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Mother's Day Surprise

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room at Highland Township Public Library
Program Type:
Activities, Crafts, In-Person
Age Group:
Youth, 5-8 Years, 8-12 Years

Time to make something for your mom, auntie, granny, tía, Nǎinai, or other well-loved person in your life!  Please register, then come between 5pm and 7pm.  Gift bag and card included.

 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Highland Township Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Youth, 5-8 Years, 8-12 Years
Program Type: Activities, Crafts, In-Person
Registration Required
Event Details:

Time to make something for your mom, auntie, granny, tía, Nǎinai, or other well-loved person in your life!  Please register, then come between 5pm and 7pm.  Gift bag and card included.

 

Intro to Cross-stitch

Monday, May 11, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Community Room at Highland Township Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts, In-Person
Age Group:
Adult

Learn the basics of cross-stitch.

Every attendee will be provided with the materials to stitch a bookmark

 

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Highland Township Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Crafts, In-Person
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn the basics of cross-stitch.

Every attendee will be provided with the materials to stitch a bookmark

 

crafting connection logo over a variety of craft supplies

Crafting Connection

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Community Room at Highland Township Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts, In-Person
Age Group:
Adult, Teen, 8-12 Years

Monthly in-person craft project.

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Highland Township Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adult, Teen, 8-12 Years
Program Type: Crafts, In-Person
Registration Required
Event Details:

Monthly in-person craft project.

Memorial Day Weekend

All Day 5/23 - 5/25
Highland Township Public Library

The library will be closed today for the Memorial Day Holiday. We will reopen on Tuesday, May 26th.

Closing
Branches:
Highland Township Public Library
Description:

The library will be closed today for the Memorial Day Holiday. We will reopen on Tuesday, May 26th.

Father's Day Surprise

Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room at Highland Township Public Library
Program Type:
Activities, Crafts, In-Person
Age Group:
Youth, 5-8 Years, 8-12 Years

Make a delightful gift for your dad, grandpa, uncle, papí, baba, or other well-loved person in your life!  Please register, then come between 5pm and 7pm.  Card and gift bag included.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Highland Township Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Youth, 5-8 Years, 8-12 Years
Program Type: Activities, Crafts, In-Person
Registration Required
Event Details:

Make a delightful gift for your dad, grandpa, uncle, papí, baba, or other well-loved person in your life!  Please register, then come between 5pm and 7pm.  Card and gift bag included.

viking shield

Dragon Training

Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Community Room at Highland Township Public Library
Program Type:
Activities, Crafts, Music
Age Group:
Youth, 5-8 Years, 8-12 Years

Welcome to Dragon Training!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Highland Township Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Youth, 5-8 Years, 8-12 Years
Program Type: Activities, Crafts, Music
Registration Required
Event Details:

Welcome to Dragon Training!

kid with worm

Dig into Worms

Monday, June 15, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room at Highland Township Public Library
Program Type:
Activities, Crafts, Drop-In, Storytime & Early Learning, Technology & STEM
Age Group:
Youth, 18-36 Months, 3-5 Years, 5-8 Years

Join us for a grubby night of STEAM activities all about worms!

Library Branch: Highland Township Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Youth, 18-36 Months, 3-5 Years, 5-8 Years
Program Type: Activities, Crafts, Drop-In, Storytime & Early Learning, Technology & STEM
Event Details:

Join us for a grubby night of STEAM activities all about worms!

Dino Days

Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Community Room at Highland Township Public Library
Program Type:
Activities, Crafts, In-Person, Storytime & Early Learning
Age Group:
Youth, 18-36 Months, 3-5 Years

Join us for a dinosaur-themed sensory morning!  We will have activities, crafts, games, stories, snacks, and more.  Please register, then come between 10:30am and 12:30pm.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Highland Township Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Youth, 18-36 Months, 3-5 Years
Program Type: Activities, Crafts, In-Person, Storytime & Early Learning
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a dinosaur-themed sensory morning!  We will have activities, crafts, games, stories, snacks, and more.  Please register, then come between 10:30am and 12:30pm.

Independence Day

All Day
Highland Township Public Library

The library will be closed today for the Independence Day Holiday. We will reopen on Monday, July 6th.

Closing
Branches:
Highland Township Public Library
Description:

The library will be closed today for the Independence Day Holiday. We will reopen on Monday, July 6th.

paper mosaic

Mosaic Tiles

Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Community Room at Highland Township Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts, In-Person, History & Genealogy
Age Group:
5-8 Years, 8-12 Years

Create clay and paper mosaic tiles that look like they belong in a museum!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Highland Township Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: 5-8 Years, 8-12 Years
Program Type: Crafts, In-Person, History & Genealogy
Registration Required
Event Details:

Create clay and paper mosaic tiles that look like they belong in a museum!

resin craft and supplies

Teen - Red, White, & You Resin Coaster!

Monday, July 13, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Highland Township Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts, In-Person
Age Group:
Teen

Red, white, and YOU! Join us to design a one-of-a-kind 4x4 resin coaster filled with classic American symbols—the flag, the Statue of Liberty, thunderbirds, a nod to Hamilton, and your own creative touches.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Highland Township Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Crafts, In-Person
Registration Required
Event Details:

Red, white, and YOU! Join us to design a one-of-a-kind 4x4 resin coaster filled with classic American symbols—the flag, the Statue of Liberty, thunderbirds, a nod to Hamilton, and your own creative touches.

table with a selection of materials at a farmer's market with a smiling librarian

Library @ Highland Farmer's Market

Saturday, July 18, 2026 at 10:00am - 2:00pm
Outside at Highland Township Public Library
Program Type:
Activities, Books & Reading, Crafts, Food & Cooking, Gardening & Nature
Age Group:
Adult, Teen, Youth, All Ages

Visit the library at the Highland Farmer's Market! We have fun activities and a selection of library materials on-hand for you to check out.

Library Branch: Highland Township Public Library
Room: Outside
Age Group: Adult, Teen, Youth, All Ages
Program Type: Activities, Books & Reading, Crafts, Food & Cooking, Gardening & Nature
Event Details:

Visit the library at the Highland Farmer's Market! We have fun activities and a selection of library materials on-hand for you to check out.

Dino Days

Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Community Room at Highland Township Public Library
Program Type:
Activities, Crafts, In-Person, Storytime & Early Learning
Age Group:
Youth, 18-36 Months, 3-5 Years

Join us for a dinosaur-themed sensory morning!  We will have activities, crafts, games, stories, snacks, and more.  Please register, then come between 10:30am and 12:30pm.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Highland Township Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Youth, 18-36 Months, 3-5 Years
Program Type: Activities, Crafts, In-Person, Storytime & Early Learning
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a dinosaur-themed sensory morning!  We will have activities, crafts, games, stories, snacks, and more.  Please register, then come between 10:30am and 12:30pm.

miniature

D&D Miniatures Painting

Saturday, July 25, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Community Room at Highland Township Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts, In-Person
Age Group:
Teen

Game Master Kenneth from Odyssey of Eternity—supported by our Friends of the Library—returns for a special session on painting your own D&D miniature!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Highland Township Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Crafts, In-Person
Registration Required
Event Details:

Game Master Kenneth from Odyssey of Eternity—supported by our Friends of the Library—returns for a special session on painting your own D&D miniature!

Pikachu

Pokemon Paleontology

Saturday, July 25, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Community Room at Highland Township Public Library
Program Type:
Activities, Crafts, In-Person
Age Group:
5-8 Years, 8-12 Years

Explore the world of ancient and mythical Pokemon by digging for fossils, deciphering cave paintings made by Glyphs, and creating art based on primeval Pokemon. 

Library Branch: Highland Township Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: 5-8 Years, 8-12 Years
Program Type: Activities, Crafts, In-Person
Event Details:

Explore the world of ancient and mythical Pokemon by digging for fossils, deciphering cave paintings made by Glyphs, and creating art based on primeval Pokemon. 

dino taxidermy

Teen - Dinosaur Taxidermy!

Monday, July 27, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Highland Township Public Library
Program Type:
Activities, Crafts, In-Person
Age Group:
Teen

Unleash your inner paleo-artist and give a dino a dramatic makeover! We’ll start with a plastic dinosaur sliced in half (don’t worry—it’s for art), mounted on a mini paint palette and ready for its glow-up.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Highland Township Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Activities, Crafts, In-Person
Registration Required
Event Details:

Unleash your inner paleo-artist and give a dino a dramatic makeover! We’ll start with a plastic dinosaur sliced in half (don’t worry—it’s for art), mounted on a mini paint palette and ready for its glow-up.

Dino skeleton

Night at the Museum

Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Community Room at Highland Township Public Library
Program Type:
Activities, Crafts, In-Person, History & Genealogy, Technology & STEM
Age Group:
Youth, 5-8 Years, 8-12 Years, All Ages

Crack an archaic code, solve an ancient building mystery, or fly your own miniature aircraft! Kids 5 and up are invited to enjoy the activities in our specially designed interactive “museum”.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Highland Township Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Youth, 5-8 Years, 8-12 Years, All Ages
Program Type: Activities, Crafts, In-Person, History & Genealogy, Technology & STEM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Crack an archaic code, solve an ancient building mystery, or fly your own miniature aircraft! Kids 5 and up are invited to enjoy the activities in our specially designed interactive “museum”.

Dino Days setup

Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 12:00pm - 4:30pm
Community Room at Highland Township Public Library
Program Type:
Activities, Crafts, In-Person, Storytime & Early Learning
Age Group:
Youth, 18-36 Months, 3-5 Years

Join us for a dinosaur-themed sensory morning!  We will have activities, crafts, games, stories, snacks, and more.  Please register, then come between 10:30am and 12:30pm.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Highland Township Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Youth, 18-36 Months, 3-5 Years
Program Type: Activities, Crafts, In-Person, Storytime & Early Learning
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a dinosaur-themed sensory morning!  We will have activities, crafts, games, stories, snacks, and more.  Please register, then come between 10:30am and 12:30pm.

Dino Days

Wednesday, August 5, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Community Room at Highland Township Public Library
Program Type:
Activities, Crafts, In-Person, Storytime & Early Learning
Age Group:
Youth, 18-36 Months, 3-5 Years

Join us for a dinosaur-themed sensory morning!  We will have activities, crafts, games, stories, snacks, and more.  Please register, then come between 10:30am and 12:30pm.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Highland Township Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Youth, 18-36 Months, 3-5 Years
Program Type: Activities, Crafts, In-Person, Storytime & Early Learning
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a dinosaur-themed sensory morning!  We will have activities, crafts, games, stories, snacks, and more.  Please register, then come between 10:30am and 12:30pm.

Pottery

Ancient Pottery Class

Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Community Room at Highland Township Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts, In-Person, History & Genealogy
Age Group:
Youth, 5-8 Years, 8-12 Years

Make a bowl or vase out of clay using a technique from ancient history.  Dress for a mess!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Highland Township Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Youth, 5-8 Years, 8-12 Years
Program Type: Crafts, In-Person, History & Genealogy
Registration Required
Event Details:

Make a bowl or vase out of clay using a technique from ancient history.  Dress for a mess!

diamond painting

Diamond Painting

Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Community Room at Highland Township Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts, In-Person
Age Group:
Youth, 5-8 Years, 8-12 Years

Learn the basics of diamond painting and make a shiny piece of art to bring home!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Highland Township Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Youth, 5-8 Years, 8-12 Years
Program Type: Crafts, In-Person
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn the basics of diamond painting and make a shiny piece of art to bring home!

Labor Day Weekend

All Day 9/5 - 9/7
Highland Township Public Library

The library will be closed today for the Labor Day Holiday. We will reopen on Tuesday, September 8th.

Closing
Branches:
Highland Township Public Library
Description:

The library will be closed today for the Labor Day Holiday. We will reopen on Tuesday, September 8th.

Teen Skeleton in a Jar!

Monday, October 26, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Highland Township Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts, In-Person
Age Group:
Teen
Library Branch: Highland Township Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Crafts, In-Person

Staff In-Service

All Day
Highland Township Public Library

The library will be closed today for Staff In-Service. We will reopen on Thursday, November 12th.

Closing
Branches:
Highland Township Public Library
Description:

The library will be closed today for Staff In-Service. We will reopen on Thursday, November 12th.