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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. 

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: NOW Space
Purpose of Meeting

AARP Safe Driver Program, part 2

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

Novel Navigators

4:30pm - 5:15pm
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: Books & Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
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 "Families (adults + children)" group.

Saturday Pajama Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Families (adults + children)
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Families (adults + children)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Calling all families who are ready to stay cozy in your jammies and listen to a story. You’re invited to Pajama Storytime, where we will read a cozy story while staying in our jammies all morning!

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

A Visit With Corrie (ten Boom) by Gayle Haas

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Teens, Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Presentations
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 82
Event Details:

Corrie ten Boom (April 1892-April 1983) was a Dutch Christian Holocaust survivor who helped many Jews escape the Nazis during WWII.

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

Jigsaw Puzzle Race!

2:30pm - 5:30pm
All ages (including solo adults)
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: All ages (including solo adults)
Program Type: Fun & Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9

Groups of up to four friends or family members are invited to join in a PUZZLE RACE! Each table will have three hours to put together a 500-piece puzzle. Who will be first to finish? Snacks and small prizes will be provided. 

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

Family Drop-in Craft: Paper Snowflakes

10:00am - 11:00am
Families (adults + children)
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Families (adults + children)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

We will supply everything you need to make your own paper snowflakes. Use a design template to guide you, or create your own unique patterns. No two snowflakes look the same!

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

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: 14
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
 

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Anime Club

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Teen Zone
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Movies
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3

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

6:00pm - 7:45pm
Teens, Adults
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

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

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.

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

Starting Your Business

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens, Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: NOW Space
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Presentations
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

Miranda Rodriguez from the Small Business Development Center at Waubonsee Community College will discuss things to know when starting a small business. Bring your questions!

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentations

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

This event is in the "Preschool" group.

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: 12

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
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.   

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

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

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

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

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.

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: Session A

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Grade School, K-2nd Grade, 3rd-5th Grade
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Grade School, K-2nd Grade, 3rd-5th Grade
Program Type: Fun & Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0

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.

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

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Offsite
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
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.) 

Dragonflight: On the planet Pern, deadly "thread"

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: Session B

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Grade School, K-2nd Grade, 3rd-5th Grade
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Sugar Grove Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Grade School, K-2nd Grade, 3rd-5th Grade
Program Type: Fun & Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12

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.