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Critcut Mug Press Workshop

Cricut Mug Press Workshop

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Ames Room at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adult

Learn the basic functions of the Cricut Mug Press, and make a coffee mug cap to take home. All materials provided. 

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Room: Ames Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn the basic functions of the Cricut Mug Press, and make a coffee mug cap to take home. All materials provided. 

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 - April

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: Garden Gnome

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: Garden Gnome

Preservation Week: Photo Scanning Assistance. Vintage photographs scattered on a light blue-green background

Preservation Week Photo Scanning Assistance

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Adult Services at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

Do you need help scanning old print photos? Sign up for a 30 minute appointment for assistance with the Library's Epson FastFoto scanner. Learn how to quickly scan a stack of same-size photos and save to a USB drive or cloud storage.

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

Do you need help scanning old print photos? Sign up for a 30 minute appointment for assistance with the Library's Epson FastFoto scanner. Learn how to quickly scan a stack of same-size photos and save to a USB drive or cloud storage.

Preservation Week: Photo Scanning Assistance. Vintage photographs scattered on a light blue-green background

Preservation Week Photo Scanning Assistance

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 2:30pm - 3:00pm
Adult Services at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

Do you need help scanning old print photos? Sign up for a 30 minute appointment for assistance with the Library's Epson FastFoto scanner. Learn how to quickly scan a stack of same-size photos and save to a USB drive or cloud storage.

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

Do you need help scanning old print photos? Sign up for a 30 minute appointment for assistance with the Library's Epson FastFoto scanner. Learn how to quickly scan a stack of same-size photos and save to a USB drive or cloud storage.

Preservation Week: Photo Scanning Assistance. Vintage photographs scattered on a light blue-green background

Preservation Week Photo Scanning Assistance

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 3:00pm - 3:30pm
Adult Services at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

Do you need help scanning old print photos? Sign up for a 30 minute appointment for assistance with the Library's Epson FastFoto scanner. Learn how to quickly scan a stack of same-size photos and save to a USB drive or cloud storage.

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:

Do you need help scanning old print photos? Sign up for a 30 minute appointment for assistance with the Library's Epson FastFoto scanner. Learn how to quickly scan a stack of same-size photos and save to a USB drive or cloud storage.

Preservation Week: Photo Scanning Assistance. Vintage photographs scattered on a light blue-green background

Preservation Week Photo Scanning Assistance

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:00pm
Adult Services at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

Do you need help scanning old print photos? Sign up for a 30 minute appointment for assistance with the Library's Epson FastFoto scanner. Learn how to quickly scan a stack of same-size photos and save to a USB drive or cloud storage.

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:

Do you need help scanning old print photos? Sign up for a 30 minute appointment for assistance with the Library's Epson FastFoto scanner. Learn how to quickly scan a stack of same-size photos and save to a USB drive or cloud storage.

Learn to Knit a Market Bag. A green market bag filled with oranges and abstract orange shapes on a dark blue background

Learn to Knit a Market Bag

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Ames Room at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adult

Come join us for two fun nights of knitting! With farmers market and harvesting season right around the corner, let's get ready by creating something special. We will provide pattern and yarn to create your own market bag.

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

Come join us for two fun nights of knitting! With farmers market and harvesting season right around the corner, let's get ready by creating something special. We will provide pattern and yarn to create your own market bag.

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Take-and-Make Crafts - May

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: Happy Hedgehog

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: Happy Hedgehog

Library Closed for Staff Training

Friday, May 1, 2026 at 9:00am - 12:00pm
Crystal Lake Public Library

The library will be closed from 9 am - noon for staff training

Closing
Branches:
Crystal Lake Public Library
Description:

The library will be closed from 9 am - noon for staff training

CLPL Mini Art Show

CLPL Mini Art Show

Friday, May 1, 2026 at 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, General Interest
Age Group:
Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages

Calling artists of all ages! Be a part of our CLPL Mini Art Show. Pick up your 4"x4" mini canvas from the Adult or Youth Services desks from May 1-22. Take your canvas home and create.

Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Age Group: Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, General Interest
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling artists of all ages! Be a part of our CLPL Mini Art Show. Pick up your 4"x4" mini canvas from the Adult or Youth Services desks from May 1-22. Take your canvas home and create.

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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.

Romance of the Month Club

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.

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 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.

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Take-and-Make Crafts - May

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: Happy Hedgehog

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: Happy Hedgehog

CLPL Mini Art Show

CLPL Mini Art Show

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, General Interest
Age Group:
Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages

Calling artists of all ages! Be a part of our CLPL Mini Art Show. Pick up your 4"x4" mini canvas from the Adult or Youth Services desks from May 1-22. Take your canvas home and create.

Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Age Group: Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, General Interest
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling artists of all ages! Be a part of our CLPL Mini Art Show. Pick up your 4"x4" mini canvas from the Adult or Youth Services desks from May 1-22. Take your canvas home and create.

Creative Writing Workshop. Caucasian hands typing on a teal and black typewriter

Creative Writing Workshop for Teens and Adults

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Ames Room at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

You've got a story in you! McHenry County College Instructor, Laura Power will lead an afternoon seminar on the basics of creative writing with lecture, exercises, and feedback.

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

You've got a story in you! McHenry County College Instructor, Laura Power will lead an afternoon seminar on the basics of creative writing with lecture, exercises, and feedback.

Take and Make Craft logo

Take-and-Make Crafts - May

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: Happy Hedgehog

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: Happy Hedgehog

CLPL Mini Art Show

CLPL Mini Art Show

Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, General Interest
Age Group:
Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages

Calling artists of all ages! Be a part of our CLPL Mini Art Show. Pick up your 4"x4" mini canvas from the Adult or Youth Services desks from May 1-22. Take your canvas home and create.

Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Age Group: Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, General Interest
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling artists of all ages! Be a part of our CLPL Mini Art Show. Pick up your 4"x4" mini canvas from the Adult or Youth Services desks from May 1-22. Take your canvas home and create.

Take and Make Craft logo

Take-and-Make Crafts - May

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: Happy Hedgehog

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: Happy Hedgehog

Star Wars Story Time Dance Party

Star Wars Story Time Dance Party

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Program I & II at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Youth

 May the force be with you in this special story time focused on music and dance. Registration with a CLPL card 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:

 May the force be with you in this special story time focused on music and dance. Registration with a CLPL card is required.

Star Wars Story Time Dance Party

Star Wars Story Time Dance Party

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Program I & II at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Youth

May the force be with you in this special story time focused on music and dance. Registration with a CLPL card 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:

May the force be with you in this special story time focused on music and dance. Registration with a CLPL card is required.

CLPL Mini Art Show

CLPL Mini Art Show

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, General Interest
Age Group:
Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages

Calling artists of all ages! Be a part of our CLPL Mini Art Show. Pick up your 4"x4" mini canvas from the Adult or Youth Services desks from May 1-22. Take your canvas home and create.

Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Age Group: Youth, Teen, Adult, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, General Interest
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling artists of all ages! Be a part of our CLPL Mini Art Show. Pick up your 4"x4" mini canvas from the Adult or Youth Services desks from May 1-22. Take your canvas home and create.

Make It Mondays

Make It Mondays

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 3:45pm - 5:00pm
Program I & II at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest
Age Group:
Youth

Stop by Youth Services for a surprise, hands-on activity. Crafts, games or building. The activity will change every week. Drop in. No registration required.

Library Branch: Crystal Lake Public Library
Room: Program I & II
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: General Interest
Event Details:

Stop by Youth Services for a surprise, hands-on activity. Crafts, games or building. The activity will change every week. Drop in. No registration required.

CLPL Cinema Club. Film Reel, 3d Glasses, Director's Slate and popcorn scattered on a red background. Star Wars: A New Hope poster featured prominently

CLPL Cinema Club - Star Wars: A New Hope

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Ames Room at Crystal Lake Public Library
Program Type:
General Interest, Movie
Age Group:
Teen, Adult

Calling all cinephiles! Join CLPL's new cinema appreciation club to view and discuss a variety of classic and new films. Registration encouraged.

May's Film: Star Wars: A New Hope (1977, 121 min, PG).

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

Calling all cinephiles! Join CLPL's new cinema appreciation club to view and discuss a variety of classic and new films. Registration encouraged.

May's Film: Star Wars: A New Hope (1977, 121 min, PG).

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Take-and-Make Crafts - May

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: Happy Hedgehog

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: Happy Hedgehog