Events

Join Coach Cindy from Assured Wellness Health and Wellness Coaching—a CDC-recognized Diabetes Prevention Provider—for an informative session designed to help you understand your risk for prediabetes and how lifestyle changes can make a powerful difference.

In this session, you will learn:

• What prediabetes is
• How to assess your personal risk
• Lifestyle habits that can help prevent type 2 diabetes
• About the Healthy Horizons Now! Diabetes Prevention Lifestyle Change Program

Bring your questions for our live Q&A at the end of the session.

This session is not geared toward those who already have type 2 diabetes.

Registration is encouraged.
 

Same event, new day and time! Join us for the Technicolor Teen Coloring Circle at the library! Unleash your creativity with vibrant colors, cool designs, and a fun, relaxing atmosphere. Whether you're a seasoned artist or just looking to unwind, this is the perfect space to express yourself and connect with others. All coloring materials are provided—just bring your imagination!

Registration is encouraged, but not required.

-Illinois Secretary of State Mobile DMV-

-In person from 10:00am - 2:00pm in the Ringering Room-

Mobile DMV Services are by appointment Only.

(Calls to schedule an appointments will start on March 25th)

Please read the information below carefully BEFORE calling to schedule your appointment.

The Illinois Secretary of State's Mobile Driver Services unit will be at the Park Forest Public Library on April 29, 2026. The event will be from 10:00am - 2:00pm.

Representatives of the Secretary of State's office will be on hand to assist with renewing or correcting driver's licenses, converting existing standard driver's licenses into REAL ID driver's licenses, obtaining renewed or first time standard or REAL state ID's, issuing free state ID's for seniors aged 65 or older, and purchasing license plate stickers.

Attendees can also register to be an organ donor/tissue donor and register to vote while applying for a driver's license or identification card.

Click the links below for a summary of Mobile DMV services, and acceptable documents for issuance of first time ID's and REAL ID's.

Summary of Mobile DMV Services

Mobile DMV Brochure - ENGLISH

Mobile DMV Brochure - SPANISH

REAL ID/DL Acceptable Documents

Standard ID/DL Acceptable Documents

****PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING****

•  Mobile DMV Services can not be rendered without the required documentation and payment options.***

•  Appointments are not officially booked until you have secured your selected time slot.

To schedule an appointment or to ask questions, please contact Katherine Goosby directly. If unavailable, please leave a voicemail.

Join us in the Kids' Zone for a special art program geared towards children 5 & under. 

Registration is required for this event! To reserve your space, stop by Kids' Zone or call the library at (708) 748-3731 ext 234.

Breakfast & Bagels: Retirement Presentation for Older Adults & Seniors

-In person at 11:00am-

Registration will open on April 20th 

Are you heading into retirement or in retirement? Join Ms. Omauria Smith (MBA), Financial Services Professional for an in-depth session focusing on retirement account rules- especially old 401(k)s, rollovers, required minimum distributions (RMDs) and more.

Topics of discussion:

• What happens to your 401(k) when you retire or change jobs

• Understanding RMDs

• Common retirement account mistakes to avoid

• Tax diversification/allocation helping to keep more money in retirees' pocket

Light Breakfast will be provided

Connecting Through Treads

**Available In-Person at 11:30am**

Join us for a relaxing afternoon just for knitters, crocheters and more! Gather with knitters just like you to share ideas, techniques, and good conversation.

Bring your own knitting & crochet materials, or use the basic supplies provided.

No experience needed. All skill levels welcome

(This is a self-guided event)

No Registration Required

400 years. Slavery. Jim Crow. The Civil Rights Movement. And beyond. 

Where and when did the collective African American voice truly begin to resound? And how? 

To hear it and to hear about, please join Clarence Goodman in a musical performance of 

"An Unfinished Journey: African American Music in Its Pivotal Decades." 

Registration is encouraged.