Upcoming Events

Ages 7-12. Make a cute little tree to help celebrate spring!

Join the Social Services team in the lobby as we talk about self-care and pick up some resources to support yourself or others with self-care activities and rituals.

After training and signing a liability waiver, drop in during open studio hours to use Workshop equipment to work on your own creative projects or get a tour of everything the Workshop has to offer.

Join us for a walk in the woods to welcome spring! The group will meet at a nearby trail. Wear your walking shoes! 

Writers in high school and college are invited to join in on a weekly hour and a half of socializing, discussion, and, of course, writing! Share your poems and stories in a supportive space or listen to others read.

For kids in kindergarten to 6th grade.

Have fun with stories and activities for elementary-aged children.

We ask that families attend one Storytime each week. 

Understanding estate planning is essential to make sure our last wishes are carried out. Join Attorney Jacob K. Ehrensaft to learn about living wills, power of attorney for health care, power of attorney for property, wills, and trusts.

For 6-17 months with an adult. Siblings welcome

Inspire a love of reading with short, interactive stories, songs, lap bounces and rhymes.

We ask that families attend one Storytime each week. 

Have too many craft supplies? Drop off items for our Kindness Day Craft Swap! Anyone who donates supplies will get a ticket to enter the swap at 10:00am, one hour before doors open to the public at 11:00am.

After training and signing a liability waiver, drop in during open studio hours to use Workshop equipment to work on your own creative projects or get a tour of everything the Workshop has to offer.

After training and signing a liability waiver, drop in during open studio hours to use Workshop equipment to work on your own creative projects or get a tour of everything the Workshop has to offer.

Community Kindness Day is annual local initiative with the goal of making the world a little bit better place to live in.

Refresh your jigsaw puzzle collection by swapping out one of your old ones for a new-to-you puzzle. Have a puzzle you'd like to donate early? Bring it to the Answers Desk prior to April 26th.

Our partners at Knowledge Exchange, a local organization with the mission of keeping books out of the trash and getting them into the hands of the people who want them most, will be here to take any of your unwanted books.

Have craft supplies you no longer need? Looking for some creative inspiration? Join us for a craft supply swap! Drop off unneeded but usable supplies and pick up some new-to-you materials.

We’ve teamed up with the Villages of Norridge and Harwood Heights to clean up specific areas of our community.

Zelma Pierce Chamberlain has been meditating for over 35 years and has found that meditation is the key to coping with stressful situations.

Learn how to crochet an easy rose with stem, no green thumb required. Basic crochet skills are required as this is not a learn-to-crochet class. All project materials, including yarn, hook, and pattern, will be provided.  

Grades 3-6. Registration Required.

After training and signing a liability waiver, drop in during open studio hours to use Workshop equipment to work on your own creative projects or get a tour of everything the Workshop has to offer.

After training and signing a liability waiver, drop in during open studio hours to use Workshop equipment to work on your own creative projects or get a tour of everything the Workshop has to offer.

Now could be the time to get your first home. Learn the ins and outs of home buying with Dan Werdell of Guaranteed Rate Mortgage.

After training and signing a liability waiver, drop in during open studio hours to use Workshop equipment to work on your own creative projects or get a tour of everything the Workshop has to offer.

Enjoy crochet? Interested in learning new stitches or sharing your knowledge? Join us for our virtual crochet-a-long.