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Family Friendly Spring Trivia Night

6:00pm - 7:15pm
All Ages
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Michelle Pfister Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Family Event, Games & Activities, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Fun for the whole family with this family-friendly trivia game.  Form your family team and come answer questions about books, history, movies, music, and TV shows with the chance to win some fun prizes!

Fox River Presentation from the Conservation Foundation

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

January 22
100 Years Later: A Fox River Photo Canoe Trip

By Scott Johnson, Forest Foundation of Kendall County

Art and Adventure with Dan Santat

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Preschool, Children, Teens
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Preschool, Children, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Authors & Writers, Special Event
Event Details:

Join us for this very special Zoom event with bestselling author and illustrator Dan Santat for an afternoon event all about books and art. Dan Santat is the author and illustrator of over a hundred books for young people!

POVERTY: A Discussion with Matthew Desmond

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 with bestselling author Matthew Desmond. Desmond is a professor of sociology at Princeton University and author of the award-winning book, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City.

Summer Read 2025: Level UP at Yorkville Public Library

All Day 6/1 - 7/31
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children, Teens
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Children's Department
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Children, Teens
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

SUMMER READ 2025: Level UP @ YPL

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.

Children's Courtyard of America Library Tour

10:00am - 10:30am
Children
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Private Library Tour

Story Time with Snow (Sheriff Dept. K-9)

10:15am - 10:45am
All Ages
Registration
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Special Event, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

We are having a very special Story Time. K9 Snow from the Kendall County Sheriff's Office is joining us for Story Time. You will find out about K9 Snow and his past, after enjoying wonderful books. 

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.

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.

Yorkville Area Chamber of Commerce - Business Women Connect Meeting

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adults 18+
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Michelle Pfister Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 18+
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Business Women Connect is a round table group of the Yorkville Area Chamber of Commerce that meets monthly for the purpose of supporting one another in business, exchanging ideas, and working to enhance the local business community.

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.

Mr Freeze Cryogenic Demonstration

1:00pm - 1:45pm
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Michelle Pfister Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

 2nd grade and older

Join us for this incredible show. This presentation demonstrates the fascinating field of supercooling!

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.

100 Things to Do in Illinois Before You Die

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Teens, Adults 18+, Seniors
Registration
Library Branch: Yorkville Public Library
Room: Michelle Pfister Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Adult Education, Authors & Writers, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a special talk from author Melanie Holmes as she dives into all the amazing things there are to do here in our home state.  See where Abe Lincoln planned, Frank Lloyd Wright created, Carl Sandburg dreamed, Muddy Waters sang, Orson