Open Workshop In-Person

Do you need some time to finish a project? Or start one? Come to open workshop hours to socialize with other adults while getting some crafts done! Staff will be available for assistance. Registration with notes on what you want to do is appreciated. Walk ins still welc......More

Do you need some time to finish a project? Or start one? Come to open workshop hours to socialize with other adults while getting some crafts done! Staff will be available for assistance. Registration with notes on what you want to do is appreciated. Walk ins still welcome.

Workshop

Teen Paint N Sip Haunted House Registration begins Oct 2 at 6PM In-Person

Come create a step by step spooky painting made out of shapes! Maximum one guest per person.

Workshop

Ukulele Group Practice In-Person

Bring your ukulele to the library for a group practice session! Beginner friendly. This practice session will not have an instructor present. Check the calendar for our monthly group lessons.

Kakacek Room

Scavenger Hunt In-Person

Come to the library to complete a scavenger hunt and earn a prize. This event will start on the first day of the month and occur until prizes run out.

Children's Department Main Floor

Safe Sitters In-Person

Would you know what to do if a child choked while you were babysitting? Would you know how to call 911? Handle a nose bleed? Safe Sitters learn all these things and more! This nationally recognized program teaches sitters in grades 6-8 how to have fun with children, an......More

Would you know what to do if a child choked while you were babysitting? Would you know how to call 911? Handle a nose bleed? Safe Sitters learn all these things and more! This nationally recognized program teaches sitters in grades 6-8 how to have fun with children, and how to recognize and respond to medical emergencies. A $30 fee is required at the time of registration. Registration can be made at the Adult reference desk.Please bring a sack lunch.Registration closes October 28 or when class is full.

Large Meeting Room

Crochet 101: Washcloth Registration begins Oct 2 @ 10AM In-Person

Have you ever wanted to learn how to Crochet? Come to the Workshop where you can learn a basic chain and we'll get you started on a simple washcloth with materials you can take home! All materials provided. Right handed crocheters only. Maximum one guest per person.

Workshop

Dungeons and Dragons for Adults - Afternoon Adventurers In-Person

Calling all adventurers to the Antioch Public Library District to play some D&D! Led by Dungeon Master, Isaac Armstrong.New players, please email Devin at [email protected] to discuss character creation.

Spiering Room

Crochet Minis: Spinosaurus

Stop by the library to pick up a kit for this month's itty bitty critter! This month's featured pattern is a spinosaurus.Suggested yarn colors and a pattern are included.

Sewing Machine 101 Registration begins Oct 4 at 2PM In-Person

Never used a sewing machine before? Have one sitting in a dusty corner? Bring it to the Workshop and we'll help you learn how to use it! Don't have one, but still want to learn? Sewing machines are first come first serve. Maximum one guest per person.

Workshop

Spanish/English Game Day DĂa de Juegos EspaĂąol/InglĂŠs In-Person

Let's meet up at the library to play board games and practice our Spanish. We will be playing these games: Yo Sabo ÂżTĂš Sabes?LoterĂ­aJuntĂŠmonos en la biblioteca para jugar juegos de mesa y practicar nuestro espaĂąol.Los juegos que vamos a juar son: Yo Sabo ÂżTĂš Sab......More

Let's meet up at the library to play board games and practice our Spanish. We will be playing these games: Yo Sabo ÂżTĂš Sabes?LoterĂ­aJuntĂŠmonos en la biblioteca para jugar juegos de mesa y practicar nuestro espaĂąol.Los juegos que vamos a juar son: Yo Sabo ÂżTĂš Sabes?LoterĂ­a

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Animation Club In-Person

Ever wanted to learn basic animation techniques, but the process feels too daunting without guidance?Stop by Animation Club at the library on the first Sunday of every month!

Meeting 2

Storytime for Littles In-Person

(Birth-36 months and their caregivers/ In-Person) Child will enjoy a 20 minute storytime and 20 minute art/ tummy time. This event requires registration, but you can call on the day of the event to check if we have enough materials available. **Siblings are welcome, but......More

(Birth-36 months and their caregivers/ In-Person) Child will enjoy a 20 minute storytime and 20 minute art/ tummy time. This event requires registration, but you can call on the day of the event to check if we have enough materials available. **Siblings are welcome, but the activities and prizes are for the babies/ toddlers.**

Schroeder Room

Book Chat In-Person / Online

All are welcome to join us for conversation and cameraderie as we discuss If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin.

Spiering Room

Anime Club In-Person

Are you an Anime or Manga fan? Then come to Anime Club! We meet every Monday to discuss Manga, watch Anime, enjoy a variety of activities or just hang out with other fans. We have snacks too! This club is for students in 8th grade through High School.

Eide Room

Amateur Radio Communication Course In-Person

Develop your amateur radio skills with the Wisconsin and Illinois Radio Enthusiasts!Following a successful Technician Course this summer, the Wisconsin and Illinois Radio Enthusiasts return to offer more in-depth learning opportunities for both new and returning partici......More

Develop your amateur radio skills with the Wisconsin and Illinois Radio Enthusiasts!Following a successful Technician Course this summer, the Wisconsin and Illinois Radio Enthusiasts return to offer more in-depth learning opportunities for both new and returning participants. This course will explore a variety of amateur radio topics, from equipment and licensing to emergency communication and on-air protocols.

Kakacek Room

Cricut 101: Acrylic Bookmark Registration begins Oct 6 at 6PM In-Person

New to the Cricut? Learn about the Cricut Design Space and some basic techniques while creating a personalized acrylic bookmark. Computer skills are necessary. Maximum one guest per person.

Workshop

Minis Meet-up In-Person

Drop-in, unstructured play for children 0-36 months old with a caregiver.This program allows caregivers to socialize while their babies play together with a variety of sensory toys and board books.

Schroeder Room

Antioch Business Boost: Library Training for Small Businesses with Udemy In-Person

Mini-Workshops geared towards small business owners, are offered at no cost. Registration is encouraged.Each Mini-Workshop Includes:Guest Speaker or Pre-Recorded Training*Light RefreshmentsTips on Promoting Your BusinessNetworking OpportunitiesThis week the Library will......More

Mini-Workshops geared towards small business owners, are offered at no cost. Registration is encouraged.Each Mini-Workshop Includes:Guest Speaker or Pre-Recorded Training*Light RefreshmentsTips on Promoting Your BusinessNetworking OpportunitiesThis week the Library will share a pre-recorded training from Gale Presents: Udemy. Learn how to leverage the Gale Presents: Udemy product for upskilling and building your business.Udemy is sponsored by the Antioch Library Friends

Eide Room

Matinee Movie - Planes, Trains & Automobiles In-Person

Join us for a movie and popcorn on Tuesday afternoons! November's theme is "It's Family Time." This week we will be showing Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) starring Steve Martin. RA Chicago advertising man must struggle to travel home from New York for Thanksgiving ......More

Join us for a movie and popcorn on Tuesday afternoons! November's theme is "It's Family Time." This week we will be showing Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) starring Steve Martin. RA Chicago advertising man must struggle to travel home from New York for Thanksgiving with a lovable oaf of a shower-curtain-ring salesman as his only companion.

Eide Room

Open Workshop In-Person

Do you need some time to finish a project? Or start one? Come to open workshop hours to socialize with other adults while getting some crafts done! Staff will be available for assistance. Registration with notes on what you want to do is appreciated. Walk ins still welc......More

Do you need some time to finish a project? Or start one? Come to open workshop hours to socialize with other adults while getting some crafts done! Staff will be available for assistance. Registration with notes on what you want to do is appreciated. Walk ins still welcome.

Workshop

Gentle Yoga In-Person

All are welcome to this weekly, one hour practice which is designed to welcome beginners as well as experienced practitioners. Bring awareness to your breathing, build strength and flexibilty and experience deep relaxation and be a part of building mindfulness in our c......More

All are welcome to this weekly, one hour practice which is designed to welcome beginners as well as experienced practitioners. Bring awareness to your breathing, build strength and flexibilty and experience deep relaxation and be a part of building mindfulness in our community. Bring your own mat or borrow one of ours.

Kakacek Room

Game Night for Adults

Join us at the library on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month. From Codenames to Ticket to Ride, to Five Minute Dungeon, weâve got the games (and snacks!) to make a great Game Night! Bring your favorite games or try some of ours. Come by yourself, bring a friend, or ......More

Join us at the library on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month. From Codenames to Ticket to Ride, to Five Minute Dungeon, weâve got the games (and snacks!) to make a great Game Night! Bring your favorite games or try some of ours. Come by yourself, bring a friend, or bring a group of friends. We always welcome new players and new games!

Chess and Cookies In-Person

Get together with others to enjoy the classic, fun game of chess. All skill levels are welcome and we would be happy to teach anyone who wants to learn. And of course there will be cookies too! Open to everyone ages 6 through adult. Please note: This month, weâre meetin......More

Get together with others to enjoy the classic, fun game of chess. All skill levels are welcome and we would be happy to teach anyone who wants to learn. And of course there will be cookies too! Open to everyone ages 6 through adult. Please note: This month, weâre meeting on the first Tuesday.

Eide Room

Drop-In Process Art In-Person

(Birth-5th grade, Drop-In) We will provide the materials, and you create! We will also offer smocks to those doing the artwork and tummy time materials for babies to engage in sensory play.

Schroeder Room

Open Workshop In-Person

Do you need some time to finish a project? Or start one? Come to open workshop hours to socialize with other adults while getting some crafts done! Staff will be available for assistance. Registration with notes on what you want to do is appreciated. Walk ins still welc......More

Do you need some time to finish a project? Or start one? Come to open workshop hours to socialize with other adults while getting some crafts done! Staff will be available for assistance. Registration with notes on what you want to do is appreciated. Walk ins still welcome.

Workshop

Open Workshop In-Person

Do you need some time to finish a project? Or start one? Come to open workshop hours to socialize with other adults while getting some crafts done! Staff will be available for assistance. Registration with notes on what you want to do is appreciated. Walk ins still welc......More

Do you need some time to finish a project? Or start one? Come to open workshop hours to socialize with other adults while getting some crafts done! Staff will be available for assistance. Registration with notes on what you want to do is appreciated. Walk ins still welcome.

Workshop

Teen Library Advisory Board In-Person

Join us at the library! Get volunteer hours at the library by helping us assemble craft kits, sharing your ideas for future programs and discussing all things library. Register or just drop in.Bring your volunteer forms with you to receive credit or fill out the library......More

Join us at the library! Get volunteer hours at the library by helping us assemble craft kits, sharing your ideas for future programs and discussing all things library. Register or just drop in.Bring your volunteer forms with you to receive credit or fill out the libraryâs volunteer application available here: Volunteer Application

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Adoption Story: From Orphan to One of a Dozen Siblings In-Person

For 76 years, John was an only child of adopted parents, pursuing a lifelong quest for identity and belonging. Share in his personal journey of being abandoned and orphaned at four months, then adopted at eighteen months. See how, after years of searching, he pieced his......More

For 76 years, John was an only child of adopted parents, pursuing a lifelong quest for identity and belonging. Share in his personal journey of being abandoned and orphaned at four months, then adopted at eighteen months. See how, after years of searching, he pieced his story together through volunteer DNA research, discovering the identities of his biological parents and connecting with siblings from each of his biological parents, becoming the oldest of twelve in all. He will explore the trauma of relinquishment and the challenges he and most adoptees face throughout their lives.

Eide Room

Creative Writing Workshop In-Person

Join us every first Wednesday and third Sunday for Creative Writing Workshop! Bring in a work-in-progress for us to take a look at.CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK ONLY! We're not here to tear anyone's work apart.Works-in-progress can be any type of fiction, including but not limi......More

Join us every first Wednesday and third Sunday for Creative Writing Workshop! Bring in a work-in-progress for us to take a look at.CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK ONLY! We're not here to tear anyone's work apart.Works-in-progress can be any type of fiction, including but not limited to: poetry, short stories, and excerpts from novels.

Meeting 2

Friends Foyer Sales In-Person

The Antioch Library Friends will be selling books in the foyer.

Foyer

Music and Movement Preschool Storytime In-Person

(Ages 3-5) For the first half, we will have an in-person storytime. For the second half, we'll practice fine motor skills to earn a small prize. This event requires registration, but you can call on the day of the event to check if we have enough materials available. **......More

(Ages 3-5) For the first half, we will have an in-person storytime. For the second half, we'll practice fine motor skills to earn a small prize. This event requires registration, but you can call on the day of the event to check if we have enough materials available. **Siblings are welcome, but the activities and prizes are for the preschool age group.**

Schroeder Room

Antioch Library Friends In-Person

The Executive Committee of the Antioch Library Friends will meet.

Meeting 2

Paint N Sip: Whimsical Pumpkin Registration begins Oct 9 at 6PM In-Person

Come to the Workshop to create a themed painting, soda will be provided. This is an adults only event. Maximum one guest per person.

Workshop

Minecraft Mania In-Person / Online

For this month's Minecraft Mania, let's revisit an older Minecraft mini-game or two! Players will vote on their favorite past mini-game to play for this session once everyone logs in.Join us by sending your Minecraft username to [email protected] so that you can be admi......More

For this month's Minecraft Mania, let's revisit an older Minecraft mini-game or two! Players will vote on their favorite past mini-game to play for this session once everyone logs in.Join us by sending your Minecraft username to [email protected] so that you can be admitted into the server. This program is for all ages. NOTE: In order to join the server, you need to have Minecraft: Java Edition. The server is incompatible with other types of Minecraft.

Spiering Room

Friends Foyer Sales In-Person

The Antioch Library Friends will be selling books in the foyer.

Foyer

Fireside Friday In-Person

Join Executive Library Director Jennifer Drinka the first Friday of each month for coffee and breakfast pastries. Conversation topics of local interest will be provided, but we are always open to anything you'd like to talk about.

Front Room

Open Workshop In-Person

Do you need some time to finish a project? Or start one? Come to open workshop hours to socialize with other adults while getting some crafts done! Staff will be available for assistance. Registration with notes on what you want to do is appreciated. Walk ins still welc......More

Do you need some time to finish a project? Or start one? Come to open workshop hours to socialize with other adults while getting some crafts done! Staff will be available for assistance. Registration with notes on what you want to do is appreciated. Walk ins still welcome.

Workshop

Friends Foyer Sales In-Person

The Antioch Library Friends will be selling books in the foyer.

Foyer

YA Lit Box In-Person

Fill out a questionnaire (your first time signing up) and you will get a book picked out especially for you along with snacks and fun goodies. Love to read? Sign up for our personalized book box for young adult fiction fans in grades 6-12. Complete this questionnaire (C......More

Fill out a questionnaire (your first time signing up) and you will get a book picked out especially for you along with snacks and fun goodies. Love to read? Sign up for our personalized book box for young adult fiction fans in grades 6-12. Complete this questionnaire (CLICK HERE) the first time you sign up and we will custom select a book just for you. Complete the return slip when you return your box so we can refine our future selections for you. You will be sent an email when your box is ready and you will have one week to pick it up. The box will also contain a few bookish surprises along with a snack or two to enjoy while you read. Bring the book and box back when they are due but the rest is yours to keep!

Tween Crochet Registration begins Oct 11 at 10AM In-Person

Has your tween wanted to join the Crochet 101 class? This is their chance to learn the basics too! Right handed crochet only. Maximum one guest per person.

Workshop

3D Printed Mini Planters Registration begins Oct 11 at 2PM In-Person

We will use Tinkercad to create mini planters to 3D print. Computer skills are necessary. Patrons will be able to pickup their planters a week after the class. Maximum one guest per person.

Workshop

All Ages LEGO Club In-Person

Are you a fan of building Lego? Come hang out and talk about everything Lego, show off your creations, and participate in our monthly building activity! Please email Carter, [email protected] with any questions.

Large Meeting Room