Upcoming Events

Library is Closed - Christmas Day

All Day

Closing

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Bensenville Community Public Library

Library is Closed - New Year's Eve

All Day

Closing

Branches:

Bensenville Community Public Library

Library is Closed - New Year's Day

All Day

Closing

Branches:

Bensenville Community Public Library

The Language of Flowers Workshop

7:00pm–8:00pm

Adults

Gardening, Guest Speaker, Workshop

Open

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Bensenville Community Public Library

Room: Library Learning Center

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Gardening, Guest Speaker, Workshop

Registration Required

Event Details:

Step into the romantic world of Victorian floriography! Discover how flowers were used to send secret messages, decode the meanings of different blooms, and interpret displayed floral arrangements with presenter Marcia Lautanen-Raleigh.

House Plant Sale

9:00am–1:00pm

Adults, Everyone

Gardening, Special Event, Other

Library Branch: Bensenville Community Public Library

Age Group: Adults, Everyone

Program Type: Gardening, Special Event, Other

Event Details:

This Valentine’s Day, skip the sweets and flowers and give a gift that lasts! Our House Plant Sale is the perfect way to show your love with something that lasts longer than roses. Come find the perfect plant to say I LOVE YOU!

Non-traditional Seed Starting

7:00pm–8:00pm

Children, Teens, Adults

Gardening, Guest Speaker, Workshop

Library Branch: Bensenville Community Public Library

Room: Library Learning Center

Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults

Program Type: Gardening, Guest Speaker, Workshop

Event Details:

Join us for a hands-on seed-starting workshop that explores two beginner-friendly methods: winter sowing in recycled mini-greenhouses and hydroponic germination without soil.

Seed Library & Community Garden Kick-Off

All Day

Adults

Gardening, Special Event, Other

Library Branch: Bensenville Community Public Library

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Gardening, Special Event, Other

Event Details:

Sunday, March 1 is a big day for gardeners! Our Seed Library reopens with free seeds, so come early for the widest selection. Applications for the community garden (by the Korthauer Log House) also open that day.