Upcoming Events

Join Flying Fox Conservation Fund as they introduce us to a slew of animals including a sloth! Learn about unique creatures from around the world. Registration with a CLPL card is required. Call (815) 459-1687 ext.

Join Flying Fox Conservation Fund as they introduce us to a slew of animals including a sloth! Learn about unique creatures from around the world. Registration with a CLPL card is required. Call (815) 459-1687 ext.

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. 

Create a light-up key chain using LED circuits and a safety pin to scratch a design on a piece of acrylic. All materials provided. Registration required.

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.

A story time for preschool-aged children with stories and songs.  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. 

Join Ms. Seanine for a special summer book club where participants vote on which books to read from the 2026 Rebecca Caudill Book Award nominee list. Enjoy snacks while we discuss each book. Registration with a CLPL card is required.

Knitters and 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.

The Committee of the Whole of the Board of Library Trustees of the City of Crystal Lake will be holding an in person meeting at the library to consider essential business.

Come join Megan as she guides you through some meditations and mindful breathing techniques. All levels welcome. 
Registration encouraged. Ages 10 and up.

Let's create a community of knitters, and crocheters who come together to share ideas. While this is not a class, we can still learn from each other. Bring your current crochet or knitting project and sit and stitch with us.