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Your Car Bumper to Bumper
2025-08-20 18:30:00 2025-08-20 20:00:00 America/Chicago Your Car Bumper to Bumper Retired College Automotive Instructor Bill O’Connell, provides tips on how to be a knowledgeable automotive consumer. St. Charles Public Library - Carnegie Community Room

Wednesday, August 20
6:30pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-08-20 18:30:00 2025-08-20 20:00:00 America/Chicago Your Car Bumper to Bumper Retired College Automotive Instructor Bill O’Connell, provides tips on how to be a knowledgeable automotive consumer. St. Charles Public Library - Carnegie Community Room

St. Charles Public Library

Carnegie Community Room

Retired College Automotive Instructor Bill O’Connell, provides tips on how to be a knowledgeable automotive consumer.

Topics include: The purchase, fuel requirements, your check engine light, tires and pressuring monitoring, driving habits, finding and keeping a good mechanic, I.M. monitors and emissions testing, DIY repairs, Google and YouTube resources. REGISTER

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Programs |

TAGS: | car repair | automotive |

St. Charles Public Library
Phone: 630-584-0076 x1
Fax: 630-584-9262
Hours

St. Charles Public Library
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MON-THU 9 A.M.-9 P.M.
FRI 9 A.M.-8 P.M.
SAT 9 A.M. - 5 P.M.
SUN 12 P.M.-5 P.M.
 

 
Address
One South 6th Avenue
St. Charles, IL 60174
Tel: 630-584-0076 x1
About the branch

The award-winning St. Charles Public Library District is located in the scenic Fox River Valley, 35 miles west of Chicago. The Library serves a district population of 55,092 residents and has a staff of 101. The St. Charles Public Library is an equal opportunity employer.

Upcoming Events

Tiny Art Show Pick Up (Family)
Thu, Aug 28, 9:30am - 8:00pm
Youth Services Desk
Pickup for Tiny Art Show displays starts today.
Imaginary Journey to the White City - Chicago's World Columbian Exposition
Thu, Aug 28, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Huntley Community Room
Time travel to 1893 Chicago to the site of the World Columbian Exposition in this sight and sound experience.
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Engraved Ball Cap Patch With Glowforge - STC Creative Craft of the Month
Thu, Aug 28, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Computer Lab,STC Creative
Design, engrave and apply a patch to a ball cap
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Tiny Art Show Pick Up (Family)
Fri, Aug 29, 9:30am - 7:00pm
Youth Services
Pickup for Tiny Art Show displays starts today.
Sublimation Tote - 5-Minute Make
Fri, Aug 29, 10:00am - 11:30am
STC Creative
Create a summer tote bag using sublimation inks
Loft Game Night (Grades 9-12) - Extreme Bingo
Fri, Aug 29, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
The Loft
Play different types of games in The Loft during game night one Friday a month.
Tiny Art Show Pick Up (Family)
Sat, Aug 30, 9:30am - 4:00pm
Youth Services Desk
Pickup for Tiny Art Show displays starts today.
Tiny Art Show Pick Up (Family)
Sun, Aug 31, 12:30pm - 4:00pm
Youth Services Desk
Pickup for Tiny Art Show displays starts today.
Library Closed - Holiday Observance
Mon, Sep 01, All day
Library Closed - Holiday Observance
StoryWalk® (All Ages)
Mon, Sep 01, All day
Come and enjoy the great outdoors and a great story all month long!
Craft Night: Sketching Night (Grades 6-8)
Tue, Sep 02, 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Helen Gale Story Room
Join us for a drop in craft program.
Galaxy Baby Sensory Bag (Ages 0-23 Months with Caregiver)
Tue, Sep 02, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Miller Haase Community Room
Come explore the wonders of space! While the babies get a chance to play with toys, grownups make an engaging galaxy sensory bag for baby to take home and enjoy. Supplies limited.
Galaxy Baby Sensory Bag (Ages 0-23 Months with Caregiver)
Wed, Sep 03, 9:30am - 10:00am
Miller Haase Community Room
Come explore the wonders of space! While the babies get a chance to play with toys, grownups make an engaging galaxy sensory bag for baby to take home and enjoy. Supplies limited.
Homeschool Resource Fair (Families)
Wed, Sep 03, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Huntley Community Room
Welcome Homeschool families! Join the Library to learn about clubs and organizations that are available to help you meet your curriculum goals.
Ukulele Strum & Sing
Wed, Sep 03, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Carnegie Community Room
Join the St. Charles Ukulele Strummers! Come play and sing along with us! Bring your own ukulele (soprano, concert, or tenor)
Mystery Pop-Up (Grades 6-8)
Wed, Sep 03, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Kimmer's Ice Cream
Find the middle school librarian out in the wild of St. Charles!
LEGO Club (Grades K-8)
Wed, Sep 03, 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Helen Gale Story Room
Drop by the library and build with LEGO. Each Wednesday we will have a different LEGO challenge you can try, or build whatever you want!
Classic Movies at the Library - Funny Face (1957)
Wed, Sep 03, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Huntley Community Room
Join us for a monthly film on the big screen! This month's film is Funny Face (1957).
Making It! (Grades 9-12) - Beaded Wall Hangings
Thu, Sep 04, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
The Loft
Each month lend your personal touch to a different project as you make something new.
Family Book Tasting (Families)
Thu, Sep 04, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Miller Haase Community Room
Stop by for a snack and a quick “taste” of the featured book as our Librarian reads aloud the first few chapters. If you like it, make sure to take home a copy to continue the reading fun at home!
Yarn Tales Book & Craft Club - Real Men Knit by K.M. Jackson
Thu, Sep 04, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Bisbee Conference Room
Drop in! Let's craft & chat! This month's title is Real Men Knit by K.M. Jackson.
Twin Leaf Tales (Families)
Fri, Sep 05, 10:00am - 10:30am
Join us for nature-inspired stories, music and movement at the Hickory Knolls Discovery Center. Please register with the St. Charles Park District.Register
Woodland Wonders (Ages 0-5 with Caregiver)
Fri, Sep 05, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Helen Gale Story Room,Youth Services
Let's celebrate Fall with our forest animal friends! Come to the Library and participate anytime during the program. Do some animal-themed activities created just for little ones 5 and under.
Beaded Huichol Art - Craft of the Month
Fri, Sep 05, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
STC Creative
Create an ornamental hanging piece inspired by Huichol Art style
This event is full
Apple Day at the Farm (Grades 6-12)
Fri, Sep 05, 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Baker Community Center - STC Underground
Enjoy an early fall afternoon at Primrose Farm.Register
Music & Movement: A Sensory Seeking Storytime (Families)
Fri, Sep 05, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Miller Haase Community Room
Music and Movement Storytime is a highly active Storytime featuring instrument exploration, songs, fingerplays, and dance for children of all ages.
Full Moon Fun (Families)
Sat, Sep 06, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Helen Gale Story Room
Attention all space enthusiasts! Come celebrate the upcoming full moon with a moon themed scavenger hunt and an opportunity to create NASA's next HERA campaign mission patch!
Genealogy Research at the Library - Mornings
Mon, Sep 08, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Computer Lab
Do you need a few quiet hours to work on your family tree? Are you looking for help breaking down a brick wall?
Family Storytime (All Ages with Caregiver)
Mon, Sep 08, 10:00am - 10:30am
Miller Haase Community Room
This program is filled with stories, music and movement! Each week focuses on a new theme. Space is limited.
Vinyl Listening Party (Grades 9-12) - Pop
Mon, Sep 08, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
The Loft
Listen to a different musical genre each month! Hang in the Loft and listen to the Library's very own vinyl collection.
We Love Platypuses! (Grades K-5)
Mon, Sep 08, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Helen Gale Story Room
We love Platypuses! Explore and research these semi-aquatic mammals that lay eggs while you connect with other kids who like to research animals.
2 & 3 Year Old Storytime (with Caregiver)
Mon, Sep 08, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Miller Haase Community Room
Interactive storytime for children and their parents/caregivers! Please only register your child.
My First Storytime (0-23 Months with Caregiver)
Tue, Sep 09, 9:30am - 10:00am
Miller Haase Community Room
Connect with your baby for an interactive and engaging storytime session full of songs, rhymes and stories! Please register baby only. 
Second Tuesday Book Discussion - The Great Divide by Cristina Henríquez
Tue, Sep 09, 10:00am - 11:30am
Carnegie Community Room
The Library offers two book discussion sessions on the second Tuesday of each month: Mornings at 10:00 a.m. and Evenings at 7:00 p.m.
Computer Basics 101 - Computer Instruction
Tue, Sep 09, 10:00am - 11:30am
Computer Lab
Learn mouse usage, keyboard navigation, opening programs, basic file management, and internet browsing.
2 & 3 Year Old Storytime (with Caregiver)
Tue, Sep 09, 10:30am - 11:00am
Miller Haase Community Room
Interactive storytime for children and their parents/caregivers! Please only register your child.
Art Club: Watercolor Spirals (Grades K-5)
Tue, Sep 09, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Miller Haase Community Room
Drop in and design a cool spiral using markers and practice blending colors using watercolor paints in this independent program just for kids. Let's create beautiful art together!
My First Storytime (0-23 Months with Caregiver)
Tue, Sep 09, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Miller Haase Community Room
Connect with your baby for an interactive and engaging storytime session full of songs, rhymes and stories! Please register baby only. 
STC Creative 5-Min Make - Pressed Flower Sun Catcher
Tue, Sep 09, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
STC Creative
Piece together your one-of-a-kind sun catcher with our variety of pressed flowers
Second Tuesday Book Discussion - The Great Divide by Cristina Henríquez
Tue, Sep 09, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Bisbee Conference Room
The Library offers two book discussion sessions on the second Tuesday of each month: Mornings at 10:00 a.m. and Evenings at 7:00 p.m.
My First Storytime (0-23 Months with Caregiver)
Wed, Sep 10, 9:30am - 10:00am
Miller Haase Community Room
Connect with your baby for an interactive and engaging storytime session full of songs, rhymes and stories! Please register baby only. 
Beaded Huichol Art - Craft of the Month
Wed, Sep 10, 10:00am - 11:30am
STC Creative
Create an ornamental hanging piece inspired by Huichol Art style
This event is full
2 & 3 Year Old Storytime (with Caregiver)
Wed, Sep 10, 10:30am - 11:00am
Miller Haase Community Room
Interactive storytime for children and their parents/caregivers! Please only register your child.
Stories at the Nature Center (Families)
Wed, Sep 10, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children are invited to hear stories at the Creek Bend Nature Center at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve.
Ukulele Strum & Sing
Wed, Sep 10, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Carnegie Community Room
Join the St. Charles Ukulele Strummers! Come play and sing along with us! Bring your own ukulele (soprano, concert, or tenor)
Greed in the Gilded Age - The Brilliant Con of Cassie Chadwick
Wed, Sep 10, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Huntley Community Room
Cassie Chadwick came from nothing and had no education. But she managed to face down the richest man in the world in open court, live like a queen, and take down a banking system.
1:17 Again (Grades 9-12)
Wed, Sep 10, 1:17pm - 3:00pm
The Loft
Hangout in The Loft after an early release Wednesday. Craft, Game, or Chill after school.
LEGO Club (Grades K-8)
Wed, Sep 10, 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Helen Gale Story Room
Drop by the library and build with LEGO. Each Wednesday we will have a different LEGO challenge you can try, or build whatever you want!
Library Board Meeting
Wed, Sep 10, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Huntley Community Room
Library Board Meeting
Lit Loot (Grades 6-8)
Wed, Sep 10, 9:00pm - 9:05pm
Lobby
Keep the loot! Return the book! Help us be green! Please return your Lit Loot box, with items removed, to the Youth Services desk for a sticker.
Bookish Box (Grades 3-5)
Wed, Sep 10, 9:10pm - 9:15pm
Lobby
Looking for a way to find your next favorite read? Sign up for our monthly Bookish Box. Each month’s box will have a themed book and goodies!
Family Storytime (All Ages with Caregiver)
Thu, Sep 11, 10:00am - 10:30am
Miller Haase Community Room
This program is filled with stories, music and movement! Each week focuses on a new theme. Space is limited.
Hello Hedgehog Book Bash (Grades K-2)
Thu, Sep 11, 5:30pm - 6:15pm
Miller Haase Community Room
You're invited to a Book Bash! Join us as we read, have snacks and do a craft from the book Do You Like My Bike from the Hello Hedgehog series by Norm Feuti.
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