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Kindness Hats November 1, 2025- December 30, 2025

Kindness Hats

All Day 11/1 - 12/30

Age Group:

Everyone
Library Branch: Messenger Public Library of North Aurora
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Use your love of knitting or crochet to keep our community warm this winter. Stop by the Adult Services Help Desk starting November 1 to check out a kit with yarn, needles/hooks, and patterns, or use your own materials.

photo of a book box

Teen Book Subscription Box

All Day 1/10

Age Group:

Teens
Registration will close on February 10, 2026 @ 12:00am.
Library Branch: Messenger Public Library of North Aurora
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

On the 10th of each month, pick up your box with two books selected for you. Each box also includes some treats for you to keep. Turn in your box by the end of the month to be eligible for the next month's box.

A librarian singing a song with scarves with a group of kids and adults.

Family Storytime

Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am

Age Group:

Babies-Preschool
Registration will close on January 15, 2026 @ 10:00am.
Library Branch: Messenger Public Library of North Aurora
Room: Tinker Youth Program Room
Age Group: Babies-Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 2–5 with caregiver. Enjoy stories and songs with your family while building pre-literacy skills and learning about the world around us. Registration required.

A librarian singing a song with scarves.

Preschool Storytime

Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 10:45am - 11:15am

Age Group:

Babies-Preschool
Registration will close on January 15, 2026 @ 10:45am.
Library Branch: Messenger Public Library of North Aurora
Room: Tinker Youth Program Room
Age Group: Babies-Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 3-5. Enjoy stories and songs while building pre-literacy skills and learning about the world around us. Preschool Storytime is a first "on our own" experience; caregivers must remain in the youth department during the program.

A librarian singing a song with scarves with a group of kids and adults.

Family Storytime

Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am

Age Group:

Babies-Preschool
Registration will close on January 22, 2026 @ 10:00am.
Library Branch: Messenger Public Library of North Aurora
Room: Tinker Youth Program Room
Age Group: Babies-Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 2–5 with caregiver. Enjoy stories and songs with your family while building pre-literacy skills and learning about the world around us. Registration required.

Vision Board Workshop: Picture Your Possibilities

Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm

Age Group:

Adults
Registration will close on January 24, 2026 @ 10:00am.
Library Branch: Messenger Public Library of North Aurora
Room: Main Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Start your year with clarity and creativity! Certified life coach Alison Jamison leads you in creating a vision board that reflects your goals, values, and dreams.

Image is a blue and black circle with an outstretched hand holding a transparent glowing brain surrounded by symbols.

Brain Hack

Monday, January 26, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Age Group:

Adults
Registration will close on January 26, 2026 @ 7:00pm.
Library Branch: Messenger Public Library of North Aurora
Room: Main Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Movies & Entertainment
Registration Required
Event Details:

Using memorable stories and relatable examples, William Pack returns to demonstrate the subtle tactics that advertisers, marketers, sales people, and con artists use to get you to do what they want without you noticing. 

The word Pop! on a colorful starburst background in the style of Roy Lichtenstein

Pop Art that Pops: K-5 Family Art Workshop

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Age Group:

Children
Registration will close on January 27, 2026 @ 6:30pm.
Library Branch: Messenger Public Library of North Aurora
Room: Main Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades K-5 with caregiver. Explore and create your own art that POPS! while learning about the style of pop artist Roy Lichtenstein. Please register each child attending.

A librarian singing a song with scarves with a group of kids and adults.

Family Storytime

Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am

Age Group:

Babies-Preschool
Registration will close on January 29, 2026 @ 10:00am.
Library Branch: Messenger Public Library of North Aurora
Room: Tinker Youth Program Room
Age Group: Babies-Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 2–5 with caregiver. Enjoy stories and songs with your family while building pre-literacy skills and learning about the world around us. Registration required.

A librarian singing a song with scarves with a group of kids and adults.

Family Storytime

Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am

Age Group:

Babies-Preschool
Registration will close on February 5, 2026 @ 10:00am.
Library Branch: Messenger Public Library of North Aurora
Room: Tinker Youth Program Room
Age Group: Babies-Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 2–5 with caregiver. Enjoy stories and songs with your family while building pre-literacy skills and learning about the world around us. Registration required.

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Kindness Hats

All Day 11/1–12/30
Everyone
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Messenger Public Library of North Aurora
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Use your love of knitting or crochet to keep our community warm this winter. Stop by the Adult Services Help Desk starting November 1 to check out a kit with yarn, needles/hooks, and patterns, or use your own materials.

Toastmasters: Advanced Expressives

10:15am–12:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Messenger Public Library of North Aurora
Room: Meeting Room 1
Purpose of Meeting

We are Northern Illinois' Advanced Toastmasters Speaking Club! Toastmasters International is a world leader in communication and leadership development. Our organization has more than 300,000 members.

Kidinary Cooking-Make & Decorate NYE Countdown Clock Sugar Cookie

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children
Health & Wellness, Performance
Waitlist
Registration Required
Capacity has been reached. Additional registrants will be placed on the waitlist.
Library Branch: Messenger Public Library of North Aurora
Room: Main Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 4-7. Let your budding chef explore the culinary arts and gain confidence in the kitchen!

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request a specific accommodation, please contact the library. 

Food

Food may be used or served in this program. If you have any concerns about food allergies or specific dietary restrictions, please speak to a library staff member prior to the start of the program and enter them as a Special Note while registering.

Photography

By attending library programs, you consent to be photographed or recorded for library promotional materials. Please inform a staff member if you do not wish to be photographed or recorded.

Kidinary Cooking-Make & Decorate NYE Countdown Clock Sugar Cookie

3:15pm–4:15pm
Children
Health & Wellness, Performance
Waitlist
Registration Required
Capacity has been reached. Additional registrants will be placed on the waitlist.
Library Branch: Messenger Public Library of North Aurora
Room: Main Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 8-11. Let your budding chef explore the culinary arts and gain confidence in the kitchen!

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request a specific accommodation, please contact the library. 

Food

Food may be used or served in this program. If you have any concerns about food allergies or specific dietary restrictions, please speak to a library staff member prior to the start of the program and enter them as a Special Note while registering.

Photography

By attending library programs, you consent to be photographed or recorded for library promotional materials. Please inform a staff member if you do not wish to be photographed or recorded.

Teen Kidinary Cooking-Make & Decorate NYE Countdown Clock Sugar Cookie

4:30pm–5:30pm
Teens
Health & Wellness, Workshop
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on December 30, 2025 @ 4:30pm.
Library Branch: Messenger Public Library of North Aurora
Room: Main Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 12-16. Let your budding chef explore the culinary arts and gain confidence in the kitchen!

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request a specific accommodation, please contact the library. 

Food

Food may be used or served in this program. If you have any concerns about food allergies or specific dietary restrictions, please speak to a library staff member prior to the start of the program and enter them as a Special Note while registering.

Photography

By attending library programs, you consent to be photographed or recorded for library promotional materials. Please inform a staff member if you do not wish to be photographed or recorded.

Kid Librarian

All Day
Children
Book Club
Waitlist
Registration Required
Capacity has been reached. Additional registrants will be placed on the waitlist.
Library Branch: Messenger Public Library of North Aurora
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

You can now register to be Kid Librarian at Messenger! It is the same program just with a different sign up.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request a specific accommodation, please contact the library. 

Photography

By attending library programs, you consent to be photographed or recorded for library promotional materials. Please inform a staff member if you do not wish to be photographed or recorded.

MPL Tech Tuesdays: Drop-In Technology Help

3:00pm–5:00pm
Adults
Technology Class
Library Branch: Messenger Public Library of North Aurora
Room: Meeting Room 6
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Event Details:

MPL's Library Tech Tuesdays: Drop-In Technology Help 

Morning Book Club: Frozen River

10:30am–11:30am
Adults
Book Club
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on January 7, 2026 @ 10:30am.
Library Branch: Messenger Public Library of North Aurora
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

This month we discuss Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

Pre-K Art Play: Texture Tangrams

10:00am–10:45am
Babies-Preschool
Arts & Crafts
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on January 8, 2026 @ 10:00am.
Library Branch: Messenger Public Library of North Aurora
Room: Main Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies-Preschool
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 2-5 with caregiver. Use fabric, paper, cardboard, burlap, and sandpaper shapes to create an original 2D picture with Googly Eyes.

Please register each child attending.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request a specific accommodation, please contact the library. 

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photography

By attending library programs, you consent to be photographed or recorded for library promotional materials. Please inform a staff member if you do not wish to be photographed or recorded.

Lego Club

6:00pm–7:00pm
Children
STEAM
Library Branch: Messenger Public Library of North Aurora
Room: Youth Services
Age Group: Children
Program Type: STEAM
Event Details:

Visit Youth Services to build a Lego creation to display for all to enjoy.

For drop-in program reminders, use the Remind Me or Add to My Calendar buttons on the calendar.

 

Disclaimer(s)

Photography

By attending library programs, you consent to be photographed or recorded for library promotional materials. Please inform a staff member if you do not wish to be photographed or recorded.

Evening Book Club: The Women

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Book Club
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on January 8, 2026 @ 7:00pm.
Library Branch: Messenger Public Library of North Aurora
Room: Meeting Room 6
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

This month we discuss The Women by Kristin Hanna

Disclaimer(s)

Food

Food may be used or served in this program. If you have any concerns about food allergies or specific dietary restrictions, please speak to a library staff member prior to the start of the program and enter them as a Special Note while registering.

Silver Linings Series: Chair Yoga

10:30am–12:00pm
Adults
Health & Wellness
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on January 9, 2026 @ 10:30am.
Library Branch: Messenger Public Library of North Aurora
Room: Main Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Designed for seniors, this collection of programs features a variety of activities each month, some of which may repeat. The Silver Linings Series promotes physical and mental well-being while encouraging social interaction.

Book Subscription Theme Bags

All Day
Babies-Preschool
Book Club
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on February 10, 2026 @ 12:00am.
Library Branch: Messenger Public Library of North Aurora
Age Group: Babies-Preschool
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 0-5. On the 10th of each month come pick up your bag with five books selected for you based on that month's theme. Each bag also includes some coloring sheets.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request a specific accommodation, please contact the library. 

Elementary Book Box Subscription

All Day
Children
Book Club
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on February 10, 2026 @ 12:00am.
Library Branch: Messenger Public Library of North Aurora
Room: Youth Services
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

On December 10, January 10, and February 10, pick up a box with two books selected just for you. Each box also includes some treats for you to keep. Turn in your box by the end of the month to be eligible for the next month's box. 

Disclaimer(s)

Food

Food may be used or served in this program. If you have any concerns about food allergies or specific dietary restrictions, please speak to a library staff member prior to the start of the program and enter them as a Special Note while registering.

Teen Book Subscription Box

All Day
Teens
Book Club
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on February 10, 2026 @ 12:00am.
Library Branch: Messenger Public Library of North Aurora
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

On the 10th of each month, pick up your box with two books selected for you. Each box also includes some treats for you to keep. Turn in your box by the end of the month to be eligible for the next month's box.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request a specific accommodation, please contact the library. 

Food

Food may be used or served in this program. If you have any concerns about food allergies or specific dietary restrictions, please speak to a library staff member prior to the start of the program and enter them as a Special Note while registering.

Early Reader Book Club

10:00am–10:45am
Children
Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on January 10, 2026 @ 10:00am.
Library Branch: Messenger Public Library of North Aurora
Room: Tinker Youth Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 5–7 with caregiver. Just starting to read or exploring early chapter books? Join us to read together, talk about books, and do crafts. Copy of the book to keep for the first 6 people signed up and attending.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request a specific accommodation, please contact the library. 

Food

Food may be used or served in this program. If you have any concerns about food allergies or specific dietary restrictions, please speak to a library staff member prior to the start of the program and enter them as a Special Note while registering.

Photography

By attending library programs, you consent to be photographed or recorded for library promotional materials. Please inform a staff member if you do not wish to be photographed or recorded.

Art Club for Grownups: Inspirational Wired Fabric Flowers

10:00am–12:00pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on January 10, 2026 @ 10:00am.
Library Branch: Messenger Public Library of North Aurora
Room: Main Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Inspirational Wired Fabric Flowers

Shari Pontillo returns to use wire and fabric to write your favorite inspirational words in a 3D flower. All materials provided. 

Disclaimer(s)

Age Limits for Adult Programming

Adult programs are for the specific age group listed in the program’s description. Adults will not be permitted to bring children who are under the age listed.

Late Arrivals

This program begins promptly at the scheduled start time. Late arrivals may not be able to complete the activity with the group and may be asked to leave.

Narrative Nonfiction Book Club: Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Book Club
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on January 12, 2026 @ 7:00pm.
Library Branch: Messenger Public Library of North Aurora
Room: Meeting Room 1
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

This month we discuss Accountable: The True Story

Baby Storytime

9:30am–10:00am
Babies-Preschool
Storytime
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on January 13, 2026 @ 9:30am.
Library Branch: Messenger Public Library of North Aurora
Room: Main Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies-Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 0–24 months with caregiver. Enjoy stories, songs, and movement to help foster early literacy skills.

Registration required—please register each child attending.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request a specific accommodation, please contact the library. 

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photography

By attending library programs, you consent to be photographed or recorded for library promotional materials. Please inform a staff member if you do not wish to be photographed or recorded.

Baby Storytime

10:15am–10:45am
Babies-Preschool
Storytime
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on January 13, 2026 @ 10:15am.
Library Branch: Messenger Public Library of North Aurora
Room: Main Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies-Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 0–24 months with caregiver. Enjoy stories, songs, and movement to help foster early literacy skills.

Registration required—please register each child attending.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request a specific accommodation, please contact the library. 

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photography

By attending library programs, you consent to be photographed or recorded for library promotional materials. Please inform a staff member if you do not wish to be photographed or recorded.

MPL Tech Tuesdays: Drop-In Technology Help

3:00pm–5:00pm
Adults
Technology Class
Library Branch: Messenger Public Library of North Aurora
Room: Meeting Room 6
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Event Details:

MPL's Library Tech Tuesdays: Drop-In Technology Help 

Teen Creativity Kit: Japanese Side Sewn Sketchbook

9:00am–5:00pm
Teens
Arts & Crafts
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on January 15, 2026 @ 12:00am.
Library Branch: Messenger Public Library of North Aurora
Room: Youth Services
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 11-18. Learn a new skill while completing a fun craft kit. Creativebug is a craft database that you can access online for free through the library!

Disclaimer(s)

Age Limits for Tween and Teen Programs

This program is designed for a specific age group based on developmental and social levels. Caregivers and siblings older/younger than the designated age group should not plan to attend this program.