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Chess Club for All Ages

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Children, Tween, Teens, Adults
Game
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Fossil Ridge Public Library
Room: King Room
Age Group: Children, Tween, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Game
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

*Parents must accompany children*

 

Do you want to learn to play chess?

Or are you the most feared player amongst your friends?

Children's Trunk-or-Treat Pumpkin Decorating

11:00am - 1:00pm
Toddlers, Children, Tween
Arts & Crafts
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Fossil Ridge Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Toddlers, Children, Tween
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 31
Event Details:

Trunk or Treat! Decorate a pumpkin! Have fun decorating a fall pumpkin at the library. All supplies are included and limited to 1 per child (Ages 3-12).  Registration is required. 

Braidwood Fire Protection District Open House

12:30pm - 4:00pm
Children, Tween, Teens
Other
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children, Tween, Teens
Program Type: Other

Tween Scene

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Tween
Arts & Crafts, Tween Scene
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Fossil Ridge Public Library
Room: King Room
Age Group: Tween
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Tween Scene
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

These instructor-led programs are a fun, educational, and creative way for Tweens to learn crafts and socialize.

 

09/16/24- Glass Pebble Magnets 

10/14/24- Spooky Halloween Candles

Half- Day Movie Matinee- IF (2024)

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Children, Tween
Movie
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Fossil Ridge Public Library
Age Group: Children, Tween
Program Type: Movie
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Join us for a family movie afternoon, bring your refreshments, or enjoy light snacks. Registration is recommended.

Prairie Tales- Going Batty

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children, Tween
Performance
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Fossil Ridge Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Children, Tween
Program Type: Performance
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 22
Event Details:

Join us as the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie brings its prairie programs to Fossil Ridge. Discover why these elusive creatures of the night are so important to us.

Chess Club for All Ages

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Children, Tween, Teens, Adults
Game
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Fossil Ridge Public Library
Room: King Room
Age Group: Children, Tween, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Game
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:

*Parents must accompany children*

 

Do you want to learn to play chess?

Or are you the most feared player amongst your friends?

No School Movie Matinee-Kung Fu Panda 4

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Children, Tween
Movie
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Fossil Ridge Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Children, Tween
Program Type: Movie
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Join us for a family movie afternoon, bring your refreshments, or enjoy light snacks. Registration is recommended.

Tween Scene-Mason Jar Fall Candle Holders

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Tween
Arts & Crafts, Tween Scene
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Fossil Ridge Public Library
Room: King Room
Age Group: Tween
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Tween Scene
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

These instructor-led programs are a fun, educational, and creative way for Tweens to learn crafts and socialize.

 

09/16/24- Glass Pebble Magnets 

10/14/24- Spooky Halloween Candles

Brookfield Zoo Holiday Magic Bus Trip

1:00pm - 10:30pm
Children, Tween, Adults
Bus Trip
Open
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children, Tween, Adults
Program Type: Bus Trip
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

Get ready to celebrate the holiday season with Fossil Ridge! Join us on a bus trip to explore Chicagoland’s longest-running lights festival, featuring over two million twinkling LED lights.

Thanksgiving

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Fossil Ridge Public Library, Off Site
Description:

The library will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving Day.

Friday After Thanksgiving

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Fossil Ridge Public Library, Off Site
Description:

The library will be closed in observance of the Friday after Thanksgiving.

Tween Scene-DIY Ugly Christmas Shirts

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Tween
Arts & Crafts, Tween Scene
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Fossil Ridge Public Library
Room: King Room
Age Group: Tween
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Tween Scene
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

These instructor-led programs are a fun, educational, and creative way for Tweens to learn crafts and socialize.

 

09/16/24- Glass Pebble Magnets 

10/14/24- Spooky Halloween Candles

Christmas Eve

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Fossil Ridge Public Library, Off Site
Description:

The library will be closed in observance of Christmas Eve.

Christmas Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Fossil Ridge Public Library, Off Site
Description:

The library will be closed in observance of Christmas Day.

New Year's Eve

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Fossil Ridge Public Library, Off Site
Description:

The library will be closed in observance of New Year's Eve. 

New Year's Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Fossil Ridge Public Library, Off Site
Description:

The library will be closed in observance of New Year's Day. 

Good Friday

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Fossil Ridge Public Library, Off Site
Description:

The library will be closed in observance of Good Friday.

Memorial Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Fossil Ridge Public Library, Off Site
Description:

The library will be closed in observance of Memorial Day.