# Things to do with kids in Glen Carbon, IL

> 3 upcoming family events and 0 places and ongoing programs in Glen Carbon, IL (Madison County, IL), in the St. Louis area. Listings whose address is in this town. Dates and times are Central Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [STEAM Club (Grades K-5)](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/steam-club-grades-k-5--listing-d69da86637e1caf73f1cb6b8) — Wed, Oct 28 (+2 more dates) · 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM · Glen Carbon Centennial Library · checked Oct 14. Weekly drop-in STEAM Club for grades K-5 exploring science, technology, engineering, art and math with experiments, LEGO, Spheros, coding and more. Upcoming topics include…
- [Read with Dogs](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/read-with-dogs--listing-001a795dc31faabc359ee4c3) — Thu, Nov 12 · 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Glen Carbon Centennial Library · checked Oct 14. Young readers sit with licensed therapy dogs and read a story of their choosing; each youth or group gets 15 minutes to read and pet a dog. Two dogs allow two groups at once, so…
- [Holiday Open House with Santa Visits (Glen Carbon Library)](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/holiday-open-house-with-santa-visits-glen-carbon-library--listing-9eecd77d3bee8fa24c688992) — Sat, Dec 5 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Glen Carbon Centennial Library · checked Oct 16. Glen Carbon Centennial Library's Holiday Open House with crafts, cookie decorating, cuddly therapy dogs and caricatures. Families register separately for a timed visit with Santa…

## Recently ended

- [Special Pajama Storytime: Spooky S'mores](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/special-pajama-storytime-spooky-s-mores--listing-8489b5e0034b34f9cb09100a) — ended Wed, Oct 21

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