Event List

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 encouraged.

Learn about the Monarch awards then hear two of the Monarch nominees read aloud. After the stories, we'll have some hands-on fun. Registration with a CLPL card is required.

Would your child like to practice reading with a trained therapy dog? SOUL Harbour Ranch brings their Pet Partners registered therapy dogs to the library for a cozy, one-on-one reading time, which ensures the best experience for our readers.

Would your child like to practice reading with a trained therapy dog? SOUL Harbour Ranch brings their Pet Partners registered therapy dogs to the library for a cozy, one-on-one reading time, which ensures the best experience for our readers.

Would your child like to practice reading with a trained therapy dog? SOUL Harbour Ranch brings their Pet Partners registered therapy dogs to the library for a cozy, one-on-one reading time, which ensures the best experience for our readers.

Would your child like to practice reading with a trained therapy dog? SOUL Harbour Ranch brings their Pet Partners registered therapy dogs to the library for a cozy, one-on-one reading time, which ensures the best experience for our readers.

You and your family are cordially invited to a Jane Austen tea in honor of Jane's 250th birthday. Formal attire encouraged. There will be games, crafts and of course, tea! Registration required with a CLPL card. 

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. 

Come explore with us! We will be using STEM-based activities to explore the world around us. Registration with a CLPL card is required.

A book club for readers who do their best after dark! Join us this month to discuss Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Copies available at the Circulation desk. 

The McHenry County Department of Health will have their mobile unit onsite at the library to offer these services:

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.

Join us for a screening of the smash hit Broadway musical "Hamilton." Runtime: 160 minutes. Rated PG-13.

Welcome in the New Year and the many things to be experienced in 2026! Let's decorate special jars to store all of our mementoes and memories throughout the year. Registration with a CLPL card is required. 

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

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen