Upcoming Events

Featured Events

Group of people building with LEGOs

LEGO Club

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Library Branch: Midlothian Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children (Age 0-5), Children (Age 6-11)
Program Type: Maker/DIY Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

For all ages. Build with us! First, we’re doing a free build. Then, builders will create something showing our theme of the month. Builds will be displayed in the children’s area for all to see. Registration suggested. 

Among Us character standing in an outer space background

Tweens & Teens After Hours: Among Us IRL

Friday, August 29, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Library Branch: Midlothian Public Library
Age Group: Children (Age 6-11), Teens
Program Type: After-Hours Program, Game Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Have fun and be loud in the library when it’s closed to the general public! 

People walking through a forest trail.

Rescheduled Forest Bathing / Programa de baños de bosque pospuesto 

Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Forest bathing, known as "shinrin-yoku" in Japan, is a form of therapeutic relaxation in which your senses are immersed in nature to relax, heighten awareness, and form a deeper connection to nature.

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Self-Paced Computer Classes / Clases de computacion a tu propio ritmo

3:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
Eventos en Español, Technology Class
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Midlothian Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Eventos en Español, Technology Class
Registration Required

Friends of the Library Meeting

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
Friends of the Library
Library Branch: Midlothian Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Friends of the Library
Event Details:

Come and find out how the Friends of the Library are supporting the Library. All are Welcome. 

All in Pieces Quilting Group

1:30pm–3:30pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Midlothian Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Come enjoy an afternoon of quilting. All experience levels welcome. 

ESL Class

9:30am–1:30pm
Adults
ESL Class/Clases de Ingles
Library Branch: Midlothian Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ESL Class/Clases de Ingles
Event Details:

Classes will be at the library, but registration and testing will take place at South Suburban College (15800 State Street, South Holland, IL) on the following dates:  

Adult Take & Make Crafts

10:00am–8:00pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Midlothian Public Library
Room: General Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Enjoy a simple craft at home. While supplies last. 

Financial Planning Basics

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Workshop
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Midlothian Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:
  • Are you on the right path financially?
  • How can you set smart financial goals?
  • How can you prepare for these goals to change over your lifetime? 

Tracy Lepore, a financial advisor, will address these questions.

ESL Class

9:30am–1:30pm
Adults
ESL Class/Clases de Ingles
Library Branch: Midlothian Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ESL Class/Clases de Ingles
Event Details:

Classes will be at the library, but registration and testing will take place at South Suburban College (15800 State Street, South Holland, IL) on the following dates:  

Adult Book Discussion

10:00am–11:00am
Adults
Book Club
Library Branch: Midlothian Public Library
Room: Study Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop by Emmeline Duncan. Bailey Briggs loves her year-round Halloween themed town. However, this year’s Halloween Fair starts off with a murder and she is the lead suspect. Can she clear her name? 

Introduction to Creative Writing

2:30pm–4:00pm
Adults
Workshop
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Midlothian Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Please come join writing enthusiast and upcoming self-published author (of comedic memoir) Adrienne C.

Adult BINGO

10:00am–11:00am
Adults
Game Program
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Midlothian Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Game Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Enjoy BINGO. Win small prizes. Please register. 

Drop In Knit/Crochet

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts, Drop-In Program
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Midlothian Public Library
Room: General Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Drop-In Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grab your crochet hook, knitting needles, or sewing kit and join other crafters for some social stitching! Show off your WIP (work in progress), get some tips or just drop in.

Paranormal Investigations with a Mother's Touch

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Workshop
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Midlothian Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Members of the Paranormal Mom's Society will present audio visual evidence they have compiled over the years from their investigations. They will also demonstrate their equipment. "Ghosts don't mess with PMS." Please register. 

All in Pieces Quilting Group

1:30pm–3:30pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Midlothian Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Come enjoy an afternoon of quilting. All experience levels welcome. 

ESL Class

9:30am–1:30pm
Adults
ESL Class/Clases de Ingles
Library Branch: Midlothian Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ESL Class/Clases de Ingles
Event Details:

Classes will be at the library, but registration and testing will take place at South Suburban College (15800 State Street, South Holland, IL) on the following dates:  

Family Stories: Past, Present & Future

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Workshop
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Midlothian Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Stories from our ancestral lineage open a richer, fuller understanding of who you are as a family. Learn how to uncover these forgotten stories while learning to write your own legacy.

ESL Class

9:30am–1:30pm
Adults
ESL Class/Clases de Ingles
Library Branch: Midlothian Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ESL Class/Clases de Ingles
Event Details:

Classes will be at the library, but registration and testing will take place at South Suburban College (15800 State Street, South Holland, IL) on the following dates:  

Learn How to Make Argentinian Empanadas /Aprenda a hacer empanadas argentinas  

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Food & Cooking
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Midlothian Public Library
Room: Commons Area
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food & Cooking
Registration Required
Event Details:

Chef Violeta with guide you step by step through making empanada dough from scratch, preparing a beef filling and chimichurri sauce and assembling and shaping the empanadas. Please register; limit 30.  For adults age 18 and over. 

Adult BINGO

10:00am–11:00am
Adults
Game Program
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Midlothian Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Game Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Enjoy BINGO. Win small prizes. Please register. 

Felt Sugar Skull Craft for Día de los Muertos (Bilingual Spanish) 

5:00pm–7:00pm
Teens, Adults
Arts & Crafts, Eventos en Español
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Midlothian Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Eventos en Español
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a night of crafts celebrating Día de los Muertos. We will be working with needles and felt creating a miniature stuffed pillow. Best for ages 14+. Registration required; limit 10. 

American Sign Language: Hospital & Emergency

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Workshop
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Midlothian Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Have you wondered why American Sign Language is important? Do you have questions about the Deaf Community?

ESL Class

9:30am–1:30pm
Adults
ESL Class/Clases de Ingles
Library Branch: Midlothian Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ESL Class/Clases de Ingles
Event Details:

Classes will be at the library, but registration and testing will take place at South Suburban College (15800 State Street, South Holland, IL) on the following dates:  

Adult Take & Make Crafts

10:00am–8:00pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Midlothian Public Library
Room: General Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Enjoy a simple craft at home. While supplies last. 

Friends of the Library Meeting

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
Friends of the Library
Library Branch: Midlothian Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Friends of the Library
Event Details:

Come and find out how the Friends of the Library are supporting the Library. All are Welcome. 

All in Pieces Quilting Group

1:30pm–3:30pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Midlothian Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Come enjoy an afternoon of quilting. All experience levels welcome.