Week Calendar

Allie Hulen is a local musician and songwriter who creates connections between audiences and the musical world surrounding them. Please bring a chair or blanket and join us at Veteran Acres, 431 Walkup Rd., Crystal Lake, IL 60012.

A special story time for our preschool children that includes stories, songs and a craft. Registration with a CLPL card is required. 

Enjoy stories, songs, games and lots of fun at this outdoor story time. Please bring a blanket and be prepared for fun! Program is held weather permitting. Registration is required.

Join us for a screening of 2010's blockbuster hit "Tron Legacy" Runtime: 126 minutes. Rated PG.

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

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

Reading Buddies is a program that pairs a child entering first-third grades with a teen volunteer for reading practice. Registration with a CLPL card is required.

Reading Buddies is a program that pairs a child entering first-third grades with a teen volunteer for reading practice. Registration with a CLPL card is required.

Reading Buddies is a program that pairs a child entering first-third grades with a teen volunteer for reading practice. Registration with a CLPL card is required. 

Reading Buddies is a program that pairs a child entering first-third grades with a teen volunteer for reading practice. Registration with a CLPL card is required.  

Reading Buddies is a program that pairs a child entering first-third grades with a teen volunteer for reading practice. 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.

Join Ms. Dawn and Ms. Ashlee for a special summer book club. Participants will vote on which books to read from the Bluestem 2026 nominee list! The club will meet weekly to talk about the selected books and do fun activities.

What can you make from the contents of your "genius kits"? An identical set of new and recycled supplies will be provided to each participant. Registration with a CLPL card is required. 

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

We all see various quotes, videos and snippets about mindset, along with being told what "you should do."  But many of us are left wondering "What are some simple and applicable tips to help me (specifically) improve my mindset?"  

Come and play Loteria at the library! Loteria is very similar to Bingo, but uses pictures instead of numbers. All "ganadores" (winners) will get a prize! This event is for all ages. CLPL cardholders only. Registration required.

Come have fun with fuse beads! We'll have templates for you to work from or you can go online and find your favorite gaming character to create and fuse together. Max size is 6 inches a side.

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

Our evening book club for readers who do their best after dark! Join us this month to discuss Chain-Gang All-stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah.

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.