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Coding with Ozobot Blockly (Grades 6-8)

Monday, April 13, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Meeting Room at Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
Technology
Age Group:
Teens

Grades 6-8. Learn how to code using Ozobot. Navigate Ozobot through a maze by coding, but watch out for traps and tricks!   

Registration Required
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 6-8. Learn how to code using Ozobot. Navigate Ozobot through a maze by coding, but watch out for traps and tricks!   

Cook Along with Chef Kristyn: Earth Day (Online)

Friday, April 17, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Elementary, Teens
Cook Along with Chef Kristyn:

Add some fun to Friday night. Log in from your kitchen and cook along live over Zoom using recipes you receive in advance.

Celebrate Earth Day with some inspiring recipes.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Elementary, Teens
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Event Details:

Cook Along with Chef Kristyn

Add some fun to Friday night. Log in from your kitchen and cook along live over Zoom using recipes you receive in advance.

Celebrate Earth Day with some inspiring recipes.

Disclaimer(s)

This program will not be recorded

This online program is only available as it happens. There will not be an archived version available to view after the event.

Two students interact with a customer at a sales table with homemade goods

Kid Market Sale Day

Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room at Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Elementary, Teens, Adults

Shop local! Browse and purchase homemade goods from this year's cohort of entrepreneurs in grades 3-8. The Kid Market sale day is their opportunity to put their junior B-school lessons into practice.

Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Elementary, Teens, Adults
Program Type: General Interest
Event Details:

Shop local! Browse and purchase homemade goods from this year's cohort of entrepreneurs in grades 3-8. The Kid Market sale day is their opportunity to put their junior B-school lessons into practice.

Disclaimer(s)

No signup required

No signup required. 

Snowglobe

Off the Page: A Teen Book Club

Monday, April 20, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Discussion
Age Group:
Teens
Off the Page Teen Book Club:

Grades 8-12. Love to read? Meet at Culver's and add your voice to the banter while enjoying frozen custard - the library's treat!   This discussion group is free and o...

This month's discussion is Snowglobe by Soyoung Park.

A print copy of this month's book (yours to keep) is reserved for you when you register. Pick up at the Youth Desk.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Discussion
Registration Required
Event Details:

Off the Page Teen Book Club

Grades 8-12. Love to read? Meet at Culver's and add your voice to the banter while enjoying frozen custard - the library's treat!  

This discussion group is free and open to all. Signup is required. Sign up online here, by telephone at 224-543-1486, or in person at the Youth Desk in the library.

This month's discussion is Snowglobe by Soyoung Park.

A print copy of this month's book (yours to keep) is reserved for you when you register. Pick up at the Youth Desk.

Intro to the Sewing Machine (4:30 pm)

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room at Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
Art / Craft
Age Group:
Teens

Grades 6-12. Learn sewing machine basics with Ciao Bella Sewing, and make a tote bag. All materials provided. No experience required.

Please register for either the 4:30 or the 7 pm class.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art / Craft
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 6-12. Learn sewing machine basics with Ciao Bella Sewing, and make a tote bag. All materials provided. No experience required.

Please register for either the 4:30 or the 7 pm class.

Intro to the Sewing Machine (7 pm)

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room at Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
Art / Craft
Age Group:
Teens

Grades 6-12. Learn sewing machine basics with Ciao Bella Sewing, and make a tote bag. All materials provided. No experience required.

Please register for either the 4:30 or the 7 pm class.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art / Craft
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 6-12. Learn sewing machine basics with Ciao Bella Sewing, and make a tote bag. All materials provided. No experience required.

Please register for either the 4:30 or the 7 pm class.

Library opens at 1 pm

Friday, April 24, 2026 at 9:00am - 1:00pm
Vernon Area Public Library

The library will open late at 1 p.m. today following a morning of staff training.

Closing
Branches:
Vernon Area Public Library
Description:

The library will open late at 1 p.m. today following a morning of staff training.

Seed Library

All Day 4/25 - 5/23
Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, All Ages

Visit the Seed Library in the adult department near the reference desk! Learn about available seeds and get gardening tips by visiting our Seed Library guide. While supplies last!

Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Age Group: Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: General Interest
Event Details:

Visit the Seed Library in the adult department near the reference desk! Learn about available seeds and get gardening tips by visiting our Seed Library guide. While supplies last!

Rebecca Caudill Award Book Discussion

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
Discussion
Age Group:
Teens

Grades 6-8. Discuss one of the 2027 award contenders. Pick up a copy of the book (yours to keep) at the Youth Desk after registering.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Discussion
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 6-8. Discuss one of the 2027 award contenders. Pick up a copy of the book (yours to keep) at the Youth Desk after registering.

Black chess pieces on a white background

Chess (Grades 5-8)

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room at Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Elementary, Teens

Grades 5-8. Discover chess moves, strategies, and checkmate techniques with National Chess Master Arjun Vishnuvardhan of Glenview Chess. All experience levels welcome. 

Registration Required
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Elementary, Teens
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 5-8. Discover chess moves, strategies, and checkmate techniques with National Chess Master Arjun Vishnuvardhan of Glenview Chess. All experience levels welcome. 

Author headshot and book cover

Author Spotlight: On Writing Beloved Characters and Powerful Portrayals of Resilience with Jason Reynolds

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Online
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Elementary, Teens, All Ages

Join us in conversation with bestselling author Jason Reynolds as we discuss his latest work, Coach, the fifth–and last–entry in the highly popular Track series.

Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Elementary, Teens, All Ages
Program Type: General Interest
Event Details:

Join us in conversation with bestselling author Jason Reynolds as we discuss his latest work, Coach, the fifth–and last–entry in the highly popular Track series.

Disclaimer(s)

Online webinar

This event takes place online using a videoconferencing platform such as Zoom. After you sign up, you'll get an email with a link to join on your computer, phone, or tablet. You may also be able to call in by phone to listen without video.

Take & Make Kit: May Basket

All Day
Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
Art / Craft
Age Group:
Early Childhood, Elementary, Teens, Adults

[Pickup] All ages. Ask for the craft when you visit the Youth Desk in the library or the drive-up window during regular business hours. While supplies last.

Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Age Group: Early Childhood, Elementary, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Art / Craft
Event Details:

[Pickup] All ages. Ask for the craft when you visit the Youth Desk in the library or the drive-up window during regular business hours. While supplies last.

Disclaimer(s)

No signup required

No signup required. 

Bejeweled & Booked

Bejeweled & Booked

Monday, May 11, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room at Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
Art / Craft
Age Group:
Teens

Grades 6-12. Get ready to glam up your bookshelf! Decorate book covers with rhinestones, gems, and all things sparkly.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art / Craft
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 6-12. Get ready to glam up your bookshelf! Decorate book covers with rhinestones, gems, and all things sparkly.

Cook Along with Chef Kristyn: Berry Sweets

Friday, May 15, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Elementary, Teens
Cook Along with Chef Kristyn:

Add some fun to Friday night. Log in from your kitchen and cook along live over Zoom using recipes you receive in advance.

Berry-themed sweet treats are on tonight's menu.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Elementary, Teens
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Event Details:

Cook Along with Chef Kristyn

Add some fun to Friday night. Log in from your kitchen and cook along live over Zoom using recipes you receive in advance.

Berry-themed sweet treats are on tonight's menu.

Disclaimer(s)

This program will not be recorded

This online program is only available as it happens. There will not be an archived version available to view after the event.

Library Closed - Memorial Day Weekend (Sunday)

All Day
Vernon Area Public Library

The library is closed on Sunday and Monday of Memorial Day weekend.

Closing
Branches:
Vernon Area Public Library
Description:

The library is closed on Sunday and Monday of Memorial Day weekend.

Library Closed - Memorial Day

All Day
Vernon Area Public Library

The library is closed on Sunday and Monday of Memorial Day weekend.

Closing
Branches:
Vernon Area Public Library
Description:

The library is closed on Sunday and Monday of Memorial Day weekend.

Tress wrapped in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple ribbons

Teen Service Club

Saturday, May 30, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Teens
Teen Service Club:

Meet new people, participate in a variety of community-service projects and earn volunteer service hours. This teen volunteer program is offered several times a quarter: no libr...

Wrap the library trees for Pride Month.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Event Details:

Teen Service Club

Meet new people, participate in a variety of community-service projects and earn volunteer service hours.

This teen volunteer program is offered several times a quarter: no library card required; no application or training; volunteer when it fits your schedule. Do what you can, when you can, and you'll make a positive difference in the world. 

This program is free and open to teens in grades 7-12. Signup is required. Sign up online here, by telephone at 224-543-1486, or in person at the Youth Desk in the library.

Wrap the library trees for Pride Month.

Impossible Creatures

Rebecca Caudill Award Book Discussion

Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
Discussion
Age Group:
Teens

Grades 6-8. Join us as we discuss Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell. Pick up a copy of the book (yours to keep) at the Youth Desk after registering.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Discussion
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 6-8. Join us as we discuss Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell. Pick up a copy of the book (yours to keep) at the Youth Desk after registering.

Library Closed - Independence Day

All Day
Vernon Area Public Library

The library is closed on Saturday and Sunday of the July 4th weekend.

Closing
Branches:
Vernon Area Public Library
Description:

The library is closed on Saturday and Sunday of the July 4th weekend.

Library Closed - Independence Day Weekend

All Day
Vernon Area Public Library

The library is closed on Saturday and Sunday of the July 4th weekend.

Closing
Branches:
Vernon Area Public Library
Description:

The library is closed on Saturday and Sunday of the July 4th weekend.

Printmaking Lab

Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
Art / Craft
Age Group:
Teens

Turn your ideas into bold, eye‑catching prints in this hands‑on class. Explore the world of printmaking through carving, stamping, rolling paint, and experimenting with textures and patterns.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art / Craft
Registration Required
Event Details:

Turn your ideas into bold, eye‑catching prints in this hands‑on class. Explore the world of printmaking through carving, stamping, rolling paint, and experimenting with textures and patterns.

Weirdo

Rebecca Caudill Award Book Discussion

Tuesday, August 11, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Vernon Area Public Library
Program Type:
Discussion
Age Group:
Teens

Grades 6-8. Join us as we discuss Weirdo by Tony Weaver Jr. Pick up a copy of the book (yours to keep) at the Youth Desk after registering.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Discussion
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 6-8. Join us as we discuss Weirdo by Tony Weaver Jr. Pick up a copy of the book (yours to keep) at the Youth Desk after registering.

Library Closed - Labor Day Weekend (Sunday)

All Day
Vernon Area Public Library

The library is closed on Sunday and Monday of Labor Day weekend.

Closing
Branches:
Vernon Area Public Library
Description:

The library is closed on Sunday and Monday of Labor Day weekend.

Library Closed - Labor Day

All Day
Vernon Area Public Library

The library is closed on Sunday and Monday of Labor Day weekend.

Closing
Branches:
Vernon Area Public Library
Description:

The library is closed on Sunday and Monday of Labor Day weekend.