Upcoming Events

Learn how to make a bouquet of beautiful origami lilies just in time for Mother’s Day! Watch this program on the CLPL YouTube Channel. ...

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and-Make Crafts: Youth Take-and-Make: Seeds Elementary Take-and-Make: Shrinky Dinks  Middle School Take-and-Make: Friendship Bracelets Teen Take-and-Make: P...

Join CLPL Youth staff at Downtown Crystal Lake's Garden Party/Flower Sale from 12 - 2 pm. We'll have many flowery stories to share. ...

Take a docent led tour of the Karkomi Holocaust Exhibition, a place for both those familiar with the Holocaust and those learning about it for the first time. 1 registration needed per family or group. Register for the Zoom webinar here. You...

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and-Make Crafts: Youth Take-and-Make: Seeds Elementary Take-and-Make: Shrinky Dinks  Middle School Take-and-Make: Friendship Bracelets Teen Take-and-Make: P...

Call Anytime! Looking for a screen break and a good story to relax you? Call the Library at 815.459.1687 and press 2 to hear our new Dial-a-Story every week. Stories will be updated weekly with selections for kids and adults. We’re excited to sh...

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and-Make Crafts: Youth Take-and-Make: Seeds Elementary Take-and-Make: Shrinky Dinks  Middle School Take-and-Make: Friendship Bracelets Teen Take-and-Make: P...

Call Anytime! Looking for a screen break and a good story to relax you? Call the Library at 815.459.1687 and press 2 to hear our new Dial-a-Story every week. Stories will be updated weekly with selections for kids and adults. We’re excited to sh...

This month in Preschool Crafts, we are going to use the technique of pointillism and color in or create a picture using markers making tiny dots. We'll also learn a little about the life of Georges Seurat and his famous painting, A Sunday on the...

Learn to make two kinds of fliers! The swooping straw requires a drinking straw, cardstock, scissors, and tape. The copter coaster requires this printed template, scissors, and a paperclip. Crayons or colored pencils are optional for decorating your ...

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and-Make Crafts: Youth Take-and-Make: Seeds Elementary Take-and-Make: Shrinky Dinks  Middle School Take-and-Make: Friendship Bracelets Teen Take-and-Make: P...

Join our conversation club! Practice your conversational English, and increase your confidence in your skills. All levels welcome. ¡Venga a nuestro grupo de conversación! Practique su inglés conversacional y adquiera confianza en sus habilidades. ...

Join Katie as she celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month by reading an excerpt from Gene Luen Yang’s graphic novel Superman Smashes the Klan. Watch this program on the CLPL YouTube Channel. ...

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and-Make Crafts: Youth Take-and-Make: Seeds Elementary Take-and-Make: Shrinky Dinks  Middle School Take-and-Make: Friendship Bracelets Teen Take-and-Make: P...

Join Ms. Karamy as she shares a surprise story! Click here to watch this virtual storytime at 10 am on the CLPL YouTube Channel. ...

Join Miss Ashlee and Ms. Jamie for some LEGO® challenges and then creative free builds. Grab some LEGO® bricks, jump on Zoom, and have fun creating and sharing. Registration with an email is required for this program. ...

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and-Make Crafts: Youth Take-and-Make: Seeds Elementary Take-and-Make: Shrinky Dinks  Middle School Take-and-Make: Friendship Bracelets Teen Take-and-Make: P...

Join our teen librarian Karin to learn how to give your plain ramen bowl a delicious upgrade. Watch this program on our YouTube Channel. ...

Knitters and crafters, join Megan from Adult Services on Zoom for a drop-in program where you can socialize with other makers while working on your current projects. ...

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and-Make Crafts: Youth Take-and-Make: Seeds Elementary Take-and-Make: Shrinky Dinks  Middle School Take-and-Make: Friendship Bracelets Teen Take-and-Make: P...

Let's make comics together! Dream up your own stories and unleash your own creativity with some inspiration from Lil' Petey, Flippy and Molly! This is a program for grades 1 - 5. Registration is required in order to attend this Zoom program. ...

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and-Make Crafts: Youth Take-and-Make: Seeds Elementary Take-and-Make: Shrinky Dinks  Middle School Take-and-Make: Friendship Bracelets Teen Take-and-Make: P...

Explore ways to connect with the Art Institute of Chicago and discover little known stories that make ours one of the most renowned art museums in the world.  1 registration needed per family or group. Register for the Zoom webinar here. ...

Writers of all experience levels are welcome to join Katy from Adult Services for a virtual meeting of CLPL's monthly writers' group. ...