Grades K-5. Travel back in time to learn about fossils and the creatures that left them behind. Create your own fossil and examine real fossil specimens! Grades K-5. Register each child attending. Travel back in time to learn about fossils and the creatures that left them behind. Through hands-on activities, participants will create their own fossils, examine real fossil specimens, and experience the excitement of archaeology digging.
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Bird identification games for kids at Coyote Hills Visitor Center teach birding skills, with parent participation required; drop‑in, no registration, parking fees apply where charged, for all ages.
Free group chess lessons and 1‑on‑1 tutoring at Fremont Library, led by Golden Bay Chess youth instructors, build focus, patience, and problem‑solving skills, for ages 6 and up.
Turn freshly‑harvested flint corn into colorful mosaics at Ardenwood, a drop‑in, disabled‑accessible program; admission fee applies, all ages.
Friends Book Sale (Fremont Public Library) — a special sale of donated books offered by the Friends & Foundation, accepting cash, checks, credit cards, Apple Pay, 18+.
Winter bird watching at Coyote Hills Visitors Center with shared binoculars for all experience levels, parking fees apply, all ages.
Storytelling, chores, and farm animal encounters await toddlers at Ardenwood farm, for ages 3–3.
Make a mini yarn hat ornament to decorate lockers or backpacks, using drop‑in kits at Fremont Public Library; kits available while supplies last, ages 13–18.
Fremont Fear Factor at Fremont Public Library offers a series of scary-good challenges without live animals, safe for participants, for all ages.
Booktok Talks at AREA Coffee features a discussion of Mexican Gothic with coffee and pastries provided by the Library, for ages 18 and up.
Online fall reading challenge at Fremont Public Library, log three prompts to enter a $50 gift card drawing, assistance available at Adult Help Desk, ages 18+.
Reading Challenge at Fremont Library provides sheet in the Teen Area, 50 book categories, raffle tickets per five books, and a $100 gift card prize for ages 13–18.
Biweekly free English classes taught by Mundelein High School teachers at Fremont Public Library, for ages 18 and up.
