Week Calendar

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 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 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. 

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 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. 

We'll put a spring in your step during this special story time focused on music and dance. Registration with a CLPL card is required.

Do you need a little help with your smartphone, tablet, laptop or e-reader? Bring your device and your questions to this drop-in event. CLPL staff will help you navigate your device and the library's digital resources.

A story time for every little one! Join us for a short story time followed by playtime for children and their caregivers to enjoy. Recommended for children ages Birth - 5 yrs. with their caregiver. Drop-in, no registration is required. 

Calling all 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 weather is warming up and it's time to start planting! Join us for a relaxing paint session on a new, clay flower pot. Then pick a seed from our Seed Library to take home and grow! All materials supplied by the library.

Crystal Lake Public Library is one of the Seven Wonders of Crystal Lake to be featured in this Crystal Lake Park District event!

We've got some great ideas for fiction, non-fiction and hidden gems for your book club! Enjoy a lively presentation of discussion-worthy titles with Megan and Mary.

Stop by Youth Services for a surprise hands-on activity. We'll have a different activity each week including crafts, games, building, robots, and more! This is a drop-in program, no registration is required.

Join us for a celebration of reading! Local high schoolers, including our Toys for Tots Ambassador, will read special stories and then spend time reading one-on-one with students and doing fun activities.

Hey Swifties! Join us for our all new Album and Book Club where every month we pair a novel with a Taylor Swift album for discussion. 

Come create fun clothespin animal magnets with us. Registration with a CLPL card is required.

Grab your grown-up and come to Youth Services to learn fiber art skills. Take home a finished project that you have made together. Registration with a CLPL card is required. 

Embellish a journal cover! You can bring your own journal for a makeover or decorate one of ours to take home.

Join Barbara Ginty, CFP®  CEPA®, as she guides you through the complex landscape of student loans, emphasizing how these debts can impact long-term financial goals, including retirement savings.

Library Foundation Meeting.

Naturalist, wildlife photographer and author/writer Stan Tekiela, originator of the popular state-specific field guides such as Birds of Illiinois Field Guide, Trees of Illinois Field Guide and many more, will present fascinating facts and tidbits

Let loose with watercolor as you learn how to paint flowers with Audrey Ra Design, a local teaching artist. In this workshop you’ll learn how to paint flowers in the loose style. Requires a Crystal Lake Public Library card.

Alexis Nikole Nelson is a forager and an outdoor educator using her platforms, TikTok account alexisnikole and Instagram page b