Library Events
What's In Your Piggy Bank? Financial Literacy for Kids
Join River Valley District Library for a financial Literacy class for kids! Learn about needs vs. wants, budgeting, and saving. Then, paint and decorate your very own Piggy Bank to start your saving early!
Movers and Shakers Story Time
Join Miss Celeste at our moving and shaking Story Time! Music, Play, and Stories! This story time is perfect for babies and toddlers who are working on fine motor skills, language skills, and social skills! Come wiggle, giggle, and learn with us!
No Registration Required!
Cozy Corner: April Showers
Welcome to Cozy Corner, where we read stories, make art, and try out new and exciting sensory bins! This week we will be exploring rain! Join us for stories, art, and sensory bin play all about rain and the flowers it brings!
*Best for children 2 and older
Tween Scene: Egg Dyeing Night
Drop in any time between 4 and 6pm for our Tween Scene Egg Dyeing Night!
Ages 9-12
Movers and Shakers Story Time
Join Miss Celeste at our moving and shaking Story Time! Music, Play, and Stories! This story time is perfect for babies and toddlers who are working on fine motor skills, language skills, and social skills! Come wiggle, giggle, and learn with us!
No Registration Required!
Movers and Shakers Story Time
Join Miss Celeste at our moving and shaking Story Time! Music, Play, and Stories! This story time is perfect for babies and toddlers who are working on fine motor skills, language skills, and social skills! Come wiggle, giggle, and learn with us!
No Registration Required!
Cozy Corner: Beautiful Birds
Welcome to Cozy Corner, where we read stories, make art, and try out new and exciting sensory bins! This week we will be exploring birds! From their feathers to their lovely songs, join us in making bird feeders, playing in bird-bath sensory bins, and reading fun stories about our feathered friends.
*Best for children 2 and older
Tween Scene: Print Making
Come on down to River Valley District Library to create your own Print! We will have tote bags you can place your prints on, or you can bring your own materials.
Ages 9-12
Lego Club
Join River Valley District Library for LEGO Club! Take on our monthly challenge or just do your own thing.
Movers and Shakers Story Time
Join Miss Celeste at our moving and shaking Story Time! Music, Play, and Stories! This story time is perfect for babies and toddlers who are working on fine motor skills, language skills, and social skills! Come wiggle, giggle, and learn with us!
No Registration Required!
Movers and Shakers Story Time
Join Miss Celeste at our moving and shaking Story Time! Music, Play, and Stories! This story time is perfect for babies and toddlers who are working on fine motor skills, language skills, and social skills! Come wiggle, giggle, and learn with us!
No Registration Required!
LEGO Robotics Open Floor
Join River Valley District Library for LEGO Robotics open floor! Learn the basics of coding and build LEGO designs that can crawl, spin, push and more!
Cozy Corner: Bugs in the Garden
Welcome to Cozy Corner, where we read stories, make art, and try out new and exciting sensory bins! This week we will be exploring Bugs! Learn about the body parts of bugs, have a blast at our bug-themed sensory bin, and read fun stories about butterflies, ants, bees, and more!
*Best for children 2 and older
Tween Scene: Flower Crafts
Get creative with flowers! Join us for a fun craft session where tweens (ages 9-12) can make beautiful floral-themed creations to take home. All supplies will be provided—just bring your imagination! Come craft, create, and let your creativity bloom! 🌿🎨
Movers and Shakers Story Time
Join Miss Celeste at our moving and shaking Story Time! Music, Play, and Stories! This story time is perfect for babies and toddlers who are working on fine motor skills, language skills, and social skills! Come wiggle, giggle, and learn with us!
No Registration Required!
LEGO Robotics Open Floor
Join River Valley District Library for LEGO Robotics open floor! Learn the basics of coding and build LEGO designs that can crawl, spin, push and more!
Movers and Shakers Story Time
Join Miss Celeste at our moving and shaking Story Time! Music, Play, and Stories! This story time is perfect for babies and toddlers who are working on fine motor skills, language skills, and social skills! Come wiggle, giggle, and learn with us!
No Registration Required!
LEGO Robotics Open Floor
Join River Valley District Library for LEGO Robotics open floor! Learn the basics of coding and build LEGO designs that can crawl, spin, push and more!
Cozy Corner: Farm Animals
Welcome to Cozy Corner, where we read stories, make art, and try out new and exciting sensory bins! This week we will be exploring Farm Animals! Give muddy pigs a bath at our sensory bin, read fun books about all of the animals we see on farms, and play fun barnyard games!
*Best for children 2 and older
Tween Scene
Join us for Tween Scene! This week’s activity is TBA, so keep an eye on our page for details!
Lego Club
Join River Valley District Library for LEGO Club! Take on our monthly challenge or just do your own thing.
Movers and Shakers Story Time
Join Miss Celeste at our moving and shaking Story Time! Music, Play, and Stories! This story time is perfect for babies and toddlers who are working on fine motor skills, language skills, and social skills! Come wiggle, giggle, and learn with us!
No Registration Required!
LEGO Robotics Open Floor
Join River Valley District Library for LEGO Robotics open floor! Learn the basics of coding and build LEGO designs that can crawl, spin, push and more!
Lego Club
Join River Valley District Library for LEGO Club! Take on our monthly challenge or just do your own thing.
Tween Scene: Emoji Paint Night
Cookie decorating, painting, and DIY stress balls for ages 9-12!
Cozy Corner: Cactus Sand Garden
Welcome to Cozy Corner, where we read stories, make art, and try out new and exciting sensory play! This week will will be painting rocks like cacti and creating sandy Zen gardens for them.
Imagineers Lab: Mythbusters Jr.
Join River Valley District Library for our Mythbusters Imagineers Lab! Learn about the scientific method, foster curiosity, and have a blast with hands-on experiments based on the Myths explored in the Mythbusters show!
Ages 5-12
Movers and Shakers Story Time
Join Miss Celeste at our moving and shaking Story Time! Music, Play, and Stories! This story time is perfect for babies and toddlers who are working on fine motor skills, language skills, and social skills! Come wiggle, giggle, and learn with us!
No Registration Required!
Cancelled: Fryxell Geology Museum Tour for Kids
The museum tour will be cancelled for today. We will reschedule as soon as possible! In the meantime, families should feel encouraged to visit the Fryxell Geology Museum independently. The museum is free admission, and offers an amazing assortment of minerals, fossils, and many other amazing collections!
Mining for Gold (and other minerals) for kids
Join River Valley District Library to pan for “Gold” and other minerals and rocks! Dig your hands into some sand and see what you can uncover!
Imagineers Lab: Dash Bash!
Join River Valley District Library and Dash the Robot in this exciting Imagineers Lab where we will learn the basics of coding Robots!
Ages 5-12
Movers and Shakers Story Time
Join Miss Celeste at our moving and shaking Story Time! Music, Play, and Stories! This story time is perfect for babies and toddlers who are working on fine motor skills, language skills, and social skills! Come wiggle, giggle, and learn with us!
No Registration Required!
Tween Scene: Galaxy Slime
Tweens ages 9-12 are invited to make galaxy themed crafts with Ms. Holly and Ms. Celeste!
Cozy Corner: Rainbow Sensory Play
Welcome to Cozy Corner, where we read stories, make art, and try out new and exciting sensory bins! This week we will be reading, making, and feeling all things rainbow!
*Best for children 2 and older
Imagineers Lab: Mythbusters Jr.
Join River Valley District Library for our Mythbusters Imagineers Lab! Learn about the scientific method, foster curiosity, and have a blast with hands-on experiments based on the Myths explored in the Mythbusters show!
Ages 5-12
Movers and Shakers Story Time
Join Miss Celeste at our moving and shaking Story Time! Music, Play, and Stories! This story time is perfect for babies and toddlers who are working on fine motor skills, language skills, and social skills! Come wiggle, giggle, and learn with us!
No Registration Required!
Geode and Gem Cutting for Kids
*Event is full. Please call us at (309) 523-3440 to be placed on a waitlist
Kick off Mineral March with a Geode and Gem Cutting class for kids! Crack and Smash Geodes, turn them into necklaces, and learn all about different types of rock, crystal, and geode formations! This program is going to rock!
CANCELLED- Imagineers Lab: Dash Bash!
Join River Valley District Library and Dash the Robot in this exciting Imagineers Lab where we will learn the basics of coding Robots!
Ages 5-12
Movers and Shakers Story Time
Join Miss Celeste at our moving and shaking Story Time! Music, Play, and Stories! This story time is perfect for babies and toddlers who are working on fine motor skills, language skills, and social skills! Come wiggle, giggle, and learn with us!
No Registration Required!
Imagineers Lab: Mythbusters Jr.
Join River Valley District Library for our Mythbusters Imagineers Lab! Learn about the scientific method, foster curiosity, and have a blast with hands-on experiments based on the Myths explored in the Mythbusters show!
Ages 5-12
Movers and Shakers Story Time
Join Miss Celeste at our moving and shaking Story Time! Music, Play, and Stories! This story time is perfect for babies and toddlers who are working on fine motor skills, language skills, and social skills! Come wiggle, giggle, and learn with us!
No Registration Required!
Lego Club
Join River Valley District Library for LEGO Club! Take on our monthly challenge or just do your own thing.
Storm Chasers Storm Science for Kids
Come and explore the fundamentals of extreme weather with storm chasers! Discover the world of storm chasing, delve into local climatology, gain knowledge of severe weather safety and preparedness, and watch in awe at our air mass demo and tornado in a bottle.
*Best for kids 8 and older
Imagineers Lab: Dash Bash!
Join River Valley District Library and Dash the Robot in this exciting Imagineers Lab where we will learn the basics of coding Robots!
Ages 5-12
Movers and Shakers Story Time
Join Miss Celeste at our moving and shaking Story Time! Music, Play, and Stories! This story time is perfect for babies and toddlers who are working on fine motor skills, language skills, and social skills! Come wiggle, giggle, and learn with us!
No Registration Required!
Tween Scene: Candy Sushi
Drop in any time between 4 and 6pm for our Tween Scene hangout and candy sushi making!
Ages 9-12
Cozy Corner: Valentine’s Sensory Story Time
Join River Valley District Library for a fun Sensory Story Time! Stories, sensory bins, games, and more!
Best for kids 4-12
Imagineers Lab: Mythbusters Jr. :::CANCELED:::
Due to snowing conditions the library will be closing early and programs are canceled for today.
Movers and Shakers Story Time
Join Miss Celeste at our moving and shaking Story Time! Music, Play, and Stories! This story time is perfect for babies and toddlers who are working on fine motor skills, language skills, and social skills! Come wiggle, giggle, and learn with us!
No Registration Required!
Cozy Corner: Yeti Story Time
Are you Yeti for an awesome Story Time?!?! Come read exciting stories, play with ice sensory bins, and make fun snowy crafts at our Yeti Story Time!
Imagineers Lab: Dash Bash! :::CANCELED:::
Due to snowy conditions RVDL will be closing early and will not be holding any programs today.
Movers and Shakers Story Time
Join Miss Celeste at our moving and shaking Story Time! Music, Play, and Stories! This story time is perfect for babies and toddlers who are working on fine motor skills, language skills, and social skills! Come wiggle, giggle, and learn with us!
No Registration Required!
Movers and Shakers Story Time
Join Miss Celeste at our moving and shaking Story Time! Music, Play, and Stories! This story time is perfect for babies and toddlers who are working on fine motor skills, language skills, and social skills! Come wiggle, giggle, and learn with us!
No Registration Required!