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Aging in Crystal Lake: Preparing for the Unexpected

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Ames Room at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Adult

What should you do when an unexpected medical emergency at home—such as a fall or sudden confusion—requires an urgent response and medical care?

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Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Room: Ames Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Event Details:

What should you do when an unexpected medical emergency at home—such as a fall or sudden confusion—requires an urgent response and medical care?

Disclaimer(s)

Cancellation

Due to this program's popularity, please give the library 24-hours notice if you can't attend so we can notify the next person on the waiting list.

This event is in the "Youth" group
This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Take-and-Make Crafts - April

All Day
CLPL Take & Make
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and Make Crafts below:

Youth Take-and-Make: Garden Gnome

Offsite Event
Library Branch: CLPL Take & Make
Age Group: Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and Make Crafts below:

Youth Take-and-Make: Garden Gnome

This event is in the "Adult" group

Memory Café

Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Ames Room at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Adult

Join us for an informal social gathering where persons with memory challenges and their care partner can participate in a craft and connect with others. Light refreshments served. New members are always welcome.

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Registration Required
Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Room: Ames Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for an informal social gathering where persons with memory challenges and their care partner can participate in a craft and connect with others. Light refreshments served. New members are always welcome.

This event is in the "Youth" group

Bilingual Story Time/Hora de Cuentos Bilingüe

Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Program I & II at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Youth

Get ready to have fun with music, books and rhymes in this special bilingual story time. Registration with a CLPL card is required.

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Registration Required
Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Room: Program I & II
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get ready to have fun with music, books and rhymes in this special bilingual story time. Registration with a CLPL card is required.

This event is in the "Adult" group

National Library Week Author Panel

Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Adult

A coalition of McHenry County public libraries are pleased to host a fantastic group of five fiction authors at McHenry County College's Luecht Auditorium.

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Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Event Details:

A coalition of McHenry County public libraries are pleased to host a fantastic group of five fiction authors at McHenry County College's Luecht Auditorium.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

ADA accommodations are available with at least 5 days advance notice. Please call 815.459.1687, ext. 8 to make arrangements.

This event is in the "Youth" group
This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Take-and-Make Crafts - April

All Day
CLPL Take & Make
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and Make Crafts below:

Youth Take-and-Make: Garden Gnome

Offsite Event
Library Branch: CLPL Take & Make
Age Group: Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and Make Crafts below:

Youth Take-and-Make: Garden Gnome

This event is in the "Youth" group
This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Take-and-Make Crafts - April

All Day
CLPL Take & Make
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and Make Crafts below:

Youth Take-and-Make: Garden Gnome

Offsite Event
Library Branch: CLPL Take & Make
Age Group: Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and Make Crafts below:

Youth Take-and-Make: Garden Gnome

This event is in the "Youth" group
This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group

Community Connections Volunteer Fair

Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Ames Room at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Youth, Teen, Adult

Looking for opportunities to volunteer and ways to get involved with community organizations? Stop by the library to meet representatives from local organizations and find out about their volunteer needs. 

Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Room: Ames Room
Age Group: Youth, Teen, Adult
Program Type: General Interest
Event Details:

Looking for opportunities to volunteer and ways to get involved with community organizations? Stop by the library to meet representatives from local organizations and find out about their volunteer needs. 

This event is in the "Youth" group
This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Take-and-Make Crafts - April

All Day
CLPL Take & Make
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and Make Crafts below:

Youth Take-and-Make: Garden Gnome

Offsite Event
Library Branch: CLPL Take & Make
Age Group: Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and Make Crafts below:

Youth Take-and-Make: Garden Gnome

This event is in the "Youth" group
This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Take-and-Make Crafts - April

All Day
CLPL Take & Make
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and Make Crafts below:

Youth Take-and-Make: Garden Gnome

Offsite Event
Library Branch: CLPL Take & Make
Age Group: Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and Make Crafts below:

Youth Take-and-Make: Garden Gnome

This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group

Preservation Week Photo Scanning Assistance

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Adult Services at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

Do you need help scanning old print photos? Sign up for a 30 minute appointment for assistance with the Library's Epson FastFoto scanner. Learn how to quickly scan a stack of same-size photos and save to a USB drive or cloud storage.

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Room: Adult Services
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you need help scanning old print photos? Sign up for a 30 minute appointment for assistance with the Library's Epson FastFoto scanner. Learn how to quickly scan a stack of same-size photos and save to a USB drive or cloud storage.

This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group

Preservation Week Photo Scanning Assistance

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Adult Services at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

Do you need help scanning old print photos? Sign up for a 30 minute appointment for assistance with the Library's Epson FastFoto scanner. Learn how to quickly scan a stack of same-size photos and save to a USB drive or cloud storage.

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Room: Adult Services
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you need help scanning old print photos? Sign up for a 30 minute appointment for assistance with the Library's Epson FastFoto scanner. Learn how to quickly scan a stack of same-size photos and save to a USB drive or cloud storage.

This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group

Preservation Week Photo Scanning Assistance

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Adult Services at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

Do you need help scanning old print photos? Sign up for a 30 minute appointment for assistance with the Library's Epson FastFoto scanner. Learn how to quickly scan a stack of same-size photos and save to a USB drive or cloud storage.

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Room: Adult Services
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you need help scanning old print photos? Sign up for a 30 minute appointment for assistance with the Library's Epson FastFoto scanner. Learn how to quickly scan a stack of same-size photos and save to a USB drive or cloud storage.

This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group

Preservation Week Photo Scanning Assistance

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Adult Services at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

Do you need help scanning old print photos? Sign up for a 30 minute appointment for assistance with the Library's Epson FastFoto scanner. Learn how to quickly scan a stack of same-size photos and save to a USB drive or cloud storage.

Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Room: Adult Services
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you need help scanning old print photos? Sign up for a 30 minute appointment for assistance with the Library's Epson FastFoto scanner. Learn how to quickly scan a stack of same-size photos and save to a USB drive or cloud storage.

This event is in the "Youth" group

Make It Mondays

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 3:45pm - 5:00pm
Program I & II at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Youth

Stop by Youth Services for a surprise, hands-on activity. Crafts, games or building. The activity will change every week. Drop in. No registration required.

Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Room: Program I & II
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: General Interest
Event Details:

Stop by Youth Services for a surprise, hands-on activity. Crafts, games or building. The activity will change every week. Drop in. No registration required.

This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group

Preservation Week Photo Scanning Assistance

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Adult Services at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

Do you need help scanning old print photos? Sign up for a 30 minute appointment for assistance with the Library's Epson FastFoto scanner. Learn how to quickly scan a stack of same-size photos and save to a USB drive or cloud storage.

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Room: Adult Services
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you need help scanning old print photos? Sign up for a 30 minute appointment for assistance with the Library's Epson FastFoto scanner. Learn how to quickly scan a stack of same-size photos and save to a USB drive or cloud storage.

This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group

Preservation Week Photo Scanning Assistance

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Adult Services at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

Do you need help scanning old print photos? Sign up for a 30 minute appointment for assistance with the Library's Epson FastFoto scanner. Learn how to quickly scan a stack of same-size photos and save to a USB drive or cloud storage.

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Room: Adult Services
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you need help scanning old print photos? Sign up for a 30 minute appointment for assistance with the Library's Epson FastFoto scanner. Learn how to quickly scan a stack of same-size photos and save to a USB drive or cloud storage.

This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group

Preservation Week Photo Scanning Assistance

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Adult Services at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

Do you need help scanning old print photos? Sign up for a 30 minute appointment for assistance with the Library's Epson FastFoto scanner. Learn how to quickly scan a stack of same-size photos and save to a USB drive or cloud storage.

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Room: Adult Services
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you need help scanning old print photos? Sign up for a 30 minute appointment for assistance with the Library's Epson FastFoto scanner. Learn how to quickly scan a stack of same-size photos and save to a USB drive or cloud storage.

This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group

Preservation Week Photo Scanning Assistance

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 7:30pm - 8:00pm
Adult Services at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

Do you need help scanning old print photos? Sign up for a 30 minute appointment for assistance with the Library's Epson FastFoto scanner. Learn how to quickly scan a stack of same-size photos and save to a USB drive or cloud storage.

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Room: Adult Services
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you need help scanning old print photos? Sign up for a 30 minute appointment for assistance with the Library's Epson FastFoto scanner. Learn how to quickly scan a stack of same-size photos and save to a USB drive or cloud storage.

This event is in the "Youth" group
This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Take-and-Make Crafts - April

All Day
CLPL Take & Make
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and Make Crafts below:

Youth Take-and-Make: Garden Gnome

Offsite Event
Library Branch: CLPL Take & Make
Age Group: Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and Make Crafts below:

Youth Take-and-Make: Garden Gnome

This event is in the "Youth" group

Toddler Art Studio

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Program I & II at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Youth

Process-based art designed specifically for toddlers. Dress for a mess! Registration with a CLPL card is required. 

Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Room: Program I & II
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Process-based art designed specifically for toddlers. Dress for a mess! Registration with a CLPL card is required. 

This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group

Preservation Week Photo Scanning Assistance

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Adult Services at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

Do you need help scanning old print photos? Sign up for a 30 minute appointment for assistance with the Library's Epson FastFoto scanner. Learn how to quickly scan a stack of same-size photos and save to a USB drive or cloud storage.

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Room: Adult Services
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you need help scanning old print photos? Sign up for a 30 minute appointment for assistance with the Library's Epson FastFoto scanner. Learn how to quickly scan a stack of same-size photos and save to a USB drive or cloud storage.

This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group

Preservation Week Photo Scanning Assistance

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Adult Services at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

Do you need help scanning old print photos? Sign up for a 30 minute appointment for assistance with the Library's Epson FastFoto scanner. Learn how to quickly scan a stack of same-size photos and save to a USB drive or cloud storage.

Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Room: Adult Services
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you need help scanning old print photos? Sign up for a 30 minute appointment for assistance with the Library's Epson FastFoto scanner. Learn how to quickly scan a stack of same-size photos and save to a USB drive or cloud storage.

This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group

Preservation Week Photo Scanning Assistance

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Adult Services at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

Do you need help scanning old print photos? Sign up for a 30 minute appointment for assistance with the Library's Epson FastFoto scanner. Learn how to quickly scan a stack of same-size photos and save to a USB drive or cloud storage.

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Room: Adult Services
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you need help scanning old print photos? Sign up for a 30 minute appointment for assistance with the Library's Epson FastFoto scanner. Learn how to quickly scan a stack of same-size photos and save to a USB drive or cloud storage.