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Take-and-Make Crafts - August

All Day
CLPL Take & Make
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and Make Crafts below:

Youth Take-and-Make: Cute Caterpillar

Offsite Event
Library Branch: CLPL Take & Make
Age Group: Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and Make Crafts below:

Youth Take-and-Make: Cute Caterpillar

Feel Good Friday Movie

Feel Good Friday Movie: Downton Abbey: A New Era

Friday, August 22, 2025 at 12:00pm - 2:15pm
Ames Room at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adult

Join us for a screening of 2022's "Downton Abbey: A New Era" Runtime: 125 minutes. Rated PG.
Registration encouraged.

Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Room: Ames Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Movie
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a screening of 2022's "Downton Abbey: A New Era" Runtime: 125 minutes. Rated PG.
Registration encouraged.

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Take-and-Make Crafts - August

All Day
CLPL Take & Make
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and Make Crafts below:

Youth Take-and-Make: Cute Caterpillar

Offsite Event
Library Branch: CLPL Take & Make
Age Group: Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and Make Crafts below:

Youth Take-and-Make: Cute Caterpillar

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1000 Books Before Kindergarten Graduation

Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:15am
Ames Room at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Youth

Congratulations to our graduates! Join us for a party with books, dancing and snacks. Registration is required with Youth Services staff. Please call (815) 459-1687 ext. 6, or visit the Youth Services desk to register.

Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Room: Ames Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Event Details:

Congratulations to our graduates! Join us for a party with books, dancing and snacks. Registration is required with Youth Services staff. Please call (815) 459-1687 ext. 6, or visit the Youth Services desk to register.

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1000 Books Before Kindergarten Graduation

Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Ames Room at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Youth

Congratulations to our graduates! Join us for a party with books, dancing and snacks. Registration is required with Youth Services staff. Please call (815) 459-1687 ext. 6, or visit the Youth Services desk to register.

Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Room: Ames Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Event Details:

Congratulations to our graduates! Join us for a party with books, dancing and snacks. Registration is required with Youth Services staff. Please call (815) 459-1687 ext. 6, or visit the Youth Services desk to register.

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Take-and-Make Crafts - August

All Day
CLPL Take & Make
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and Make Crafts below:

Youth Take-and-Make: Cute Caterpillar

Offsite Event
Library Branch: CLPL Take & Make
Age Group: Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and Make Crafts below:

Youth Take-and-Make: Cute Caterpillar

The Discovery of Magic

The Discovery of Magic with William Pack

Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Ames Room at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

William Pack, “The Chicago Magic Expert,” cracks open his magic history scrapbooks to reveal a secret world of colorful characters, amusing adventures, and arcane knowledge. 

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Registration Required
Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Room: Ames Room
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Event Details:

William Pack, “The Chicago Magic Expert,” cracks open his magic history scrapbooks to reveal a secret world of colorful characters, amusing adventures, and arcane knowledge. 

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Photos

Library staffers regularly take photos to use in library publications and promotional fliers. Written consent will be obtained from those named in a photo.

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Take-and-Make Crafts - August

All Day
CLPL Take & Make
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and Make Crafts below:

Youth Take-and-Make: Cute Caterpillar

Offsite Event
Library Branch: CLPL Take & Make
Age Group: Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and Make Crafts below:

Youth Take-and-Make: Cute Caterpillar

Teen steam Rube Goldberg Machines

Teen STEAM: Rube Goldberg Machines

Monday, August 25, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Ames Room at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEM
Age Group:
Teen

Teens, get ready to unleash your creativity and engineering skills! Rube Goldberg machines are chain-reaction contraptions that perform simple tasks in the most complicated ways.

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Registration Required
Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Room: Ames Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Teens, get ready to unleash your creativity and engineering skills! Rube Goldberg machines are chain-reaction contraptions that perform simple tasks in the most complicated ways.

Disclaimer(s)

Photos

Library staffers regularly take photos to use in library publications and promotional fliers. Written consent will be obtained from those named in a photo.

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Take-and-Make Crafts - August

All Day
CLPL Take & Make
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and Make Crafts below:

Youth Take-and-Make: Cute Caterpillar

Offsite Event
Library Branch: CLPL Take & Make
Age Group: Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and Make Crafts below:

Youth Take-and-Make: Cute Caterpillar

Memory Cafe

Memory Café

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Ames Room at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Adult

Individuals with memory related challenges and their caregivers are invited to join us for an informal social gathering and fun activity. Light refreshments will be served.

Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Room: Ames Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Event Details:

Individuals with memory related challenges and their caregivers are invited to join us for an informal social gathering and fun activity. Light refreshments will be served.

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.
Family Evening Story Time

Family Evening Story Time

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Program I & II at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Youth

Bring the family and enjoy a story time together. Prepare to dance and sing! Registration is required. 

Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Room: Program I & II
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring the family and enjoy a story time together. Prepare to dance and sing! Registration is required. 

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CLPL Writers' Group

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adult Services at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

Calling all writers! Join us for our newly relaunched writers' group*. Bring your current work in progress or drafts to work or receive feedback on, or just connect with fellow local writers in a casual, loose structure environment.

Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Room: Adult Services
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all writers! Join us for our newly relaunched writers' group*. Bring your current work in progress or drafts to work or receive feedback on, or just connect with fellow local writers in a casual, loose structure environment.

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Microsoft Excel 365 Next Steps

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Computer Lab at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adult

A continuation of the skills learned in Basics of Excel. Keyboard and mouse skills required.

Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Technology Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

A continuation of the skills learned in Basics of Excel. Keyboard and mouse skills required.

Disclaimer(s)

Cancellation

Due to this program's popularity, please give the library 24-hours notice if you can't attend so we can notify the next person on the waiting list.

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Take-and-Make Crafts - August

All Day
CLPL Take & Make
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and Make Crafts below:

Youth Take-and-Make: Cute Caterpillar

Offsite Event
Library Branch: CLPL Take & Make
Age Group: Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and Make Crafts below:

Youth Take-and-Make: Cute Caterpillar

Preschool Story Time and Craft

Preschool Story Time and Craft

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Program I & II at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Age Group:
Youth

Join us for a special story time for preschoolers that includes stories, songs and a fun craft. Registration with a CLPL card is required.

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Room: Program I & II
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a special story time for preschoolers that includes stories, songs and a fun craft. Registration with a CLPL card is required.

Totally '90s Trivia Night

CLPL Social: Totally '90s Trivia Night

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Ames Room at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Adult

How well do you remember the '90s? Join us to test your knowledge of the totally awesome final decade of the 20th century! 

Dressing for the decade is encouraged!

Teams and Single Players welcome!

Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Room: Ames Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: General Interest
Registration Required
Event Details:

How well do you remember the '90s? Join us to test your knowledge of the totally awesome final decade of the 20th century! 

Dressing for the decade is encouraged!

Teams and Single Players welcome!

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Photos

Library staffers regularly take photos to use in library publications and promotional fliers. Written consent will be obtained from those named in a photo.

Take and Make Craft logo

Take-and-Make Crafts - August

All Day
CLPL Take & Make
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and Make Crafts below:

Youth Take-and-Make: Cute Caterpillar

Offsite Event
Library Branch: CLPL Take & Make
Age Group: Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and Make Crafts below:

Youth Take-and-Make: Cute Caterpillar

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Take-and-Make Crafts - August

All Day
CLPL Take & Make
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and Make Crafts below:

Youth Take-and-Make: Cute Caterpillar

Offsite Event
Library Branch: CLPL Take & Make
Age Group: Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and Make Crafts below:

Youth Take-and-Make: Cute Caterpillar

Trucks

Public Works Story Time

Friday, August 29, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Off Site
Program Type:
General Interest, Storytime
Age Group:
Youth

Do you like big vehicles? The Crystal Lake Public Works Department is partnering with the library for a story time and tour! After a short story time, we will be treated to a tour of the trucks that the city uses to keep our roads safe.

Full
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: General Interest, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you like big vehicles? The Crystal Lake Public Works Department is partnering with the library for a story time and tour! After a short story time, we will be treated to a tour of the trucks that the city uses to keep our roads safe.

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Take-and-Make Crafts - August

All Day
CLPL Take & Make
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and Make Crafts below:

Youth Take-and-Make: Cute Caterpillar

Offsite Event
Library Branch: CLPL Take & Make
Age Group: Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and Make Crafts below:

Youth Take-and-Make: Cute Caterpillar

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Take-and-Make Crafts - August

All Day
CLPL Take & Make
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and Make Crafts below:

Youth Take-and-Make: Cute Caterpillar

Offsite Event
Library Branch: CLPL Take & Make
Age Group: Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Click on the link below to view and register to pick up one of our Take-and Make Crafts below:

Youth Take-and-Make: Cute Caterpillar

Library Closed - Labor Day

All Day
Crystal Lake Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Crystal Lake Public Library
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Mystery of the Month Club

All Day
Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club, General Interest
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

Each month we hand pick a mystery book just for you. Selections will be based on your profile/quiz results. Find a new favorite author or be surprised by a book you've never read.

Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Type: Book Club, General Interest
Registration Required
Event Details:

Each month we hand pick a mystery book just for you. Selections will be based on your profile/quiz results. Find a new favorite author or be surprised by a book you've never read.