Event List

Join us for all kinds of superhero trivia! Questions may come from DC, Marvel, or some other universe. Match your wits against other fans and find out how much you know! Registration with a CLPL card is required. 

Get a wand and a spell book then test your magical abilities with potions and herbology lessons. Wear your robes if you'd like! Registration with a CLPL card is required.

Celebrate all things Pokémon with games, crafts and activities at our Pokémon Party! Registration with a CLPL card is required.

Hi Barbie! Join us in our own pink world and solve the Barbie murder mystery! Costumes highly encouraged - which Barbie will you be? Ages 16+

Free Comic Book Day is on May the Fourth this year! Pick up your free comic book and stay for fandom fun with crafts, photo ops and activity stations.

Join us at Downtown Crystal Lake's Garden Party! We will be sharing spring stories near the gazebo.

Grab your free comic and come down to the Ames Room in your Star Wars pajamas for a showing of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. We'll have themed snacks available for a light breakfast!  

Join local author Refe Tuma for a crash course in storytelling (and a little mad science) with heroes, villains, and the physics of storytelling, as Refe inspires them to craft compelling stories in books, games, songs and even every day conversat

Stop by Youth Services for a surprise hands-on activity. We'll have a different activity each week including crafts, games, building, robots, and more! This is a drop-in program, no registration is required.

Kal Penn (kalpenn.com) is an actor, writer, producer, and former Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement.

Have you ever wanted to learn to meditate but didn't know where to start? Come join Megan as she guides you through some basic meditation and mindful breathing techniques. All levels welcome.

Stop by Youth Services for a surprise hands-on activity. We'll have a different activity each week including crafts, games, building, robots, and more! This is a drop-in program, no registration is required.

Create your own custom t-shirt by spraying bleach over stencils on dark fabric! Bring a shirt of your own or use one of ours (sizes and quantity limited). Bleach, stencils, gloves and masks will be provided by the library. Dress for a mess!

Still undecided or want to change careers? Join us at the Crystal Lake Public library to learn from McHenry County College staff about career exploration and resources.

Join our informal social gathering where persons with memory issues and their care partners can connect with others in similar situations. Held the third Thursday of the month. New members are always welcome.

Learn crochet basics in this multi-generational class. Bring your own size H/5.0mm crochet hook. We’ll provide yarn. Participants in grades 5-8 must be accompanied by an adult. CLPL cardholders only. Registration required.

Stop by Youth Services for a surprise hands-on activity. We'll have a different activity each week including crafts, games, building, robots, and more! This is a drop-in program, no registration is required.

Put your crocs in four-wheel-drive and come make jibbitz with us! No crocs? No worries! Silicone charm bracelets will be provided for those who don't have a pair. Feel free to mix, match and trade your charms here, too.