Chicago family weekend planner
Best library events in Chicago
Free family storytimes, maker programs, and special weekend events at public libraries across the Chicago — SFPL, OPL, SJPL, county systems, and more. Browse 1 family-friendly spots and 40 upcoming events on FamHop.
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Upcoming library events
- "I Can Bike There!" Summer Challenge - June 1-August 31 · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Elk Grove Village Public Library, Elk Grove Village
- Dinos on the Go! · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Elk Grove Village Public Library, Elk Grove Village · Free
- History Hunters Seek and Find · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Elk Grove Village Public Library, Elk Grove Village · Free
- Mesozoic Match Up · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Elk Grove Village Public Library, Elk Grove Village · Free
- Youth Services Summer Reading - Unearth A Story · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Elk Grove Village Public Library, Elk Grove Village · Free
- Youth Summer Reading Candy Guessing Game · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Elk Grove Village Public Library, Elk Grove Village · Free
- Music Explorers · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Hanover Park Branch - Meeting Room, Schaumburg · Free
- Infant Storytime · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Downers Grove Public Library - Kids Program Room, Downers Grove · Free
- Baby Play · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Hoffman Estates Branch - Meeting Room, Schaumburg · Free
- Music Explorers · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Hanover Park Branch - Meeting Room, Schaumburg · Free
- Polish Storytime · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Elk Grove Village Public Library - Kids Korner A/B, Elk Grove Village · Free
- Untidy Toddlers: Growing Vegetable Soup · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Central Library - Craft Room,Storytime Room, Schaumburg · Free
- Free Summer Meals · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Hanover Park Branch - Meeting Room, Schaumburg · Free
- Garden Adventures · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Central Library - Craft Room,Storytime Room,Youth Program Room, Schaumburg · Free
- Let's Glow: A Night of Science Fun · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Uptown, Chicago
- Make Chicago Food Art with Bernadette Foch · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Jefferson Park, Chicago · $
- STEAM Kids · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Back of the Yards, Chicago · Free
- Sizzlin' Summer Science - Session 1 · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Elk Grove Village Public Library - Kids Korner A/B, Elk Grove Village · Free
- Music Explorers · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Hoffman Estates Branch - Meeting Room, Schaumburg · Free
- Music Explorers · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Hoffman Estates Branch - Meeting Room, Schaumburg · Free
- Sublimation- Can Cooler · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Elk Grove Village Public Library - Maker Space, Elk Grove Village · Free
- Sublimation- Can Cooler · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Elk Grove Village Public Library - Maker Space, Elk Grove Village · Free
- Dino Designer · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Elk Grove Village Public Library - Kids Korner A/B, Elk Grove Village · Free
- Soundstage@EGVPL Presents... · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Elk Grove Village Public Library - Lee Maternowski Meeting Room A/B/C, Elk Grove Village
- Sublimation- Can Cooler · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Elk Grove Village Public Library - Maker Space, Elk Grove Village · Free
- Sublimation- Can Cooler · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Elk Grove Village Public Library - Maker Space, Elk Grove Village · Free
- Sublimation- Can Cooler · Thursday, June 25, 2026
Elk Grove Village Public Library - Maker Space, Elk Grove Village · Free
- "I Can Bike There!" Summer Challenge - June 1-August 31 · Friday, June 26, 2026
Elk Grove Village Public Library, Elk Grove Village
- Dinos on the Go! · Friday, June 26, 2026
Elk Grove Village Public Library, Elk Grove Village · Free
- History Hunters Seek and Find · Friday, June 26, 2026
Elk Grove Village Public Library, Elk Grove Village · Free
- Mesozoic Match Up · Friday, June 26, 2026
Elk Grove Village Public Library, Elk Grove Village · Free
- Teen Maker Kits · Friday, June 26, 2026
Downers Grove Public Library, Downers Grove · Free
- Youth Services Summer Reading - Unearth A Story · Friday, June 26, 2026
Elk Grove Village Public Library, Elk Grove Village · Free
- Youth Summer Reading Candy Guessing Game · Friday, June 26, 2026
Elk Grove Village Public Library, Elk Grove Village · Free
- French Language Circle for Kids · Friday, June 26, 2026
Bucktown-Wicker Park, Chicago · $
- Film Screening: Lilo and Stitch (2009) · Friday, June 26, 2026
Back of the Yards, Chicago · $
- LEGO® Play Day · Friday, June 26, 2026
Toman, Chicago · $
- Being Bilingual Rocks! with Alina Celeste and Mi Amigo Hamlet · Friday, June 26, 2026
South Chicago, Chicago
- Firefighter Story Time · Friday, June 26, 2026
Manning, Chicago · Free
- Meet the Authors: Yuko Ohnari and Koshiro Hata · Friday, June 26, 2026
Main Library, Evanston
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- Pritzker Military Museum & Library · Chicago
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