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Youth and Family Programs

Wednesday Storytime at The Morton Arboretum

Learn about nature during weekly storytimes and hands-on activities.

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Listen to nature-themed stories and enjoy fun interactive activities during a weekly storytime at The Morton Arboretum year-round. Storytimes will take place in the Sterling Morton Library from October through April, and in the Children’s Garden from May through September.

Replacing Arbor Reading Adventures, this program is included free with Arboretum admission.

Age: Recommended for families with children ages 2 to 6. Adults must accompany children.

Course number: (D) drop-in

What to Know

Storytime will take place at the Sterling Morton Library from October through April, and in the Children’s Garden from May through September.

This drop-in program is recommended for families with children ages 2 to 6. Adults must accompany children.

This program is included with Arboretum admission.

Program Schedule

October through April

Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.

Sterling Morton Library, Administration and Research Center (parking lot P-1), East Side

Please note that for fall 2025, Nature Storytime will not begin until November 5.

Nature Storytime will not take place on Wednesday, December 24, or Wednesday, December 31, 2025.

May through September

Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.

Children’s Garden (parking lot P-1), East Side

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