Help us thank Lisle Crocodile for his tireless efforts in promoting fun, travel and reading! Feel free to bring any vacation pictures you may have of Lisle, share any funny stories, and wish him happy trails. There will be cake, punch and parting toasts. Don't miss this opportunity to say goodbye to Lisle Crocodile before the start of our Summer Reading Program.

Babies love music, movement and language -- enjoy all three in this interactive storytime with your little mover and shaker!

Toddlers will interact with engaging books, music, and games that build on their growing love for language in our toddler story time. This summer, we'll not only enjoy our usual fun, but some exciting summer twists!

Have fun and build literacy skills in our preschool storytime! Children will engage with books, stories, and song, plus get creative with enriching art projects, all with some special summer twists!

Do you think it would be cool to make a mini garden in a jar? Well, you’re in luck! Rachel Weaver Rivera from Imagine Art Studio will show you how to make your own little ecosystem with clear containers, dirt, sand, stones, plants, shells, and more. What else could a terrarium need? How about creepy crawlies? You’ll also get the chance to design creative little creatures with beads and wires to inhabit your masterpiece.

Have fun and build literacy skills in our preschool storytime! Children will engage with books, stories, and song, plus get creative with enriching art projects, all with some special summer twists!

Toddlers will interact with engaging books, music and games that build on their growing love for language in our toddler story time. This summer, we'll not only enjoy our usual fun, but some exciting summer twists!

Lisle Library Youth Services will be starting the Wednesday Afternoon Performance Series off right with a performance by Laura Doherty, award-winning children's recording artist. Deemed as "one of the best things of the decade to happen to Chicago kids" by Time Out Chicago, Laura will acoustically rock your kids' world with her breezy folk-pop tunes that will get the whole family moving!

Do you think it would be cool to make a mini garden in a jar? Well, you're in luck! Rachel Weaver Rivera from Imagine Art Studio will show you how to make your own little ecosystem with clear containers, dirt, sand, stones, plants, shells, and more. What else could a terrarium need? How about creepy crawlies? You’ll also get the chance to design creative little creatures with beads and wires to inhabit your masterpiece.

Babies who have learned how to walk are now starting to notice the wide world around them – let's sing, dance and talk about it! Enjoy this interactive storytime with your little mover and shaker.

Toddlers will interact with engaging books, music, and games that build on their growing love for language in our toddler story time. This summer, we'll not only enjoy our usual fun, but some exciting summer twists!

Have fun and build literacy skills in our preschool storytime! Children will engage with books, stories, and song, plus get creative with enriching art projects, all with some special summer twists!

Looking to perfect your downward dog? Let's stretch, stretch, stretch in this program where we will practice basic yoga poses and read stories that will get us moving.

Have fun and build literacy skills in our preschool storytime! Children will engage with books, stories, and song, plus get creative with enriching art projects, all with some special summer twists!

Toddlers will interact with engaging books, music and games that build on their growing love for language in our toddler story time. This summer, we'll not only enjoy our usual fun, but some exciting summer twists!

Starlight and her owner/trainer, Robin Bengtson, will teach Lisle summer readers all about dogs. In this amazing show, Starlight will perform about 30 tricks, some of which include jumping through hoops, climbing a ladder, and getting a tissue when Robin sneezes. Stick around after the show to meet and interact with the amazing Starlight!

Looking to perfect your downward dog? Let's stretch, stretch, stretch in this program where we will practice basic yoga poses and read stories that will get us moving.

Think you've got what it takes to be Lisle's best Mario Kart Racer? Enter and compete for the title. This game is rated E. Ending times for this event may vary by up to 10 minutes.

Babies who have learned how to walk are now starting to notice the wide world around them – let's sing, dance and talk about it! Enjoy this interactive storytime with your little mover and shaker.

Toddlers will interact with engaging books, music, and games that build on their growing love for language in our toddler story time. This summer, we'll not only enjoy our usual fun, but some exciting summer twists!

Have fun and build literacy skills in our preschool storytime! Children will engage with books, stories, and song, plus get creative with enriching art projects, all with some special summer twists!

Calling all green thumbs (and those with not so green thumbs)! Get your garden started and let your creativity run wild as we decorate terracotta pots. Then dig in as you pick the perfect plants, flowers or seeds to grow in them.

Have fun and build literacy skills in our preschool storytime! Children will engage with books, stories, and song, plus get creative with enriching art projects, all with some special summer twists!

Toddlers will interact with engaging books, music and games that build on their growing love for language in our toddler story time. This summer, we'll not only enjoy our usual fun, but some exciting summer twists!

Lisle's own, Chris McBrien, will perform the zaniest and FUNNIEST magic ventriloquism show in Chicago. This show is sure to please and entertain even the grouchiest summer reader!

Calling all green thumbs (and those with not so green thumbs)! Get your garden started and let your creativity run wild as we decorate terracotta pots. Then dig in as you pick the perfect plants, flowers or seeds to grow in them.

Let's get the party started! High energy music + awesome moves = guaranteed fun! Join us for this dance inspired program that will get you moving and shaking.