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Move & Groove

Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Community Room at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies (0 - 24 Months), Children (Ages 2 - 5)
Move & Groove:

This is a music based storytime perfect for children of all ages (birth – 5 years old).  We will be singing and dancing so get ready to be silly.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies (0 - 24 Months), Children (Ages 2 - 5)
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required

This is a music based storytime perfect for children of all ages (birth – 5 years old).  We will be singing and dancing so get ready to be silly.

Disclaimer(s)

The Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District reserves the right to photograph program participants and patrons. These photos are for Library use only and may be used for promotion within print and digital media. Attending a Library event provides expressed consent to take and utilize photographs of you/your family.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Illinois Wildlife

Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Program Type:
Outside Performer
Age Group:
Adults

Kick off summer reading with a presentation by the Kane County Forest Preserve. They will present on backyard wilderness and Illinois wildlife in the area.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Outside Performer
Registration Required
Event Details:

Kick off summer reading with a presentation by the Kane County Forest Preserve. They will present on backyard wilderness and Illinois wildlife in the area.

This event is in the "Babies (0 - 24 Months)" group
This event is in the "Children (Ages 2 - 5)" group
This event is in the "Grade School (K - 5th grade)" group
This event is in the "Tween (6th - 8th grade)" group
This event is in the "Teens (9th - 12th grade)" group

Summer Reading Kick Off Petting Zoo

Friday, June 5, 2026 at 10:00am - 2:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Outside Performer
Age Group:
Babies (0 - 24 Months), Children (Ages 2 - 5), Grade School (K - 5th grade), Tween (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)

Help us get summer started off this year with our Annual Summer Reading Kickoff Petting Zoo.

A Zoo To You will bring 20-25 animals including goats, sheep, little cow, donkey, llama, bunny, and chickens.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Babies (0 - 24 Months), Children (Ages 2 - 5), Grade School (K - 5th grade), Tween (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Program Type: Outside Performer
Event Details:

Help us get summer started off this year with our Annual Summer Reading Kickoff Petting Zoo.

A Zoo To You will bring 20-25 animals including goats, sheep, little cow, donkey, llama, bunny, and chickens.

Disclaimer(s)

The Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District reserves the right to photograph program participants and patrons. These photos are for Library use only and may be used for promotion within print and digital media. Attending a Library event provides expressed consent to take and utilize photographs of you/your family.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Hot Shots Photography

All Day
Zoom at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults

Each month we will assign a subject/theme to photograph. We will share each person's best photo with the library patrons to vote on their favorite photo of the month.

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Room: Zoom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Each month we will assign a subject/theme to photograph. We will share each person's best photo with the library patrons to vote on their favorite photo of the month.

This event is in the "Grade School (K - 5th grade)" group
This event is in the "Tween (6th - 8th grade)" group

Monday Matinee

Monday, June 8, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:45pm
Community Room at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Grade School (K - 5th grade), Tween (6th - 8th grade)

Movie title TBD

Library Branch: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Grade School (K - 5th grade), Tween (6th - 8th grade)
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Movie title TBD

This event is in the "Adults" group

Stitch 'n Chat

Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Community Room at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Bring your own knitting, quilting, needlepoint, or other craft projects to the library for some socializing, advice sharing, or support!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring your own knitting, quilting, needlepoint, or other craft projects to the library for some socializing, advice sharing, or support!

This event is in the "Babies (0 - 24 Months)" group
This event is in the "Children (Ages 2 - 5)" group

Move & Groove

Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Community Room at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies (0 - 24 Months), Children (Ages 2 - 5)
Move & Groove:

This is a music based storytime perfect for children of all ages (birth – 5 years old).  We will be singing and dancing so get ready to be silly.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies (0 - 24 Months), Children (Ages 2 - 5)
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required

This is a music based storytime perfect for children of all ages (birth – 5 years old).  We will be singing and dancing so get ready to be silly.

Disclaimer(s)

The Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District reserves the right to photograph program participants and patrons. These photos are for Library use only and may be used for promotion within print and digital media. Attending a Library event provides expressed consent to take and utilize photographs of you/your family.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Wild Ones

Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Community Room at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Program Type:
Outside Performer
Age Group:
Adults

Visit the library to learn about nature with a presentation from Wild Ones!  We can invite Nature into our yards. Nature can entice us to connect with unpaved world, with our neighbors, and with ourselves.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Outside Performer
Registration Required
Event Details:

Visit the library to learn about nature with a presentation from Wild Ones!  We can invite Nature into our yards. Nature can entice us to connect with unpaved world, with our neighbors, and with ourselves.

This event is in the "Babies (0 - 24 Months)" group

Baby Boogie with Bubbles

Friday, June 12, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Community Room at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Age Group:
Babies (0 - 24 Months)
Baby Boogie with Bubbles:

Join us for some fun music and dancing, complete with bubbles!  Afterwards stay and play with some fun toys.  This program is for babies 0-23 months, no older siblings.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies (0 - 24 Months)
Registration Required

Join us for some fun music and dancing, complete with bubbles!  Afterwards stay and play with some fun toys.  This program is for babies 0-23 months, no older siblings.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Page Turners Book Club

Friday, June 12, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

Register to join us at Hampshire Social across the street from the Library where we will discuss a holiday book of your choosing.

Open
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Register to join us at Hampshire Social across the street from the Library where we will discuss a holiday book of your choosing.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Pressed Flower Frame

Monday, June 15, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Community Room at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Create a one-of-a-kind pressed flower frame and bring a little bit of summer into your home!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Create a one-of-a-kind pressed flower frame and bring a little bit of summer into your home!

This event is in the "Grade School (K - 5th grade)" group
This event is in the "Tween (6th - 8th grade)" group

Monday Matinee

Monday, June 15, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:45pm
Community Room at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Grade School (K - 5th grade), Tween (6th - 8th grade)

Movie title TBD

Library Branch: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Grade School (K - 5th grade), Tween (6th - 8th grade)
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Movie title TBD

This event is in the "Adults" group

Knead to Know ~ Dessert Club

All Day
Take Home Kit at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Program Type:
Take Home Kit
Age Group:
Adults

Ever wondered what all those cool cooking/baking gadgets do? Find out by signing up for the Knead to Know Monthly Dessert Club. Patrons will receive a cool kitchen gadget and a few recipes to go along with it. 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Room: Take Home Kit
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Take Home Kit
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ever wondered what all those cool cooking/baking gadgets do? Find out by signing up for the Knead to Know Monthly Dessert Club. Patrons will receive a cool kitchen gadget and a few recipes to go along with it. 

This event is in the "Babies (0 - 24 Months)" group
This event is in the "Children (Ages 2 - 5)" group

Move & Groove

Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Community Room at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies (0 - 24 Months), Children (Ages 2 - 5)
Move & Groove:

This is a music based storytime perfect for children of all ages (birth – 5 years old).  We will be singing and dancing so get ready to be silly.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies (0 - 24 Months), Children (Ages 2 - 5)
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required

This is a music based storytime perfect for children of all ages (birth – 5 years old).  We will be singing and dancing so get ready to be silly.

Disclaimer(s)

The Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District reserves the right to photograph program participants and patrons. These photos are for Library use only and may be used for promotion within print and digital media. Attending a Library event provides expressed consent to take and utilize photographs of you/your family.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Senior Bingo

Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Community Room at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults

B-9!

What better way to spend an afternoon than by shouting BINGO at the library! This program is for adults ages 55+. 

Prizes are provided!

Space is limited so registration is required. 

 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

B-9!

What better way to spend an afternoon than by shouting BINGO at the library! This program is for adults ages 55+. 

Prizes are provided!

Space is limited so registration is required. 

 

Disclaimer(s)

The Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District reserves the right to photograph program participants and patrons. These photos are for Library use only and may be used for promotion within print and digital media. Attending a Library event provides expressed consent to take and utilize photographs of you/your family.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Adult Services Craft

Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Adults 18 and older are invited to register to create a patriotic upcycled cork flag craft.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Adults 18 and older are invited to register to create a patriotic upcycled cork flag craft.

Disclaimer(s)

The Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District reserves the right to photograph program participants and patrons. These photos are for Library use only and may be used for promotion within print and digital media. Attending a Library event provides expressed consent to take and utilize photographs of you/your family.

This event is in the "Babies (0 - 24 Months)" group

Babies and Books

Friday, June 19, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Community Room at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Age Group:
Babies (0 - 24 Months)
Babies and Books:

Join us for a short storytime.  Afterwards stay and play with some fun toys.  This program is for babies 0-23 months, no older siblings.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies (0 - 24 Months)
Registration Required

Join us for a short storytime.  Afterwards stay and play with some fun toys.  This program is for babies 0-23 months, no older siblings.

Disclaimer(s)

The Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District reserves the right to photograph program participants and patrons. These photos are for Library use only and may be used for promotion within print and digital media. Attending a Library event provides expressed consent to take and utilize photographs of you/your family.

This event is in the "Grade School (K - 5th grade)" group
This event is in the "Tween (6th - 8th grade)" group
This event is in the "Teens (9th - 12th grade)" group

MXG - Game Truck

Friday, June 19, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Outside Performer
Age Group:
Grade School (K - 5th grade), Tween (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)

The Mobile Extreme Gaming Truck will be back again this year! The truck will be parked in the Public Parking Lot on Washington Ave, adjacent to the the Hampshire Post Office.

Please sign up for only one time slot.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Grade School (K - 5th grade), Tween (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Program Type: Outside Performer
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Mobile Extreme Gaming Truck will be back again this year! The truck will be parked in the Public Parking Lot on Washington Ave, adjacent to the the Hampshire Post Office.

Please sign up for only one time slot.

Disclaimer(s)

The Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District reserves the right to photograph program participants and patrons. These photos are for Library use only and may be used for promotion within print and digital media. Attending a Library event provides expressed consent to take and utilize photographs of you/your family.

This event is in the "Grade School (K - 5th grade)" group
This event is in the "Tween (6th - 8th grade)" group
This event is in the "Teens (9th - 12th grade)" group

MXG - Game Truck

Friday, June 19, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Outside Performer
Age Group:
Grade School (K - 5th grade), Tween (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)

The Mobile Extreme Gaming Truck will be back again this year! The truck will be parked in the Public Parking Lot on Washington Ave, adjacent to the the Hampshire Post Office.

Please sign up for only one time slot.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Grade School (K - 5th grade), Tween (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade)
Program Type: Outside Performer
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Mobile Extreme Gaming Truck will be back again this year! The truck will be parked in the Public Parking Lot on Washington Ave, adjacent to the the Hampshire Post Office.

Please sign up for only one time slot.

Disclaimer(s)

The Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District reserves the right to photograph program participants and patrons. These photos are for Library use only and may be used for promotion within print and digital media. Attending a Library event provides expressed consent to take and utilize photographs of you/your family.

This event is in the "Grade School (K - 5th grade)" group
This event is in the "Tween (6th - 8th grade)" group

Monday Matinee

Monday, June 22, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:45pm
Community Room at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Grade School (K - 5th grade), Tween (6th - 8th grade)

Movie title TBD

Library Branch: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Grade School (K - 5th grade), Tween (6th - 8th grade)
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Movie title TBD

This event is in the "Everyone" group

Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District Board of Trustees Meeting

Monday, June 22, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Age Group:
Everyone
Board Meeting:

The Board of Trustees meets the fourth Monday of every month unless such day is a recognized holiday. Board meetings are held at the library and begin at 7:00 p.m. The public is en...

Library Branch: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Everyone

The Board of Trustees meets the fourth Monday of every month unless such day is a recognized holiday. Board meetings are held at the library and begin at 7:00 p.m. The public is encouraged to attend.

This event is in the "Children (Ages 2 - 5)" group
This event is in the "Grade School (K - 5th grade)" group

Miss Jamie's Garden Friends

Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Children's Area at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Program Type:
Outside Performer
Age Group:
Children (Ages 2 - 5), Grade School (K - 5th grade)

Join us to welcome Miss Jamie, who will take us on a musical, imaginative trip to the garden.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Children (Ages 2 - 5), Grade School (K - 5th grade)
Program Type: Outside Performer
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us to welcome Miss Jamie, who will take us on a musical, imaginative trip to the garden.

Disclaimer(s)

The Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District reserves the right to photograph program participants and patrons. These photos are for Library use only and may be used for promotion within print and digital media. Attending a Library event provides expressed consent to take and utilize photographs of you/your family.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Crafter's Circle

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Community Room at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for our In-Person crafty card-making class where we will be making 2 different cards! Anyone would love to receive one in the mail, or keep it for yourself!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for our In-Person crafty card-making class where we will be making 2 different cards! Anyone would love to receive one in the mail, or keep it for yourself!

This event is in the "Adults" group

Crafter's Circle

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Community Room at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for our In-Person crafty card-making class where we will be making 2 different cards! Anyone would love to receive one in the mail, or keep it for yourself!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for our In-Person crafty card-making class where we will be making 2 different cards! Anyone would love to receive one in the mail, or keep it for yourself!