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Cartoon tools used in crafting and maker projects along with information about this program

Maker Tuesdays

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm

Program Type:

Adult Education, Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Teens, Adults 18+, Seniors
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Michelle Pfister Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Education, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Crafters, artists, and makers - join us on the 4th Tuesday of each month for an exciting new maker program.

January 27 - 10am and 5pm sessions - A Word to the Wise: Needle Felted Owls 

Cartoon tools used in crafting and maker projects along with information about this program

Maker Tuesdays

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Program Type:

Adult Education, Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Teens, Adults 18+, Seniors
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Michelle Pfister Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Education, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Crafters, artists, and makers - join us on the 4th Tuesday of each month for an exciting new maker program.

January 27 - 10am and 5pm sessions - A Word to the Wise: Needle Felted Owls 

Picture of author R. L. Stine along with information about this program.

Still Afraid of the Dark: An Evening with R.L. Stine

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Program Type:

Adult Education, Authors & Writers, Special Event

Age Group:

Adults 18+, Seniors
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Education, Authors & Writers, Special Event
Event Details:

Join us for a special Zoom presentation with witty, creepy, and compulsively readable, bestselling author R.L.

Cartoon of agroecological farming techniques and information about this program

Growing Food for Nature and People: Agroecology 101

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Program Type:

Adult Education, Special Event, STEAM

Age Group:

Adults 18+, Seniors
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Michelle Pfister Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Education, Special Event, STEAM
Event Details:

Join Connie Kollmeyer from the Conservation Foundation to learn about agroecology, an integrated approach to farming that applies ecological principles and social concepts to design sustainable food systems, viewing them as ecosyste

Picture of author Percival Everett along with information about this program.

Beyond the Page with Percival Everett

Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Program Type:

Adult Education, Authors & Writers, Special Event

Age Group:

Adults 18+, Seniors
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Education, Authors & Writers, Special Event
Event Details:

Join us for a special Zoom presentation with industrious, irreverent author Percival Everett.  His most recent novel, James, earned both the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and the National Book Award, and his 2001 novel Era

Cartoon tools used in crafting and maker projects along with information about this program

Maker Tuesdays

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm

Program Type:

Adult Education, Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Teens, Adults 18+, Seniors
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Michelle Pfister Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Education, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Crafters, artists, and makers - join us on the 4th Tuesday of each month for an exciting new maker program.

January 27 - 10am and 5pm sessions - A Word to the Wise: Needle Felted Owls 

Cartoon tools used in crafting and maker projects along with information about this program

Maker Tuesdays

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Program Type:

Adult Education, Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Teens, Adults 18+, Seniors
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Upstairs Break Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Education, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Crafters, artists, and makers - join us on the 4th Tuesday of each month for an exciting new maker program.

January 27 - 10am and 5pm sessions - A Word to the Wise: Needle Felted Owls 

Cartoon tools used in crafting and maker projects along with information about this program

Maker Tuesdays

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Program Type:

Adult Education, Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Teens, Adults 18+, Seniors
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Michelle Pfister Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Education, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Crafters, artists, and makers - join us on the 4th Tuesday of each month for an exciting new maker program.

January 27 - 10am and 5pm sessions - A Word to the Wise: Needle Felted Owls 

Swimming beaver along with information about this program

Riverine Friend or Foe: Living with American Beavers

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Program Type:

Adult Education, Special Event, STEAM

Age Group:

Adults 18+, Seniors
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Michelle Pfister Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Education, Special Event, STEAM
Event Details:

Join Rachel Siegel and Jeff Boland-Prom from the Illinois Beaver Alliance and explore the American beaver and it's positive and negative impacts on the Fox River Valley.

Cartoon tools used in crafting and maker projects along with information about this program

Maker Tuesdays

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm

Program Type:

Adult Education, Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Teens, Adults 18+, Seniors
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Michelle Pfister Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Education, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Crafters, artists, and makers - join us on the 4th Tuesday of each month for an exciting new maker program.

January 27 - 10am and 5pm sessions - A Word to the Wise: Needle Felted Owls 

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Winter Read Challenge

All Day 12/1–2/28
Preschool, Children
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Children's Department
Age Group: Preschool, Children
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Winter READ Challenge 2025-2026

December 1, 2025- February 28, 2026

Escape Room

All Day 2/3–2/26
All Ages
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Escape Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Games & Activities

This Escape Adventure will be available each month.  Use the clues to unlock the boxes before the time runs out, you only have 30 minutes.  Contact the Youth Service Department for an appointment time at 630-553-4354 ext. 108 or stop in.

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodation, please contact the library.

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photos and videos may be recorded at library events. By attending you may be included in these photos and videos. Your attendance at this event grants your permission to be in these photos or videos which may be used for archival or library promotional purposes. Please inform the event facilitator if you have any objection to you or your child being photographed or recorded.

Artful Beginnings (preschool)

10:30am–11:00am
Preschool
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Check out this Preschool program. We will read a book then create a fun craft project. Please register. Dress for the mess.

If you have multiple children, please register each child separately. Thank you. 

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodation, please contact the library.

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

This event is open to a limited number of attendees. For this reason, please give cancellation notice at least 24 hours before the scheduled event. This will allow us to offer your spot to someone on the waiting list.

Photos and videos may be recorded at library events. By attending you may be included in these photos and videos. Your attendance at this event grants your permission to be in these photos or videos which may be used for archival or library promotional purposes. Please inform the event facilitator if you have any objection to you or your child being photographed or recorded.

Monday Movie Matinee

1:00pm–3:30pm
Adults 18+, Seniors
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Michelle Pfister Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Music & Movies
Registration Required

Enjoy a free afternoon movie with your friends on the last Monday of each month. To see a complete list of upcoming movie selections, check out the library website: Adult Social Programming - Yorkville Public Library

Horror Book Club

7:00pm–8:30pm
Adults 18+, Seniors
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Michelle Pfister Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Book Clubs

Fans of the spooky, the scary, the creepy, and the eerie should join us for our brand new Horror Book Club. We will meet on the 4th Monday of each month to discuss a new book each month.  

Maker Tuesdays

10:00am–12:00pm
Teens, Adults 18+, Seniors
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Michelle Pfister Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Education, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Crafters, artists, and makers - join us on the 4th Tuesday of each month for an exciting new maker program.

January 27 - 10am and 5pm sessions - A Word to the Wise: Needle Felted Owls 

Mindful Movement + Meditation

1:00pm–1:45pm
Teens, Adults 18+, Seniors
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Michelle Pfister Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Education, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Cristen Grajeda from Balanced Bluebird Healing for this simple and gentle session to relax, release tension, and support self-healing.

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodation, please contact the library.

Dungeons & Dragons Group

4:00pm–6:45pm
Adults 18+
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Quiet Reading Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Games & Activities
Event Details:

Brave heroes and cunning rogues, the realm of imagination awaits you at the Yorkville Public Library! Each Tuesday evening, adventurers gather in at the library to embark on quests of courage, wit, and wonder.

Maker Tuesdays

5:00pm–7:00pm
Teens, Adults 18+, Seniors
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Michelle Pfister Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Education, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Crafters, artists, and makers - join us on the 4th Tuesday of each month for an exciting new maker program.

January 27 - 10am and 5pm sessions - A Word to the Wise: Needle Felted Owls 

Still Afraid of the Dark: An Evening with R.L. Stine

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults 18+, Seniors
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Education, Authors & Writers, Special Event
Event Details:

Join us for a special Zoom presentation with witty, creepy, and compulsively readable, bestselling author R.L.

Creative Writing Group

7:00pm–8:30pm
Adults 18+, Seniors
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Michelle Pfister Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Education, Authors & Writers

Whether you are looking to write the next great thriller, your biography, a short story, or even develop your professional writing skills, this program may be for you. This group is for all people who are passionate about words. Its intent is to create a positive, encouraging, honest, and fun atmosphere that will support and motivate each person to achieve excellence in writing. Meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of the Month.

Art for Everyone

10:00am–11:30am
Adults 18+, Seniors
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Michelle Pfister Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Education, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Art for Everyone is an accessible painting class designed for adults and teens with physical or cognitive differences.  Our instructors want to collaborate to create art in an accepting, modification-friendly space. 

Tots and Toddlers

10:30am–11:00am
Babies & Toddlers
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for songs, stories, and dancing. Your child will receive a take home craft to complete.

Please register each child separately. 

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodation, please contact the library.

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photos and videos may be recorded at library events. By attending you may be included in these photos and videos. Your attendance at this event grants your permission to be in these photos or videos which may be used for archival or library promotional purposes. Please inform the event facilitator if you have any objection to you or your child being photographed or recorded.

Spanish Storytime (Facebook)

1:00pm–1:15pm
All Ages
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Spanish Story Time, hosted by this month's special guest reader.  This recording can be found on the YPL Facebook page.

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodation, please contact the library.

Magic: the Gathering Club

5:00pm–6:45pm
Teens, Adults 18+
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Library Board Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults 18+
Program Type: Games & Activities
Registration Required
Event Details:

Magic the Gathering is a tabletop card game with over 50 million players worldwide.  One of the most popular games on the planet, you can now gather at the Yorkville Public Library to play Commander format games of Magic the

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodation, please contact the library.

Growing Food for Nature and People: Agroecology 101

7:00pm–8:30pm
Adults 18+, Seniors
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Michelle Pfister Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Education, Special Event, STEAM
Event Details:

Join Connie Kollmeyer from the Conservation Foundation to learn about agroecology, an integrated approach to farming that applies ecological principles and social concepts to design sustainable food systems, viewing them as ecosyste

Chair Yoga

10:15am–11:00am
Adults 18+, Seniors
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Michelle Pfister Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Education, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for Chair Yoga at the Yorkville Public Library. Our Yoga instructor takes us through simple yoga routines that will help reduce stress, improve flexibility, increase strength, and help with focus and mindfulness. Sessions are 45

Drop In Story Time

10:30am–11:00am
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Children's Department
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children
Program Type: Storytime

Join us at YPL every Friday at 10:30 for Drop In Story Time. This story time is held in the Youth Service Department of the library. A volunteer from The Friends of the Library is our special reader.

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodation, please contact the library.

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photos and videos may be recorded at library events. By attending you may be included in these photos and videos. Your attendance at this event grants your permission to be in these photos or videos which may be used for archival or library promotional purposes. Please inform the event facilitator if you have any objection to you or your child being photographed or recorded.

Book Club (Grades 1-2)

9:30am–10:00am
Children
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Children's Department
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

In this two session book club, we will read an easy reader chapter book and discuss it.  Please register for both dates on the YPL website.

February 14 and 28

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodation, please contact the library.

This event is open to a limited number of attendees. For this reason, please give cancellation notice at least 24 hours before the scheduled event. This will allow us to offer your spot to someone on the waiting list.

Photos and videos may be recorded at library events. By attending you may be included in these photos and videos. Your attendance at this event grants your permission to be in these photos or videos which may be used for archival or library promotional purposes. Please inform the event facilitator if you have any objection to you or your child being photographed or recorded.

3D Printing (in person)

10:30am–11:30am
Children, Teens
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Children's Department
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: STEAM
Event Details:

Register here for your 15 minute appointment  https://evite.me/Bepfk3TWuk 

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodation, please contact the library.

This event is open to a limited number of attendees. For this reason, please give cancellation notice at least 24 hours before the scheduled event. This will allow us to offer your spot to someone on the waiting list.

Photos and videos may be recorded at library events. By attending you may be included in these photos and videos. Your attendance at this event grants your permission to be in these photos or videos which may be used for archival or library promotional purposes. Please inform the event facilitator if you have any objection to you or your child being photographed or recorded.

Read with Paws

10:30am–11:30am
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Children can come to the library, select a book and read to a furry friend.  All therapy dogs and handlers have been certified by an accredited organization.  This program was designed originally because children feel less pressure to read to a dog than an adult so, it was meant to be a way to help struggling readers or even just encourage reading.  It is open to all levels of readers and non-readers. 

Please Register HERE.

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodation, please contact the library.

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

This event is open to a limited number of attendees. For this reason, please give cancellation notice at least 24 hours before the scheduled event. This will allow us to offer your spot to someone on the waiting list.

Photos and videos may be recorded at library events. By attending you may be included in these photos and videos. Your attendance at this event grants your permission to be in these photos or videos which may be used for archival or library promotional purposes. Please inform the event facilitator if you have any objection to you or your child being photographed or recorded.

Window Art

All Day 3/2–3/7
Preschool, Children, Teens
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Children's Department
Age Group: Preschool, Children, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Help the library decorate this month by adding your artwork to the windows. Bring your creativity, we will provide all materials to create your art. 

This program is set up for participants to come into the library anytime during open hours, March 2-7 to complete their window artwork. 

Please register each participant separately. 

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodation, please contact the library.

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

This event is open to a limited number of attendees. For this reason, please give cancellation notice at least 24 hours before the scheduled event. This will allow us to offer your spot to someone on the waiting list.

Toddler Play

10:30am–11:00am
Babies & Toddlers
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Play
Event Details:

Caregivers and littles stop by to play at the library and meet new friends. No registration needed. 

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodation, please contact the library.

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photos and videos may be recorded at library events. By attending you may be included in these photos and videos. Your attendance at this event grants your permission to be in these photos or videos which may be used for archival or library promotional purposes. Please inform the event facilitator if you have any objection to you or your child being photographed or recorded.

Escape Room

All Day 3/3–3/31
All Ages
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Escape Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Games & Activities

This Escape Adventure will be available each month.  Use the clues to unlock the boxes before the time runs out, you only have 30 minutes.  Contact the Youth Service Department for an appointment time at 630-553-4354 ext. 108 or stop in.

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodation, please contact the library.

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photos and videos may be recorded at library events. By attending you may be included in these photos and videos. Your attendance at this event grants your permission to be in these photos or videos which may be used for archival or library promotional purposes. Please inform the event facilitator if you have any objection to you or your child being photographed or recorded.