Night Hike: Stars and Stories

Dan Ryan Woods Pavilion • Chicago, IL 60620

Join in and listen to the story "Under the Drinking Gourd" and learn the significance of why reading the stars […]

Nature Book Club: “An Immense World” by Ed Yong

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

Join a lively discussion of this book about animal senses. In partnership with Forest Park Public Library. Ages 18  & […]

Book Swap

Swallow Cliff Woods-North • Cook County, IL 60464 (near Palos Park)

Bring in gently used books and leave with some new-to-you books! Any genre and reading level; nature-themed books encouraged. Snacks […]

Event Series Wee Wonders

Wee Wonders

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473

Learn about nature through music, movement, stories and artmaking. Ages 2-5 w/adult. Mar 13: Gold Hunt Apr 10: Butterflies May […]

Nature Noises

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473

Relax and enjoy the sounds of nature as we sit around a campfire, tell stories, enjoy s’mores, and take a […]

Book Swap

Twenty-Sixth Street Woods-West • Cook County, IL 60526 (near La Grange Park)

Bring in your gently used books and leave with some new-to-you books! Books can be of any genre and reading […]

Summertime Stories

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

Join us for stories told by the Naperville Chinese Storytime group and enjoy nature-based art and activity afterwards. Supplies provided. […]

Event Series Story Time in Polish

Story Time in Polish

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

Program dla najmłodszych miłośników natury. Z pomocą znanych i lubianych wierszyków poznamy owady, ptaki i inne zwierzęta i poszukamy ich […]

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