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Toddler Storytime is for two and three-year-old children and their caregivers. Early listening and literacy skills are developed through books, fingerplays, and songs.
Preschool Storytime is designed for three to five-year-old children. Caregivers and kids alike will enjoy books, songs, fingerplays, and more during this classic storytime.
Baby Storytime is for infants (0-18 months) who are not yet walking and their caregivers. Join us for books, songs, rhymes, interactive play, and FUN!
Join us after Baby Storytime for extended play and peer socialization - great for babies and grown-ups alike!
The whole family is invited to storytime! Come read stories, sing songs, and have fun!
Wonderful Ones Storytime is for walking one-year-olds (12-24 months) and their caregivers. This active storytime features books, rhymes, songs, and lots of movement designed specifically for young toddlers.
Ages 3-5. The science of play! Explore a variety of science, technology, engineering, art, math, and early literacy concepts. Warning: things might get messy!
Baby Storytime is for infants (0-18 months) who are not yet walking and their caregivers. Join us for books, songs, rhymes, interactive play, and FUN!
Join us after Baby Storytime for extended play and peer socialization - great for babies and grown-ups alike!
Families with children. Calling all Pokémon trainers! Join us each month for a different Pokémon themed activity! Participants are welcome to bring cards to trade.
Wonderful Ones Storytime is for walking one-year-olds (12-24 months) and their caregivers. This active storytime features books, rhymes, songs, and lots of movement designed specifically for young toddlers.
Preschool Storytime is designed for three to five-year-old children. Caregivers and kids alike will enjoy books, songs, fingerplays, and more during this classic storytime. Due to the historic nature of the Simmons Library, the building is not equipped with a ramp for entrance. This event is in the downstairs community room and requires the use of a spiral staircase.
Toddler Storytime is for two and three-year-old children and their caregivers. Early listening and literacy skills are developed through books, fingerplays, and songs.
Ages 12-19. Join us for an hour of structured fun! Each month we will have a different STEAM-themed activity. Bring a friend and make some new ones!
Enjoy a relaxing evening at Wednesday Under the Stars, hosted at the picturesque Heide Observatory. Settle into a zero-gravity chair with your favorite beverage and embark on an unforgettable journey through the night sky as our expert guides use laser pointers to highlight stars, planets, constellations, and galaxies above. Listen to the captivating stories behind […]
Any student in Grade K-5 needing homework help may join the YMCA Young Achievers at KPL Kids @ Uptown Lofts! YMCA staff will be available to provide guidance and assistance with homework and school projects on a first-come, first-served basis. Students should bring any necessary materials (e.g. homework and school supplies).
Ages 12-19. Calling all dungeon crawlers! Join us for a series of short, one-shot adventures. Bring a level 5 character you’ve been itching to try out, or hop right in with a premade adventurer! All skill levels welcome.
Families with children. Midweek means we are half way to the weekend! Kick back and enjoy a variety of games, crafts, building toys, and messy fun.
RK Chess Mates is a friendly drop-in chess gathering for players of all ages and skill levels. Chessboards are always available, so you can show up and play with other community members. Sessions focus on relaxed, self-directed open play. A facilitator may be available to teach or play, but it's not a guarantee. Players are welcome to bring their own boards if they want to play past the program end time. This program is hosted alternating Wednesday nights by Racine Public Library (1st & 3rd) and Kenosha Public Library- Northside Branch (2nd & 4th). Let the friendly chess rivalry begin!
Families with children. Create an upcycled wall hanging based on the work of Marina Strocchi that celebrates the harvest season. (Rescheduled from 11/3).
After a short Hoy Audubon meeting, join renowned raptor photographer and Illinois Beach State Park Hawkwatch founder Vic Berardi for a look at the wintering raptors of southeastern Wisconsin. Learn how to identify these birds, where they can be found during the winter months, and what makes this season special for raptor watching.
Preschool Storytime is designed for three to five-year-old children. Caregivers and kids alike will enjoy books, songs, fingerplays, and more during this classic storytime.
Baby Storytime is for infants (0-18 months) who are not yet walking and their caregivers. Join us for books, songs, rhymes, interactive play, and FUN!
Join us after Baby Storytime for extended play and peer socialization - great for babies and grown-ups alike!
Experience the awe-inspiring Through the Lens event at The Heide Observatory, where celestial wonders come to life as you peer through our powerful 17-inch telescope to observe binary stars, distant planets, and shimmering galaxies. While awaiting your turn inside the dome, join our knowledgeable guides outdoors for a laser-assisted sky tour, connecting what you see […]
Ages 9-12. Strap on your safety goggles and get ready to explore the science of reactions using yeast and other ingredients.
Preschool Storytime is designed for three to five-year-old children. Caregivers and kids alike will enjoy books, songs, fingerplays, and more during this classic storytime.
Toddler Storytime is for two and three-year-old children and their caregivers. Early listening and literacy skills are developed through books, fingerplays, and songs.
Join us for Small Eyes Under the Skies at The Heide Observatory, a family-friendly astronomy adventure that begins with an interactive walk through a scale model of our solar system across the meadow and concludes with a telescope viewing of planets and other celestial wonders. Events are weather permitting and will be rescheduled if cloud […]
Ages 5-12. Welcome to the world’s sweetest art studio! Paint with candy, create with candy, and make a gumball machine that actually works. Registration required.
Families with children. Here’s your chance to earn your circus performer’s certificate by completing a series of challenges that includes high-wire walking over sharks, lion taming, and more. There will also be a balloon artist, a fortune teller, photo ops, and popcorn. This is your chance to run away with the circus, if only for one night! Library doors will be locked at 6:15pm.
Join us on November 14th for a buckthorn removal day!Buckthorn is an invasive shrub that quickly takes over natural areas, choking out native plants and harming our ecosystems. Help us slow its spread at Hawthorn Hollow! After the hard work, stick around and enjoy a brat over the fire.Please bring work gloves if you have […]
Ages 3-5. Little learners can cozy up at our hour-long pajama party, wearing their comfiest PJs and snuggling their favorite stuffed animals.
Stop by our Simmons branch as we honor Veterans Day with a special celebration. Before or after our historic behind the scenes tour, make a card for a Veteran, and grab one of our self-guided tours of local Veteran Memorial sites! Open to all ages, no registration required.
Enjoy a peek behind the scenes of our local historic treasure: Simmons Library! Learn about Zalmon Simmons, Daniel H. Burnham, and the history of this beautiful building. This tour involves significant stair climbing. Everyone welcome! Due to the historic nature of the Simmons Library, the building is not equipped with a ramp for entrance. This event requires the use of a spiral staircase. Suitable for All Ages, Registration Required.
Toddler Storytime is for two and three-year-old children and their caregivers. Early listening and literacy skills are developed through books, fingerplays, and songs.
Preschool Storytime is designed for three to five-year-old children. Caregivers and kids alike will enjoy books, songs, fingerplays, and more during this classic storytime.
Baby Storytime is for infants (0-18 months) who are not yet walking and their caregivers. Join us for books, songs, rhymes, interactive play, and FUN!
Join us after Baby Storytime for extended play and peer socialization - great for babies and grown-ups alike!
The whole family is invited to storytime! Come read stories, sing songs, and have fun!
Wonderful Ones Storytime is for walking one-year-olds (12-24 months) and their caregivers. This active storytime features books, rhymes, songs, and lots of movement designed specifically for young toddlers.
Ages 6-14. Gather and socialize with other local homeschooling families while trying different STEAM activities geared toward ages 6-14.
Baby Storytime is for infants (0-18 months) who are not yet walking and their caregivers. Join us for books, songs, rhymes, interactive play, and FUN!
Join us after Baby Storytime for extended play and peer socialization - great for babies and grown-ups alike!
Ages 12-19. Bring some color into your reading with a personalized bookmark!
Families with children. Use construction paper to weave a house, then decorate it for the holidays with a variety of art supplies! String lights, put out yard decorations, and more.
Wonderful Ones Storytime is for walking one-year-olds (12-24 months) and their caregivers. This active storytime features books, rhymes, songs, and lots of movement designed specifically for young toddlers.
Preschool Storytime is designed for three to five-year-old children. Caregivers and kids alike will enjoy books, songs, fingerplays, and more during this classic storytime. Due to the historic nature of the Simmons Library, the building is not equipped with a ramp for entrance. This event is in the downstairs community room and requires the use of a spiral staircase.
Toddler Storytime is for two and three-year-old children and their caregivers. Early listening and literacy skills are developed through books, fingerplays, and songs.
Enjoy a relaxing evening at Wednesday Under the Stars, hosted at the picturesque Heide Observatory. Settle into a zero-gravity chair with your favorite beverage and embark on an unforgettable journey through the night sky as our expert guides use laser pointers to highlight stars, planets, constellations, and galaxies above. Listen to the captivating stories behind […]
Any student in Grade K-5 needing homework help may join the YMCA Young Achievers at KPL Kids @ Uptown Lofts! YMCA staff will be available to provide guidance and assistance with homework and school projects on a first-come, first-served basis. Students should bring any necessary materials (e.g. homework and school supplies).
Families with children. Midweek means we are half way to the weekend! Kick back and enjoy a variety of games, crafts, building toys, and messy fun.
Preschool Storytime is designed for three to five-year-old children. Caregivers and kids alike will enjoy books, songs, fingerplays, and more during this classic storytime.
Baby Storytime is for infants (0-18 months) who are not yet walking and their caregivers. Join us for books, songs, rhymes, interactive play, and FUN!
Join us after Baby Storytime for extended play and peer socialization - great for babies and grown-ups alike!
Families with children. Calling all Dog Man, Cat Kid, and Captain Underpants superfans! Celebrate the works of author and illustrator Dav Pilkey with games, crafts, and more!
Preschool Storytime is designed for three to five-year-old children. Caregivers and kids alike will enjoy books, songs, fingerplays, and more during this classic storytime.
Toddler Storytime is for two and three-year-old children and their caregivers. Early listening and literacy skills are developed through books, fingerplays, and songs.
Ages 5-12. Our powers are heating up! Talk about superheroes like the Human Torch and Zuko, learn what makes heat so powerful, and try a science experiment.
Ages 5-12. Cornhusk dolls date back thousands of years, long before pioneers traveling west adopted and played with them. Learn the history of these fascinating dolls and make your own to keep. Registration required .
Ages 5-12. Sign up for a 15-minute reading session with one of the certified reading education assistance dogs from Kenosha's Dogs of Endearment. Registration required. Registration opens on November 14 at 10:00am. Call Youth and Family Services at 262-564-6150 to register, or visit the children's desk at one of our branches.
Families with children. Hone your engineering skills with rubber band-powered cars, zero gravity trains, paper helicopters, and more!
Ages 0-18 months. Music has so many benefits for babies - it promotes brain, emotional, social, and language development. In this joyful program, you’ll sing, play, and bond through music, while you explore some of the musical instruments available for checkout in the Kids Library of Things collection.
Ages 5-12. Do you like Minecraft for battle or for building? Whichever you prefer, you will have a blast at our party! Stop in for Minecraft fun and meet new friends to accompany you on future adventures.
Ages 3-5. The science of play! Explore a variety of science, technology, engineering, art, math, and early literacy concepts. Warning: things might get messy!
Ages 12-19. Math meets golf on a miniature scale! Geometry will help you design part of your perfect mini-golf course.
Ages 5-12. Learn an easy knitting technique (using only your fingers!) and make a delightful rainbow out of yarn. Registration required.
All ages. Bring your lunch or some movie snacks to eat while you watch a fun G or PG-rated film on the big screen.
Ages 9-12. Curious about chess? Come to this informal and fun chess club! We will play games to strengthen your knowledge of the basics, and encourage each player at their own level, whether you know how to capture en passant or you only know knights as the “horsie”!
RK Chess Mates is a friendly drop-in chess gathering for players of all ages and skill levels. Chessboards are always available, so you can show up and play with other community members. Sessions focus on relaxed, self-directed open play. A facilitator may be available to teach or play, but it's not a guarantee. Players are welcome to bring their own boards if they want to play past the program end time. This program is hosted alternating Wednesday nights by Racine Public Library (1st & 3rd) and Kenosha Public Library- Northside Branch (2nd & 4th). Let the friendly chess rivalry begin!
Families with children. Read a book together as a family, then discuss it with others at the library! For our November meeting, we will be reading "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich . The first 6 families to register for this event will receive their own copy of the book to keep. Book copies may be picked up from the Southwest Library 1 month in advance of the program date. Registration required. Please only register 1 person in your family.
Ages 9-12. Alice needs your help to escape Wonderland. Follow the clues and find your way out in time! Registration required.
After storytime, come meet audiologists from Aurora Healthcare for a quick, free hearing screening designed for babies and toddlers.
RK Chess Mates is a friendly drop-in chess gathering for players of all ages and skill levels. Chessboards are always available, so you can show up and play with other community members. Sessions focus on relaxed, self-directed open play. A facilitator may be available to teach or play, but it's not a guarantee. Players are welcome to bring their own boards if they want to play past the program end time. This program is hosted alternating Wednesday nights by Racine Public Library (1st & 3rd) and Kenosha Public Library- Northside Branch (2nd & 4th). Let the friendly chess rivalry begin!
Enjoy a peek behind the scenes of our local historic treasure: Simmons Library! Learn about Zalmon Simmons, Daniel H. Burnham, and the history of this beautiful building. This tour involves significant stair climbing. Everyone welcome! Due to the historic nature of the Simmons Library, the building is not equipped with a ramp for entrance. This event requires the use of a spiral staircase. Suitable for All Ages, Registration Required.
RK Chess Mates is a friendly drop-in chess gathering for players of all ages and skill levels. Chessboards are always available, so you can show up and play with other community members. Sessions focus on relaxed, self-directed open play. A facilitator may be available to teach or play, but it's not a guarantee. Players are welcome to bring their own boards if they want to play past the program end time. This program is hosted alternating Wednesday nights by Racine Public Library (1st & 3rd) and Kenosha Public Library- Northside Branch (2nd & 4th). Let the friendly chess rivalry begin!
Having your own personal Baby New Year can make it difficult to achieve big goals - especially if they've been staying (or waking) up after midnight! Meet with Meghan, a Maternal Child Health Strategist through Kenosha County Public Health’s Bright Family Beginnings program, to learn ways parents and caregivers can start the New Year with small, realistic intentions. This program occurs during Baby Buddies Playtime — babies welcome and encouraged!
Join us online for a hilarious, action-packed virtual conversation with #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney as he introduces the 21st book in his globally beloved series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Fight or Flight . Greg Heffley is about to learn that surviving middle school is no easy feat. In Fight or Flight , Greg’s hard-earned expertise on navigating the rough-and-tumble world of middle school is put to the test. When a secret binder filled with Greg’s notes on the school’s biggest bullies falls into the wrong hands, his world quickly begins to unravel. Now it’s a race against time before the truth comes out. Will Greg throw in the towel—or go down swinging? Complete with Kinney's signature comic illustrations and sharp, laugh-out-loud humor, this latest installment captures the awkward, unpredictable realities of growing up that have made Greg Heffley an icon for generations of readers. Register today to gain exclusive, behind-the-scenes access to Jeff Kinney’s creative universe! https://libraryc.org/mykpl/229... About the Author: Jeff Kinney is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, a six-time Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award winner for Favorite Book, and one of Time ma
Kenosha is on Lake Michigan between Milwaukee and Chicago, with electric streetcars running along its harbour past the Civil War Museum, the Kenosha Public Museum and the Dinosaur Discovery Museum, all free. Simmons Island beach and the Kenosha HarborMarket are summer fixtures. Kenosha Public Library runs four branches.
Holiday events for kids in Kenosha, 2026: tree lightings, light displays, Santa visits and gingerbread workshops, day by day.
35 children’s events are on in Kenosha in the next seven days, read every night from the calendars of Kenosha Public Library (5 branches, 72 upcoming programmes), plus Hawthorn Hollow Nature Sanctuary & Arboretum. Library programmes are free. Museum and zoo events say “admission may apply”; check the venue for prices.
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Each library and venue calendar is re-read every night, so a cancelled storytime disappears within a day. Times are shown in Kenosha’s own time zone.
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