Event List

Join Ms. Dawn and Ms. Ashlee for a special summer book club. Participants will vote on which books to read from the Bluestem 2026 nominee list! The club will meet weekly to talk about the selected books and do fun activities.

If you've ever wondered about being an RPG game master, come learn about it! Linda Hadlock, a trained therapeutic game master, will help take the confusion away in a highly informative one-time workshop on how to run a game.

Enjoy stories, songs, games and lots of fun at this outdoor story time. Please bring a blanket and be prepared for fun! Program is held weather permitting. Registration is required.

Join us for a screening of 1982's sci-fi classic "Tron" Runtime: 96 minutes. Rated PG.

Reading Buddies is a program that pairs a child entering first-third grades with a teen volunteer for reading practice. Registration with a CLPL card is required.

Reading Buddies is a program that pairs a child entering first-third grades with a teen volunteer for reading practice. Registration with a CLPL card is required.

Reading Buddies is a program that pairs a child entering first-third grades with a teen volunteer for reading practice. Registration with a CLPL card is required.

Reading Buddies is a program that pairs a child in first-third grades with a teen volunteer for reading practice. Registration with a CLPL card is required.

Reading Buddies is a program that pairs a child entering first-third grades with a teen volunteer for reading practice. Registration with a CLPL card is required.

Enjoy a Strikers performance, meet the musicians and see their instruments up close. Please bring a chair or blanket and join us at Woodscreek Park, 1420 Willow Tree Dr., Crystal Lake, IL 60014. No registration is required.

Join Flying Fox Conservation Fund as they introduce us to a slew of animals including a sloth! Learn about unique creatures from around the world. Registration with a CLPL card is required. Call (815) 459-1687 ext.

Join Flying Fox Conservation Fund as they introduce us to a slew of animals including a sloth! Learn about unique creatures from around the world. Registration with a CLPL card is required. Call (815) 459-1687 ext.

Join us for a special story time for the youngest of the young. This story time is only meant for babies. We will have stories, songs, and lap-sit games. 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 required. 

Create a light-up key chain using LED circuits and a safety pin to scratch a design on a piece of acrylic. All materials provided. Registration required.

A special story time that includes songs, rhymes, dancing and stories for our exuberant toddlers! 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. This is a Drop-in story time. No registration required.