Upcoming Events

This month's pick: Please Play Safe: Penguin’s Guide to Playground Safety by Margery Cuyler. Then we'll construct our own playgrounds!

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

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

May is Asian American Heritage Month and we will be making a tulip painting inspired by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama.

¡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. ¡Manualidad incluida!

¡Crea un tipo diferente de slime con una sensación mantecosa!

Create a different type of slime with a buttery feeling!

This month we will read Up the Creek by Nicholas Oldland and make our own boats that float!

¡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. ¡Manualidad incluida!

Join the Youth Services Staff at Knox Park Shelter B, where we will read stories and dance to music. Bring chairs or blankets to sit on. (If it's raining or if the heat index is projected to be 100° or higher by 9 a.m.

Come to the library to read to a certified therapy dog. Dog owner will be present. This program is for kids 5 to 10 years old. 

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

Join the Youth Services Staff at Petersen Park Shelter A, where we will read stories and dance to music. Bring chairs or blankets to sit on. (If it's raining or if the heat index is projected to be 100° or higher by 9 a.m.

Join the McHenry County Conservation District as we discover the life history of the monarch butterfly including life cycle, migration, and current threats to the species. Learn how you can help this iconic migratory species.

Join the Youth Services Staff at Veteran's Park, where we will read stories and dance to music. Bring chairs or blankets to sit on. (If it's raining or if the heat index is projected to be 100° or higher by 9 a.m.

This month we will learn about sculptor Augusta Savage and create clay sculptures of our own.

Come to the library to code with Ozobots!

Join the Youth Services Staff at Shamrock Farms Park, where we will read stories and dance to music. Bring chairs or blankets to sit on. (If it's raining or if the heat index is projected to be 100° or higher by 9 a.m.

Maps help tell us where to go. Come to the library to make a variety of map crafts.

Join the Youth Services Staff at Harrison Benwell, where we will read stories and dance to music. Bring chairs or blankets to sit on. (If it's raining or if the heat index is projected to be 100° or higher by 9 a.m.

Come to the library to read to a certified therapy dog. Dog owner will be present. This program is for kids 5 to 10 years old. 

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

La mejor manera de celebrar el día de picnic del osito de peluche es agarrar a sus queridos ositos de peluche, salir al aire libre, extender una cobija, disfrutar un cuento y hacer una manualidad.

Join McHenry County Department of Health as they provide an introduction to Emergency Preparedness in a fun and educational way.

This month we will read Fatima's Great Outdoors by Ambreen Tariq and then make our own tents!