Upcoming Events

Paint with Me (Registration Required)

Grades 3-6 

Wednesday, June 18 |2:00- 3:00 p.m.

Join us for a step-by-step canvas painting. 

BPL Birthday Crowns (Registration Required)

Grades K-2

Thursday, June 19 |3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.

Join us for birthday songs, stories and a special birthday crown craft that can be used for years to come!

Time to get cozy at the Bloomingdale Public Library (Indoor) Drive-In Theater! Enjoy a throwback film, have some movie theater snacks, and try to create a fleece blanket while you watch! Grades 7-12. Drop-in.

Pizza and Taco Book Party (Registration Required)

Grades K-2

Monday, June 23| 4:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.

Enjoy crafts and activities based on this popular graphic novels series.  

Use our Cricut Maker to engrave a metal bracelet. Depending on the design complexity, patrons may need pick up their bracelets on a later date.

Sarabella’s Thinking Cap (Registration Required)

Grades K-2

Friday, June 27| 1:30-2:15 p.m. 

Celebrate the power and beauty of imagination in this program that centers on wonder and curiosity.

Vision Boards (Registration Required)

Grades 4-8

Monday, June 30 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. 

Design and create your own “cork” board. Styling accessories will be available to jazz up your creations. 

Middle Grade Makers (Drop-In) 

Grades 4-8 

Tuesday, June 3 & July 1 | 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. 

Drop by to try a new skill, make a fun craft to take home, and hang out with friends.

Celebrate the golden anniversary of Bloomingdale Public Library by creating your own Golden Slime! Perfect stress reliving creation or just for fun. Grades 7-12. Limit 10.

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Forget drawing inside the lines and unleash true creativity! Sophisticated or silly, patterns or pictures - how you fill in the page is up to your creative mind.  Limit 12. 

Crochet a Stuffie (Amigurumi) (Registration Required)

Grades 3-8 with an adult

Monday, July 7 |6:00 p.m.- 7:30 p.m.

Use our Cricut Maker to engrave a metal bracelet. Depending on the design complexity, patrons may need pick up their bracelets on a later date.

Tote Party (Registration Required)

Grades 3-6

Tuesday, July 8 |3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.

Come design a tote bag and a pencil case!

Shark Week (Drop-In) 

Grades K-2

Wednesday, July 9 |3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Shark facts, crafts, and snacks to celebrate one of nature’s most misunderstood creatures.

Let’s restore old vinyl records and turn them into modern works of art. Limit 10.

50 is Nifty (Registration Required)

Grades K-2

Friday, July 11 |1:30- 2:15 p.m.

50 years was a long time ago- let’s take it back to the 1970s and celebrate all the groovy things. 

InvestiGators Book Party (Registration Required)

Grades 1-4

Monday, July 14 |4:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.

Come celebrate this popular graphic novel series with crafts and activities.

Use our Cricut Maker to engrave a metal bracelet. Depending on the design complexity, patrons may need pick up their bracelets on a later date.