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Tinker Teens - Friendship Pins

4:00pm–5:00pm
Teen
Hanna Branch
Library Branch: Hanna Branch
Room: HA-Meeting Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Description: STEAM
Event Details:

Level up your skills with projects that tap into tech, innovation, and real‑world problem‑solving. Experiment, prototype, and create with other curious minds.  

Make colorful, beaded friendship pins, perfect for shoes, jackets and backpacks. 

Chapter Chats Book Club

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adult
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: MN-Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adult
Program Description: Book Discussion
Event Details:

Join us to talk about the books that we are all loving, hating, and all the books in between.

Newcomers are always welcome!

This month: Historical Hits

Tech Help

All Day
Adult
Rolling Prairie Branch
Library Branch: Rolling Prairie Branch
Age Group: Adult
Program Description: Technology

Get personalized assistance to better understand your technology. Bring your device, charger, and questions (or just your questions) for support with a variety of tools and services, all to build digital confidence. 

Play & Learn Ages 0-3

10:00am–10:30am
Kids 0-5
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: MN-Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5
Program Description: Storytime

Sing, move, dance, and rhyme with us during this interactive storytime!

Babies and their grown-up are encouraged to engage and participate in a storytime structured around the Every Child Ready to Read™ curriculum! Classes incorporate books, technology, movement, and hands-on practice to engage children and adults in a fun, friendly environment.

La Porte County Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting

5:30pm–6:30pm
Everyone
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: MN-Meeting Room B
Age Group: Everyone
Program Description: Board Meeting
Event Details:

Public Meeting of the La Porte County Public Library Board of Trustees.

Creative Kids - Rigamajig

4:00pm–5:00pm
Kids 6-11
Kingsford Heights Branch
Library Branch: Kingsford Heights Branch
Age Group: Kids 6-11
Program Description: Games and Play, STEAM
Event Details:

Let your imagination go wild! Try creative make-and-try activities that help you discover new skills and explore big ideas. Learning has never been more fun!

Practice problem-solving skills while building, designing and playing with Rigamajig.

STEAM Saturday - Summer Scientists - Reactions

10:00am–11:00am
Kids 6-11
Coolspring Branch
Library Branch: Coolspring Branch
Room: CS-Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 6-11
Program Description: STEAM

Explore the world of science, technology, engineering, art, and math through hands-on and minds‑on activities that spark curiosity, build critical‑thinking skills, and inspire a lifelong love of learning. 

Maker Monday - Mini Tic-Tac-Toe Boards

4:00pm–6:00pm
Everyone
Kingsford Heights Branch
Library Branch: Kingsford Heights Branch
Age Group: Everyone
Program Description: Maker
Event Details:

Use tools, small machines, build projects and repurpose objects in a fail-free learning environment to gain job skills or explore a new hobby. 

Last month, we created mini Tic-Tac-Toe boards and playing pieces out of air-dry clay. Bring them back this month to paint.


 

Maker Monday - No-Sew Fabric Coasters

4:00pm–6:00pm
Everyone
Rolling Prairie Branch
Library Branch: Rolling Prairie Branch
Room: RP-Meeting Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Description: Maker
Event Details:

Use tools, small machines, build projects and repurpose objects in a fail-free learning environment to gain job skills or explore a new hobby. 

Make a set of no-sew decorative summer coasters out of felt. 

Tech Help

All Day
Adult
Union Mills Branch
Library Branch: Union Mills Branch
Age Group: Adult
Program Description: Technology

Get personalized assistance to better understand your technology. Bring your device, charger, and questions (or just your questions) for support with a variety of tools and services, all to build digital confidence. 

Sewing and Fiber Arts Workshop

5:30pm–7:30pm
Adult
LPCPL Exchange
Library Branch: LPCPL Exchange
Age Group: Adult
Program Description: Maker
Event Details:

Spend an evening sewing, socializing, and sharing skills.

Readers Corner

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adult
Coolspring Branch
Library Branch: Coolspring Branch
Room: CS-Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Description: Book Discussion
Event Details:

Join fellow readers for thoughtful discussions about books while building community connections. Newcomers are always welcome!

Our title for discussion is: The God of the

Quilting Basics

10:00am–12:00pm
Adult
LPCPL Exchange
Library Branch: LPCPL Exchange
Room: EX-Classroom
Age Group: Adult
Program Description: Maker
Event Details:

Are you interested in quilting, but don't know where to start? We'll cover what you need to know, such as how to read a quilting pattern, material selection, fabric preparation, measuring, piecing, and finishing techniques.

Teen Zone: Escape Experience

4:00pm–5:00pm
Teen
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: MN-Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Description: Games and Play
Event Details:

Teen Zone is a monthly program just for teens! On the fourth Wednesday of every month, stop by the library for a fun, drop-in activity designed to hang out, try something new, and connect with friends.

Play & Learn Ages 0-3

10:00am–10:30am
Kids 0-5
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: MN-Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5
Program Description: Storytime

Sing, move, dance, and rhyme with us during this interactive storytime!

Babies and their grown-up are encouraged to engage and participate in a storytime structured around the Every Child Ready to Read™ curriculum! Classes incorporate books, technology, movement, and hands-on practice to engage children and adults in a fun, friendly environment.

Talking Books

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adult
Kingsford Heights Branch
Library Branch: Kingsford Heights Branch
Age Group: Adult
Program Description: Book Discussion
Event Details:

Join fellow readers for thoughtful discussions about books while building community connections. Newcomers are always welcome!

Our title for discussion is: A Man

Crafternoon - No-Sew Bow Tie

All Day
Everyone
Fish Lake Branch
Library Branch: Fish Lake Branch
Room: FL-Meeting Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Description: Maker
Event Details:

Drop in to the library anytime for arts and crafts, perfect for people of all ages.

August 28th is National Bow Tie Day! Craft a no-sew bow tie for your pet in celebration.  

Bookies

10:00am–11:00am
Adult
Rolling Prairie Branch
Library Branch: Rolling Prairie Branch
Room: RP-Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Description: Book Discussion
Event Details:

Join fellow readers for thoughtful discussions about books while building community connections. Newcomers are always welcome!

Our title for discussion is: A Marriage at Sea

Tween Book Club (Ages 10-13)

4:30pm–5:30pm
Teen
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: MN-Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Description: Book Discussion
Event Details:

Get ready for a reading adventure at the Tween Book Club, where books come to life! 

All Things True Crime Book Club

5:30pm–6:30pm
Adult
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: MN-Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adult
Program Description: Book Discussion
Event Details:

If you're fascinated by the darker side of reality—whether you're a seasoned true crime enthusiast, a die-hard fan of Investigation Discovery, or someone who recently found their way into the genre through podcasts—All Things True Crime is the boo

Play & Learn Ages 0-3

10:00am–10:30am
Kids 0-5
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: MN-Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5
Program Description: Storytime

Sing, move, dance, and rhyme with us during this interactive storytime!

Babies and their grown-up are encouraged to engage and participate in a storytime structured around the Every Child Ready to Read™ curriculum! Classes incorporate books, technology, movement, and hands-on practice to engage children and adults in a fun, friendly environment.

Crafternoon

12:00pm–6:00pm
Everyone
Coolspring Branch
Library Branch: Coolspring Branch
Room: CS-Meeting Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Description: Maker

Drop in to the library anytime for arts and crafts, perfect for people of all ages.

Crafternoon

All Day
Everyone
Hanna Branch
Library Branch: Hanna Branch
Room: HA-Meeting Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Description: Maker

Drop in to the library anytime for arts and crafts, perfect for people of all ages.

STEAM Saturday

10:00am–11:00am
Kids 6-11
Union Mills Branch
Library Branch: Union Mills Branch
Room: UM-Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 6-11
Program Description: STEAM

Explore the world of science, technology, engineering, art, and math through hands-on and minds‑on activities that spark curiosity, build critical‑thinking skills, and inspire a lifelong love of learning.