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ONLINE Illinois Libraries Present: Little Women

All Day 12/20 - 12/22
All ages (including solo adults)
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Age Group: All ages (including solo adults)
Program Type: Online Programs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 58
Event Details:

Little Women: The Musical (2022), an At-Home Experience in Collaboration with Broadway HD

Available to view online Friday, December 20 to Sunday, December 22

Winter Reading Challenge 2024/2025

All Day 12/23 - 2/1
All ages (including solo adults)
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. 

Tiny Tots Play Group

10:00am - 11:00am
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
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.

STEAM Seekers

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Grade School, 3rd-5th Grade
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: NOW Space
Age Group: Grade School, 3rd-5th Grade
Program Type: STEAM Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
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.

December: Three Little Pigs House Building
January: The Great Chain Race (Longest Paper Chain Challenge)
February: LEGO Mini Golf STEAM Challenge
 

Library closed for Christmas Eve

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Sugar Grove Public Library
Description:

Sugar Grove Public Library will be closed Tuesday, December 24, for Christmas Eve.

Library closed for Christmas Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Sugar Grove Public Library
Description:

Sugar Grove Public Library will be closed Wednesday, December 25, for Christmas Day.

Family Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Families (adults + children)
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

Stuffy Sleepover (Rescheduled)

10:00am - 10:45am
Families (adults + children)
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Families (adults + children)
Program Type: Books & Reading, Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

What adventures could your stuffed friend have overnight at the library? Bring a stuffed animal with you for a story and craft, then leave your fuzzy friend to sleepover at the library.

DIY Paper Snow Globes

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Grade School, K-2nd Grade, 3rd-5th Grade
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:

Come join us in the youth department for a quintessential winter craft, DIY Snow Globes!  Use paper and winter themed additions to create a winter scape you can enjoy all season long.

Cozy Family Movie & Hot Cocoa

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Families (adults + children)
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Families (adults + children)
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

Cozy up and enjoy an afternoon family movie at the library! Drop in for hot chocolate, popcorn, and a showing of the movie "Abominable" (PG). 

Library Closed for New Year's Eve

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Sugar Grove Public Library
Description:

Sugar Grove Public Library will be closed Tuesday, December 31, for New Year's Eve.

Library Closed for New Year's Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Sugar Grove Public Library
Description:

Sugar Grove Public Library will be closed Jan. 1 for New Year's Day.

Firefly Family Theatre Presents: Spark's Snow Day

10:00am - 10:45am
Families (adults + children)
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Families (adults + children)
Program Type: Music/Visual Performance
Event Details:

Join Firefly Family Theatre for a fun and interactive performance for kids!

Thursday Whodunnit Mystery Book Group

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Quiet Reading Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Registration 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. 

Bad Axe County by John Galligan: Heidi's parents

Outreach: Monthly Visit at Prairie Pointe

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Offsite
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:

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.

Open Craft Studio

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: NOW Space
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Bring your own craft projects or find something to create with supplies provided! Mingle and meet new people who also enjoy crafting. No need to register for drop-in crafting.

DIY Fidget Toys

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

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

Baby & Toddler Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Babies & Toddlers
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.

Tech Tuesdays

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
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.

Make Greeting Cards with Jennifer Boring

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens, Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: NOW Space
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
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 Valentine's Day themed greeting cards.

Adult Book Discussion

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Teens, Adults
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. 

Preschool Storytime

10:00am - 10:45am
Preschool
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Registration 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.

Outreach: Monthly Visit at Senior Living

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
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.

Curiosity Club

4:30pm - 5:15pm
Grade School, K-2nd Grade
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: NOW Space
Age Group: Grade School, K-2nd Grade
Program Type: STEAM Learning
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
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