Event List

Grab your grown-up and come to Youth Services to learn fiber art skills. Take home a finished project that you have made together. Registration with a CLPL card is required. 

Library Foundation Meeting.

A story time for preschool-aged children with stories and songs.  Registration with a CLPL card is required.

A story time for every little one! Join us for stories, fingerplays, songs, dancing, and more! Suggested for ages Birth - 5 years with a caregiver. Registration with a CLPL card is...

Come create fun clothespin animal magnets with us. Registration with a CLPL card is required.

Naturalist, wildlife photographer and author/writer Stan Tekiela, originator of the popular state-specific field guides such as Birds of Illiinois Field Guide, Trees of Illinois Fi...

Let loose with watercolor as you learn how to paint flowers with Audrey Ra Design, a local teaching artist. In this workshop you’ll learn how to paint flowers in the loose style. R...

We'll put a spring in your step during this special story time focused on music and dance. Registration with a CLPL card is required.

We'll put a spring in your step during this special story time focused on music and dance. Registration with a CLPL card is required.

Calling all crafters! Pack up your current projects and head over to the library for a casual program where you can socialize with other makers while you work. Registration encoura...

We've got some great ideas for fiction, non-fiction and hidden gems for your book club! Enjoy a lively presentation of discussion-worthy titles with Megan and Mary.

Embellish a journal cover! You can bring your own journal for a makeover or decorate one of ours to take home.

Alexis Nikole Nelson is a forager and an outdoor educator using her platforms, TikTok account alexisnikole and Instagram page blackforager, to celebrate all the edible pl...

Do you need a little help with your smartphone, tablet, laptop or e-reader? Bring your device and your questions to this drop-in event. CLPL staff will help you navigate your devic...

A story time for every little one! Join us for a short story time followed by playtime for children and their caregivers to enjoy. Recommended for children ages Birth - 5 yrs. with...

The weather is warming up and it's time to start planting! Join us for a relaxing paint session on a new, clay flower pot. Then pick a seed from our Seed Library to take home and g...

Join us for a celebration of reading! Local high schoolers, including our Toys for Tots Ambassador, will read special stories and then spend time reading one-on-one with students a...

Hey Swifties! Join us for our all new Album and Book Club where every month we pair a novel with a Taylor Swift album for discussion. This month's pairing: "Speak Now (Taylor'...