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Watch on YouTube at McHenry Public Library District
Program Type:
Bilingual, Storytime, Virtual
Age Group:
Preschool Children, Children, Preescolar, Niños
Event Description:

¡Haremos cuentos bilingües, rimas, música, baile y más para niños interesados en escuchar ambos idiomas! Para niños de 3-9 años y sus padres o proveedores de cuidado.Bilingual stor...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Watch on YouTube
Age Group: Preschool Children, Children, Preescolar, Niños
Program Type: Bilingual, Storytime, Virtual
Event Description:

¡Haremos cuentos bilingües, rimas, música, baile y más para niños interesados en escuchar ambos idiomas! Para niños de 3-9 años y sus padres o proveedores de cuidado.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Accessibility Spanish

La biblioteca hace lo mejor posible para asegurar que todos puedan acceder a los eventos. Si tiene alguna preocupación en cuestión de accesibilidad o requiere ciertas  acomodaciones no dude en contactarnos.

YouTube

The YouTube video will be released on the Library's YouTube Channel starting today. Click HERE to visit the Library’s YouTube Channel.

YouTube - Spanish

Un evento grabado en YouTube se lanzará hoy en el canal de YouTube de la Biblioteca. Haga clic AQUÍ para visitar el canal de YouTube de la biblioteca.

Internal Library Meetings

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 1:30pm - 5:00pm
Conference Room (Room 124) at McHenry Public Library District
Program Type:
Internal Meeting
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Conference Room (Room 124)
Program Type: Internal Meeting
Stuck Together by Brian Smith

Family Graphic Novel Club

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room East (Room 135) at McHenry Public Library District
Program Type:
Book Discussion Group
Age Group:
Children
Event Description:

Welcome to Family Graphic Novel Club! This month's pick is Pea, Bee, & Jay: Stuck Together by Brian Smith.

Open
Registration
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room East (Room 135)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Book Discussion Group
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Description:

Welcome to Family Graphic Novel Club! This month's pick is Pea, Bee, & Jay: Stuck Together by Brian Smith.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Accompanying Caregivers

This program is designed for children and their caregivers. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted.
Game Dice

Wednesday Table Top Games

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room East (Room 135) at McHenry Public Library District
Program Type:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

Join us for an afternoon of tabletop games. You can bring your own games to share or enjoy one from our collection.

Open
Registration
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room East (Room 135)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games & Activities
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Description:

Join us for an afternoon of tabletop games. You can bring your own games to share or enjoy one from our collection.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.
Story time for little ones

Storytime for Little Ones!

Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136) at McHenry Public Library District
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Infants, Toddlers
Event Description:

Stories, songs, and rhymes - oh my! Geared towards babies and toddlers, this storytime features a new theme each week as well as a take home craft.

Open
Registration
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136)
Age Group: Infants, Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Description:

Stories, songs, and rhymes - oh my! Geared towards babies and toddlers, this storytime features a new theme each week as well as a take home craft.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Accompanying Caregivers

This program is designed for children and their caregivers. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted.

No Siblings

No older siblings, please.
fairy garden bird house

Teen and Tween Craft n’ Sip: DIY Fairy Garden Bird Houses

Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136) at McHenry Public Library District
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Event Description:

Welcome spring with your very own fairy garden bird house!

Open
Registration
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136)
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 23
Event Description:

Welcome spring with your very own fairy garden bird house!

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.
rainbow painting

Rainbow Art Galore/ Arte de arco iris en abundancia

Friday, May 30, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136) at McHenry Public Library District
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Bilingual
Age Group:
Youth, Tweens, Teens, Niños, Preadolescentes, Adolescentes
Event Description:

Help us decorate for our Summer Reading Program, Color Our World, with colorful rainbow art! Your artwork will be on display throughout the summer.Ayúdanos a decorar para nuestra l...

Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136)
Age Group: Youth, Tweens, Teens, Niños, Preadolescentes, Adolescentes
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Bilingual
Event Description:

Help us decorate for our Summer Reading Program, Color Our World, with colorful rainbow art! Your artwork will be on display throughout the summer.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Internal Library Meetings

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 1:30pm - 5:00pm
Conference Room (Room 124) at McHenry Public Library District
Program Type:
Internal Meeting
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Conference Room (Room 124)
Program Type: Internal Meeting
boy reading to dog

Read Fur Fun

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room East (Room 135) at McHenry Public Library District
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Event Description:

Come to the library to read to a licensed therapy dog. Dog owner will be present. This program is for kids in grades K through 5.  Sign up for a slot by stopping by or call...

Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room East (Room 135)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Description:

Come to the library to read to a licensed therapy dog. Dog owner will be present. This program is for kids in grades K through 5. 

Sign up for a slot by stopping by or calling the library.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.
Game Dice

Wednesday Table Top Games

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room East (Room 135) at McHenry Public Library District
Program Type:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

Join us for an afternoon of tabletop games. You can bring your own games to share or enjoy one from our collection.

Open
Registration
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room East (Room 135)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games & Activities
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Description:

Join us for an afternoon of tabletop games. You can bring your own games to share or enjoy one from our collection.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.
The no. 1 ladies detective agency by Alexander McCall Smith

Mystery Book Group

Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room East (Room 135) at McHenry Public Library District
Program Type:
Book Discussion Group
Age Group:
Adults
Mystery Book Discussion Group:

Copies of the title are available at the Checkout Desk or through a Curbside Pickup appointment.

Event Description:

Read and discuss "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" by Alexander McCall Smith. Copies are available at the Checkout Desk or through a Curbside Pickup appointment. Digit...

Registration
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room East (Room 135)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion Group
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Description:

Read and discuss "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" by Alexander McCall Smith. Copies are available at the Checkout Desk or through a Curbside Pickup appointment. Digital editions may be available from Libby or Hoopla.

Mystery Book Discussion Group

Copies of the title are available at the Checkout Desk or through a Curbside Pickup appointment.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Internal meeting

Monday, June 9, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room West (Room 136) at McHenry Public Library District
Program Type:
Internal Meeting
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

Staff review

Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room West (Room 136)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Internal Meeting
Event Description:

Staff review

Internal Library Meetings

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 1:30pm - 5:00pm
Conference Room (Room 124) at McHenry Public Library District
Program Type:
Internal Meeting
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Conference Room (Room 124)
Program Type: Internal Meeting
Game Dice

Wednesday Table Top Games

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room East (Room 135) at McHenry Public Library District
Program Type:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

Join us for an afternoon of tabletop games. You can bring your own games to share or enjoy one from our collection.

Open
Registration
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room East (Room 135)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games & Activities
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Description:

Join us for an afternoon of tabletop games. You can bring your own games to share or enjoy one from our collection.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.
Advertisement for Wonder Lake market showing illustration of market with shoppers buying vegetables under brightly colored tents

Wonder Lake Farmer & Makers Market

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Information Table
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Description:

Visit McHenry Public Library's table at the Wonder Lake Farmer & Makers Market! We'll be visiting May 14, June 11, July 9, August 13, and September 17.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Information Table
Event Description:

Visit McHenry Public Library's table at the Wonder Lake Farmer & Makers Market! We'll be visiting May 14, June 11, July 9, August 13, and September 17.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Classic Book Group

Monday, June 16, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Conference Room (Room 124) at McHenry Public Library District
Program Type:
Book Discussion Group
Age Group:
Adults
Classic Book Discussion Group:

If you enjoy classic titles that stand the test of time, join us monthly for a lively discussion after you read the selected book. Copies of the book are available at the Checkout ...

Event Description:

Read and discuss "One Hundred Years of  Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Copies are available at the Checkout Desk or through a Curbside Pickup appointment. Digital e...

Registration
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Conference Room (Room 124)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion Group
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Description:

Read and discuss "One Hundred Years of  Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Copies are available at the Checkout Desk or through a Curbside Pickup appointment.

Classic Book Discussion Group

If you enjoy classic titles that stand the test of time, join us monthly for a lively discussion after you read the selected book. Copies of the book are available at the Checkout Desk or through a curbside pickup appointment.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

MPLD Board Meeting

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136) at McHenry Public Library District
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

The public is welcome to attend. If you need special assistance to attend the meeting, contact the library director at least four hours before the start of the meeting.  Board...

Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136)
Age Group: Adults
Event Description:

The public is welcome to attend.

Game Dice

Wednesday Table Top Games

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room East (Room 135) at McHenry Public Library District
Program Type:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

Join us for an afternoon of tabletop games. You can bring your own games to share or enjoy one from our collection.

Open
Registration
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room East (Room 135)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games & Activities
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Description:

Join us for an afternoon of tabletop games. You can bring your own games to share or enjoy one from our collection.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.
Open hands

Friends of the Library Meeting

Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Meeting Room East (Room 135) at McHenry Public Library District
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Description:

The Friends of the Library Meeting. To learn more about joining the Friends of the Library, please visit their website. 

Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room East (Room 135)
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Other
Event Description:

The Friends of the Library Meeting. To learn more about joining the Friends of the Library, please visit their website. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Accessibility Spanish

La biblioteca hace lo mejor posible para asegurar que todos puedan acceder a los eventos. Si tiene alguna preocupación en cuestión de accesibilidad o requiere ciertas  acomodaciones no dude en contactarnos.

LIBRARY CLOSED FOR STAFF TRAINING

Friday, June 20, 2025 at 1:00pm - 5:00pm
McHenry Public Library District
Closing
Branches:
McHenry Public Library District

Internal Library Meetings

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 1:30pm - 5:00pm
Conference Room (Room 124) at McHenry Public Library District
Program Type:
Internal Meeting
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Conference Room (Room 124)
Program Type: Internal Meeting
Game Dice

Wednesday Table Top Games

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room East (Room 135) at McHenry Public Library District
Program Type:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
Adults
Event Description:

Join us for an afternoon of tabletop games. You can bring your own games to share or enjoy one from our collection.

Open
Registration
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room East (Room 135)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games & Activities
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Description:

Join us for an afternoon of tabletop games. You can bring your own games to share or enjoy one from our collection.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Internal Library Meetings

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 1:30pm - 5:00pm
Conference Room (Room 124) at McHenry Public Library District
Program Type:
Internal Meeting
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Conference Room (Room 124)
Program Type: Internal Meeting