Walnut, Illinois Public Library

Toddler Time Fun At The Zoo!
2025-08-27 10:00 - 11:00 UTC | Walnut Public Library, 101 Heaton Street, Walnut, 61376, United States
AUGUST 27, 2025 10AM AT WALNUT PUBLIC LIBRARY
STORYTIME
MUSIC WITH MR. LARKIN
ANIMAL CRAFT
SENSORY BIN
FINE MOTOR ACTIVITIES
ANIMAL MOVEMENT PATH

Toddler Apple Picking Time
2025-09-10 10:00 - 11:00
Walnut Public Library Presents Toddler Apple Picking Time
Wed. September 10, 2025 10:00 a.m.
Register Here https://forms.gle/dqaC6i5eqrYg7MsL7
Story Time
Wash Apples
Peel Apples
Make Applesauce
Taste Apple Cider
Paint
Apple Orchard Dramatic Play

Toddler Time-Fire Protection Week with The Walnut Fire Department
2025-10-08 10:00 - 11:00
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 @10:00 AM
Fire Gear
Fire Truck
Play in the Library’s Fire Station
Stop, Drop & Roll
Crawl Under “Smoke”
Put Out a “Fire”
Go Home with a Fire Hat

Toddler Time in the Pumpkin Patch
2025-10-22 10:00 - 11:00
Music & Movement with Mr. Larkin
Story Time
Pumpkin Decorating
Pumpkin Sensory Bin
Pumpkin Patch Play Area
Pumpkin Sorting
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 @ 10am

Building Bricks with Bureau County 4-H-Amazing Marble Mazes!
2025-11-10 15:30 - 16:30
4-H is offering STEM-based building brick programs for youth ages 5-12 this year! All materials will be provided! Choose any or all programs today!
Amazing Marble Mazes
Nov. 10, 2025
What do gravity and energy hav eot do with mazes? Youth will design, build, and test their own working marble maze.
Building Bridges
Nov. 17, 2025
Whose bridge is the strongest? Put your engineering skills to the test and see which bridge can hold the most cans!
Tall Towers
Nov. 24. 2025
How tall can you go? Youth will build the tallest tower using the same number of building bricks.
Float Your Boat
Dec. 1, 2025
Build and test a boat that will float and carry one mini figure across water. Will your boat sink or succeed?
Register here

Toddler Time: Let's Dress-Up!
2025-11-12 10:00 - 11:00
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2025 @10:00 A.M.
Let’s Dress up!! Come to Toddler Time at the Walnut Library to:
Listen To a Book About Choices
Make & Take Home a Bracelet
Decorate & Take Home a Hat
Dress Up a Toy
Try on Glasses, Hats, Gloves, Scarves, & More

Building Bricks with Bureau County 4-H-Building Bridges!
2025-11-17 15:30 - 16:30
4-H is offering STEM-based building brick programs for youth ages 5-12 this year! All materials will be provided! Choose any or all programs today!
Amazing Marble Mazes
Nov. 10, 2025-Register by November 3rd
What do gravity and energy hav eot do with mazes? Youth will design, build, and test their own working marble maze.
Building Bridges
Nov. 17, 2025-Register by November 10th
Whose bridge is the strongest? Put your engineering skills to the test and see which bridge can hold the most cans!
Tall Towers
Nov. 24. 2025-Register by November 17th
How tall can you go? Youth will build the tallest tower using the same number of building bricks.
Float Your Boat
Dec. 1, 2025-Register by November 24th
Build and test a boat that will float and carry one mini figure across water. Will your boat sink or succeed?
Register here

Building Bricks with Bureau County 4-H-Tall Towers!
2025-11-24 15:30 - 16:30

Building Bricks with Bureau County 4-H-Float your Boat!
2025-12-01 15:30 - 16:30

Friendship Bracelet Making!
2025-12-08 15:30 - 16:30
Kumihimo is a traditional Japanese artform. We will be making an easier Kumihimo soft bracelet pattern that uses 7 strands of yarn and a cardboard octagon. This is a
friendship bracelet that you can make for yourself or as a gift for someone else. The yarn and cardboard will be provided for you. Kits are also going to be available. You can take an extra set of supplies home or get one for a friend or sibling. If you are not able to attend but would like a set of instructions and the cardboard octagon, I will create a kit for you and
place your name on it to be picked up in the children’s library downstairs.
Registration is not required but will be helpful toward having enough supplies available.
Contact us at 815-379-2159 or beckydostalik@gmail.com

Toddler Time: Gingerbread House Decorating
2025-12-10 10:00 - 11:00
Come to Walnut Public Library Toddler Time for a GINGERBREAD HOUSE Decorating Party!!
Get into the holiday spirit with our Gingerbread House Decorating Party! Come for a delightful story and morning of icing cookies, building small gingerbread houses, and coloring candies to help decorate our own play area gingerbread house.
DECEMBER 10, 2025
10:00 A.M.
Save the Date!

Christmas Ornament Making!
2025-12-13
Saturday, December 13th
Hark the Herald Angels Sing! at the Walnut Library Children’s section downstairs.
For ages 10 and up Older siblings, parents & grandparents are all welcome!
Come join us in making an angel ornament to take home.
All supplies provided.
Kits available.

Toddler Time: "The Mitten"
2026-01-14 10:00 - 11:00
Walnut Public Library Presents: “The Mitten” Toddler Tune
Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 10am
* Story Time with Puppets
* Music and Movement with Mr. Larkin
* Mitten Craft
* Snowy Sensory Bin
* Winter Wonderland Play Area
* Matching, Counting, and More!
Bring your favorite mittens!

Toddler Time: Enjoy Winter With Us!
2026-01-28 10:00 - 11:00
WALNUT PUBLIC LIBRARY TODDLER TIME
ENJOY WINTER WITH US
January 28, 10:00 AM
Join us for a story and activities..
Theme to be announce later

Toddler Time: Explore Alaskan Culutre
2026-02-11 10:00 - 11:00
Walnut Public Library Toddler time Presents: Explore Alaskan Culture
WED. FEBRUARY 11TH 10:00-11:00 A.M.
Celebrate the wonders of Alaska as we:
READ ABOUT ALASKA
CREATE A TOTEM POLE
PAINT AN AURORA BOREALIS
PAINT ICE
PUSH A DOG SLED
SKI
READ IN AN IGLOO
SNOWBALL TOSS

Toddler Time
2026-02-25 10:00 - 11:00
Toddler Time at the Children’s Library
Story Time and Activities
Story
Sensory table
Passive activities
And more!!

Read Across America with Dr. Seuss!
2026-03-07 10:00 - 11:00
Join Walnut Public Library as we celebrate DR. SEUSS
Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 10:00am
Enjoy games and activities based on:

The foot Book
Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
Daisy-Head Mayzie
If I Ran the Circus

Families are welcome-Registration required!

Toddler Time: Under Construction!
2026-03-11 10:00 - 11:00
TODDLER TIME UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Join us Wednesday, March 11th from 10:00 – 11:00 for Construction books
Activities
• Dump truck make-and-take Roadway fun for dump truck and excavator
• Sandpaper pictures
• Tool bench play Building
• Pattern blocks
• Mortaring “bricks”
• Wrecking a wall
• Construction magnets

Easter Toddler Time!
2026-03-25 10:00 - 11:00
WALNUT PUBLIC LIBRARY PRESENTS EASTER TODDLER TIME
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2026 AT 10:00AM

Story Time
Music & Movement with Mr. Larkin
Easter Bunny’s Workshop Play Area
Carrot Patch Sensory Bin
Bunny Trail
Easter Craft and more…

Toddler Time: Let's Learn about Rainbows!
2026-04-08 10:00 - 11:00
Listen to a book about what makes a rainbow
Practice recognizing colors
Blend colors together to see what happens
Make a rainbow sun catcher
Play and sort using scarves, pom poms, pool noodles,
and balls
Enter a rainy day in the dramatic play area
See a big rainbow

Toddler Time: Little Red Hen!
2026-04-22 10:00 - 11:00

Toddler Time Outdoor Games
2026-05-13 10:00 - 11:00
We will read a book about playing together and then you can try any of the following games:

Bag Toss
Giant Connect 4
Giant Kerplunk
Parachute
Pool Noodle Ball
Ring Toss
Water Table

Weather permitting we will play outside!
