Event List

Name: Homeschool Hangout
Start: 2025-02-05T13:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-02-05T14:00:00-06:00
Location: Room C/Makerspace

Featured Events

Homeschool Hangout

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Program Type:

Crafts, STEM/STEAM

Age Group:

Children

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library

Room: Room C/Makerspace

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Crafts, STEM/STEAM

Required

Seats Remaining: 7

Event Details:

Homeschool Hangout Series (Registration Required)

Families

Wednesdays, February 5 and March 5 | 1:00-2:00 p.m.

Black and white image of Bob Hope with a NBC microphone.

VIRTUAL: Bob Hope: American Smart Aleck

Monday, February 10, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Program Type:

Lectures, Virtual

Age Group:

Adults

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library

Room: Virtual

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Lectures, Virtual

Required

Seats Remaining: 465

Event Details:

Join us in discovering the groundbreaking work, and hilarious jokes of one of the most iconic figures of the 20th century - Bob Hope. He conquered every field of entertainment - stage, radio, film, and television.

Excel 1

Monday, February 10, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Program Type:

Computer Classes

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library

Room: Room A

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Computer Classes

Required

Seats Remaining: 12

Event Details:

This class will cover the basic concepts creating and using spreadsheets. Formatting, designing, and sorting spreadsheets will be discussed along with the first steps towards creating formulas and using functions

Painting by Horace Pippin, titled "Amish Letter Writer" features a man seated at a table with an orange table cloth writing a letter.

VIRTUAL: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin

Monday, February 24, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Program Type:

Lectures, Virtual

Age Group:

Adults

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library

Room: Virtual

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Lectures, Virtual

Required

Seats Remaining: 474

Event Details:

World War I veteran, Horace Pippin overcame adversity to become a professional artist. His paintings feature a folk-inspired style and depict contemporary African Americans as well as references to American history.

Teen Taste Test: Generic vs. Name Brand

Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Program Type:

Food

Age Group:

Teens

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Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library

Room: Room B

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Food

Event Details:

Challenge your taste buds with a blind taste test of an assortment of name brand snacks versus their generic alter-egos. Drop-in.

While supplies last.

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Black and white photograph of artist Ruth Asawa surrounded by her wire mesh sculptures that hang from the ceiling.

VIRTUAL: The Art of Ruth Asawa

Monday, March 24, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Virtual at Bloomingdale Public Library

Program Type:

Lectures, Virtual

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

First introduced to art education in a Japanese internment camp, artist Ruth Asawa achieved success by creating handmade wire sculptures as well as figural public art (especially f...

Required

Virtual Event

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library

Room: Virtual

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Lectures, Virtual

Required

Seats Remaining: 480

Event Details:

First introduced to art education in a Japanese internment camp, artist Ruth Asawa achieved success by creating handmade wire sculptures as well as figural public art (especially fountains).

Cute Stickers on the Table photo by Eva Bronzini

BPL Makerspace Crafts: Custom Stickers

Monday, March 24, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Makerspace at Bloomingdale Public Library

Program Type:

Crafts

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

Event Details:

Create custom stickers using Cricut’s Print Then Cut feature.Registration Limit: 4 patrons max per session, Bloomingdale Public Library card required, ages 12 to adu...

Required

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library

Room: Makerspace

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Crafts

Required

Seats Remaining: 4

Event Details:

Create custom stickers using Cricut’s Print Then Cut feature.

Disaster Prevention

Monday, March 24, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Room A at Bloomingdale Public Library

Program Type:

Computer Classes

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Event Details:

No preventative measures are 100% effective, but there are practical steps you can take to become less attractive to targets. Learn basic safety measures to block viruses, keep you...

Required

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library

Room: Room A

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Computer Classes

Required

Seats Remaining: 16

Event Details:

No preventative measures are 100% effective, but there are practical steps you can take to become less attractive to targets.

Photo of fishermen on the Missouri River.

VIRTUAL: Life on the Missouri River

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Virtual at Bloomingdale Public Library

Program Type:

Lectures, Virtual

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

The sprawling, brawling Missouri River flows 2321 miles from its origin at Three Forks, Montana to the Mississippi River. Along the way, it has been the river of Native tribes, Lew...

Required

Virtual Event

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library

Room: Virtual

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Lectures, Virtual

Required

Seats Remaining: 489

Event Details:

The sprawling, brawling Missouri River flows 2321 miles from its origin at Three Forks, Montana to the Mississippi River.

Makerspace Open Hours

Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Makerspace at Bloomingdale Public Library

Program Type:

Makerspace Open Hours

Age Group:

Adults, All Ages

Event Details:

Bloomingdale Public Library (BPL) cardholders (ages 12-adult) are welcome to use the Makerspace during Open Use Hours. If you're a Bloomingdale resident who would like to use the M...

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library

Room: Makerspace

Age Group: Adults, All Ages

Program Type: Makerspace Open Hours

Event Details:

Bloomingdale Public Library (BPL) cardholders (ages 12-adult) are welcome to use the Makerspace during Open Use Hours.

Makerspace Open Hours

Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm

Makerspace at Bloomingdale Public Library

Program Type:

Makerspace Open Hours

Age Group:

Adults, All Ages

Event Details:

Bloomingdale Public Library (BPL) cardholders (ages 12-adult) are welcome to use the Makerspace during Open Use Hours. If you're a Bloomingdale resident who would like to use the M...

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library

Room: Makerspace

Age Group: Adults, All Ages

Program Type: Makerspace Open Hours

Event Details:

Bloomingdale Public Library (BPL) cardholders (ages 12-adult) are welcome to use the Makerspace during Open Use Hours.

Historical Book Discussion

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm

Room C at Bloomingdale Public Library

Program Type:

Book Clubs

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

The Historical Book Discussion Group meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 10 a.m. Books are selected on topics of American History from pre-Revolutionary War to pre...

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library

Room: Room C

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Clubs

Event Details:

The Historical Book Discussion Group meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 10 a.m. Books are selected on topics of American History from pre-Revolutionary War to present time including biographies, non-fiction, and classics. Co

Makerspace Open Hours

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Makerspace at Bloomingdale Public Library

Program Type:

Makerspace Open Hours

Age Group:

Adults, All Ages

Event Details:

Bloomingdale Public Library (BPL) cardholders (ages 12-adult) are welcome to use the Makerspace during Open Use Hours. If you're a Bloomingdale resident who would like to use the M...

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library

Room: Makerspace

Age Group: Adults, All Ages

Program Type: Makerspace Open Hours

Event Details:

Bloomingdale Public Library (BPL) cardholders (ages 12-adult) are welcome to use the Makerspace during Open Use Hours.

Makerspace Open Hours

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm

Makerspace at Bloomingdale Public Library

Program Type:

Makerspace Open Hours

Age Group:

Adults, All Ages

Event Details:

Bloomingdale Public Library (BPL) cardholders (ages 12-adult) are welcome to use the Makerspace during Open Use Hours. If you're a Bloomingdale resident who would like to use the M...

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library

Room: Makerspace

Age Group: Adults, All Ages

Program Type: Makerspace Open Hours

Event Details:

Bloomingdale Public Library (BPL) cardholders (ages 12-adult) are welcome to use the Makerspace during Open Use Hours.

Cover of William Hazelgrove's book Henry Knox's Noble Train

Henry Knox's Noble Train: How a Bookseller Saved the Revolution

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Room A/B at Bloomingdale Public Library

Program Type:

Author Talk, Lectures

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Event Details:

Celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War with a local author who wrote a thrilling narrative nonfiction book on the daring adventures of Henry Knox, a Boston bookse...

Required

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library

Room: Room A/B

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Author Talk, Lectures

Required

Seats Remaining: 97

Event Details:

Celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War with a local author who wrote a thrilling narrative nonfiction book on the daring adventures of Henry Knox, a Boston bookseller who saved the Revolution.

Makerspace Open Hours

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Makerspace at Bloomingdale Public Library

Program Type:

Makerspace Open Hours

Age Group:

Adults, All Ages

Event Details:

Bloomingdale Public Library (BPL) cardholders (ages 12-adult) are welcome to use the Makerspace during Open Use Hours. If you're a Bloomingdale resident who would like to use the M...

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library

Room: Makerspace

Age Group: Adults, All Ages

Program Type: Makerspace Open Hours

Event Details:

Bloomingdale Public Library (BPL) cardholders (ages 12-adult) are welcome to use the Makerspace during Open Use Hours.

Makerspace Open Hours

Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm

Makerspace at Bloomingdale Public Library

Program Type:

Makerspace Open Hours

Age Group:

Adults, All Ages

Event Details:

Bloomingdale Public Library (BPL) cardholders (ages 12-adult) are welcome to use the Makerspace during Open Use Hours. If you're a Bloomingdale resident who would like to use the M...

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library

Room: Makerspace

Age Group: Adults, All Ages

Program Type: Makerspace Open Hours

Event Details:

Bloomingdale Public Library (BPL) cardholders (ages 12-adult) are welcome to use the Makerspace during Open Use Hours.

Drop-In Movie: Conclave

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm

Room A/B at Bloomingdale Public Library

Program Type:

Movies

Age Group:

Teens, Adults, Seniors

Event Details:

ConclaveWednesday, April 161:00-3:30pmWhen Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with leading one of the world's most secretive and ancient events, selecting a new Pope, he finds himself at ...

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library

Room: Room A/B

Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Movies

Event Details:

Conclave

Wednesday, April 16

1:00-3:30pm

Genealogy Club

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:45pm

Room A/B at Bloomingdale Public Library

Program Type:

Lectures

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Join us in person to learn about internet and archival genealogy and research support. Members share strategies and explore library resources with guidance from a genealogist.

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library

Room: Room A/B

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Lectures

Event Details:

Join us in person to learn about internet and archival genealogy and research support. Members share strategies and explore library resources with guidance from a genealogist.

Great Designs Foreign Policy Association

Great Decisions

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Room C at Bloomingdale Public Library

Program Type:

Book Clubs

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

The Great Decisions discussion program is a civic education program administered and produced by the Foreign Policy Association. In preparation for the discussion, participants rea...

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library

Room: Room C

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Clubs

Event Details:

The Great Decisions discussion program is a civic education program administered and produced by the Foreign Policy Association.

BPL Makerspace Crafts: Custom Stickers

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 2:30pm - 4:30pm

Makerspace at Bloomingdale Public Library

Program Type:

Crafts

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

Event Details:

Create custom stickers using Cricut’s Print Then Cut feature.Registration Limit: 4 patrons max per session, Bloomingdale Public Library card required, ages 12 to adu...

Required

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library

Room: Makerspace

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Crafts

Required

Seats Remaining: 4

Event Details:

Create custom stickers using Cricut’s Print Then Cut feature.

Makerspace Open Hours

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Makerspace at Bloomingdale Public Library

Program Type:

Makerspace Open Hours

Age Group:

Adults, All Ages

Event Details:

Bloomingdale Public Library (BPL) cardholders (ages 12-adult) are welcome to use the Makerspace during Open Use Hours. If you're a Bloomingdale resident who would like to use the M...

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library

Room: Makerspace

Age Group: Adults, All Ages

Program Type: Makerspace Open Hours

Event Details:

Bloomingdale Public Library (BPL) cardholders (ages 12-adult) are welcome to use the Makerspace during Open Use Hours.

Makerspace Open Hours

Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm

Makerspace at Bloomingdale Public Library

Program Type:

Makerspace Open Hours

Age Group:

Adults, All Ages

Event Details:

Bloomingdale Public Library (BPL) cardholders (ages 12-adult) are welcome to use the Makerspace during Open Use Hours. If you're a Bloomingdale resident who would like to use the M...

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library

Room: Makerspace

Age Group: Adults, All Ages

Program Type: Makerspace Open Hours

Event Details:

Bloomingdale Public Library (BPL) cardholders (ages 12-adult) are welcome to use the Makerspace during Open Use Hours.

Holiday Closing: Easter

All Day

Bloomingdale Public Library

Online Services: Many services are available online when the library building is closed, including library card registration, eBooks and downloads, online learn...

Closing

Branches:

Bloomingdale Public Library

Description:

Online Services: Many services are available online when the library building is closed, including

Monday Night Page Turners

Monday, April 21, 2025 at 7:30pm - 8:30pm

Room B at Bloomingdale Public Library

Program Type:

Book Clubs

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

The Monday Night Page Turners book discussion group meets on the third Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m., except August (no meeting) and December (end of year party). The group...

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library

Room: Room B

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Clubs

Event Details:

The Monday Night Page Turners book discussion group meets on the third Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m., except August (no meeting) and December (end of year party). The group reads contemporary and classic fiction and nonfiction.

VIRTUAL: The Best Bicycle Trails in Illinois (and Surrounding States)

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Virtual at Bloomingdale Public Library

Program Type:

Lectures, Virtual

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

John Lynn has hiked, biked, and paddled more than 30,000 expedition miles of trails, roads, and rivers in North America and Britain. In this slide presentation, he highlights his f...

Required

Virtual Event

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library

Room: Virtual

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Lectures, Virtual

Required

Seats Remaining: 495

Event Details:

John Lynn has hiked, biked, and paddled more than 30,000 expedition miles of trails, roads, and rivers in North America and Britain.

BPL Makerspace Crafts: Custom Stickers

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Makerspace at Bloomingdale Public Library

Program Type:

Crafts

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

Event Details:

Create custom stickers using Cricut’s Print Then Cut feature.Registration Limit: 4 patrons max per session, Bloomingdale Public Library card required, ages 12 to adu...

Required

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library

Room: Makerspace

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Crafts

Required

Seats Remaining: 4

Event Details:

Create custom stickers using Cricut’s Print Then Cut feature.

Friends of the Library Quarterly Meeting

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Room C at Bloomingdale Public Library

Program Type:

Friends of the Library

Age Group:

Teens, Adults, Seniors, All Ages

Event Details:

Join the Friends of the Library and meet new friends, help out at library events, and have fun!Meetings are held four times a year. Members who are unable to attend meetings but wi...

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library

Room: Room C

Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors, All Ages

Program Type: Friends of the Library

Event Details:

Join the Friends of the Library and meet new friends, help out at library events, and have fun!

Makerspace Open Hours

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Makerspace at Bloomingdale Public Library

Program Type:

Makerspace Open Hours

Age Group:

Adults, All Ages

Event Details:

Bloomingdale Public Library (BPL) cardholders (ages 12-adult) are welcome to use the Makerspace during Open Use Hours. If you're a Bloomingdale resident who would like to use the M...

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library

Room: Makerspace

Age Group: Adults, All Ages

Program Type: Makerspace Open Hours

Event Details:

Bloomingdale Public Library (BPL) cardholders (ages 12-adult) are welcome to use the Makerspace during Open Use Hours.

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