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10 am
This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group

Craft Together

10:00am–10:45am
Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers
Closed
Registration Required
This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group
May 27 2022 Fri

Craft Together

10:00am–10:45am
Closed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Location: River Forest Public Library
Room: Barbara Hall Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers
Program Type: STEAM
Registration Required
Program Description:

Join us for our monthly crafting program for younger kids with their grownups. Advanced registration required. Ages 2-5. This month's activity is: Tissue Paper Painting

This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group

Saturday Story Time

10:00am–10:30am
Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers
Closed
Registration Required
This event is in the "Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers" group
May 28 2022 Sat

Saturday Story Time

10:00am–10:30am
Closed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Location: River Forest Public Library
Room: Barbara Hall Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, & Preschoolers
Program Type: Storytimes
Registration Required
Program Description:

Join library staff for for stories and songs. Advanced registration required. Ages birth-7 years with caregiver.

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Accompanying Adults for Early Childhood Programs

This program is designed for young children to attend with a caregiver. Please plan to be engaged with your child during this program. Children under age 5 must be in the immediate supervising vicinity of a caregiver at all times while at the library. 

11 am
12 pm
1 pm
2 pm
This event is in the "Adults & Seniors" group

Global Film Forum

2:00pm–4:30pm
Adults & Seniors
This event is in the "Adults & Seniors" group
May 28 2022 Sat

Global Film Forum

2:00pm–4:30pm
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Location: River Forest Public Library
Room: Barbara Hall Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults & Seniors
Program Type: Culture & Entertainment
Program Description:

Enjoy cinema from around the world, in the company of fellow global film fans.

This month: Shoplifters (Japan)

3 pm
Reservation

River Forest High School Fair

3:00pm–6:00pm
May 23 2022 Mon

River Forest High School Fair

3:00pm–6:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: River Forest Public Library
Room: Barbara Hall Meeting Room
Event Description

River Forest High School Fair
For River Forest Students & Parents

This event is in the "Kids" group
Cancelled

Virtual Youth Yoga

3:45pm–4:15pm
Kids
Closed
Registration Required
Virtual Event
This event is in the "Kids" group
May 26 2022 Thu

Cancelled

Virtual Youth Yoga

3:45pm–4:15pm
Closed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Location: Virtual Zoom
Age Group: Kids
Registration Required
Program Description:

Join us on Zoom for our monthly yoga wellness program for kids. Advanced registration required. Grades K-4.

4 pm
5 pm
6 pm
Reservation

West Suburban Home Daycare Assoc. mtg

6:30pm–8:30pm
May 23 2022 Mon

West Suburban Home Daycare Assoc. mtg

6:30pm–8:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: River Forest Public Library
Room: Barbara Hall Meeting Room
Event Description

West Suburban Home Daycare Assoc. mtg

Reservation

Kiwanis Club of River Forest-Oak Park

6:30pm–8:30pm
May 25 2022 Wed

Kiwanis Club of River Forest-Oak Park

6:30pm–8:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: River Forest Public Library
Room: Barbara Hall Meeting Room
Event Description

Kiwanis Business Mtg

7 pm
This event is in the "Adults & Seniors" group

VIRTUAL - An Evening with Jessamine Chan and Emily Maloney

7:00pm–9:00pm
Adults & Seniors
Virtual Event
This event is in the "Adults & Seniors" group
May 25 2022 Wed

VIRTUAL - An Evening with Jessamine Chan and Emily Maloney

7:00pm–9:00pm
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Location: Virtual Zoom
Age Group: Adults & Seniors
Program Type: Authors & Books
Program Description:

Join authors Jessamine Chan and Emily Maloney for a live discussion on Zoom about the systems of power that impact our lives, our families, and our finances, through the lens of their acclaimed books, "The School for Good Mothers" and "Cost of Liv

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