Upcoming Events

Enjoy a Library storytime at Dream Riders TLC, 4701 N. Oak St., Crystal Lake. We will share stories and meet special horses that work with kids. This program will take place outdoors and will be held weather permitting. Kids will interact with horses...

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 device and the library's digital resources. ...

Practice reading with our Very Important Volunteers (VIVs) this summer! Children will be paired with teen volunteers to practice their reading skills and build confidence. Sign up for a 15-minute session. CLPL cardholders only. Registration required....

Practice reading with our Very Important Volunteers (VIVs) this summer! Children will be paired with teen volunteers to practice their reading skills and build confidence. Sign up for a 15-minute session. CLPL cardholders only. Registration required....

Would your child like to read with a trained therapy dog? Read With Me is a special initiative of the Pet Partners Therapy Animal Program. Register for a 15-minute session to read with a dog. Registration with a CLPL card is required.  ...

Would your child like to read with a trained therapy dog? Read With Me is a special initiative of the Pet Partners Therapy Animal Program. Register for a 15-minute session to read with a dog. Registration with a CLPL card is required.  ...

Would your child like to read with a trained therapy dog? Read With Me is a special initiative of the Pet Partners Therapy Animal Program. Register for a 15-minute session to read with a dog. Registration with a CLPL card is required.  ...

Would your child like to read with a trained therapy dog? Read With Me is a special initiative of the Pet Partners Therapy Animal Program. Register for a 15-minute session to read with a dog. Registration with a CLPL card is required.  ...

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.  ...

Drop in to Youth Services for a surprise, hands-on activity. Crafts, games, building, robots, the activity will change each week! No registration required. ...

A brand new book club for readers who do their best after dark! Join us this month to discuss "Yerba Buena" by Nina LaCour. Copies available at the Circulation desk. This program will be offered on Zoom and in person simultaneously. ...

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 2023's The Color Purple. Runtime: 140 minutes. Rated PG-13. ...

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

This month's book is I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai. A timely mystery set on an elite college campus. A former student, who is now a well-known podcaster, returns as a professor, only to confront an unsolved murder tha...

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.  ...

Drop in to Youth Services for a surprise, hands-on activity. Crafts, games, building, robots, the activity will change each week! No registration required. ...