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Mixed Stitchers

Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Upstairs at Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Knit & Crochet
Age Group:
Adults

Bring your own project and come knit or crochet with this fun group.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hillside Public Library
Room: Upstairs
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Knit & Crochet
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring your own project and come knit or crochet with this fun group.

In-Service Day

All Day
Hillside Public Library

The library will be closed on Friday, April 24, 2026 for staff training.

Closing
Branches:
Hillside Public Library
Description:

The library will be closed on Friday, April 24, 2026 for staff training.

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Monday Movie Matinee

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 1:45pm - 4:30pm
Large Meeting Room at Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Young Adult, Adults

We’re celebrating Gary Cooper’s 125th birthday with Friendly Persuasion.  It’s the 1956 story about a Quaker family in southern Indiana during the American Civil War.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hillside Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Young Adult, Adults
Program Type: Movie
Registration Required
Event Details:

We’re celebrating Gary Cooper’s 125th birthday with Friendly Persuasion.  It’s the 1956 story about a Quaker family in southern Indiana during the American Civil War.

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Mixed Stitchers

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Upstairs at Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Knit & Crochet
Age Group:
Adults

Bring your own project and come knit or crochet with this fun group.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hillside Public Library
Room: Upstairs
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Knit & Crochet
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring your own project and come knit or crochet with this fun group.

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Chair and Floor Yoga

Friday, May 1, 2026 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Large Meeting Room at Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Class, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Young Adult, Adults

Take a midday break and join us for some in-person yoga. Bring your own mat or borrow one from the library. Participate on the floor or seated in a chair.

Registration is encouraged.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hillside Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Young Adult, Adults
Program Type: Class, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Take a midday break and join us for some in-person yoga. Bring your own mat or borrow one from the library. Participate on the floor or seated in a chair.

Registration is encouraged.

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Lotería

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
Children, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Adults, Families, All Ages

Celebremos el 5 de Mayo. 

La lotería es un juego tradicional que se juega en México y otros países hispanohablantes, ven a divertirte con nosotros, tendremos premios para todas las edades. 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hillside Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Adults, Families, All Ages
Program Type: Games & Activities
Registration Required
Event Details:

Celebremos el 5 de Mayo. 

La lotería es un juego tradicional que se juega en México y otros países hispanohablantes, ven a divertirte con nosotros, tendremos premios para todas las edades. 

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Adult Book Discussion

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

If you have a passion for reading, or just want to make new friends check out our book discussion group.  Visitors and new members are always welcome.

Book Club meets the first Wednesday of each month at 2:00pm. 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hillside Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

If you have a passion for reading, or just want to make new friends check out our book discussion group.  Visitors and new members are always welcome.

Book Club meets the first Wednesday of each month at 2:00pm. 

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Soundbath Meditation

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Class, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Young Adult, Adults

Adults can join us to practice self-care by relaxing with sound bowls. 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hillside Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Young Adult, Adults
Program Type: Class, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Adults can join us to practice self-care by relaxing with sound bowls. 

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Mixed Stitchers

Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Upstairs at Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Knit & Crochet
Age Group:
Adults

Bring your own project and come knit or crochet with this fun group.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hillside Public Library
Room: Upstairs
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Knit & Crochet
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring your own project and come knit or crochet with this fun group.

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Chair and Floor Yoga

Friday, May 8, 2026 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Large Meeting Room at Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Class, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Young Adult, Adults

Take a midday break and join us for some in-person yoga. Bring your own mat or borrow one from the library. Participate on the floor or seated in a chair.

Registration is encouraged.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hillside Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Young Adult, Adults
Program Type: Class, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Take a midday break and join us for some in-person yoga. Bring your own mat or borrow one from the library. Participate on the floor or seated in a chair.

Registration is encouraged.

Muffins with Mom

Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Large Meeting Room at Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
Children, Adults, Families

Kids can bring Mom, Grandma (or their favorite grown-up) to enjoy muffins and a drink. Create a special Mother’s Day craft with Mrs. Heflin from Hillside School at 10:30 AM. Kids can color and enjoy free play time.  

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hillside Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Adults, Families
Program Type: Games & Activities
Registration Required
Event Details:

Kids can bring Mom, Grandma (or their favorite grown-up) to enjoy muffins and a drink. Create a special Mother’s Day craft with Mrs. Heflin from Hillside School at 10:30 AM. Kids can color and enjoy free play time.  

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Monday Movie Matinee

Monday, May 11, 2026 at 1:45pm - 4:30pm
Large Meeting Room at Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Young Adult, Adults

We’re putting a spotlight on the challenges of affordable housing with Apartment for Peggy.  A retired professor rents his attic apartment to pregnant Peggy and her GI-Bill-student husband.  This 1948 film stars William Holden,

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hillside Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Young Adult, Adults
Program Type: Movie
Registration Required
Event Details:

We’re putting a spotlight on the challenges of affordable housing with Apartment for Peggy.  A retired professor rents his attic apartment to pregnant Peggy and her GI-Bill-student husband.  This 1948 film stars William Holden,

Parte de tu mundo

Club de lectura en español

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club, Español, Reading
Age Group:
Young Adult, Adults

Si le gusta leer y quiere pasar un tiempo agradable conociendo a nuevas personas, le invitamos a formar parte de nuestro club de lectura en español.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hillside Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Young Adult, Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Español, Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

Si le gusta leer y quiere pasar un tiempo agradable conociendo a nuevas personas, le invitamos a formar parte de nuestro club de lectura en español.

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Mixed Stitchers

Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Upstairs at Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Knit & Crochet
Age Group:
Adults

Bring your own project and come knit or crochet with this fun group.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hillside Public Library
Room: Upstairs
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Knit & Crochet
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring your own project and come knit or crochet with this fun group.

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Chair and Floor Yoga

Friday, May 15, 2026 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Large Meeting Room at Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Class, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Young Adult, Adults

Take a midday break and join us for some in-person yoga. Bring your own mat or borrow one from the library. Participate on the floor or seated in a chair.

Registration is encouraged.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hillside Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Young Adult, Adults
Program Type: Class, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Take a midday break and join us for some in-person yoga. Bring your own mat or borrow one from the library. Participate on the floor or seated in a chair.

Registration is encouraged.

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Monday Movie Matinee

Monday, May 18, 2026 at 1:45pm - 4:30pm
Large Meeting Room at Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Young Adult, Adults

Just in time for the start of the French Open, we’re watching Strangers on a Train for Tennis Month.  Alfred Hitchcock’s 1951 thriller follows a psychopath who tries to forcibly persuade a tennis star to agree to murder.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hillside Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Young Adult, Adults
Program Type: Movie
Registration Required
Event Details:

Just in time for the start of the French Open, we’re watching Strangers on a Train for Tennis Month.  Alfred Hitchcock’s 1951 thriller follows a psychopath who tries to forcibly persuade a tennis star to agree to murder.

Adult Craft Corner: Book Bedazzle

Monday, May 18, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Join us to decorate book covers with decorative stones transforming them into custom, sparkling art pieces. 

Feel free to bring your own book to decorate or pick one from our free shelf.  

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hillside Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us to decorate book covers with decorative stones transforming them into custom, sparkling art pieces. 

Feel free to bring your own book to decorate or pick one from our free shelf.  

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Zumba

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 9:15am - 10:15am
Large Meeting Room at Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Class, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Young Adult, Adults

Ms. Alejandra leads this fun and energetic dance fitness class. 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hillside Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Young Adult, Adults
Program Type: Class, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ms. Alejandra leads this fun and energetic dance fitness class. 

R.F. Kuang

Illinois Libraries Present

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Virtual
Age Group:
Adults

Babel-On with R.F. Kuang

Library Branch: Hillside Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Virtual
Event Details:

Babel-On with R.F. Kuang

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Mixed Stitchers

Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Upstairs at Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Knit & Crochet
Age Group:
Adults

Bring your own project and come knit or crochet with this fun group.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hillside Public Library
Room: Upstairs
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Knit & Crochet
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring your own project and come knit or crochet with this fun group.

Image of a person doing beginner yoga poses

Chair and Floor Yoga

Friday, May 22, 2026 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Large Meeting Room at Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Class, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Young Adult, Adults

Take a midday break and join us for some in-person yoga. Bring your own mat or borrow one from the library. Participate on the floor or seated in a chair.

Registration is encouraged.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hillside Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Young Adult, Adults
Program Type: Class, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Take a midday break and join us for some in-person yoga. Bring your own mat or borrow one from the library. Participate on the floor or seated in a chair.

Registration is encouraged.

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Line Dancing

Saturday, May 23, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Large Meeting Room at Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Young Adult, Adults

Instructor Belynda from Lines N’ Motion will offer easy step-by-step instructions for a variety of fun line dances.  She’ll tailor the dances to the level of the participants.  So, put on your steppin’ shoes and get ready to move.&n

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hillside Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Young Adult, Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Instructor Belynda from Lines N’ Motion will offer easy step-by-step instructions for a variety of fun line dances.  She’ll tailor the dances to the level of the participants.  So, put on your steppin’ shoes and get ready to move.&n

Memorial Day

All Day
Hillside Public Library

The library will be closed on Monday, May 25th in observance of Memorial Day.

Closing
Branches:
Hillside Public Library
Description:

The library will be closed on Monday, May 25th in observance of Memorial Day.

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Manualidad (programa en español)

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Large Meeting Room at Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Español
Age Group:
Adults

Si te encanta crear y pasar un rato divertido, ¡Este lugar es para ti!.

Todos los materiales serán proporcionados y no hay costo por participar.

Es necesario registrarse. 


 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hillside Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Español
Registration Required
Event Details:

Si te encanta crear y pasar un rato divertido, ¡Este lugar es para ti!.

Todos los materiales serán proporcionados y no hay costo por participar.

Es necesario registrarse.