Library Events & Programs

Drop by the teen area and use your creativity to come up with your best meme to match our silly photos. We will share our favorites in the June newsletter.Ages: Teens. 

Join us for a relaxing hour as we paint Mandala Stones using simple dots and supplies you can find at home.Ages: Adults.Registration required.

Drop by the teen area and use your creativity to come up with your best meme to match our silly photos. We will share our favorites in the June newsletter.Ages: Teens. 

Bring a blanket and join us for rhymes, songs, and stories in Hannah's Reading Garden! In case of rain, storytime will be held inside the library. Ages: 0-5, siblings welcome.

Bring a blanket and join us for rhymes, songs, and stories in Hannah's Reading Garden! In case of rain, storytime will be held inside the library. Ages: 0-5, siblings welcome.

Drop by the teen area and use your creativity to come up with your best meme to match our silly photos. We will share our favorites in the June newsletter.Ages: Teens. 

Drop by the teen area and use your creativity to come up with your best meme to match our silly photos. We will share our favorites in the June newsletter.Ages: Teens. 

Join Communication Junction for rhymes, stories, and bubbles and learn basic American Sign Language.Ages 0-5.

Join Communication Junction for rhymes, stories, and bubbles and learn basic American Sign Language.Ages 0-5.

Do you have tech questions? Book a 30-minute, one-on-one appointment by calling 309-263-2200. Topics could include: finding items on the internet and using email; MPL apps; navigating a new device; and connecting with social media. We can give a little assistance to get started doing something new o...read more

Create beautiful floral works of art with unexpected painting tools.Grades K-4.Registration required.

Drop by the teen area and use your creativity to come up with your best meme to match our silly photos. We will share our favorites in the June newsletter.Ages: Teens. 

Join us for the final ILP event of the season! Kal Penn is an actor, writer, producer, and former Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. He is known for his starring roles in Designated Survivor, House, Mira Nair’s The Namesake, the Harold & Kumar franchise, and...read more

Play with shaving cream and paint to make a fun art piece you can hang on the fridge or use as a card.Ages: 3-5.Registration required.

Explore the possibilities of building with LEGOs and meet other LEGO lovers! Use the library's LEGO bricks to build a creation to display in our children's area.Grades K-6.

Drop by the teen area and use your creativity to come up with your best meme to match our silly photos. We will share our favorites in the June newsletter.Ages: Teens. 

Drop by the teen area and use your creativity to come up with your best meme to match our silly photos. We will share our favorites in the June newsletter.Ages: Teens. 

Join us as we explore books that are considered to be classics and discuss whether or not they have stood the test of time. In May we will read and discuss the 1938 Gothic novel, Rebecca, by Daphne Du Maurier. Copies of the book will be available for checkout at the checkout desk. We will meet in th...read more

Join us as we explore books that are considered to be classics and discuss whether or not they have stood the test of time. In May we will read and discuss the 1938 Gothic novel, Rebecca, by Daphne Du Maurier. Copies of the book will be available for checkout at the checkout desk. We will meet in th...read more

Drop by the teen area and use your creativity to come up with your best meme to match our silly photos. We will share our favorites in the June newsletter.Ages: Teens. 

Bring a blanket and join us for rhymes, songs, and stories in Hannah's Reading Garden! In case of rain, storytime will be held inside the library. Ages: 0-5, siblings welcome.

Bring a blanket and join us for rhymes, songs, and stories in Hannah's Reading Garden! In case of rain, storytime will be held inside the library. Ages: 0-5, siblings welcome.

Drop by the teen area and use your creativity to come up with your best meme to match our silly photos. We will share our favorites in the June newsletter.Ages: Teens. 

Drop by the teen area and use your creativity to come up with your best meme to match our silly photos. We will share our favorites in the June newsletter.Ages: Teens. 

You don't have to sit still for this storytime! Wiggles & Giggles is an active storytime designed for new walkers, movers, and shakers to learn new songs and fun stories.Ages: 1-3, siblings welcome.

Join us as Ryan from Reference Solutions teaches you how to use the powerful Reference Solutions database to do market research, and much more! We will have a short webinar and then have some time for questions and individual help. Please bring your laptop or tablet so you can test out the database ...read more

Drop by the teen area and use your creativity to come up with your best meme to match our silly photos. We will share our favorites in the June newsletter.Ages: Teens. 

What to do with baby? Bring them to the library! Baby Bounce features songs & rhymes to use at home as well as a chance to socialize with others caring for little ones.Ages: 0-18 months, siblings welcome.

Learn about castles and construct your own model using only three supplies.Grades 2-3.Registration required.

Drop by the teen area and use your creativity to come up with your best meme to match our silly photos. We will share our favorites in the June newsletter.Ages: Teens. 

Do you have tech questions? Book a 30-minute, one-on-one appointment by calling 309-263-2200. Topics could include: finding items on the internet and using email; MPL apps; navigating a new device; and connecting with social media. We can give a little assistance to get started doing something new o...read more

Use your imagination and build your own robot.Grades: K-1.Registration required.

It's time to get back to class in this D&D adventure! Choose out a premade character and set out on a quest at the Grand Academy for Adventurers! All skill levels welcome.(Mark your calendars to register for the June 26 session as well!)Ages: All ages (11 and up)Registration required.

Drop by the teen area and use your creativity to come up with your best meme to match our silly photos. We will share our favorites in the June newsletter.Ages: Teens. 

Come as a family to enjoy a storytime and celebrate the graduation of our latest 1000 Books Before Kindergarten finishers. Register once for the whole family.Ages: Recommended for families with children ages 3-8.Registration required.

Drop by the teen area and use your creativity to come up with your best meme to match our silly photos. We will share our favorites in the June newsletter.Ages: Teens. 

Bring a blanket and join us for rhymes, songs, and stories in Hannah's Reading Garden! In case of rain, storytime will be held inside the library. Ages: 0-5, siblings welcome.

Bring a blanket and join us for rhymes, songs, and stories in Hannah's Reading Garden! In case of rain, storytime will be held inside the library. Ages: 0-5, siblings welcome.

Drop by the teen area and use your creativity to come up with your best meme to match our silly photos. We will share our favorites in the June newsletter.Ages: Teens. 

Practice your reading skills with a furry friend. Children will be partnered with a registered therapy dog for 15 minute sessions and can read their own books or borrow one from the library.Grades: Recommended for grades K-3.Registration required.

Drop by the teen area and use your creativity to come up with your best meme to match our silly photos. We will share our favorites in the June newsletter.Ages: Teens. 

Bring a blanket and join Communication Junction in Hannah's Reading Garden and learn basic American Sign Language with rhymes, stories, and bubbles.Ages 0-5.

Drop by the teen area and use your creativity to come up with your best meme to match our silly photos. We will share our favorites in the June newsletter.Ages: Teens. 

Explore the possibilities of building with LEGOs and meet other LEGO lovers! Use the library's LEGO bricks to build a creation to display in our children's area.Grades K-6.

Libraries aren't all literature and reading; like most of the world, they're powered by STEAM concepts! The program will kick off with a discussion about Morton Public Library celebrating 100 years and the changes that have occurred in libraries over the last 100 years and what has stay...read more

Join us for bookish conversation at a local restaurant. Request to join our Facebook group for updates. Pick up a copy of the current month's selection at the checkout desk.In May we'll be meeting at Seasons Gastropub to discuss Murder Your Employer by Rupert Holmes. Ages: Adults.

Drop by the teen area and use your creativity to come up with your best meme to match our silly photos. We will share our favorites in the June newsletter.Ages: Teens. 

Come learn about the life cycle of one of the most common flowers before using them to make a painting.Ages: 3-5.Registration required.

Drop by the teen area and use your creativity to come up with your best meme to match our silly photos. We will share our favorites in the June newsletter.Ages: Teens. 

Our Library Director has been busy reading upcoming releases in order to share her favorites with you! Learn about new books coming out this summer and get an exclusive first look at our Summer Book Guide.Ages: Adults.Registration required.

Drop by the teen area and use your creativity to come up with your best meme to match our silly photos. We will share our favorites in the June newsletter.Ages: Teens. 

Get your supplies for summer reading and then celebrate with a bounce house, bubbles, and food vendors in Hannah's Reading Garden. We have summer reading programs for ALL ages! The Sucré Sweets and Socials trolley will available from 1:00-3:00 pm. The Station food truck will be available ...read more

Bring your lawn chairs or a blanket for live music in Hannah's Reading Garden. The Nikbeats are a band capturing sounds from 1960s British beats era, folk rock, country and western, and beyond! Food trucks on site: The Station & Sweet Girl TreatsFourth Fridays concerts are in conjunction wit...read more

The Library will be closed on May 25, 2024 for Memorial Day Weekend.

The Library will be closed on May 27, 2024 for Memorial Day.

Drop by the teen area and use your creativity to come up with your best meme to match our silly photos. We will share our favorites in the June newsletter.Ages: Teens. 

What to do with baby? Bring them to the library! Baby Bounce features songs & rhymes to use at home as well as a chance to socialize with others caring for little ones.Ages: 0-18 months, siblings welcome.

You have probably heard that this summer is a special one for periodical cicadas, with Broods XII and XIX both emerging. Join Kelli from Forest Park Nature Center to learn all about cicadas, how important they are to our native ecosystem and how they aren't to be feared, but are actually really ...read more

Drop by the teen area and use your creativity to come up with your best meme to match our silly photos. We will share our favorites in the June newsletter.Ages: Teens. 

Are you prepared to be safe when you’re home alone, watching younger siblings, or babysitting? This instructor-led class is filled with fun games and role-playing exercises. Students even get to use mannequins to practice rescue skills like choking rescue and CPR! Graduation ceremony will begi...read more

Are you cicada crazy? Come learn a little more about their life cycles, make a craft, and, weather permitting, maybe even find some shells of your own.Ages: 4-8.Registration required.

Drop by the teen area and use your creativity to come up with your best meme to match our silly photos. We will share our favorites in the June newsletter.Ages: Teens. 

Experience the beauty and history of our National Parks through books and hands on activities.Grades: 2-4.Registration required. 

Calling all incoming 7th graders! Join as as we share all the great things in our new and improved Young Adult area. Also, learn what the library has to offer Jr. High students. Sandwiches and drinks will be provided.Grade: Students entering 7th grade.

Drop by the teen area and use your creativity to come up with your best meme to match our silly photos. We will share our favorites in the June newsletter.Ages: Teens. 

Bring a blanket and join us for rhymes, songs, and stories in Hannah's Reading Garden! In case of rain, storytime will be held inside the library. Ages: 0-5, siblings welcome.

Bring a blanket and join us for rhymes, songs, and stories in Hannah's Reading Garden! In case of rain, storytime will be held inside the library. Ages: 0-5, siblings welcome.

Listen to a story about firefighters before meeting Morton's firefighters and getting a closer look at the fire engines for yourself. Join us in Hannah's Reading Garden under the trees for this Showtime in the Garden program. Check the Library’s Facebook page for weather updates.All ag...read more