Family Storytime and Craft: Superheroes! Join us the first Wednesday of every month for stories, songs, and crafts!  All ages welcome! Craft appropriate for ages 3 - 8. Registration required.  Wednesday, July 3, 6:30 pm, Children's Room, Main Library

North Branch Graphic Novel Book Club (3rd -5th grade only). Do you love graphic novels? Join us as we discuss Real Friends by Shannon Hale. Remember to pick up a copy of the book from the North Branch prior to the date of the discussion.  Registration required. Monday, July 8, 6 - 6:30 pm, North Branch, 2026 Central Street

Maker Kids: Space Rock Sherlock (3rd - 5th grade).Become a detective as you use scientific instruments to find genuine space rocks hidden among regular earth rocks.  Registration Required. Thursday, July 11, 3:30 pm, Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room, Main Library

Maker Kids: Take a Trip to Mars (K - 2nd Grade) .Ever wonder what it would be like to go to Mars? Join us as we explore what it takes to visit another planet. Rising Kindergartners through rising 2nd graders only. Registration required. Wednesday, July 17th, 3:30 pm, Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room, Main Library 

Visit the Stars with Star Lab! Climb inside a portable planetarium with experts from the Discovery Center Museum. Then make a craft that's "out of this world"! Grades K and up. This program made possible through a NASA@MyLibrary grant. Register by calling 847-448-8610.  Please specify which session you prefer. Thursday, July 18, 4 pm OR 6 pm, Family Focus, 2010 Dewey Ave.

Ocean Exploration at CAMS (3rd - 5th grade) How do submarines work? Curious about coral reefs? We'll be exploring the ocean together! Grades 3-5. Registration required. Thursday, July 18, 4 - 5 pm, Chicago Avenue/Main Street Branch, 900 Chicago Avenue

Read With Me, Don't let your kids experience summer slide; bring them on Tuesdays to read out loud with a volunteer -- or just enjoy the stories, building vocabulary and narrative skills. Volunteers are experienced in reading with kids and know how to make it fun.. Preschool - 2nd grade; ESL learners welcome too! Every Tuesday, 2 - 4 pm, July 2 through August 20.

Saturday Morning Story Time & Cartoon Join us at Chicago Avenue/Main Street Branch for this special early morning story time. Come in your jammies if you like. We'll be telling a story and watching a cartoon to go along with it. Stories for ages 3 & up. The whole family is welcome.Saturday, July 6, 9:30 am, Chicago Avenue/Main Street Branch, 900 Chicago Avenue 

Hans Christian Andersen Celebration! Are YOU a Storyteller Too? Have you ever thought that you'd like to be the one telling the stories? Learn about one of the greatest storytellers of all time through a scene from Imagine U's new musical. Then, learn a bit about how to tell a story yourself. We will create crafts that help you tell stories like The Ugly Duckling and Thumbelina. Program geared to K - 5 but all ages welcome. Free tickets to the musical available to two lucky families, Saturday, July 6, 10:30 am, Children's Room, Main Library

Summer Fun & Games Come to the library lobby to play table top games and win prizes. Try your hand at our Giant Jenga game, too! Sunday, July 7, 2 - 5 pm, Lobby, Main Library

The Young and the Restless @Fountain Square. Join us to sing  our favorite songs outside at Fountain Square. Singing is one of the best ways to support your baby's language development, so  have fun, meet other caregivers, and give your kids a literacy boost! Weather permitting. Tuesday, July 9, 10 - 10:30 am, Fountain Square, Downtown Evanston. 

Preschool Storytime Welcomes Jacob Grant! Meet author/artist Jacob Grant (Bear's Scare, Cat Knit, Through with the Zoo, and  illustrator of Sara O' Leary's Owls Are Good at Keeping Secrets). He will read some of his books, draw, and answer questions! Books on sale from Booked, Evanston's independent children's book store. No registration required. Wednesday, July 10, 10:30 am, Children's Room, Main Library.

Disney Sing-a-long and Crafts! Come sing along to your favorite Disney songs. Dress up as your favorite Disney character and enjoy Disney themed crafts. Saturday July 13, 1 - 2 pm, Children's Room,  Main Library

Jammie Time!.Children ages 2 to 9 come to the library in their jammies and listen to stories, sing songs, and have fun! No registration required. Thursday, July 18, 6:30 pm - 7 pm, Main Children's Room, Main Library

Maker Kids: Digital Comic Books (3rd - 5th ) Discover how to design and share your own digital comics using the BookCreator app. Devices will be provided. Registration Required. Thursday, July 25, 7 - 8 pm, Barbara Friedberg Storytelling Room, Main Library

Alice in Wonderland Musical Performance! Come hear Evanston Children's Theater perform an open rehearsal of the musical based on Lewis Carroll's books. All ages welcome; no registration. Monday July 29, 3:30 - 4:30 pm, Community Meeting Room, Main Libraryl

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Pajama Dance Party at North Branch. Here’s your chance to leave the house in your jammies! We'll read some stories, sing some songs and dance, dance, dance!  Ages 2 - 4. Wednesday, July 31, 10:30 - 11 am, North Branch, 2026 Central Street

Author Visit with Dean Robbins. Acclaimed author Dean Robbins will discuss and read The Astronaut who Painted the Moon, about Alan Bean, the only artist to travel in outer space! Discover how Bean pursued his dreams and ended up on the Apollo 12 mission. His books have received cosmic cheers from the Planetary Society, Space.com, and Smithsonian. Book signing to follow with The Book Stall. Monday, August 5, 4 - 5 pm, Community Meeting Room, Main Library