Scout Visits with the Library

Arlington Heights-based Scout groups can visit with the library in order to help earn their badges.

Scout groups can request a facilitated visit with the library twice per school year between September and May.

Request a visit using the Scout Visit Request Form at least 2 weeks in advance.

Girl Scouts can complete their badge requirements during their visit. Cub Scouts can fulfill a portion of their badge requirements during their visit. Options for Scout visits are listed below.

Girl Scouts

For All Levels STEM Career Exploration
AHML staff will guide your Scouts through using library resources such as books, databases, and more to explore and engage with a STEM career.
Daisies Craft & Tinker
Let's unlock maker imagination customizing a specific craft or tinkering with supplies!
Brownies Craft & Tinker
Explore tools for makers, learn the basics, and craft your own solutions!
Juniors Scribe
Learn about and practice different writing styles with a range from informative to creative purposes!
Cadettes Comic Artist
Find out the differences between comics, manga, and graphic novels and create your own comic panel!

Cub Scouts

Lion Cubs Build It Up, Knock It Down
Let's try building alone and as a team to see what we can learn!

Count on Me
Discover how shapes, counting, and colors are used in crafts and activities!
Tiger Cubs Stories in Shapes
It's STEAM time, let’s explore math through art that tells a story!

Tiger-iffic!
Try checkers, twist and change the rules, then show off your new skills!
Wolf Cubs Cubs Who Care
Learn how to say “Hi, my name is ...” in American Sign Language and take an accessibility focused tour of the library!

Digging in the Past
Let's try our hands at paleontology for the day and discover dinosaurs and facts about them! 
Bear Cubs Marble Madness
Make a bag, learn a bit of history and jargon, and then play marble games at the library!

Super Science
Ask questions and guess the answers you’ll find after conducting different experiments!
Webelos Art Explosion
Get creative and build on that creativity making multimedia art!

Aware and Care
Let’s tell a story using American Sign Language and take an accessibility focused tour of the library!
Arrow of Light Citizenship
Is your troop considering the Little Free Library service project? Come to the library for discussion about the ways libraries serve their communities and receive book donation to start your Little Free Library.

Engineer
Identify local blueprints, build a paper rollercoaster, and then test and evaluate the structure you built!

Makerplace

One of the two facilitated library visits may be at the Makerplace — the library's makerspace that is located at 112 N Belmont Ave.
Requests for a visit to the Makerplace are best for Scouts grades 4 and up, and are made based on availability. Badges and activities offered are the same at the main library building and the Makerplace. If there is time, our staff can take Scouts on a tour of the Makerplace at the end of our visit.

Waivers are required for each Scout signed by a parent or guardian. Completed waivers must be brought at the time of the visit.

 

Service Hours

The library is a great place for Scouts to fulfill service hour requirements. There are monthly volunteer opportunities for tweens (4-6th grade) and teens (7-12th grade).

Contact youthprograms@ahml.info with any questions about fulfilling service hours at the library.