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Incredible Bats Presents: Animals Around the World (Teen and Adult Session)

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room C at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Gardening/Nature, Presentations
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Join Incredible Bats for a continent-by-continent tour of animals around the world! Experience the wonder and diversity of animal life as you meet a variety of ambassador animals f...

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Gardening/Nature, Presentations
Event Details:

Join Incredible Bats for a continent-by-continent tour of animals around the world! Experience the wonder and diversity of animal life as you meet a variety of ambassador animals from all over the globe, including Rico the sloth.

A multicolored painted background with white block text reading: Messy Mondays! Select Mondays 10:00-11:00 AM. Ages 0-6 with a caregiver. No registration required.

Messy Mondays

Monday, April 7, 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
 

Baby & Toddler Storytime

Tuesday, April 8, 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, April 8, 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.

Image of multicolored LEGO bricks on a peach background. Blue rectangle with white text: LEGO Club, Grades K-5, *Please register*

LEGO Club

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 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.

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: 25

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

Grades K-5. Please register.

Outreach Services

Outreach: Monthly Visit at Senior Living

Wednesday, April 9, 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.

Family Storytime

Thursday, April 10, 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

Alexis Nikole Nelson Weds., April 10, 7pm

ONLINE: Illinois Libraries Present The Art of Foraging with Alexis Nikole Nelson

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
NOW Space at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Food & Cooking, 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.Alexis Nikole Nelson is a forager and an outdoor educator using her platforms, TikTo...

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

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

Homeschool Meetup

Friday, April 11, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room C at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Fun & Games, STEAM Learning
Age Group:
Families (adults + children)
Event Details:

TBD

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Families (adults + children)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Fun & Games, STEAM Learning
Event Details:

TBD

White background with a paint palette in the center. Black text: STEAM Seekers. Surrounding the paint palette are an astronaut, lightbulb, atom, light-skinned child with beaker, bridge, and double-helix illustrations.

STEAM Seekers

Monday, April 14, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
NOW Space at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
STEAM Learning
Age Group:
Grade School, 3rd-5th Grade
STEAM Seekers:

Attention all third through fifth graders! You’re invited to explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) concepts through different experiments, arts, crafts, a...

Event Details:

March: Color Theory April: Protect your Peeps Challenge May: Slime Investigators 

Required
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: NOW Space
Age Group: Grade School, 3rd-5th Grade
Program Type: STEAM Learning
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Attention all third through fifth graders! You’re invited to explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) concepts through different experiments, arts, crafts, and more. Please register for this program.

March: Color Theory 
April: Protect your Peeps Challenge 
May: Slime Investigators 

Cookbook cover of The Mexican Home Kitchen

Cookbook Book Club

Monday, April 14, 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 The Mexican Home Kitchen by Mely Martínez.

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 The Mexican Home Kitchen by Mely Martínez.

Baby & Toddler Storytime

Tuesday, April 15, 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, April 15, 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.

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, April 16, 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...

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.

Logo of the Village of Sugar Grove

Sugar Grove Village Police Commission Meeting

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 6:00pm - 6:45pm
Meeting Room C at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Presentations
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The Village of Sugar Grove will be holding their Police Commission board meetings at Sugar Grove Public Library during their construction project. For information, visit https://ww...

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

The Village of Sugar Grove will be holding their Police Commission board meetings at Sugar Grove Public Library during their construction project. For information, visit https://www.sugargroveil.gov/.

Logo of the Village of Sugar Grove

Sugar Grove Village Plan Commission Meeting

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 7:00pm - 7:45pm
Meeting Room C at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Presentations
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The Village of Sugar Grove will be holding their Plan Commission board meetings at Sugar Grove Public Library during their construction project. For information, visit https://www....

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

The Village of Sugar Grove will be holding their Plan Commission board meetings at Sugar Grove Public Library during their construction project. For information, visit https://www.sugargroveil.gov/.

Family Storytime

Thursday, April 17, 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

A light brown background with a brown paint palette and a brown squirrel illustration. Text: Horace Costume Contest. 10:30-11:30 AM | No registration needed | April 19, 2025

Design a Costume for Horace the Library Squirrel

Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room C at Sugar Grove Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Grade School, K-2nd Grade, 3rd-5th Grade
Event Details:

Calling all designers and creative folks! Horace, the library squirrel, is in need of a new costume and you are just the right person to design one for him. One lucky designer will...

Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Grade School, K-2nd Grade, 3rd-5th Grade
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Calling all designers and creative folks! Horace, the library squirrel, is in need of a new costume and you are just the right person to design one for him.

Library Closed for Easter Sunday

All Day
Sugar Grove Public Library

Sugar Grove Public Library will be closed Sunday, April 20, for Easter.

Closing
Branches:
Sugar Grove Public Library
Description:

Sugar Grove Public Library will be closed Sunday, April 20, for Easter.

Anime Club

Anime Club

Monday, April 21, 2025 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.

Required
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Teen Zone
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Movies
Required
Seats Remaining: 10

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

Baby & Toddler Storytime

Tuesday, April 22, 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, April 22, 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.

Magic and the Shinigami Detective book cover

Books and Brews Speculative Fiction Discussion

Tuesday, April 22, 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:

Magic and the Shinigami Detective: When the Night Foxes boldly break into the Fourth Precinct's Evidence Building, it causes quite the stir. The break-in is daring enough, but thei...

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.) 

Magic and the Shinigami Detective: When the Night Foxes boldly break into the Fourth Precinct's Evidence Building,

Sugar Grove Public Library District Board Meeting

Wednesday, April 23, 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.