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Yorkville Library features kids’ programs with fall and Halloween themes · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Yorkville Library features kids programs with fall and Halloween themes. Written by
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  Shaw Local News Network. This article is being read by an automated
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  voice, brought to you by Everlit. The
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  Yorkville Public Library will offer a range of youth programs throughout October,
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  including story times, book clubs, craft workshops, and Halloween-themed activities, according to
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  a news release from the library.
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  Youth services department. The library is open 9 a.m. To 7 p.m.
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  Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. To 5 p.m. Friday, and 9 a.m.
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  To 4 p.m. Saturday. Curbside service is available for those who do
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  not wish to enter the library. Recurring events include Drop in Storytime
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  every Friday at 10:30 a.m. In the children's area, led by a
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  volunteer from the Friends of the library and Spanish Storytime at 5:30
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  p.m. October 1st, featuring a student from them Yorkville High School National
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  Spanish Honor Society. Fall highlights include Pharmacy, Farm Stand Story Time at
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  10:30 a.m. October 3, where the library, said pumpkins will be available
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  to buy and window art from October 5th to 10, during which
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  participants can add artwork to The library windows using materials the library
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  provides. The month includes several Halloween-themed programs, among them Halloween Crafternoon
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  for ages 7 to 12 at 2 p.m. October 12th, Family Friendly
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  Halloween Trivia at 6 p.m. October 15th, and Tots and Toddlers Halloween,
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  featuring costumes, games, and trick-or-treating in the library at 10 30 a.m.
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  October 29th. A no-carved pumpkin contest will run with drop-off beginning October
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  21st and voting from October 22nd to 29. The library said the
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  pumpkin with the most votes wins a prize and participants are asked
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  not to cut into their pumpkins. Pumpkins should be picked up on
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  October 30th. The
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  library will host an author event with author and illustrator Maggie Edkins
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  Willis, 5 15 p.m. October 20th. The free event includes a storytime,
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  draw-along, raffle, scavenger hunt, and optional book signing according to the release.
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  Books will be available to buy for 15 cash only. Other offerings
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  include Lego and Pokemon programs, homeschool and preschool meetups, mommy and me
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  yoga, book clubs for various grade levels, teen craft sessions, and read
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  with pause, in which children read to certified therapy dogs. The library
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  also offers 3D printing programs. A virtual tutorial on the Tinkercad design
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  tool is available on the library's YouTube channel, and in-person 15-minute appointments
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  are offered at 9.30 a.m. October 24th. Prints cost 20 cents per
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  gram according to the release. Some programs require registration and have limited
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  space. The Youth Services Department can be reached at 630-553-4354.
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  EXT108 according to the release. This article was reformatted from a news
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  release using artificial intelligence. A Shaw local editor verified the information, edited
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  the article, and approved it before publication.