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Youth and Teen Reading Challenges 2025. In a periwinkle blue circle with two kids, Girl reading from one side of a book with a unicorn. Boy reading from the other side with a dinosaur. Yellow stars spit spotted around.

2025 Youth and Teen Reading Challenges

All Day 12/1 - 4/30
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Discussion, Kids + Families, Teen
Age Group:
Youth, Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Event Details:

Participate in a 2025 youth reading challenge this school year!Monarch Award Challenge: For K-2nd graders. Read all 20 books on the list by April 30and win a prize!Bluestem Award C...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Youth, Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Program Type: Book Discussion, Kids + Families, Teen
Event Details:

Participate in a 2025 youth reading challenge this school year!

Monarch Award Challenge: For K-2nd graders. Read all 20 books on the list by April 30and win a prize!

Monday March 11. 6:30-8pm. Mending Basics with Rachel Bargo. Beginners Welcome.

Mending Basics with Rachael Bargo

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Lab at Frankfort Public Library District
Program Type:
Arts + Crafts, Home + Garden
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Learn basic clothes mending techniques from local sewist and instructor Rachael Bargo. Patrons may bring one item of clothing with them that they would like to learn how to me...

Required
Library Branch: Frankfort Public Library District
Room: Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts + Crafts, Home + Garden
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Learn basic clothes mending techniques from local sewist and instructor Rachael Bargo. Patrons may bring one item of clothing with them that they would like to learn how to mend.

Disclaimer(s)

Non-FPLD Registration

NON-FPLD cardholders will be placed on the Pending Waitlist and will be moved to the Main Registration List no earlier than 7 days prior to the event if seats are available.

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Consolidated Election

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 6:00am - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A/B at Frankfort Public Library District
Event Details:

The Library is a polling place for precincts 24 and 26. Not sure where to vote? Look up your precinct and your sample ballot here:https://www.willcountyclerk.gov/elections/vot...

Library Branch: Frankfort Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room A/B
Event Details:

The Library is a polling place for precincts 24 and 26.

 

Not sure where to vote?

Grades 6-12, Tuesday, April 1st, 2-3pm. Teen Volunteer Orientation. New Required Volunteer Training! The image includes a group of teen volunteers.

Teen Volunteer Orientation (Gr. 6-12)

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Youth Services Program Room at Frankfort Public Library District
Program Type:
Teen
Age Group:
Middle School, High School
Event Details:

New Required Volunteer Training! Teens who are interested in volunteering at the library must come to an orientation first. This includes previous volunteers who haven't done ...

Required
Library Branch: Frankfort Public Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Middle School, High School
Program Type: Teen
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

New Required Volunteer Training! 

Teens who are interested in volunteering at the library must come to an orientation first. This includes previous volunteers who haven't done the training yet.

Offsite Thursday April 3 9-10:30am. Mindful Nature Walk and Birding

Mindful Nature Walk & Birding

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 9:00am - 10:30am
Off Site
Program Type:
Health + Wellness
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Join us for a mindful walk in nature and observe resident and migrating birds. Be sure to bring your binoculars! We will meet at the Harlem Avenue, Old Plank Trail parking lot...

Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Health + Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Join us for a mindful walk in nature and observe resident and migrating birds. Be sure to bring your binoculars! 

Disclaimer(s)

Non-FPLD Registration

NON-FPLD cardholders will be placed on the Pending Waitlist and will be moved to the Main Registration List no earlier than 7 days prior to the event if seats are available.

Grades 6-12. Thursday, April 3rd, from 6-8PM. Tinkercad (sculpting software). 3D DESIGNS: Articulated Butterfly. Design your own! Pictured is an example of the 3D printed butterfly in blue.

3D Designs: Articulated Butterfly (Gr. 6-12)

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Lab at Frankfort Public Library District
Program Type:
Teen
Age Group:
Middle School, High School
Event Details:

Learn how to use TinkerCad to design and create your own moving butterfly!Once the butterfly is designed, it will be printed for free on the library's 3D printer.

Required
Library Branch: Frankfort Public Library District
Room: Lab
Age Group: Middle School, High School
Program Type: Teen
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Learn how to use TinkerCad to design and create your own moving butterfly!

Once the butterfly is designed, it will be printed for free on the library's 3D printer.

Book Discussion. Friday April 4 9:15-10:15 am or 10:30-11:30am. Coffee Cake and Crime. book cover title The Last Word. Author Elly Griffiths

CoffeeCake & Crime

Friday, April 4, 2025 at 9:15am - 10:15am
Lab at Frankfort Public Library District
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

This month we will read The Last Word by Elly Griffiths. Senior sleuth, Edwin Fitzgerald and his detective agency partner, Natalka Kolisnyk, are hired by two daughters of...

Required
Library Branch: Frankfort Public Library District
Room: Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Discussion
Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

This month we will read The Last Word by Elly Griffiths.

Book Discussion. Friday April 4 9:15-10:15 am or 10:30-11:30am. Coffee Cake and Crime. book cover title The Last Word. Author Elly Griffiths

CoffeeCake & Crime

Friday, April 4, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Lab at Frankfort Public Library District
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

This month we will read The Last Word by Elly Griffiths. Senior sleuth, Edwin Fitzgerald and his detective agency partner, Natalka Kolisnyk, are hired by two daughters of...

Required
Library Branch: Frankfort Public Library District
Room: Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Discussion
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

This month we will read The Last Word by Elly Griffiths.

Grades 6-8, Saturday April 5th, 11AM-12PM. Kid Librarian. Help Celebrate National Library Week! There is a graphic of an emoji face with party hat and streamers, next to an image of a child reading a book in a library.

Kid Librarian

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Youth Services Program Room at Frankfort Public Library District
Program Type:
Arts + Crafts, Kids + Families
Age Group:
Youth, Elementary School
Event Details:

Create a book display sign for National Library Week and learn how to use the online catalog!

Required
Library Branch: Frankfort Public Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Youth, Elementary School
Program Type: Arts + Crafts, Kids + Families
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Create a book display sign for National Library Week and learn how to use the online catalog!

Multi-Sport Tots. Mondays. Kids, Ages: 2-3. 10-10:45 AM. Skyhawks series. April 7, 14, 28. Picture of a child in a gymnasium holding a basketball and a child's foot on top of a soccer ball.

Skyhawks: Multi-Sports Tots (HoopsterTots and SoccerTots) (Ages 2-3)

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Meeting Room A at Frankfort Public Library District
Program Type:
Kids + Families
Age Group:
Youth
Event Details:

You're never too little to learn to play! Bring your little one to learn about basketball from the Skyhawks! This 40-minute program is for children aged 2-3. It is a series, s...

Library Branch: Frankfort Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Kids + Families
Event Details:

You're never too little to learn to play! Bring your little one to learn about basketball from the Skyhawks! 

Multi-Sport Tots. Mondays. Kids, Ages: 2-3. 10-10:45 AM. Skyhawks series. April 7, 14, 21, 28. Picture of a child in a gymnasium holding a basketball and a child's foot on top of a soccer ball.

Skyhawks: Multi-Sports Tots(HoopsterTots and SoccerTots) (Ages 2-3)

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Meeting Room B at Frankfort Public Library District
Program Type:
Kids + Families
Age Group:
Youth
Event Details:

You're never too little to learn to play! Bring your little one to learn about soccer and basketball from the Skyhawks! This 40-minute program is for children aged 2-3. It is ...

Library Branch: Frankfort Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Kids + Families
Event Details:

You're never too little to learn to play! Bring your little one to learn about soccer and basketball from the Skyhawks! 

Multi-Sport Tots. Mondays. Kids, Ages: 3.5-5. 10-10:45 AM. Skyhawks series. April 7, 14, 21, 28. Picture of a child in a gymnasium holding a basketball and a child's foot on top of a soccer ball.

Skyhawks: Multi-Sports Tots(HoopsterTots and SoccerTots) (Ages 3.5-5)

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 10:45am - 11:30am
Meeting Room B at Frankfort Public Library District
Program Type:
Kids + Families
Age Group:
Youth
Event Details:

You're never too little to learn to play! Bring your little one to learn about soccer from the Skyhawks! This 40-minute program is for children aged 3.5-5 years. It is a ...

Required
Library Branch: Frankfort Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Kids + Families
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

You're never too little to learn to play! Bring your little one to learn about soccer from the Skyhawks! 

This 40-minute program is for children aged 3.5-5 years. 

Multi-Sport Tots. Mondays. Kids, Ages: 3.5-5. 10-10:45 AM. Skyhawks series. April 7, 14, 21, 28. Picture of a child in a gymnasium holding a basketball and a child's foot on top of a soccer ball.

Skyhawks: Multi-Sports Tots(HoopsterTots and SoccerTots) (Ages 3.5-5)

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 10:45am - 11:30am
Meeting Room A at Frankfort Public Library District
Program Type:
Kids + Families
Age Group:
Youth
Event Details:

You're never too little to learn to play! Bring your little one to learn about basketball from the Skyhawks! This 40-minute program is for children aged 3.5-5 years. It i...

Library Branch: Frankfort Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Kids + Families
Event Details:

You're never too little to learn to play! Bring your little one to learn about basketball from the Skyhawks! 

This 40-minute program is for children aged 3.5-5 years. 

Health and Wellness. Monday, April 7. 7-8pm. Edible Mushrooms in Illinois. Presented by Liz Weinstein, Illinois Mycological Association

Edible Mushrooms in Illinois

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A at Frankfort Public Library District
Program Type:
Health + Wellness, Home + Garden
Age Group:
High School, Adult
Event Details:

Learn about the fabulous world of fungi and how to forage wild edible mushrooms in Illinois. In this presentation you will learn:Mushroom basicsMushrooms through the seasonswhere t...

Required
Library Branch: Frankfort Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: High School, Adult
Program Type: Health + Wellness, Home + Garden
Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

Learn about the fabulous world of fungi and how to forage wild edible mushrooms in Illinois. In this presentation you will learn:

Small child with dark hair sits alone reading a large book.

Wee Ones Storytime

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Meeting Room A at Frankfort Public Library District
Program Type:
Kids + Families, Storytime
Age Group:
Youth, Babies + Toddlers
Event Details:

Little ones from birth-23 months and their adult caregivers are invited to share simple stories, songs, rhymes, and time for play!Registration is not required for this program.

Library Branch: Frankfort Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Youth, Babies + Toddlers
Program Type: Kids + Families, Storytime
Event Details:

Little ones from birth-23 months and their adult caregivers are invited to share simple stories, songs, rhymes, and time for play!

Registration is not required for this program.

A small group of racially diverse children sit on the floor with their attention directed toward an adult, whose back is to the camera.

Preschool Storytime

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room A at Frankfort Public Library District
Program Type:
Kids + Families, Storytime
Age Group:
Youth, Babies + Toddlers
Event Details:

Calling all preschoolers! Bring your favorite adult to the library to enjoy stories, songs and rhymes. Registration is not required.

Library Branch: Frankfort Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Youth, Babies + Toddlers
Program Type: Kids + Families, Storytime
Event Details:

Calling all preschoolers! Bring your favorite adult to the library to enjoy stories, songs and rhymes. Registration is not required.

Staying Mentally Fit. New Time. 10:30-11:30am. Tuesdays. April 8 and 25. Exercise Your Brain.

Staying Mentally Fit (Wits Workout)

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Lab at Frankfort Public Library District
Program Type:
Health + Wellness
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

Enjoy the company of other adults and engage your brain with exercises that will help to keep you mentally fit! We will follow the Wits Workout program created by the University of...

Required
Library Branch: Frankfort Public Library District
Room: Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Health + Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Enjoy the company of other adults and engage your brain with exercises that will help to keep you mentally fit! We will follow the Wits Workout program created by the University of Illinois Extension.

Disclaimer(s)

Non-FPLD Registration

NON-FPLD cardholders will be placed on the Pending Waitlist and will be moved to the Main Registration List no earlier than 7 days prior to the event if seats are available.

two people sitting in front of a computer. text reads: reserve a time slot for a one-on-one session in-person, over Zoom, or by phone

Tech Tuesday Slot 1

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Lab at Frankfort Public Library District
Program Type:
Computers + Technology
Age Group:
Adult
Tech Tuesdays:

Do you need help setting up your new device, an email account, or a social media app? Need to brush up on some basic computer skills or learn how to access an ebook or tv show from...

Required
Library Branch: Frankfort Public Library District
Room: Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Computers + Technology
Required
Seats Remaining: 0

Tech Tuesdays

Do you need help setting up your new device, an email account, or a social media app? Need to brush up on some basic computer skills or learn how to access an ebook or tv show from Libby, Boundless (formerly Axis360), or hoopla? We can help! Zoom or phone appointments are available by request. 

Our Librarians are instructors and cannot troubleshoot/fix malfunctioning devices. While we can’t guarantee a solution to every problem, we are happy to work together with you in searching for one.

PLEASE NOTE: This program is limited to FPLD cardholders. Please register online or call 815-534-6173.

Disclaimer(s)

Non-FPLD Registration

NON-FPLD cardholders will be placed on the Pending Waitlist and will be moved to the Main Registration List no earlier than 7 days prior to the event if seats are available.

two people sitting in front of a computer. text reads: reserve a time slot for a one-on-one session in-person, over Zoom, or by phone

Tech Tuesday Slot 2

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Lab at Frankfort Public Library District
Program Type:
Computers + Technology
Age Group:
Adult
Tech Tuesdays:

Do you need help setting up your new device, an email account, or a social media app? Need to brush up on some basic computer skills or learn how to access an ebook or tv show from...

Required
Library Branch: Frankfort Public Library District
Room: Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Computers + Technology
Required
Seats Remaining: 0

Tech Tuesdays

Do you need help setting up your new device, an email account, or a social media app? Need to brush up on some basic computer skills or learn how to access an ebook or tv show from Libby, Boundless (formerly Axis360), or hoopla? We can help! Zoom or phone appointments are available by request. 

Our Librarians are instructors and cannot troubleshoot/fix malfunctioning devices. While we can’t guarantee a solution to every problem, we are happy to work together with you in searching for one.

PLEASE NOTE: This program is limited to FPLD cardholders. Please register online or call 815-534-6173.

Disclaimer(s)

Non-FPLD Registration

NON-FPLD cardholders will be placed on the Pending Waitlist and will be moved to the Main Registration List no earlier than 7 days prior to the event if seats are available.

two people sitting in front of a computer. text reads: reserve a time slot for a one-on-one session in-person, over Zoom, or by phone

Tech Tuesday Slot 3

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 7:30pm - 8:00pm
Lab at Frankfort Public Library District
Program Type:
Computers + Technology
Age Group:
Adult
Tech Tuesdays:

Do you need help setting up your new device, an email account, or a social media app? Need to brush up on some basic computer skills or learn how to access an ebook or tv show from...

Required
Library Branch: Frankfort Public Library District
Room: Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Computers + Technology
Required
Seats Remaining: 1

Tech Tuesdays

Do you need help setting up your new device, an email account, or a social media app? Need to brush up on some basic computer skills or learn how to access an ebook or tv show from Libby, Boundless (formerly Axis360), or hoopla? We can help! Zoom or phone appointments are available by request. 

Our Librarians are instructors and cannot troubleshoot/fix malfunctioning devices. While we can’t guarantee a solution to every problem, we are happy to work together with you in searching for one.

PLEASE NOTE: This program is limited to FPLD cardholders. Please register online or call 815-534-6173.

Disclaimer(s)

Non-FPLD Registration

NON-FPLD cardholders will be placed on the Pending Waitlist and will be moved to the Main Registration List no earlier than 7 days prior to the event if seats are available.

two people sitting in front of a computer. text reads: reserve a time slot for a one-on-one session in-person, over Zoom, or by phone

Tech Tuesday Slot 4

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 8:00pm - 8:30pm
Lab at Frankfort Public Library District
Program Type:
Computers + Technology
Age Group:
Adult
Tech Tuesdays:

Do you need help setting up your new device, an email account, or a social media app? Need to brush up on some basic computer skills or learn how to access an ebook or tv show from...

Required
Library Branch: Frankfort Public Library District
Room: Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Computers + Technology
Required
Seats Remaining: 1

Tech Tuesdays

Do you need help setting up your new device, an email account, or a social media app? Need to brush up on some basic computer skills or learn how to access an ebook or tv show from Libby, Boundless (formerly Axis360), or hoopla? We can help! Zoom or phone appointments are available by request. 

Our Librarians are instructors and cannot troubleshoot/fix malfunctioning devices. While we can’t guarantee a solution to every problem, we are happy to work together with you in searching for one.

PLEASE NOTE: This program is limited to FPLD cardholders. Please register online or call 815-534-6173.

Disclaimer(s)

Non-FPLD Registration

NON-FPLD cardholders will be placed on the Pending Waitlist and will be moved to the Main Registration List no earlier than 7 days prior to the event if seats are available.

Small child with dark hair sits alone reading a large book.

Wee Ones Storytime

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Meeting Room A at Frankfort Public Library District
Program Type:
Kids + Families, Storytime
Age Group:
Youth, Babies + Toddlers
Event Details:

Little ones from birth-23 months and their adult caregivers are invited to share simple stories, songs, rhymes, and time for play!Registration is not required for this program.

Library Branch: Frankfort Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Youth, Babies + Toddlers
Program Type: Kids + Families, Storytime
Event Details:

Little ones from birth-23 months and their adult caregivers are invited to share simple stories, songs, rhymes, and time for play!

Registration is not required for this program.

Wednesday, April 9. 10-11:30am. Online Safety and Privacy 101.

Online Safety & Privacy 101

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room B at Frankfort Public Library District
Program Type:
Computers + Technology, Health + Wellness
Age Group:
Adult
Event Details:

The internet is full of resources and opportunities, but navigating safely and protecting your privacy can be intimidating. Learn key concepts and practices to find the level of sa...

Required
Library Branch: Frankfort Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Computers + Technology, Health + Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

The internet is full of resources and opportunities, but navigating safely and protecting your privacy can be intimidating. Learn key concepts and practices to find the level of safe online exploration that’s right for you.

Four young children of different racial backgrounds sit with a Caucasian adult who is reading from a book.

2s & 3s Storytime

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room A at Frankfort Public Library District
Program Type:
Kids + Families, Storytime
Age Group:
Youth, Babies + Toddlers
Event Details:

We invite children ages 2 and 3 along with their grown-ups to participate in an active and engaging storytime session. We'll read books, sing, move and more! 

Library Branch: Frankfort Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Youth, Babies + Toddlers
Program Type: Kids + Families, Storytime
Event Details:

We invite children ages 2 and 3 along with their grown-ups to participate in an active and engaging storytime session. We'll read books, sing, move and more!