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DIY Holiday cards

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Adults, Families, All Ages

Let the library supply your holiday card needs.  Come in to make a card or two for your loved ones. All ages welcome! Minimum 3 registered or program may be subject to cancellation

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: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Let the library supply your holiday card needs.  Come in to make a card or two for your loved ones. All ages welcome! Minimum 3 registered or program may be subject to cancellation

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Holiday Gift Wrapping Drop-in

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Upstairs at Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Adults, Families

Bring your gifts to the library. We’ll have all the supplies and volunteer elves from the Proviso High School here to wrap your holiday presents. 

Library Branch: Hillside Public Library
Room: Upstairs
Age Group: Children, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Adults, Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Bring your gifts to the library. We’ll have all the supplies and volunteer elves from the Proviso High School here to wrap your holiday presents. 

Manualidad (programa en español)

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Español
Age Group:
Adults

Únase a nosotros para hacer una manualidad.

Todos los materiales serán proporcionados. 


 

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

Únase a nosotros para hacer una manualidad.

Todos los materiales serán proporcionados. 


 

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Holiday Gift Wrapping Drop-in

Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:30pm
Upstairs at Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Adults, Families

Bring your gifts to the library. We’ll have all the supplies and volunteer elves from the Proviso High School here to wrap your holiday presents. 

Library Branch: Hillside Public Library
Room: Upstairs
Age Group: Children, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Adults, Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Bring your gifts to the library. We’ll have all the supplies and volunteer elves from the Proviso High School here to wrap your holiday presents. 

Christmas

All Day 12/24 - 12/25
Hillside Public Library

The library will be closed December 24 & 25 for Christmas.

Closing
Branches:
Hillside Public Library
Description:

The library will be closed December 24 & 25 for Christmas.

New Year

All Day 12/31 - 1/1
Hillside Public Library

The library will be closed December 31 & January 1 for New Year's.

Closing
Branches:
Hillside Public Library
Description:

The library will be closed December 31 & January 1 for New Year's.

DIY Bath Bomb

Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Large Meeting Room at Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Middle Grade, Young Adult

Make a bath bomb to use for self-care this winter. 

A minimum of 3 registrants required.  

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hillside Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Middle Grade, Young Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Make a bath bomb to use for self-care this winter. 

A minimum of 3 registrants required.  

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Winter Hat Decorating

Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Middle Grade

Feeling the chills? The library will have hats to come and adorn with our iron-on decals! The library will provide hats but you are welcome to bring in your own hat, gloves, or scarf.  

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

Feeling the chills? The library will have hats to come and adorn with our iron-on decals! The library will provide hats but you are welcome to bring in your own hat, gloves, or scarf.  

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Art Class

Monday, January 12, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Large Meeting Room at Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Class
Age Group:
Young Adult, Adults

Come get crafty and chatty while you let your creativity run wild in this fun-filled art class just for grown-ups.  Ms. Melissa will have a colorful art project to share.  

Registration required.

 

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

Come get crafty and chatty while you let your creativity run wild in this fun-filled art class just for grown-ups.  Ms. Melissa will have a colorful art project to share.  

Registration required.

 

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Perler Pod

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Upstairs at Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Middle Grade, Young Adult

Join us every first Saturday of the month and third Tuesday of the month to make cool designs using our Perler beads! 

For grades 6 – 12. Drop-ins are welcome.

Perler beads will be put away if no attendees within 30 minutes.

Library Branch: Hillside Public Library
Room: Upstairs
Age Group: Middle Grade, Young Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join us every first Saturday of the month and third Tuesday of the month to make cool designs using our Perler beads! 

For grades 6 – 12. Drop-ins are welcome.

Perler beads will be put away if no attendees within 30 minutes.

Manualidad (programa en español)

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Español
Age Group:
Adults

Únase a nosotros para hacer una manualidad.

Todos los materiales serán proporcionados. 


 

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

Únase a nosotros para hacer una manualidad.

Todos los materiales serán proporcionados. 


 

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Art Class

Monday, February 9, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Large Meeting Room at Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Class
Age Group:
Families, All Ages

Come get crafty and chatty while you let your creativity run wild in this fun-filled art class just for grown-ups.  Ms. Melissa will have a colorful art project to share.  

Registration required.

 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hillside Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Families, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come get crafty and chatty while you let your creativity run wild in this fun-filled art class just for grown-ups.  Ms. Melissa will have a colorful art project to share.  

Registration required.

 

DIY Sugar Scrub

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Large Meeting Room at Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Middle Grade, Young Adult

Make a sugar scrub for continued self-care this winter.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Hillside Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Middle Grade, Young Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Make a sugar scrub for continued self-care this winter.

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Valentine Slime Lab

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Large Meeting Room at Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Middle Grade

Make some Valentine’s Day themed slime just in time for the holiday! 

Minimum 3 registered or program may be subject to cancellation.

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

Make some Valentine’s Day themed slime just in time for the holiday! 

Minimum 3 registered or program may be subject to cancellation.

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Perler Pod

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Upstairs at Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Middle Grade, Young Adult

Join us every first Saturday of the month and third Tuesday of the month to make cool designs using our Perler beads! 

For grades 6 – 12. Drop-ins are welcome.

Perler beads will be put away if no attendees within 30 minutes.

Library Branch: Hillside Public Library
Room: Upstairs
Age Group: Middle Grade, Young Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join us every first Saturday of the month and third Tuesday of the month to make cool designs using our Perler beads! 

For grades 6 – 12. Drop-ins are welcome.

Perler beads will be put away if no attendees within 30 minutes.

Manualidad (programa en español)

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Hillside Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Español
Age Group:
Adults

Únase a nosotros para hacer una manualidad.

Todos los materiales serán proporcionados. 


 

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

Únase a nosotros para hacer una manualidad.

Todos los materiales serán proporcionados.