Downers Grove Public Library Announces December Events for Kids, Teens and Adults

Submitted by the Downers Grove Public Library

Library closings
Wednesday, December 24, all day
Thursday, December 25, all day
Wednesday, December 31, closed at 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 1, all day

Adults

Nonfiction Book Discussion: Sister, Mother, Husband, Dog by Delia Ephron
Monday, December 1, 7:30 p.m.
Copies available at the Ask Us Desk.

Try Audio Creation
Wednesday, December 3, 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, December 17, 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Stop by and try out the Digital Media Lab.

Fiction Book Discussion: And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
Thursday, December 11, 7:30 p.m.
Copies available at the Ask Us Desk.

Digital Device Petting Zoos
Sunday, December 14, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Play around with our devices and see if any are right for you.

Board of Trustees Meeting
Wednesday, December 17, 7:30 p.m.
All are welcome to attend.

Ornament Making
Thursday, December 18, 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 21, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Swing by the lobby and leave with your own DGPL-inspired ornament.
We’ll provide the supplies.

Teens

Make it in Teen Central: Comic Book Illustration
Monday, December 1 - 7

Video Game Tournament: Gods Among Us on PS4
Thursday, December 4, 7:00 p.m.
Advance registration at www.dglibrary.org/events is required.

Make it in Teen Central: Decorative Books
Monday, December 8 - 14

Make it in Teen Central: Beaded Bracelets
Monday, December 22 - 18

Make it in Teen Central: Painted Mugs
Monday, December 29 - January 4

Kids

Open Toddler Storytime
Tuesday, December 2, 9:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Parents with walking toddlers up to 36 months old are invited to join us for this storytime. Songs, rhymes, stories and movement activities are selected to promote verbal acquisition and sensory development. One child per adult, please!

Open Infant Storytime
Wednesday, December 3, 9:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Parents with babies who are not yet walking are invited to this storytime experience! Songs, rhymes, stories, and movement activities are selected to promote verbal acquisition and sensory development. One child per adult, please!

Saturday Morning Storytime
Saturday, December 6, 9:30 a.m.
Saturday, December 13, 9:30 a.m.
Saturday, December 20, 9:30 a.m.
Saturday, December 27, 9:30 a.m.

Behind the Scenes Preschool Tour
Friday, December 12, 9:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Find out what goes on behind closed doors at the library. Register at dglibrary.org/events

Bluestone Academy Dancers
Sunday, December 14, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Learn different styles of dance and have some dancing fun. Children should attend with an adult.

Let’s Learn Spanish Storytime
Friday, December 19, 11:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Language Stars presents an introduction to Spanish.

Craftacular
Monday, December 29, all day
Stop by to color, stick, fold, and make crafts.