StoryWalk: Call Me Tree / Llámame árbol
Fri., July 1 – Thurs., July 7, 2022 @ All day
Lace up your sneakers, bring your strollers, and join us for a storywalk at Hunt Club Park!
Wed., July 6, 2022 @ 2:30 – 4:00pm
Grades 5-8
Build a driving base and learn how to complete controlled movements and interact with objects using sensors. Registration required.
Outdoor Storytime
Thurs., July 7, 2022 @ 9:30 – 10:00am and 10:30 – 11:00am
Ages Birth – 5
Drop by Betty Russell Community Park in Gurnee to share stories, rhymes, songs, and fun! Registration not required.
Summer Tech in The Point: KUBO the Coding Robot
Thurs., July 7, 2022 @ 4:00 – 6:00pm
Grades K-5
Join us in The Point any time during the program to play with KUBO. KUBO introduces the concepts of coding in an easy, hands-on, screen-free way. Registration not required.
Sat., July 9, 2022 @ 10:00 – 11:00am
Grades K – 5
ROBOTS! LEGOS! Hands-on STEM that combines LEGO bricks, sensors and kid-friendly software to create robots. Registration required.
Mon., July 11, 2022 @10:00 – 11:00am
Ages 3-5 with caregiver
Drop into the Flex to make fun playdough creations. Registration not required.
Tues., July 12, 2022 @ 1:00pm – 2:15pm
Grades 1-5 with caregiver
Join us at the Warren Township Park Shelter B for imaginative STEAM experiments and activities that utilize the power of the sun. Registration required.
Tues., July 12, 2022 @ 1:00 – 3:00pm
Grades 6-12
Join us in The Vault for video gaming! Choose between a variety of systems including the Xbox Series X and the Nintendo Switch and numerous games between them all. Oculus Rifts will also be available on gaming days. All Materials will be provided. Registration not required.
Wed., July 13, 2022 @ 2:30 – 4:00pm
Grades 5-8
Use LEGO Mindstorms EV3 sets to build and code a project of your choice! Registration required.
Outdoor Storytime
Thurs., July 14, 2022 @ 9:30 – 10:00am and 10:30 – 11:00am
Ages Birth – 5
Drop by Betty Russell Community Park in Gurnee to share stories, rhymes, songs, and fun! Registration not required.
Create Workshop in The Vault – Cricut Maker Fabric Crafts
Thurs., July 14, 2022 @ 1:00 – 3:00pm
Grades 6-12
Come in and enjoy a break from the summer heat while creating! All skill levels invited. Cricut Maker and Cricut Maker Easy Press materials and drawstring bags will be provided. You are welcome to bring t-shirts too! Registration not required.
Tween Gaming in The Point – Among Us
Thurs., July 14, 2022 @ 1:00 – 3:00pm
Grades 3-5
Join us in The Point for Tween Gaming over the Summer! We will be using iPads to play games together in the Point, this week is Among Us! No experience is required to play and all supplies needed to play will be provided by the library. Registration required.
Movie in the Park – Watch Spiderman: No Way Home
Fri., July 15, 2022 @ 8:00 – 10:30pm
Grades 6-12
Meet us and your fellow teens at Viking Park to enjoy a movie in the park. Snacks, drinks, and Spiderman: No Way Home projected on a large screen. Bring a blanket or chairs to sit on and enjoy the film. Registration required.
Sat., July 16, 2022 @ 10:00 – 11:00am
Ages 4-5 with caregiver
Using colored tiles for programming makes indi an easy and fun intro to robotics. Sphero indi is a robotic toy car that’s designed to teach young children about the fundamentals of programming. Registration required.
Sat., July 16, 2022 @ 11:30am – 12:30pm
Grades K-5
Stop by The Point to play with Sphero Bolt a fun, easy to use robotic ball. Program Sphero Bolt by drawing or using block coding.