Community Calendar

Readings from the Rookery June 4,11, 18, 25, July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 | 9:30 to 11 a.m. Severson Dells staff lead this fun and engaging program that introduces children and their parents to great nature books. After our story, everyone participates in outside activities that relate to the theme of the week. This program targets 5-to 9-year-olds and focuses on the importance of getting kids outside. Free event!

Nature Art Explorations For ages 14 & up. Creative materials will be provided, although you are welcome to bring supplies. $7/ Members, $10/ General Admission June 2 | 1 to 3 p.m. Origami, the art of paper folding, dates back thousands of years, with endless inspirations from nature. Learn beautiful stories about Japanese folklore of origami while folding traditional, nature-based designs! June 16 | 1 to 3 p.m. Giant, textured summer leaves are everywhere, and they are oh-so-gorgeous. Join us as we explore the forest for some big, beautiful leaves and turn them into a clay art project—complete with beautiful paint, of course—to take home! June 30 | 1 to 3 p.m. Enjoy a peaceful walk around our pollinator garden and bird feeding stations to learn about sound, music, and creativity. Create your own sound map as you listen and put what you hear into visual art!

Readings from the Rookery June 4,11, 18, 25, July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 | 9:30 to 11 a.m. Severson Dells staff lead this fun and engaging program that introduces children and their parents to great nature books. After our story, everyone participates in outside activities that relate to the theme of the week. This program targets 5-to 9-year-olds and focuses on the importance of getting kids outside. Free event!

Join us outdoors in the library’s courtyard to enjoy a bedtime story or two (or three!) with Miss Jen. In case of inclement weather, the story time will be held virtually via Facebook Live. To participate, send a request to be added to the DKPL Stories at Home Facebook group, any time between now and just before the event. Then, click the link again to go back to the group that Monday night to watch the story time. Once you have been added to the group, you will also be able to view all of our virtual story time programs. We can’t wait to see you! For more information, please contact Jen at jenniferm@dkpl.org or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 3350.

Join us outdoors in the library’s courtyard to enjoy a bedtime story or two (or three!) with Miss Jen. In case of inclement weather, the story time will be held virtually via Facebook Live. To participate, send a request to be added to the DKPL Stories at Home Facebook group, any time between now and just before the event. Then, click the link again to go back to the group that Monday night to watch the story time. Once you have been added to the group, you will also be able to view all of our virtual story time programs. We can’t wait to see you! For more information, please contact Jen at jenniferm@dkpl.org or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 3350.

The Virtual General Book Club will meet via Zoom to discuss The Housekeeper and the Professor, a work of fiction by Yoko Ogawa. He is a brilliant math Professor with a peculiar problem–ever since a traumatic head injury, he has lived with only eighty minutes of short-term memory. She is an astute young Housekeeper–with a ten-year-old son–who is hired to care for the Professor. And every morning, as the Professor and the Housekeeper are introduced to each other anew, a strange and beautiful relationship blossoms between them. Please register for this event at dkpl.org. Once you register you will receive a confirmation email with a link to the Zoom meeting, a phone number to call into the Zoom meeting, and a password to the meeting. Join the Zoom meeting 5 minutes prior to the program, especially if you haven’t used Zoom before. For additional information or help with registration, please contact Teresa at teresai@dkpl.org or (815) 756-9568 ext. 2114.

Join us outdoors in the library’s courtyard to enjoy a bedtime story or two (or three!) with Miss Jen. In case of inclement weather, the story time will be held virtually via Facebook Live. To participate, send a request to be added to the DKPL Stories at Home Facebook group, any time between now and just before the event. Then, click the link again to go back to the group that Monday night to watch the story time. Once you have been added to the group, you will also be able to view all of our virtual story time programs. We can’t wait to see you! For more information, please contact Jen at jenniferm@dkpl.org or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 3350.

Join the Spine Crackers Book Club for 4th through 7th graders, to discuss a book each month. You can check out a copy of the book via the Hoopla app. A few copies of the physical book will be available at the library. We will meet virtually via Zoom to discuss the book. Registration is required, the discussion will be limited to 8 participants. Contact Jen for more details at jenniferm@dkpl.org. Please register for this event at dkpl.org. The August book will be Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman.

Join us outdoors in the library’s courtyard to enjoy a bedtime story or two (or three!) with Miss Jen. In case of inclement weather, the story time will be held virtually via Facebook Live. To participate, send a request to be added to the DKPL Stories at Home Facebook group, any time between now and just before the event. Then, click the link again to go back to the group that Monday night to watch the story time. Once you have been added to the group, you will also be able to view all of our virtual story time programs. We can’t wait to see you! For more information, please contact Jen at jenniferm@dkpl.org or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 3350.

Join the Spine Crackers Book Club for 4th through 7th graders, to discuss a book each month. You can check out a copy of the book via the Hoopla app. A few copies of the physical book will be available at the library. We will meet virtually via Zoom to discuss the book. Registration is required, the discussion will be limited to 8 participants. Contact Jen for more details at jenniferm@dkpl.org. Please register for this event at dkpl.org. The August book will be Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman.