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Readers' Social Club

Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult

This isn't your typical book club! There's no assigned reading, no discussion to prepare for.

Register Now
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

This isn't your typical book club! There's no assigned reading, no discussion to prepare for.

This event is in the "Adult" group

Project Management 101 - part 1

Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual CLPL
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Adult

Michael Spilg, PMI-certified instructor, will offer a beginner-friendly overview of project management methods, including Traditional, Agile, and Hybrid approaches. He'll introduce key team roles, tools, and ways of thinking for each style.

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual CLPL
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: General Interest
Event Details:

Michael Spilg, PMI-certified instructor, will offer a beginner-friendly overview of project management methods, including Traditional, Agile, and Hybrid approaches. He'll introduce key team roles, tools, and ways of thinking for each style.

Disclaimer(s)

Zoom - Invite

To access this program, you will receive an invitation to a Zoom meeting to the email you have given within 24 hours of the program.

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This event is in the "Teen" group
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Take-and-Make Crafts - January

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: Animal Scratch Art

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: Animal Scratch Art

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Take-and-Make Crafts - January

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: Animal Scratch Art

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: Animal Scratch Art

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This event is in the "Adult" group
This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group

All Ages Game and Puzzle Exchange

Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ames Room at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Youth, Teen, Adult, Family, All Ages

Trade in your gently used games or puzzles for something new to you. Items may be brought to the Youth or Adult Services desks from January 17-23 and exchanged for a voucher to redeem on the day of the event.

Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Room: Ames Room
Age Group: Youth, Teen, Adult, Family, All Ages
Program Type: General Interest
Event Details:

Trade in your gently used games or puzzles for something new to you. Items may be brought to the Youth or Adult Services desks from January 17-23 and exchanged for a voucher to redeem on the day of the event.

This event is in the "Youth" group
This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Take-and-Make Crafts - January

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: Animal Scratch Art

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: Animal Scratch Art

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This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group
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Take-and-Make Crafts - January

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: Animal Scratch Art

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: Animal Scratch Art

This event is in the "Adult" group

Winter Sowing

Monday, January 26, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Ames Room at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Adult

Learn how to 'winter sow' for a bumper crop. Master Gardeners will be here to demonstrate. Attendees will leave with their own pre-planted milk jug planter.

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

Learn how to 'winter sow' for a bumper crop. Master Gardeners will be here to demonstrate. Attendees will leave with their own pre-planted milk jug planter.

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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.

This event is in the "Youth" group
This event is in the "Teen" group
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Take-and-Make Crafts - January

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: Animal Scratch Art

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: Animal Scratch Art

This event is in the "Adult" group

An Evening with Paul Lisnek

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual CLPL
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Adult

The League of Women Voters of the Palatine, Schaumburg, and Barrington Areas and various Illinois libraries are proud to partner on the kick off of our 2026 Civic Awareness Series, a program dedicated to the continued civic education and engagemen

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual CLPL
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: General Interest
Event Details:

The League of Women Voters of the Palatine, Schaumburg, and Barrington Areas and various Illinois libraries are proud to partner on the kick off of our 2026 Civic Awareness Series, a program dedicated to the continued civic education and engagemen

This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group

CLPL Writers' Group

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 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 our monthly 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. Registration encouraged.

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 our monthly 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. Registration encouraged.

This event is in the "Youth" group
This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Take-and-Make Crafts - January

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: Animal Scratch Art

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: Animal Scratch Art

This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group

Escape Longbourne: A Jane Austen Themed Escape Room

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Ames Room at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

It is a truth universally acknowledged that those trapped in Mr. Bennet's study must be in want of an escape! You will have 60 minutes to escape Mr.

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

It is a truth universally acknowledged that those trapped in Mr. Bennet's study must be in want of an escape! You will have 60 minutes to escape Mr.

This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group

Escape from Longbourne: A Jane Austen Themed Escape Room

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ames Room at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

It is a truth universally acknowledged that those trapped in Mr. Bennet's study must be in want of an escape! You will have 60 minutes to escape Mr.

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

It is a truth universally acknowledged that those trapped in Mr. Bennet's study must be in want of an escape! You will have 60 minutes to escape Mr.

This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group

Escape from Longbourne: A Jane Austen Themed Escape Room

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Ames Room at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

It is a truth universally acknowledged that those trapped in Mr. Bennet's study must be in want of an escape! You will have 60 minutes to escape Mr.

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

It is a truth universally acknowledged that those trapped in Mr. Bennet's study must be in want of an escape! You will have 60 minutes to escape Mr.

This event is in the "Youth" group
This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Take-and-Make Crafts - January

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: Animal Scratch Art

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: Animal Scratch Art

This event is in the "Youth" group
This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Take-and-Make Crafts - January

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: Animal Scratch Art

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: Animal Scratch Art

This event is in the "Youth" group
This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Take-and-Make Crafts - January

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: Animal Scratch Art

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: Animal Scratch Art

This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group

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.

Upcoming
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.

This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group

Romance 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 romance book just for you! Custom selections will be based on your survey results. Find a new favorite author or be surprised by a book you’ve never read.

Upcoming
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 romance book just for you! Custom selections will be based on your survey results. Find a new favorite author or be surprised by a book you’ve never read.

This event is in the "Youth" group
This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Take-and-Make Crafts - February

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: Love Bug

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: Love Bug

This event is in the "Youth" group
This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Take-and-Make Crafts - February

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: Love Bug

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: Love Bug

This event is in the "Youth" group
This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adult" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Take-and-Make Crafts - February

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: Love Bug

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: Love Bug

This event is in the "Adult" group

Project Management 101 - Part 2

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual CLPL
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Adult
Join us for part 2 of our project management presentation. In this session, you will discover how artificial intelligence can enhance your project management practice.
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual CLPL
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: General Interest
Event Details:
Join us for part 2 of our project management presentation. In this session, you will discover how artificial intelligence can enhance your project management practice.

Disclaimer(s)

Zoom - Invite

To access this program, you will receive an invitation to a Zoom meeting to the email you have given within 24 hours of the program.