From Spooky Sunday to DiNovember

Weekly storytimes continue.

Spooky Storytime
Sunday, October 28, 1:30-2:15 p.m.
All ages, preschoolers with an adult
Join us for a spooky storytime and craft. Come in costume for extra fun! Drop in.

Minecraft Club Open Play
Tuesday, October 30, 3:30-5 p.m.
Grades 3–12
Join us for open game play! Bring your Fountaindale Public Library card and Minecraft account information. Drop in.

NEW! Number Ninjas
Tuesday, October 30, 4:15-5:15 p.m.
Grades 3–5
Boost critical and creative thinking skills, collaborate with friends and discover how to have fun with math by participating in activities, games and projects. Register.

Panera Milk & Cookies Community Storytime – (Off site)
Panera Bread – 855 E. Boughton Road
Thursday, November 1, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Ages 2–6
Enjoy free milk and a cookie while we read stories using puppets, music and movement. Space is limited; registration required. Registration opens two weeks prior to each event date.

Minecraft Club Open Play
Thursday, November 1, 3:30-5 p.m.
Grades 3–12
Join us for open game play! Bring your Fountaindale Public Library card and Minecraft account information. Drop in.

Arts and Fables – Dinosaurs (Part of DiNovember)
Friday, November 2, 9:30-10:15 a.m.
Friday, November 2, 10:30-11:15 a.m.
Ages 2–6 with an adult
Join us for a story, and then make a craft about it! Drop in.

Imagineers Club – Imagine Dinosaurs (Part of DiNovember)
Saturday, November 3, 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Grades 2–5
Play games, use new technologies and/or explore science in this fun and educational program based each month on an exciting book series. Register.

Pete the Cat: I’m Reading in My School Shoes!
Saturday, November 3, 3-5 p.m.
Grades K–1
Do you like to read in your school shoes? Cool! Come in and read a book to us! All participants will earn “Pete the Cat” prizes. Drop in.

Mysteries and Spooky Ookys

Weekly storytimes continue.

Ora Copiilor – Children’s Hour in Romanian
Sunday, October 21, 3-4 p.m.
Age group: Children
Va invitam sa participați la programul de povesti și cântece în limba romana. Va așteptam cu drag. Intrarea gratuita. Drop in.

Tween DIY: Dips
Monday, October 22, 4:15-5:15 p.m.
Grades 4–6
Make a snack using fresh ingredients. Register.

Minecraft Club Open Play
Tuesday, October 23, 3:30-5 p.m.
Grades 3–12
Join us for open game play! Bring your Fountaindale Public Library card and Minecraft account information. Drop in.

NEW! Mini Math Monsters
Tuesday, October 23, 4:15-5:15 p.m.
Grades K–2
Make new friends and have fun with math through hands-on activities, games and projects involving early math concepts. Register.

Music Business Roundtable – Music Business Fundamentals
Tuesday, October 23, 7-8:30 p.m.
Age group: Tweens through Adults
Get insider information from a panel of music industry professionals. Register.

S’mores Book Club – “The Boxcar Children” and Other Mysteries
Wednesday, October 24, 4:15-5:15 p.m.
Grades 3–5
Join us for an after-school snack, talk about books and make your own video book review in Studio 300. Register.

Minecraft Club Open Play
Thursday, October 25, 3:30-5 p.m.
Grades 3–12
Join us for open game play! Bring your Fountaindale Public Library card and Minecraft account information. Drop in.

Preschool Activity Time
Friday, October 26, 10-11 a.m.
Ages 2–6 with an adult
Enjoy a playground filled with games, blocks, a parachute and more. While the children have fun, they’re practicing social and gross motor skills. Drop in.

Rodzinne Czytanie Bajeczek po Polsku – Family Storytime in Polish
Saturday, October 27, 10:30-11:15 a.m.
Age group: Children
Zapraszamy wszystkie dzieci od 2–6 lat, ale każdy jest mile widziany. Na czytanie bajeczek, spiewanie piosenek i uczenie się nowych wierszyków po Polsku wraz z Panią Martą. Drop in.

Make-It Take-It – Spooky Ookys
Saturday, October 27, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
All ages, preschoolers with an adult
Join us in Children’s Services to make a great craft to take home and keep! Drop in.

Don’t forget to join us for a spooky time on Sunday:

Spooky Storytime
Sunday, October 28, 1:30-2:15 p.m.
All ages, preschoolers with an adult
Join us for a spooky storytime and craft. Come in costume for extra fun! Drop in.

Spooky fun in Bolingbrook

We have some special events coming up at the library like the movie this Saturday, Make it Take it next Saturday and Spooky Storytime on Sunday, October 28. We also found these events going on around Bolingbrook starting now:

Johansen Farms

Trunk or Treat at The Learning Experience

Halloween Events at Bass Pro Shops Bolingbrook

Parkie’s Pumpkin Patch

Trick-or-treat at IKEA

This is Halloween at The Promenade Bolingbrook

Bolingbrook Trick or Treat Hours

Candypalooza

As the Die Cuts: October Edition

Attention teachers and youth leaders, The Children’s Services Department of Fountaindale Library has an Ellison Die Cut machine available for your use. All you have to do is provide the paper and the manpower. We can show you how to use the machine if you are unsure or a first-time user.

Now that the days are getting shorter the weather has started to cool down and the kids are thinking Halloween! That means pumpkins, ghosts and witches are all around and we have just the dies for you. We have two sizes of pumpkins (LG & XL) (plus a pumpkin patch!), a witch on a broom (LG), a cauldron (LG), ghost, spider (LG) and a cat (LG). We also have a clothespin critter bat and spider for your kids to make. Or how about a large skeleton (XL) for them to decorate and put together with brads. Another idea is masks, in our double cut collection we have a basic mask and a superhero mask. Or in the extra-
large collection we have a larger basic mask, also one with mouse ears and one with antlers. Both basic masks can be embellished with your own items or other dies from our collection. We also have a tree trunk (XL) with branches that if you cut out in black, would look very eerie.

You can request any of our dies from our Teacher Services page using our educator Ellison request form for use at the Children’s Services Department. Please allow 36 hours for your request to be ready.

Get ready to be scary!

There’s less than one week left until Halloween! Are you ready? One thing people always ask for this time of year is recordings of spooky sound effects. Did you know that the library not only has CDs, we also have albums for streaming and downloading? Visit Freegal or Hoopla and search keywords like “Halloween sound effects” to find what you need. If you haven’t used these services before, scroll to the bottom of our Digital Collection page for tips on what to do.

Don’t forget, we also carry books on making costumes, face painting and special effects for haunted houses. We can help you find plenty of scary (and not-so-scary) stories, too!

Fall Fun around Bolingbrook

Halloween Happenings at Fountaindale Library
Explore Goosebumps and other scary books with S’mores Book Club, drop in for a day of Halloween Happenings for children on October 28, make traditional crafts for Day of the Dead, or bring your preschoolers to a Teeny Tiny Halloween. You can see the full listing of programs for every age on the Halloween Happenings page.

Here are some other events going on nearby (please follow the links for details):

Ongoing:

Johansen Farms
Pumpkin Patch, Petting Zoo, Amazing Corn Maze, and other attractions.

Storytimes at Barnes and Noble

Special dates:

October 21 Pioneer PTO Family Fun Fall Festival – Trunk or Treat

October 21-22 and 27-31 Bass Pro Shops Halloween Event

October 27 Parkie’s Pumpkin Patch

October 28 Pet Costume Show at The Promenade Bolingbrook

October 29 Trick-or-Treat at IKEA

October 31 Boardman Cemetery Halloween Open House

October 31 Bolingbrook Trick-or-Treat Hours

October 31 Candypalooza at Living Water Church

November 4 Pumpkin Pitch at Lewis University in Romeoville
Shred Documents & Catapult Jack-O-Lanterns

Be like Humpty Dumpty and have a great fall!

Weekly storytimes, Crazy 8s, and Tuesday and Thursday Minecraft Club continue! What else is happening for kids at the library?

Tween Spooky Tech
Monday, October 24, 4:15-5:15 p.m.
For children in grades 4 through 6 only.
Use technology to make your costumes brighter and your “haunted house” spookier!
Participants must register with a Fountaindale Public Library Card.

Our second S’mores Book Club is full!  Register for the one in November starting November 9.

Preschool Activity Time
Friday, October 28, 10-11:30 a.m.
For children ages 2 – 6 with an adult.
Meet your friends and have lots of fun in our meeting room with many games to play!  Feel free to celebrate the spooky season this month by wearing a costume.
Drop in!

In Your Own Backyard
Friday, October 28, 1:30-3 p.m.
For homeschool teachers and their K-5 students. For homeschool teachers and their K-5 students.
Enrich your homeschool experience by joining us in discovering the geography, stories, music, and crafts of Illinois. This hands-on program will use props and instruments to enhance the experience.
Drop in until the room limit is reached.

Dave Rudolf’s Halloween Spooktacular
Saturday, October 29, 11 a.m.
All ages, preschoolers with an adult.
Come in costume and have a “monsterously” good time in a not scary, totally interactive family show with the award-winning performer Dave Rudolf! Watch the kids do the Frankenstein Dance. See the little tykes try to assemble the Skeleton Bones. Be amazed at the Ghoul-Limbo.
Drop in until the room capacity of 90 is reached. Seating is first come, first served.

Pete the Cat: I’m reading in my school shoes!
Saturday, October 29, 3-5 p.m.
Are you in Kindergarten or First Grade? Can you read all by yourself? If you’ve answered yes to these questions then you can participate in this Pete the Cat Reading Club for new readers. Come in and read a book to us! Students who participate earn a Pete the Cat headband, reading certificate and bookmark!

Halloween Happenings (and more)

We have some great Halloween Happenings coming up at the library, and there’s even more going on for children around the neighborhood!  Here’s a list of all the spooky fun we were able to find:

Seasonal
Johansen Farms Children’s Zoo & Pumpkin Farm Illinois
Visit the link for information on activities, times, and prices.

Friday, October 21
Family Halloween Fun Night and Parkie’s Pumpkin Patch at the BRAC.
The Bolingbrook Park District is offering activities for children and parents.  Our bookmobile staff will be telling stories!  Follow the links above for details, including cost and registration information.

Monday, October 24
Tweens can sign up for Spooky Tech in Studio 300 to experiment with LED lights and black light and make a glowing mummy hand to take home.  Free.

October 24-31
Bass Pro Shops is offering photos and free activities at their Bolingbrook store.  See their Great Pumpkin Celebration page for details.

Saturday, October 29
Dave Rudolf’s Halloween Spooktacular
11 a.m. at Fountaindale Public Library
Come in costume and have a “monsterously” good time in a not scary, totally interactive family show with the award-winning performer Dave Rudolf! Watch the kids do the Frankenstein Dance. See the little tykes try to assemble the Skeleton Bones. Be amazed at the Ghoul-Limbo.
Drop in until the room capacity of 90 is reached. All ages, preschoolers with an adult. Seating is first come, first served.  Free.

Monday, October 31
Visit the Village of Bolingbrook website for Bolingbrook Trick or Treat hours and a list of safety tips for families.

Saturday, November 5
Pumpkin Pitch 2016 at Lewis University in Romeoville
Composting your old jack o’lantern is way more fun when a catapult is involved!  Grown-ups can also bring old personal papers to be shredded.  Visit the Will County Green website for event details such as times, limits on what you can bring, and contact information for the organizers of the event.

Tween Spooky Tech

There is one week left to sign up for our Spooky Tech program for tweens in grades 4-6!  We will be looking at ways you can use light to make your costume or your haunted house more interesting.  Try making a video under black light, learn about incorporating small lights into accessories, and make a glowing mummy hand to take home.

Build your own monster trap

Just in time for Halloween, Audri demonstrates how to build your own Rube Goldberg device for trapping a monster: