Read, Rock, n’ Rhyme. Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Highway, will host story time for kids age birth to 7 years old. Kids will be able to dance, shake and wiggle as we share stories, songs, rhymes, and more from 10:30 to 11 a.m. in the Rauch Reading Room. Register here.

Read, Play, & Grow!: A Storytime for Babies and Toddlers. Meet in the Helen Wilson Meeting Room at Flossmoor Public Library, 1000 Sterling Ave., from 10:30 to 11 a.m. for fun activities that help develop early literacy skills for babies and toddlers. Register here.

5Essentials Parent Survey. District 161 invites parents to provide feedback through the Illinois 5Essentials Parent Survey, open now through March 13. The input will help the district understand what it is doing well and where it can grow. To participate, visit https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ and select the Parent Survey to begin. Parents should complete one survey for each child they have enrolled in D161 schools. The survey is confidential, takes only a few minutes, and plays an important role in shaping the future of our schools.

H-F Chronicle Reader Survey. Friday is the deadline to offer feedback about your local newspaper. Press Forward and Medill University are sponsoring a professionally designed survey to help local news organizations learn how better to serve their communities. The Chronicle is participating in the project.