Fri, Jul 05, 9:30am - 10:00am
Black Road Branch - Library Lawn
(Birth-6 years old with adult) Experience storytime outside on the Library lawn. Bring a blanket or chairs to sit on. Weather permitting.

Mon, Jul 08, 9:30am - 12:15pm
Black Road Branch - Meeting Room D,Meeting Room F
(Ages 18 months-3 years with adult) Toddler Time is a story program for children who are not yet ready for the structure of storytime. Your child will enjoy stories, songs and a simple craft.

Mon, Jul 08, 12:30pm - 4:30pm
Ottawa Street Branch - Youth Program Room 253 A
(Grades 3-5) This week-long camp provides a structured, engaging environment to explore technology.
This event is full

Mon, Jul 08, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Black Road Branch - Meeting Room F
(Grades K-6) Come learn all about the insects that help make our food by pollinating our flowers and vegetables. Make a pollinator/bug bath to take home.
This event is full

Mon, Jul 08, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Black Road Branch - Meeting Room F
(Grades K-6) Come learn all about the insects that help make our food by pollinating our flowers and vegetables. Make a pollinator/bug bath to take home.

Mon, Jul 08, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Ottawa Street Branch - Youth Program Room 253 A
(Ages 5 and up with adult) The library will supply Lego™ bricks for free play and the occasional challenge! Are you up for it?

Tue, Jul 09, 10:30am - 11:30am
Black Road Branch - Meeting Room D,Meeting Room E
(Ages 3 and up with adult) Craft together as a family! Drop in for a make and take craft. While supplies last.

Tue, Jul 09, 10:30am - 11:15am
Ottawa Street Branch - Youth Program Room 253 A
(Ages 18-months to 4 years with adult) Meet new friends in our music and play program! We will be shaking our wiggles out and using our imagination through hands-on play.

Tue, Jul 09, 12:30pm - 4:30pm
Ottawa Street Branch - Youth Program Room 253 A
(Grades 3-5) This week-long camp provides a structured, engaging environment to explore technology.
This event is full

Tue, Jul 09, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Black Road Branch - Meeting Room D,Meeting Room F
(Birth - 6 years old with adult) A interactive experience that is suitable for ages birth to six years. All your favorite storytime elements will be combined into one event.

Wed, Jul 10, 9:30am - 12:00pm
Black Road Branch - Meeting Room E,Meeting Room F
(Birth - 24 months with adult) Caregivers and babies will enjoy singing, reading and chasing bubbles! This is a great first "playgroup" for children.

Wed, Jul 10, 10:30am - 11:00am
Ottawa Street Branch - Youth Program Room 253 A
(Birth - 6 years old with adult) A interactive experience that is suitable for ages birth to six years. All your favorite storytime elements will be combined into one event.

Wed, Jul 10, 12:30pm - 4:30pm
Ottawa Street Branch - Youth Program Room 253 A
(Grades 3-5) This week-long camp provides a structured, engaging environment to explore technology.
This event is full

Wed, Jul 10, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ottawa Street Branch - McGuire Room 109
(Grades 1-3) Your very own stuffie pet is waiting to be adopted at the library! Each time we meet there will be different activities to do with your pet, including special time to read to them.

Wed, Jul 10, 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Black Road Branch - Library Lawn
(All ages) Join Mr. Scott from TwistiCity as he dazzles us with bubbles.. Giant Bubbles! Bring a chair or blanket and your sense of wonder as we will be outside, weather permitting!

Wed, Jul 10, 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Black Road Branch - Library Lawn
(All ages) Join Mr. Scott from TwistiCity as he dazzles us with bubbles.. Giant Bubbles! Bring a chair or blanket and your sense of wonder as we will be outside, weather permitting!

Wed, Jul 10, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Ottawa Street Branch - Youth Program Room 253 A
(Birth - 6 years old with adult) A interactive experience that is suitable for ages birth to six years. All your favorite storytime elements will be combined into one event.

Thu, Jul 11, 9:30am - 12:00pm
Black Road Branch - Meeting Room D,Meeting Room F
(3 - 5 years with adult) A chance for children to explore the world of books through stories and songs in a group environment with a craft.

Thu, Jul 11, 12:30pm - 4:30pm
Ottawa Street Branch - Youth Program Room 253 A
(Grades 3-5) This week-long camp provides a structured, engaging environment to explore technology.
This event is full

Thu, Jul 11, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Black Road Branch - Meeting Room D,Meeting Room E
(Grades 1-3) Your very own stuffie pet is waiting to be adopted at the library! Each time we meet, there will be different activities to do with your pet, including special time to read to them.

Thu, Jul 11, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Ottawa Street Branch - Burnham Room 201 (2nd Level)
(Grades 2-4) Kids will compete in funny, minute-long contests.

Fri, Jul 12, 9:30am - 10:00am
Black Road Branch - Library Lawn
(Birth-6 years old with adult) Experience storytime outside on the Library lawn. Bring a blanket or chairs to sit on. Weather permitting.

Fri, Jul 12, 12:30pm - 4:30pm
Ottawa Street Branch - Youth Program Room 253 A
(Grades 3-5) This week-long camp provides a structured, engaging environment to explore technology.
This event is full

Sat, Jul 13, 10:00am - 11:00am
Joliet Library Black Road Branch - Library Lawn
(Ages 3+ with adult) Spin, splat, bubble and roll your way to messy creations.

Mon, Jul 15, 9:30am - 12:15pm
Black Road Branch - Meeting Room D,Meeting Room F
(Ages 18 months-3 years with adult) Toddler Time is a story program for children who are not yet ready for the structure of storytime. Your child will enjoy stories, songs and a simple craft.

Mon, Jul 15, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Ottawa Street Branch - Burnham Room 201 (2nd Level)
(Grades 1-2) In this two week long camp, students will act as zookeepers and explore technology through hands-on projects and activities featuring their favorite animals.
This event is full

Tue, Jul 16, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Ottawa Street Branch - Burnham Room 201 (2nd Level)
(Grades 1-2) In this two week long camp, students will act as zookeepers and explore technology through hands-on projects and activities featuring their favorite animals.
This event is full

Tue, Jul 16, 10:30am - 11:15am
Ottawa Street Branch - Youth Program Room 253 A
(Ages 18-months to 4 years with adult) Meet new friends in our music and play program! We will be shaking our wiggles out and using our imagination through hands-on play.

Tue, Jul 16, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Black Road Branch - Meeting Room E,Meeting Room F,Meeting Room D
(Children of all ages with adult) Join us for a fun hour of BINGO!

Tue, Jul 16, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Black Road Branch - Meeting Room D
(Grades 7-12) The Teen Advisory Group (T.A.G.) gives teens an opportunity to advise library staff on future teen programming and other things they wish to see in Joliet Library’s teen department.

Canceled
Tue, Jul 16, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Black Road Branch
(Birth - 6 years old with adult) A interactive experience that is suitable for ages birth to six years. All your favorite storytime elements will be combined into one event.

Tue, Jul 16, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Black Road Branch
(All ages) Enjoy an evening of lawn games, dancing and music featuring local musician, John Condron. Bring a blanket or folding chairs. Weather permitting.

Tue, Jul 16, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ottawa Street Branch - Youth Program Room 253 A
(Grades 3-8) Calling all Pokémon fans! Bring your cards to play, battle in our Pokémon Go gyms, or just hang out and discuss your favorite characters. We will have Pokémon activities and a craft.

Wed, Jul 17, 9:30am - 12:00pm
Black Road Branch - Meeting Room E,Meeting Room F
(Birth - 24 months with adult) Caregivers and babies will enjoy singing, reading and chasing bubbles! This is a great first "playgroup" for children.

Wed, Jul 17, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Ottawa Street Branch - Burnham Room 201 (2nd Level)
(Grades 1-2) In this two week long camp, students will act as zookeepers and explore technology through hands-on projects and activities featuring their favorite animals.
This event is full

Wed, Jul 17, 10:30am - 11:00am
Ottawa Street Branch - Youth Program Room 253 A
(Birth - 6 years old with adult) A interactive experience that is suitable for ages birth to six years. All your favorite storytime elements will be combined into one event.

Wed, Jul 17, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Black Road Branch - Meeting Room E
(Grades 3-5) Students will practice coding basics and learn how hardware and software work together to design, set up, wire and play their very own board game with Scratch.

Wed, Jul 17, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ottawa Street Branch - Burnham Room 201 (2nd Level)
(Children of all ages, with adult) Join us for a fun hour of Stars Wars, Disney and Pokémon Bingo. Along with a few rounds of Bingo, we will test our wits with some trivia!

Wed, Jul 17, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Ottawa Street Branch - Youth Program Room 253 A
(Birth - 6 years old with adult) A interactive experience that is suitable for ages birth to six years. All your favorite storytime elements will be combined into one event.

Thu, Jul 18, 9:30am - 12:00pm
Black Road Branch - Meeting Room D,Meeting Room F
(3 - 5 years with adult) A chance for children to explore the world of books through stories and songs in a group environment with a craft.

Thu, Jul 18, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Ottawa Street Branch - Burnham Room 201 (2nd Level)
(Grades 1-2) In this two week long camp, students will act as zookeepers and explore technology through hands-on projects and activities featuring their favorite animals.
This event is full

Thu, Jul 18, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ottawa Street Branch - Burnham Room 201 (2nd Level)
(Grades K-5) What’s the difference between a frog and a toad? Learn about these amazing amphibians that live around us, and become an amphibian expert with the experts from Midewin Tallgrass Prairie.

Fri, Jul 19, 9:30am - 10:00am
Black Road Branch - Library Lawn
(Birth-6 years old with adult) Experience storytime outside on the Library lawn. Bring a blanket or chairs to sit on. Weather permitting.

Fri, Jul 19, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Ottawa Street Branch - Burnham Room 201 (2nd Level)
(Grades 1-2) In this two week long camp, students will act as zookeepers and explore technology through hands-on projects and activities featuring their favorite animals.
This event is full

Mon, Jul 22, 9:30am - 12:15pm
Black Road Branch - Meeting Room D,Meeting Room F
(Ages 18 months-3 years with adult) Toddler Time is a story program for children who are not yet ready for the structure of storytime. Your child will enjoy stories, songs and a simple craft.

Mon, Jul 22, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Ottawa Street Branch - Burnham Room 201 (2nd Level)
(Grades 1-2) In this two week long camp, students will act as zookeepers and explore technology through hands-on projects and activities featuring their favorite animals.
This event is full

Mon, Jul 22, 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Black Road Branch - Meeting Room F
(Grades K-5) Learn about the underground system responsible for supporting plants, including our library garden and the forest preserve, with an expert from Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie.

Mon, Jul 22, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ottawa Street Branch - Burnham Room 201 (2nd Level)
(All Ages) Born with a magic wand in his hand, Joliet magician Anthony Stockton returns to perform his amazing magic and illusions. Don’t miss out!

Tue, Jul 23, 10:30am - 11:30am
Black Road Branch - Meeting Room D,Meeting Room E
(Ages 3 and up with adult) Craft together as a family! Drop in for a make and take craft. While supplies last.

Tue, Jul 23, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Ottawa Street Branch - Burnham Room 201 (2nd Level)
(Grades 1-2) In this two week long camp, students will act as zookeepers and explore technology through hands-on projects and activities featuring their favorite animals.
This event is full

Tue, Jul 23, 10:30am - 11:15am
Ottawa Street Branch - Youth Program Room 253 A
(Ages 18-months to 4 years with adult) Meet new friends in our music and play program! We will be shaking our wiggles out and using our imagination through hands-on play.

Tue, Jul 23, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Black Road Branch - Meeting Room D,Meeting Room F
(Birth - 6 years old with adult) A interactive experience that is suitable for ages birth to six years. All your favorite storytime elements will be combined into one event.

Tue, Jul 23, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ottawa Street Branch - Burnham Room 201 (2nd Level)
(Ages 3-8 with adult) Have you ever wondered how fireflies flash? Or why? Come read stories about fireflies, learn some firefly facts and make a craft. If we’re lucky, we might see real ones!

Wed, Jul 24, 9:30am - 12:00pm
Black Road Branch - Meeting Room E,Meeting Room F
(Birth - 24 months with adult) Caregivers and babies will enjoy singing, reading and chasing bubbles! This is a great first "playgroup" for children.

Wed, Jul 24, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Ottawa Street Branch - Burnham Room 201 (2nd Level)
(Grades 1-2) In this two week long camp, students will act as zookeepers and explore technology through hands-on projects and activities featuring their favorite animals.
This event is full

Wed, Jul 24, 10:30am - 11:30am
Duly Health & Care Field - 1 Mayor Art Schultz Dr, Joliet IL 60432
(Ages 4 and up with adult) Get a behind-the-scenes tour of the Joliet Slammers stadium! Park in the lot east of the stadium and meet at the box office window. Registration required for each person.
This event is full

Wed, Jul 24, 10:30am - 11:00am
Ottawa Street Branch - Youth Program Room 253 A
(Birth - 6 years old with adult) A interactive experience that is suitable for ages birth to six years. All your favorite storytime elements will be combined into one event.

Wed, Jul 24, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ottawa Street Branch - McGuire Room 109
(Grades 1-3) Your very own stuffie pet is waiting to be adopted at the library! Each time we meet there will be different activities to do with your pet, including special time to read to them.

Wed, Jul 24, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Black Road Branch - Meeting Room D
(Grades K-5) An expert from Wild Birds Unlimited will join us to teach students some basics of feeding and identifying backyard birds. We will also make a bird feeder to take home!

Wed, Jul 24, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Ottawa Street Branch - Youth Program Room 253 A
(Birth - 6 years old with adult) A interactive experience that is suitable for ages birth to six years. All your favorite storytime elements will be combined into one event.

Thu, Jul 25, 9:30am - 12:00pm
Black Road Branch - Meeting Room D,Meeting Room F
(3 - 5 years with adult) A chance for children to explore the world of books through stories and songs in a group environment with a craft.

Thu, Jul 25, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Ottawa Street Branch - Burnham Room 201 (2nd Level)
(Grades 1-2) In this two week long camp, students will act as zookeepers and explore technology through hands-on projects and activities featuring their favorite animals.
This event is full

Thu, Jul 25, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ottawa Street Branch - Youth Program Room 253 A
(Ages 5 and up with adult) The library will supply Lego™ bricks for free play and the occasional challenge! Are you up for it?

Thu, Jul 25, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Black Road Branch - Meeting Room D,Meeting Room E
(Grades 1-3) Your very own stuffie pet is waiting to be adopted at the library! Each time we meet there will be different activities to do with your pet, including special time to read to them.

Thu, Jul 25, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Ottawa Street Branch - McGuire Room 109
(Ages 2-6 with adult) Let’s get messy at the library! Toddlers and preschoolers can get their hands messy in this sensory program as they make art using household items lying around the house.

Fri, Jul 26, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Black Road Branch - Library Lawn
(Children of all ages with adult) Cool off in our ‘do it yourself’ waterpark!

Fri, Jul 26, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Ottawa Street Branch - Burnham Room 201 (2nd Level)
(Grades 1-2) In this two week long camp, students will act as zookeepers and explore technology through hands-on projects and activities featuring their favorite animals.
This event is full

Fri, Jul 26, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Black Road Branch - Library Lawn
(Children of all ages with adult) Cool off in our ‘do it yourself’ waterpark!

Mon, Jul 29, 9:30am - 12:15pm
Black Road Branch - Meeting Room D,Meeting Room F
(Ages 18 months-3 years with adult) Toddler Time is a story program for children who are not yet ready for the structure of storytime. Your child will enjoy stories, songs and a simple craft.

Mon, Jul 29, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Black Road Branch - Meeting Room D,Meeting Room E
(Grades K-5) Come make any type of clay sculpture you'd like. (Creatures not required.)

Mon, Jul 29, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Black Road Branch - Meeting Room F,Meeting Room E
(Children of all ages with adult) Come show off your singing skills at the library!

Tue, Jul 30, 10:30am - 11:15am
Ottawa Street Branch - Youth Program Room 253 A
(Ages 18-months to 4 years with adult) Meet new friends in our music and play program! We will be shaking our wiggles out and using our imagination through hands-on play.

Tue, Jul 30, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Black Road Branch - Meeting Room E,Meeting Room F,Meeting Room D
(Children of all ages with adult) Join us for a fun hour of BINGO!

Tue, Jul 30, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Black Road Branch - Meeting Room D,Meeting Room F
(Birth - 6 years old with adult) A interactive experience that is suitable for ages birth to six years. All your favorite storytime elements will be combined into one event.

Wed, Jul 31, 9:30am - 12:00pm
Black Road Branch - Meeting Room E,Meeting Room F
(Birth - 24 months with adult) Caregivers and babies will enjoy singing, reading and chasing bubbles! This is a great first "playgroup" for children.

Wed, Jul 31, 10:30am - 11:00am
Ottawa Street Branch - Youth Program Room 253 A
(Birth - 6 years old with adult) A interactive experience that is suitable for ages birth to six years. All your favorite storytime elements will be combined into one event.

Wed, Jul 31, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Ottawa Street Branch - Youth Program Room 253 A
(Birth - 6 years old with adult) A interactive experience that is suitable for ages birth to six years. All your favorite storytime elements will be combined into one event.

Thu, Aug 01, 9:30am - 12:00pm
Black Road Branch - Meeting Room D,Meeting Room F
(3 - 5 years with adult) A chance for children to explore the world of books through stories and songs in a group environment with a craft.

Thu, Aug 01, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Black Road Branch - Meeting Room D,Meeting Room E
(Grades 3-8) Calling all Pokémon fans! Bring your cards to play, battle in our Pokémon Go gyms, or just hang out and discuss your favorite characters. We will have Pokémon activities and a craft.
Registration opens Friday, July 5 2024 at 9:00am

Sat, Aug 03, 10:00am - 3:00pm
Will County Building Lot - 302 N Chicago Street, Joliet IL 60432
(All ages) Join us for a day of fun with other organizations in Downtown Joliet! Stop by our booth and say hi to learn more about the library.