National Hunger Awareness Month Food Drive

Throughout September, BPL will be collecting non-perishable food for the Bloomingdale Township Food Pantry in conjunction with the village-wide National Hunger Awareness Food Drive! Please drop canned or boxed food in the library lobby donation bins. Visit our website for a list of most requested food at the pantry. Thank you!

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Great Designs Foreign Policy Association

Great Decisions

Wednesday, February 19, 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.

Great Decisions (backup room)

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Makerspace at Bloomingdale Public Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Bloomingdale Public Library Makerspace

Makerspace Open Hours

Thursday, February 20, 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.

Bloomingdale Public Library Makerspace

Makerspace Open Hours

Saturday, February 22, 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.

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
Virtual at Bloomingdale Public Library
Program Type:
Lectures, Virtual
Age Group:
Adults
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...

Register
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures, Virtual
Required
Seats Remaining: 498
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.

Image of a sign on the National Historical Cumberland Road.

VIRTUAL: Life on the Cumberland Road

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Virtual at Bloomingdale Public Library
Program Type:
Lectures, Virtual
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Initially leading 131 miles from Cumberland, MD to the Ohio River at Wheeling, VA/WV, the Cumberland Road was eventually extended another 475 miles across Ohio and Indiana to Vanda...

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Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures, Virtual
Required
Seats Remaining: 499
Event Details:

Initially leading 131 miles from Cumberland, MD to the Ohio River at Wheeling, VA/WV, the Cumberland Road was eventually extended another 475 miles across Ohio and Indiana to Vandalia, Illinois.

Bloomingdale Public Library Makerspace

Makerspace Open Hours

Thursday, February 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.

Bloomingdale Public Library Makerspace

Makerspace Open Hours

Saturday, March 1, 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

Historical Book Discussion

Tuesday, March 4, 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

Historical Book Discussion (backup room)

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Room A at Bloomingdale Public Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Bloomingdale Public Library Makerspace

Makerspace Open Hours

Thursday, March 6, 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.

Bloomingdale Public Library Makerspace

Makerspace Open Hours

Saturday, March 8, 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.

Movie posters of some famous Irish films.

VIRTUAL: Luck of the Irish - A St. Patrick's Day Celebration

Monday, March 10, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Virtual at Bloomingdale Public Library
Program Type:
Lectures, Virtual
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

March is the perfect time to celebrate our favorite Irish-American performers with great stories, dancing, and music. Gene Kelly, Maureen O'Hara, James Cagney, Gracie Allen, Donald...

Register
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures, Virtual
Required
Seats Remaining: 498
Event Details:

March is the perfect time to celebrate our favorite Irish-American performers with great stories, dancing, and music. Gene Kelly, Maureen O'Hara, James Cagney, Gracie Allen, Donald O'Connor, and many more will help us celebrate St. Patrick's Day!

Bloomingdale Public Library Makerspace

Makerspace Open Hours

Thursday, March 13, 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.

Bloomingdale Public Library Makerspace

Makerspace Open Hours

Saturday, March 15, 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.

Monday Night Page Turners

Monday Night Page Turners

Monday, March 17, 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.

Genealogy Club drop-in

Genealogy Club

Wednesday, March 19, 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, March 19, 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.

Great Decisions (backup room)

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Makerspace at Bloomingdale Public Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Bloomingdale Public Library Makerspace

Makerspace Open Hours

Thursday, March 20, 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.

Bloomingdale Public Library Makerspace

Makerspace Open Hours

Saturday, March 22, 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.

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...

Register
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures, Virtual
Required
Seats Remaining: 497
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).

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...

Register
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures, Virtual
Required
Seats Remaining: 499
Event Details:

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

Bloomingdale Public Library Makerspace

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.