech Tuesdays

Tuesday, June 3, 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.

Adult Book Discussion logo

Adult Book Discussion

Tuesday, June 3, 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. 

Dungeons & Dragons Crit it to Win It

Dungeons & Dragons

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Magazine Lounge 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 ...

Required
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Magazine Lounge
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Fun & Games
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

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

The Cold Dish book cover

Thursday Whodunnit Mystery Book Group

Thursday, June 5, 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 Cold Dish by Craig Johnson (Walt Longmire mysteries #1): Sheriff Walt Longmire knows he's got trouble when Cody Pritchard is found dead. Is someone seeking vengeance? Longmire ...

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 Cold Dish by Craig Johnson (Walt Longmire mysteri

Outreach Services

Outreach: Monthly Visit at Prairie Pointe

Friday, June 6, 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.

Cookbook cover of Italian Snacking

Cookbook Book Club

Monday, June 9, 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 Italian Snacking by Anna Francese Gass.

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 Italian Snacking by Anna Francese Gass.

Mobile phone, laptop, desktop computer, etc.

Tech Tuesdays

Tuesday, June 10, 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.

Outreach Services

Outreach: Monthly Visit at Senior Living

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Offsite at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
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
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.

Crafting Herbal Mocktails

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room C at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Food & Cooking
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Shake things up with herb-infused mocktails! Join us for a masterclass on creating alcohol-free mocktails using simple syrups and herb extractions. From reimagined party punches to...

Required
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food & Cooking
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Shake things up with herb-infused mocktails! Join us for a masterclass on creating alcohol-free mocktails using simple syrups and herb extractions.

Groovin' in the Grove free concert series

Groovin' in the Grove

Friday, June 13, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Library Grounds at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Music/Visual Performance
Age Group:
All ages (including solo adults), Family & All Ages
Groovin' in the Grove:

The Sugar Grove Arts & Entertainment Committee invites you and your family to this FREE fun community gathering. Listen to great live music, visit with your neighbors, and try ...

Event Details:

Groovin' in the Grove 2025

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

The Sugar Grove Arts & Entertainment Committee invites you and your family to this FREE fun community gathering. Listen to great live music, visit with your neighbors, and try something new from a food truck or bring your own snacks. Our Kids Zone area offers outdoor activities before and during the concert.

 

Groovin’ in the Grove Summer 2025 Series:

Friday, June 13, 7-8:30pm

Friday, July 11, 7-8:30pm

Friday, Aug. 8, 7-8:30pm

 

Know Before You Go: 

- Bring your own lawn chair or blanket

- Outside food and drink is allowed

- Public restrooms will be open inside the Library.

-Parking is available in the Library's front parking lot or across the street. 

- Service animals are allowed. 
 

No registration required, but if you would like to receive a text or email reminder of the concert, please sign up! In the event of a rain date, we will contact anyone who has registered. 

The Sugar Grove Arts & Entertainment Committee is comprised of staff and volunteers from the Village of Sugar Grove, Sugar Grove Park District, Sugar Grove Township, Sugar Grove Chamber of Commerce, and the Sugar Grove Public Library District. For information, visit https://www.facebook.com/groovin60554/.
 

Food Truck information will be announced closer to the concert dates. 

Groovin' in the Grove 2025

Sugar Stitchers Drop-In Stitching

Sugar Stitchers Drop In Stitching

Monday, June 16, 2025 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.

Mobile phone, laptop, desktop computer, etc.

Tech Tuesdays

Tuesday, June 17, 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.

Library Closed for Juneteenth

All Day
Sugar Grove Public Library

Sugar Grove Public Library will be closed Thursday, June 19, for Juneteenth.

Closing
Branches:
Sugar Grove Public Library
Description:

Sugar Grove Public Library will be closed Thursday, June 19, for Juneteenth.