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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Homeschool Hangout

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Room A/B at Bloomingdale Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Homeschool Hangout Series (Registration Required)  Families Wednesdays, October 9 & November 6 | 1:00-2:00 p.m. Join us to explore a new topic each month wi...

Required
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Room A/B
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Homeschool Hangout Series (Registration Required)  

Families 

Wednesdays, October 9 & November 6 | 1:00-2:00 p.m. 

Mug with mountain and leaf design

BPL Makerspace Crafts: Custom Mug

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Makerspace at Bloomingdale Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Make a custom mug using infusible ink and our Cricut Maker and mug press. A great holiday gift!Registration Limit: 4 patrons max per session, Bloomingdale Public Lib...

Required
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

Make a custom mug using infusible ink and our Cricut Maker and mug press. A great holiday gift!

Llama Llama Storytime

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 6:00pm - 6:45pm
Room A/B at Bloomingdale Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Storytimes
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Llama Llama Storytime (Drop-In)  Families Wednesday, November 6 | 6:00-6:45 p.m. A special storytime to celebrate Llama, Llama followed by a craft.

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Room A/B
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Storytimes
Event Details:

Llama Llama Storytime (Drop-In)  

Families 

Wednesday, November 6 | 6:00-6:45 p.m. 

A special storytime to celebrate Llama, Llama followed by a craft.

Loose Threads Quilt Group

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:45pm
Makerspace at Bloomingdale Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Community Group

Makerspace
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room | Room Fee: $10 (Pay Cash or Check to Business Office): Makerspace
Purpose of Meeting

Community Group

Bloomingdale Public Library Makerspace

Makerspace Open Hours

Thursday, November 7, 2024 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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Happy Books, Happy Cooks

Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Room B at Bloomingdale Public Library
Program Type:
Food, Storytimes
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Happy Books Happy Cooks (Registration Required)  Ages 3-5  Thursdays, October 3 and November 7| 6:00-6:30 p.m.  A story time for all the budding chefs...

Required
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Room B
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Food, Storytimes
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Happy Books Happy Cooks (Registration Required)  

Ages 3-5  

Thursdays, October 3 and November 7| 6:00-6:30 p.m. 

Disclaimer(s)

Please let us know of any allergies at the time of registration. 

Python 1

Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Room C at Bloomingdale Public Library
Program Type:
Computer Classes
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Learn to code in this popular, easy-to-learn programming language!  In this course, we learn to use variables and conditional statements to create a simple program.

Register
Required
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Room C
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computer Classes
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Learn to code in this popular, easy-to-learn programming language!  In this course, we learn to use variables and conditional statements to create a simple program.

Mallard Lake Estates

Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:45pm
Room A at Bloomingdale Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Community Group

Room A
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room | Room Fee: $10 (Pay Cash or Check to Business Office): Room A
Purpose of Meeting

Community Group

Dancing with Dinosaurs

Friday, November 8, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:15pm
Room A/B at Bloomingdale Public Library
Program Type:
Concerts & Music, Crafts, Storytimes
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Dancing with the Dinosaurs (Drop-In)Families Friday, November 8 | 10:30-11:15 a.m. We will stomp, tap and twist to the beat with books, music and our dinosaur friends.&nb...

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Room A/B
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Concerts & Music, Crafts, Storytimes
Event Details:

Dancing with the Dinosaurs (Drop-In)

Families 

Friday, November 8 | 10:30-11:15 a.m. 

We will stomp, tap and twist to the beat with books, music and our dinosaur friends. 

Bloomingdale Public Library Makerspace

Makerspace Open Hours

Saturday, November 9, 2024 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.

Beginning Crochet

Monday, November 11, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Room A at Bloomingdale Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Teens
Event Details:

Beginning Crochet (Registration Required) Grades 3-8 Mondays, November 11 & 18| 6:00 – 7:15 p.m. This is a two session program. Session 1- learn the basics: how ...

Required
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

Beginning Crochet (Registration Required) 

Grades 3-8 

Mondays, November 11 & 18| 6:00 – 7:15 p.m. 

Mug with mountain and leaf design

BPL Makerspace Crafts: Custom Mug

Monday, November 11, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Makerspace at Bloomingdale Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Make a custom mug using infusible ink and our Cricut Maker and mug press. A great holiday gift!Registration Limit: 4 patrons max per session, Bloomingdale Public Lib...

Required
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

Make a custom mug using infusible ink and our Cricut Maker and mug press. A great holiday gift!

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Playing with STEM

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Room C/Makerspace at Bloomingdale Public Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Playing with STEM (Registration required) Ages 2-5 Tuesdays, October 22 and November 12 | 10:30-11:30 a.m. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) are impo...

Required
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Room C/Makerspace
Age Group: Children
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Playing with STEM (Registration required) 
Ages 2-5 
Tuesdays, October 22 and November 12 | 10:30-11:30 a.m. 

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Lake Park Recreation & Leisure

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Room A/B at Bloomingdale Public Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Teens
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Room A/B
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games

Basic Internet

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Room C at Bloomingdale Public Library
Program Type:
Computer Classes
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Join us to discuss your most basic internet and email questions to more intermediate material such as search engines and downloading.  This is intended for those with little o...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Room C
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Computer Classes
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Join us to discuss your most basic internet and email questions to more intermediate material such as search engines and downloading.  This is intended for those with little or no computer experience.

The 3 S's

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Makerspace at Bloomingdale Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Community Group

Makerspace
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room | Room Fee: $10 (Pay Cash or Check to Business Office): Makerspace
Purpose of Meeting

Community Group

Image of cover of book "Dead Air" by William Hazelgrove.

Dead Air: The Night Orson Welles Terrified America

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Room A/B at Bloomingdale Public Library
Program Type:
Author Talk, Lectures
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

On October 30, 1938, during a broadcast of H G. Wells’ War of the Worlds, a twenty-three-year-old Orson Welles, held his hands up for radio silence in the CBS studio in New Yo...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Room A/B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk, Lectures
Required
Seats Remaining: 67
Event Details:

On October 30, 1938, during a broadcast of H G.

Loose Threads Quilt Group

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 9:00am - 5:00pm
Makerspace at Bloomingdale Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Community GroupQuarterly Sewing Charity Days

Makerspace
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room | Room Fee: $10 (Pay Cash or Check to Business Office): Makerspace
Purpose of Meeting

Community Group

Quarterly Sewing Charity Days

picture of baby and music notes

Baby, Let's Make Music

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Room A at Bloomingdale Public Library
Program Type:
Concerts & Music
Age Group:
Babies
Event Details:

0-24 months Wednesdays, August 14, 21, and 28 | 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Join us for a parade of fun! We will explore the world of music and movement using an array of instrume...

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Room A
Age Group: Babies
Program Type: Concerts & Music
Event Details:

0-24 months 

Wednesdays, August 14, 21, and 28 | 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. 

Join us for a parade of fun! We will explore the world of music and movement using an array of instruments, flannel stories, rhymes, and songs. 

picture of babies and a dragonfly

Come Together

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Room A/B at Bloomingdale Public Library
Age Group:
Babies, Children
Event Details:

Every Wednesday, meet and chat with other parents and caregivers while your child socializes and explores with hands-on toys. Weekly drop-in event for ages 0-24 months.Out of consi...

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Room A/B
Age Group: Babies, Children
Event Details:

Every Wednesday, meet and chat with other parents and caregivers while your child socializes and explores with hands-on toys. Weekly drop-in event for ages 0-24 months.

Image of movie poster for Arthur the King.

Drop-In Movie: Arthur The King

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Room A/B at Bloomingdale Public Library
Program Type:
Movies
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Arthur The KingAn adventure racer adopts a stray dog named Arthur to join him in an epic endurance race.Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Nathalie Emmanuel, Simu LiuRated: PG-13&n...

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Room A/B
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

Arthur The King

An adventure racer adopts a stray dog named Arthur to join him in an epic endurance race.

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Nathalie Emmanuel, Simu Liu

Community Tree Ornament Making Party

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Room A/B at Bloomingdale Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Zoo Tree Ornament Making Party (Drop-In)  FamiliesWednesday, November 13 | 6:00- 7:30 p.m.The Bloomingdale Public Library Youth Services Department will be sponsoring a t...

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Room A/B
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts
Event Details:

Zoo Tree Ornament Making Party (Drop-In)  

Families

Wednesday, November 13 | 6:00- 7:30 p.m.

painters palette with brush

Teen Craft Night: Paint & Sip

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Makerspace at Bloomingdale Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Join us for a relaxing night of miniature painting while enjoy a refreshing soda or juice.  Mini canvas, paint supplies, and beverages will be provided. 

Required
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Join us for a relaxing night of miniature painting while enjoy a refreshing soda or juice.  Mini canvas, paint supplies, and beverages will be provided. 

Library Board Meeting

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Room C at Bloomingdale Public Library
Program Type:
Library Board Meetings
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Room C
Program Type: Library Board Meetings