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Youth and Family Programs

Arbor Reading Adventures

Read nature-based stories, make a craft, and then head outside for an adventure walk.

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Join us in the Sterling Morton Library at The Morton Arboretum for this popular and interactive story time program. We’ll read nature-based stories, make a craft, and then head outside for a short adventure walk. The program is 45 minutes long.

Program tickets are available at the Information Desk in the Visitor Center for the day of your visit only. Tickets cannot be purchased over the phone, online, or for another day. Tickets do not include admission to the Arboretum.

This drop-in program meets on-site at the Arboretum.

Instructor: Laura Kamedulski, coordinator for youth and family programs, The Morton Arboretum

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

Course number: (D) drop in

Laura Kamedulski, coordinator for youth and family programs, The Morton Arboretum

Laura Kamedulksi leads programs for early childhood ages and supervises the Arboretum’s youth volunteers. She is a forest therapy guide and enjoys helping people connect with trees, nature, and the land.

What to Know

Program tickets are available at the Information Desk in the Visitor Center for the day of your visit only. Tickets cannot be purchased over the phone, online, or for another day. Tickets do not include admission to the Arboretum.

Adults must accompany children.

Program Schedule

Program tickets are available at the Information Desk in the Visitor Center for the day of your visit only.

This program meets during these times; choose your sessions. Pricing is per session.

November

Tuesday, November 5, 2024, 11:00 a.m. to noon
Sterling Morton Library, Administration and Research Center (Parking Lot 1), East Side

Wednesday, November 6, 2024, 11:00 a.m. to noon
Sterling Morton Library, Administration and Research Center (Parking Lot 1), East Side

Tuesday, November 12, 2024, 11:00 a.m. to noon
Sterling Morton Library, Administration and Research Center (Parking Lot 1), East Side

Wednesday, November 13, 2024, 11:00 a.m. to noon
Sterling Morton Library, Administration and Research Center (Parking Lot 1), East Side

Tuesday, November 19, 2024, 11:00 a.m. to noon
Sterling Morton Library, Administration and Research Center (Parking Lot 1), East Side

Wednesday, November 20, 2024, 11:00 a.m. to noon
Sterling Morton Library, Administration and Research Center (Parking Lot 1), East Side

December

Tuesday, December 3, 2024, 11:00 a.m. to noon
Sterling Morton Library, Administration and Research Center (Parking Lot 1), East Side

Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 11:00 a.m. to noon
Sterling Morton Library, Administration and Research Center (Parking Lot 1), East Side

Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 11:00 a.m. to noon
Sterling Morton Library, Administration and Research Center (Parking Lot 1), East Side

Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 11:00 a.m. to noon
Sterling Morton Library, Administration and Research Center (Parking Lot 1), East Side

Tuesday, December 17, 2024, 11:00 a.m. to noon
Sterling Morton Library, Administration and Research Center (Parking Lot 1), East Side

Wednesday, December 18, 2024, 11:00 a.m. to noon
Sterling Morton Library, Administration and Research Center (Parking Lot 1), East Side

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