Mokena Community Calendar
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9:30 AM – Walk and Talk Book Club
December 1, 2025 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm – Comfort and Joy by Kristen Hannah The Oaks, 10847 W La Porte Rd Mokena IL 60448You can pick up a copy of the book at the customer service desk. We will meet weekly and discuss a part of the book each meeting. Here is the schedule of chapters per week for this book: […]
10:30 AM – Walk & Talk Book Club
December 1, 2025 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm – Comfort and Joy by Kristen Hannah The Oaks, 10847 W La Porte Rd Mokena IL 60448You can pick up a copy of the book at the customer service desk. We will meet weekly and discuss a part of the book each meeting. Here is the schedule of chapters per week for this book: […]
Children's Scavenger Hunt – Elf on the Shelf & Friends!
December 1, 2025 – December 6, 2025 @ 6:00 am – Stop by the Mokena Library to do this month's Scavenger Hunt! This month’s theme is Elf on the Shelf, to kick off the Holiday Season! Search for hidden pictures of different Elf on the Shelf & Friends throughout the library. There are five pictures hidden upstairs and five pictureshidden downstairs. Stop by the Customer Service Desk […]
Elf on the Shelf Library Display Raffle – Week 1: The Elf on the Shelf Santaverse Ornament Collection
December 1, 2025 – December 6, 2025 @ 6:00 am – Two very special visitors have arrived at the Mokena Public Library!❄️ Fresh from Santa’s Workshop—and after braving a blustery winter storm—our mischievous Elf on the Shelf friends have traveled all the way from the North Pole to spend December with the children of Mokena!🎉 You’ll find them perched in a magical display at the Children’s […]
Decorate our Christmas Trees at the Library!
December 1, 2025 – December 13, 2025 @ 6:00 am – Decorate Our Christmas Trees at the Library!Help us fill the library with holiday cheer! Stop by and add your name to a special ornament, then hang it on one of our three Christmas trees. Choose the tree in the Children’s Department or visit the upstairs trees—one by the Main Entrance near our Winter Reading Program […]
9:30 AM – Walk and Talk Book Club
December 8, 2025 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm – Comfort and Joy by Kristen Hannah The Oaks, 10847 W La Porte Rd Mokena IL 60448You can pick up a copy of the book at the customer service desk. We will meet weekly and discuss a part of the book each meeting. Here is the schedule of chapters per week for this book: […]
10:30 AM – Walk & Talk Book Club
December 8, 2025 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm – Comfort and Joy by Kristen Hannah The Oaks, 10847 W La Porte Rd Mokena IL 60448You can pick up a copy of the book at the customer service desk. We will meet weekly and discuss a part of the book each meeting. Here is the schedule of chapters per week for this book: […]
Elf on the Shelf Library Display Raffle – Week 2: The Elf on the Shelf SnoBiggie Little Grunt Yeti
December 8, 2025 – December 13, 2025 @ 6:00 am – Two very special visitors have arrived at the Mokena Public Library!❄️ Fresh from Santa’s Workshop—and after braving a blustery winter storm—our mischievous Elf on the Shelf friends have traveled all the way from the North Pole to spend December with the children of Mokena!🎉 You’ll find them perched in a magical display at the Children’s […]
9:30 AM – Walk and Talk Book Club
December 15, 2025 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm – Comfort and Joy by Kristen Hannah The Oaks, 10847 W La Porte Rd Mokena IL 60448You can pick up a copy of the book at the customer service desk. We will meet weekly and discuss a part of the book each meeting. Here is the schedule of chapters per week for this book: […]
10:30 AM – Walk & Talk Book Club
December 15, 2025 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm – Comfort and Joy by Kristen Hannah The Oaks, 10847 W La Porte Rd Mokena IL 60448You can pick up a copy of the book at the customer service desk. We will meet weekly and discuss a part of the book each meeting. Here is the schedule of chapters per week for this book: […]
Elf on the Shelf Library Display Raffle – Week 3: The Elf on the Shelf Santaverse Razzle the Snowman
December 15, 2025 – December 20, 2025 @ 6:00 am – Two very special visitors have arrived at the Mokena Public Library!❄️ Fresh from Santa’s Workshop—and after braving a blustery winter storm—our mischievous Elf on the Shelf friends have traveled all the way from the North Pole to spend December with the children of Mokena!🎉 You’ll find them perched in a magical display at the Children’s […]
Winter Reading Program 2026 – Read with Benny & Friends
December 19, 2025 – February 28, 2026 @ 6:00 am – As we near the start of the new year with fresh resolutions, we remind readers that, while the journey of reading is fun and rewardingfor all ages, it is even more enjoyable when you share that journey witha friend or loved one. Participants will earn fun, Benny-themed badges for logging their reading and completing activities […]
Elf on the Shelf Library Display Raffle – Week 4: The Elf on the Shelf Extraordinary Noorah Arctic Fox
December 22, 2025 – December 27, 2025 @ 6:00 am – Two very special visitors have arrived at the Mokena Public Library!❄️ Fresh from Santa’s Workshop—and after braving a blustery winter storm—our mischievous Elf on the Shelf friends have traveled all the way from the North Pole to spend December with the children of Mokena!🎉 You’ll find them perched in a magical display at the Children’s […]
Pokémon TCG: Battle | Learn | Trade (B.L.T.)
January 2, 2026 @ 10:00 pm – 11:30 pm – Join us for Pokémon TCG: Battle | Learn | Trade (B.L.T.), anopen drop-in/drop-out session for all participants in the Mokena Library Pokémon TCG League. This program is your chance to hone your Pokémon TCG skills, meet other participants to trade cards, discuss strategy and build decks, have friendly battles, and simply hang out and enjoy the […]
14 & Older: After Hours Game Night
January 2, 2026 – January 3, 2026 @ 11:45 pm – 5:00 am – Join us every first Friday of the month as we play board gameslike Eldritch Horror, One Night Ultimate Werewolf, Dead of Winter, andany board games that you would like to bring and share. Participants get together and vote and what they’d like to play. We will also have the large screen down in the spine to […]
Colorful Notions Painting Contest
January 2, 2026 – January 16, 2026 @ 3:00 pm – 2:30 am – Start 2026 artistically with our "Colorful Notions" Painting Contest!We invite you to explore the transformative nature of a new year and to push your creative boundaries!The theme for the contest, “Colorful Notions,” presents artists with the challenge to express the concept of renewal, new beginnings, hope, change, and the excitement of new possibilities. Each kit […]
Maker Monday: Tinkercad
January 5, 2026 @ 10:00 pm – 11:00 pm – For ages 10 & Older: Limit 14Project 2What is Tinkercad? Tinkercad is a free web app for 3D design, electronics, and coding, trusted by over 75 million people around the world. It is free for everyone. Thereare no downloads. Tinkercad believes that hands-on projects build confidence, persistence, and problem-solving skills. It is designed to be […]
9:30 AM – Walk and Talk Book Club
January 5, 2026 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm – Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray The Oaks, 10847 W La Porte Rd Mokena IL 60448You can pick up a copy of the bookat the customer service desk. We will meet weekly and discuss a part of the book each meeting. Here is the schedule of chapters per week for thisbook: Week […]
10:30 AM – Walk & Talk Book Club
January 5, 2026 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm – Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray The Oaks, 10847 W La Porte Rd Mokena IL 60448You can pick up a copy of the bookat the customer service desk. We will meet weekly and discuss a part of the book each meeting. Here is the schedule of chapters per week for thisbook: Week […]
High School: Dungeons & Dragons
January 6, 2026 @ 12:00 am – 2:00 am – Registration is full. This is an ongoing campaign with a full party of 4 participants.Special Note: From 5:30PM – 6:00PM, time will be set aside for pizza, snacks, and chats. We will begin the campaign proper at 6:00PM.Are you a fantasy geek? Looking to flex your Improv acting skills? Perhaps you’d just like an activity […]
(Gr. K-5th) DIY Fake Snow & Build a Snowman
January 6, 2026 @ 9:30 pm – 10:30 pm – Is the weather frightful or delightful? You never know in winter. One thing we do know at the Mokena Library is that we are bringing thesnow fun inside! We will use baking soda and shaving cream to create fluffy snow. Perfect for making snow people and having a fun sensory experience. We will provide all […]
(Gr. K-8th) Board Games & Chess
January 7, 2026 @ 9:30 pm – 10:30 pm – Looking for something fun to do with your friends afterschool?Then stop by the Mokena Library to play a variety of board games. Have a favorite game? Feel free to bring it with and introduce your friends to something new!We will have a variety of board games to play with your friends, or you can challenge […]