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Chess Club

10:00am–11:30am
Everyone
Library Branch: Cicero
Room: Jenkins Meeting Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Games & Play
Event Details:

Join us every Tuesday this summer for a fun morning of playing chess! All skill levels are welcome. Chess sets provided.

This event is in the "Toddlers" group
This event is in the "Preschool" group

Busy Builders

10:30am–11:30am
Toddlers, Preschool
Library Branch: Cicero
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Games & Play
Event Details:

Join us for a fun hour of free play with wooden blocks, Lincoln Logs, magnetic tiles, Keva planks, carboard bricks, Mega Blocks, and other toy construction materials!

Open Art Studio

12:00pm–2:00pm
Library Branch: Cicero
Room: Makerspace
This event is in the "Teens" group

Diamond Art Painting Work Day

3:00pm–5:00pm
Teens
Library Branch: Cicero
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art
Event Details:

12-18 year olds may come between 3-5 p.m. to work on our collaborative Teen Diamond Painting Project! Materials provided. See your project come together over the summer!

This event is in the "Tweens" group

Graphic Novel Book Club: Spy School

11:00am–12:00pm
Tweens
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cicero
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Have you ever wondered if you have what it takes to be a spy? Find out when you join us for snacks, discussion, and activities related to the graphic novel Spy School by Stuart Gibbs! This book club is for children ages 8-11 years old.

This event is in the "High School" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

HNPL Friends of the Library Meeting

6:00pm–7:00pm
High School, Adults
Library Branch: Cicero
Room: Jenkins Wing
Age Group: High School, Adults
Program Type: Friends of the Library Meeting
Event Details:

Are you a reader? Are you someone who loves your local library? Are you someone who would love to be part of the Library? Come join us! We are the HNPL Friends of the Library. We are looking for new volunteers to join us.

This event is in the "Littles (0-5)" group
This event is in the "Elementary School" group

Hand Print Art Work Day

10:00am–12:00pm
Littles (0-5), Elementary School
Library Branch: Cicero
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Littles (0-5), Elementary School
Program Type: Art
Event Details:

Children ages birth- 7 years may come in anytime between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to make handprint art to contribute to the collaborative art project that will be located on the windows above the craft table in the children's area.

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Middle School" group
This event is in the "High School" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Senior Citizens" group

Neurographic Art

5:00pm–6:00pm
Teens, Middle School, High School, Adults, Senior Citizens
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cicero
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Teens, Middle School, High School, Adults, Senior Citizens
Program Type: Art
Registration Required
Event Details:

Relax from the day-to-day stressors by engaging in therapeutic art. Neurographic art was developed by psychologist Pavel Piskarev where its main goal is to help the individual relax and reconnect with themselves.

This event is in the "Everyone" group
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cicero
Room: Jenkins Meeting Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Percy the Purple Cow presented by Roz Puppets! Join us for this fun, original story about a happy little cow who turned purple because of her love of grape soda. Through some silly mishaps she finds fame just by being herself.

Board Meeting

7:00pm–8:30pm
Library Branch: Cicero
Room: Makerspace
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Mural Work Day

10:00am–12:00pm
Tweens
Library Branch: Cicero
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Art
Event Details:

Children ages 8-11 may work on the children's art mural inspired by Kandinsky's Circles. We'll supply the oil pastels and you supply the creativity! Slowly see your mural come to life over June and July!

This event is in the "Everyone" group
Library Branch: Cicero
Room: Jenkins Meeting Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:

Enjoy listening to iconic movie tunes and answering trivia questions.

This event is in the "Adults" group

HNPL Knitters Group

10:00am–12:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Cicero
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts
Event Details:

Please come join HNPL's new group the HNPL Knitters. We are a group from all types of experiences. We are newbies, beginners, and experienced. We will work on group projects as well as our own projects. 

This event is in the "Tweens" group

Coding Games in Scratch

11:00am–12:00pm
Tweens
Library Branch: Cicero
Room: Jenkins Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens
Event Details:

Join us every Monday for six-weeks at 11 a.m. starting on June 9th and ending on July 14th to learn how to code games in Scratch! You'll create fun games that your family and friends can play!

This event is in the "Everyone" group

Chess Club

10:00am–11:30am
Everyone
Library Branch: Cicero
Room: Jenkins Meeting Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Games & Play
Event Details:

Join us every Tuesday this summer for a fun morning of playing chess! All skill levels are welcome. Chess sets provided.

This event is in the "Children" group

Storytime with Betsy the Therapy Dog

10:30am–11:00am
Children
Library Branch: Cicero
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for a very special storytime with Betsy, a certified therapy dog and her handler Ms. Stacey! Betsy has been a fixture at HNPL, listening to kids read every month. You'll have a chance to meet Betsy and have your picture taken with her.

Open Art Studio

12:00pm–2:00pm
Library Branch: Cicero
Room: Makerspace
This event is in the "Teens" group

Diamond Art Painting Work Day

3:00pm–5:00pm
Teens
Library Branch: Cicero
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art
Event Details:

12-18 year olds may come between 3-5 p.m. to work on our collaborative Teen Diamond Painting Project! Materials provided. See your project come together over the summer!

This event is in the "Adults" group

Mocktails and Booktales

5:30pm–6:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Cicero
Room: Jenkins Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

This month we are reading The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown.

We will be enjoying appetizers and mocktails as we discuss this month's book.

Please join us!

This event is in the "Elementary School" group

Slither & Paint: A Snake Adventure

11:00am–11:45am
Elementary School
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cicero
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Elementary School
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Play, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a snake storytime adventure of snake stories, activities, and painting. Paint and take home your very own flexible wooden snake to play with! For children ages 6-8. Registration required.

This event is in the "Littles (0-5)" group
This event is in the "Elementary School" group

Hand Print Art Work Day

10:00am–12:00pm
Littles (0-5), Elementary School
Library Branch: Cicero
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Littles (0-5), Elementary School
Program Type: Art
Event Details:

Children ages birth- 7 years may come in anytime between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. to make handprint art to contribute to the collaborative art project that will be located on the windows above the craft table in the children's area.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Anime/Manga Club

4:00pm–6:00pm
Teens
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cicero
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Teens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us to watch anime, eat snacks, sketch your favorite anime and manga characters, discuss your favorite anime shows/movies and manga books, and make suggestions for our collection! Vote on what we'll watch during our next meeting.

This event is in the "Tweens" group

Mural Work Day

10:00am–12:00pm
Tweens
Library Branch: Cicero
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Art
Event Details:

Children ages 8-11 may work on the children's art mural inspired by Kandinsky's Circles. We'll supply the oil pastels and you supply the creativity! Slowly see your mural come to life over June and July!