Ready, Set… Let’s Get Festive!
Celebrate the season with Evanston Public Library! Whether you’re looking for festive events, fun holiday activities for all ages, free passes to local winter attractions, or cozy book and movie picks to keep you warm, we’ve gathered everything you need in one cheerful place.
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Winter Activity
Chicago Botanic Garden Winter Activities Museum Passes
Get a Museum Pass for the Chicago Botanic Garden through EPL, and enjoy winter programs and displays!
Our Holiday Wish
EPL Stock Photo Day
Sign up to model for Stock Photo Day! Seeking volunteers to be photographed as local patrons & residents for our library image collection!
Ring in the New Year
Golden Hour Karaoke
Dec 31st | 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Sing in the New Year! Kids are invited to take the mic and perform their favorite songs from hit movies and musicals.
Holiday Spirit: Activate!
Savor the Season
Savor the Season: Enjoy Holiday Meals Without Overindulging
Dec 17th | 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Learn strategies to enjoy festive foods without guilt, manage portion sizes, and leave the table feeling satisfied.
Wreath Making
Wreath Making - art for older adults ( 55 & up)
Dec 19th | 11:00am - 12:30pm
Join us to make a year-round wreath! We’ll provide frames and some supplies—bring anything you’d love to add. Come get creative with us!
Brazilian Holiday Sounds
EISMA Presents: Luciano Antonio - Brazilian Holiday Sounds
Dec 21st | 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Luciano's performance takes the audience on a tour of Brazil by presenting a wide variety of Brazilian compositions.
Event
A Youthful Kwanzaa Celebration
Dec 26th | 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Robert Crown Community Center
Join us for a vibrant and family-friendly Kwanzaa celebration!
Get Cozy with a Book or Movie
Cozy Reads
Hibernation Mode Activated List
Hibernation mode activated - I'll see you in April!
It's time to get cosy/cozy. Embrace your indoor kid and the snowy, sleepy season ahead.
Slay Ride
Slay Ride: Holiday Horror Books
The weather outside is frightful, but these books are so delightful (...and also frightful).
The Fire is So Delightful
Short Winter & Holiday Books
Short Winter & Holiday Books - To Hit Your Reading Goal
Finding yourself just shy of your reading goals as year ends? These books can help you catch up and have you drinking in the winter vibes.
Long Movies Long Nights
Long Movies for Long Nights
Embrace winter’s cold, dark nights and settle in with one of these acclaimed films--all running at least 2 hours and 40 minutes.
Dreaming in Black and White
Dreaming in Black and White
Dream sequences in movies. It is the darkest time of year--ideal for hibernating and dreaming...zzzz
Slay Ride: Holiday Horror Movies
Slay Ride: Holiday Horror Movies
Your fear may grow three sizes when you watch these frightening holiday haunts.
Cookbooks Perfect for Winter
Winter Cooking
This Year's Greatest Hits
2025 Books for Adults
101 Kids
101 Favorite Picture Books
Nov 04, 2025
Check out the list our staff made of their 101 favorite picture books!
More to Explore at EPL
Future Events
Crown Storytime- 10:30 am, part of a series
Dec 15th | 10:30am - 11:00am
Join us for a fun session of stories and songs at the Robert Crown Branch!
Let the Light In: A Family Healing Circle Event
Dec 20th | 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Come together in community for this family-centered healing circle that centers children and their experiences about living in Evanston.
Savor the Season: Enjoy Holiday Meals Without Overindulging
Dec 17th | 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Learn strategies to enjoy festive foods without guilt, manage portion sizes, and leave the table feeling satisfied.
Wreath Making - art for older adults ( 55 & up)
Dec 19th | 11:00am - 12:30pm
Join us to make a year-round wreath! We’ll provide frames and some supplies—bring anything you’d love to add. Come get creative with us!
Enrich Your Soul
Visit a Local Museum
Museum Passes
Go on your favorite museum adventure by requesting museum passes from EPL!
Learn to Cook Something New
AtoZ World Food
Explore thousands of global recipes, food cultures, ingredients, techniques, and history in one extensive culinary database.
Read The Atlantic
The Atlantic
Read articles about news, politics, culture, technology, health, and more from The Atlantic through online resource EBSCO.
