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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Word LEGO Club Grades 1-6 graphic of a LEGO structure

LEGO Club

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Makerspace at Bloomingdale Public Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

LEGO® Club (Drop-In)    Grades 1-6 Tuesday, September 17 | 5:00- 6:00 p.m. Design and build with the library’s LEGO® supply to complete the challenge. ...

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Children
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

LEGO® Club (Drop-In)    

Grades 1-6 

Tuesday, September 17 | 5:00- 6:00 p.m. 

Design and build with the library’s LEGO® supply to complete the challenge. 

Elephants are Awesome

Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Room A/B at Bloomingdale Public Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Children
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Elephants are Awesome (Registration Required)  Grades K-2Thursday, September 19 | 4:15-5:00 p.m. Elephants are the largest land animals and one of the smartest. Come...

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Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Room A/B
Age Group: Children
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
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Seats Remaining: 15
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Elephants are Awesome (Registration Required)  

Grades K-2

Thursday, September 19 | 4:15-5:00 p.m. 

Closed for Staff In-Service

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Homeschool Hangout

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Room C/Makerspace 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 C/Makerspace
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. 

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Makerspace Club: STEM Time

Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Makerspace at Bloomingdale Public Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Makerspace Club: STEM Time (Registration Required) Grades 3-6 Thursdays, October 10 & November 14 | 4:15 – 5:00 p.m.  Libraries are a great place to learn a...

Required
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Children
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Makerspace Club: STEM Time (Registration Required) 

Grades 3-6 

Thursdays, October 10 & November 14 | 4:15 – 5:00 p.m.  

Wording Middle Grade Makers Grade 4-8 image of illustrated art supplies

Middle Grade Makers

Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Makerspace at Bloomingdale Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Teens
Event Details:

Middle Grade Makers (Drop-In) Grades 4-8 Thursdays, October 17 | 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Explore our new Makerspace as we create all sorts of fun and useful items like keyc...

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Middle Grade Makers (Drop-In) 

Grades 4-8 

Thursdays, October 17 | 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. 

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Playing with STEM

Tuesday, October 22, 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. 

Five Little Pumpkins

Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Room C/Makerspace at Bloomingdale Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Five Little Pumpkins (Registration Required)  Grades K-2 Saturday, October 26 | 10:00- 10:45 a.m. Be inspired by the poem Five Little Pumpkins and design a gate...

Required
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Room C/Makerspace
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Five Little Pumpkins (Registration Required)  

Grades K-2 

Saturday, October 26 | 10:00- 10:45 a.m. 

DIY Popsicle Stick Pencil Holder

Monday, November 4, 2024 at 6:00pm - 6:45pm
Makerspace at Bloomingdale Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

DIY Popsicle Stick Pencil Holder (Registration Required)  Grades 3-6Monday, November 4 | 6:00-6:45 p.m. Join us to create a decorative way to organize your writing u...

Required
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

DIY Popsicle Stick Pencil Holder (Registration Required)  

Grades 3-6

Monday, November 4 | 6:00-6:45 p.m. 

Join us to create a decorative way to organize your writing utensils. 

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. 

wording playing with stem with 4 children above the wording

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. 

Wording: Makerspace club STEM time with two children around a beaker

Makerspace Club: STEM Time

Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Makerspace at Bloomingdale Public Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Makerspace Club: STEM Time (Registration Required) Grades 3-6 Thursdays, October 10 & November 14 | 4:15 – 5:00 p.m.  Libraries are a great place to learn a...

Required
Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Children
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Makerspace Club: STEM Time (Registration Required) 

Grades 3-6 

Thursdays, October 10 & November 14 | 4:15 – 5:00 p.m.  

Explore with Your Senses

Friday, November 15, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Room A/B at Bloomingdale Public Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Babies, Children
Event Details:

Explore with Your Senses (Drop-In) Under 3 years old with caregivers Friday, November 15 |10:00 a.m.- 11:30 a.m.Come participate in different activities designed to devel...

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

Explore with Your Senses (Drop-In) 

Under 3 years old with caregivers 

Friday, November 15 |10:00 a.m.- 11:30 a.m.

Prehistoric Escape Room

Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Room A/B at Bloomingdale Public Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Teens
Event Details:

Prehistoric Escape Room (Registration Required)  Grades 4-8Sunday, November 17 | 2:00-2:30 p.m. or 3:00- 3:30p.m.What’s the rumbling? It’s a herd of dinosaurs, heade...

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Room A/B
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Prehistoric Escape Room (Registration Required)  

Grades 4-8

Sunday, November 17 | 2:00-2:30 p.m. or 3:00- 3:30p.m.

Prehistoric Escape Room

Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 3:00pm - 3:30pm
Room A/B at Bloomingdale Public Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Teens
Event Details:

Prehistoric Escape Room (Registration Required)  Grades 4-8Sunday, November 17 | 2:00-2:30 p.m. or 3:00- 3:30p.m.What’s the rumbling? It’s a herd of dinosaurs, heade...

Library Branch: Bloomingdale Public Library
Room: Room A/B
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Prehistoric Escape Room (Registration Required)  

Grades 4-8

Sunday, November 17 | 2:00-2:30 p.m. or 3:00- 3:30p.m.

Word LEGO Club Grades 1-6 graphic of a LEGO structure

LEGO Club

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Room C/Makerspace at Bloomingdale Public Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

LEGO® Club (Drop-In)    Grades 1-6 Tuesday, November 19 | 5:00- 6:00 p.m. Design and build with the library’s LEGO® supply to complete the challenge. 

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

LEGO® Club (Drop-In)    

Grades 1-6 

Tuesday, November 19 | 5:00- 6:00 p.m. 

Design and build with the library’s LEGO® supply to complete the challenge. 

DIY Miniatures Workshop

Monday, November 25, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Room C/Makerspace at Bloomingdale Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

DIY Miniatures Workshop (Registration Required)  Grades 3-6Monday, November 25 | 2:00-4:00 p.m. This two hour program will present basic principles for creating mini...

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

DIY Miniatures Workshop (Registration Required)  

Grades 3-6

Monday, November 25 | 2:00-4:00 p.m. 

This two hour program will present basic principles for creating miniatures for the love of all things tiny!

Holiday Closing: Thanksgiving Closing

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 5:00pm - 9:00pm
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 

Holiday Closing: Thanksgiving Closing

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 

Holiday Closing: Christmas

All Day 12/24 - 12/25
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 

Holiday Closing: New Years

All Day 12/31 - 1/1
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