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Librarian reading a picture book outside to group of families

Stories in the Park - Veteran's Memorial Park

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Veteran's Park (Pearl St.) at McHenry Public Library District

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Infants, Toddlers, Preschool Children, Children
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Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Veteran's Park (Pearl St.)
Age Group: Infants, Toddlers, Preschool Children, Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Description:

Join the Youth Services Staff at Veteran's Memorial 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.

knotted bookmark with bees

Teen and Tween Craft n’ Sip: Knotted Bookmarks

Thursday, June 5, 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
Register Now
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136)
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Description:

Creativity and drinks are aplenty as you make your own knotted bookmark using friendship bracelet techniques!

Arcoíris de cerámica con pintura / ceramic rainbow with paint

Manualidad: Pintando Cerámica / Craft: Painting Ceramics

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room East (Room 135) at McHenry Public Library District

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Adults, En español, Adultos
Register Now
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room East (Room 135)
Age Group: Adults, En español, Adultos
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Description:

Colorea Nuestro Mundo: Unase a pintar arcoíris y regaderas de cerámica.

Color Our World: Join us to complete a ceramic rainbow or watering can painting craft.

colorful painted shells

Pintando Conchas / Shell Painting

Monday, June 9, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136) at McHenry Public Library District

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Bilingual

Age Group:

Tweens, Preadolescentes
Register Now
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136)
Age Group: Tweens, Preadolescentes
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Bilingual
Registration Required
Event Description:

¡Acompañanos a pintar conchas marinas con pintura inflable! Es una gran manualidad para este verano.

Join us in painting sea shells with puffy paint! It's a great craft for this summer. 

Librarian reading a picture book outside to group of families

Stories in the Park - Petersen Park Shelter A

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Off Site

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Infants, Toddlers, Preschool Children, Children
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Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Infants, Toddlers, Preschool Children, Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Description:

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.

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McHenry County Department of Health's Operation Dropbox

All Day 5/1 - 5/31
All Ages
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Age Group: All Ages
Event Description:

Every year during May, the McHenry County Department of Health partners with local organizations for "Operation Dropbox," collecting donations for Veterans Path to Hope to support veter

Find Your Wild 2025

All Day 5/24 - 8/31
All Ages, Todas las edades
Other
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Age Group: All Ages, Todas las edades
Program Type: Other
Event Description:

Join the Challenge

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

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Arts & Crafts
Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136)
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
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 Art Galore/ Arte de arco iris en abundancia

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Youth, Tweens, Teens, Niños, Preadolescentes, Adolescentes
Arts & Crafts, Bilingual
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.

June Take Home Craft: Rainbow Suncatcher

All Day 6/1 - 6/7
Youth
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Description:

Make a rainbow suncatcher! Come to the Questions Desk or schedule a curbside pickup of this craft beginning June 1. Available while supplies last. 

 

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.

Summer Reading Program 2025: Color Our World! / Lectura de Verano 2025: ¡Colorea Nuestro Mundo!

All Day 6/1 - 7/31
All Ages, Todas las edades
Games & Activities
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Age Group: All Ages, Todas las edades
Program Type: Games & Activities
Event Description:

Summer Lunch Program/ Programa de Almuerzo de Verano

12:00pm - 1:00pm
All Ages, Todas las edades
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136)
Age Group: All Ages, Todas las edades
Event Description:

Any student age 18 and under receives a complimentary boxed lunch provided by the Northern Illinois Food Bank.

Every Monday-Friday*  from 12:00-1:00 p.m.

*Program begins June 2, 2025 and ends on August 15, 2025.

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.

Art Lab

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children
Arts & Crafts
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Description:

Come to the library to make colorful sand art creations.

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.

Stories in the Park - Veteran's Memorial Park

10:00am - 10:30am
Infants, Toddlers, Preschool Children, Children
Storytime
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Veteran's Park (Pearl St.)
Age Group: Infants, Toddlers, Preschool Children, Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Description:

Join the Youth Services Staff at Veteran's Memorial 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.

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.

Summer Lunch Program/ Programa de Almuerzo de Verano

12:00pm - 1:00pm
All Ages, Todas las edades
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136)
Age Group: All Ages, Todas las edades
Event Description:

Any student age 18 and under receives a complimentary boxed lunch provided by the Northern Illinois Food Bank.

Every Monday-Friday*  from 12:00-1:00 p.m.

*Program begins June 2, 2025 and ends on August 15, 2025.

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.

Internal Library Meetings

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

Read Fur Fun

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Children
Storytime
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.

¡Aventura de Arte! / Adventure Art!

All Day
Preschool Children, Preescolar
Arts & Crafts, Bilingual, Virtual
Open
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Watch on YouTube
Age Group: Preschool Children, Preescolar
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Bilingual, Virtual
Registration Required
Event Description:

¡Es una manualidad súper fácil de hacer y perfecta para el verano! Regístrese para recibir un kit para llevar a casa.

It's a super easy craft to make and perfect for summer! Register to get a take-home kit.

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.

Kit (25)

The first 25 kids who register should pick up an activity kit at the Questions Desk either in person or through a curbside pickup appointment before the program.

Kit - Spanish

Los primeros 25 niños que se registren podrán recoger un kit para esta actividad. El personal se comunicará con los registrados una semana antes del evento para proporcionarles los detalles de la recogida.

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.

Summer Lunch Program/ Programa de Almuerzo de Verano

12:00pm - 1:00pm
All Ages, Todas las edades
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136)
Age Group: All Ages, Todas las edades
Event Description:

Any student age 18 and under receives a complimentary boxed lunch provided by the Northern Illinois Food Bank.

Every Monday-Friday*  from 12:00-1:00 p.m.

*Program begins June 2, 2025 and ends on August 15, 2025.

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.

Mario Kart™ Tournament

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Tweens
Games & Activities
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room West (Room 136)
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Games & Activities
Registration Required
Event Description:

Calling all Racers! Prove that you are the best racer by taking part in our Super Mario Kart™ Tournament. The winner gets bragging rights!

Nintendo®  is not a sponsor of or affiliated with this tournament.

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.

Wednesday Table Top Games

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Games & Activities
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room East (Room 135)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games & Activities
Registration Required
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 Game of Life for Seniors

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Speaker/ Presentation
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Speaker/ Presentation
Registration Required
Event Description:

It's "The Game of Life" for seniors! Join us to learn and interact with local professionals that assist with the aging journey. Free, Fun & Prizes! 

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.

Chalk the Walk / Marque la caminata con tiza

10:30am - 11:30am
All Ages, Todas las edades
Bilingual
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Parking Lot
Age Group: All Ages, Todas las edades
Program Type: Bilingual
Event Description:

Come decorate our sidewalk and show off your artistic skills with some chalk drawings!

All ages

¡Ven a decorar nuestra acera y muestra tus habilidades artísticas con algunos dibujos con tiza!

Todas las edades

 

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.

Summer Lunch Program/ Programa de Almuerzo de Verano

12:00pm - 1:00pm
All Ages, Todas las edades
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136)
Age Group: All Ages, Todas las edades
Event Description:

Any student age 18 and under receives a complimentary boxed lunch provided by the Northern Illinois Food Bank.

Every Monday-Friday*  from 12:00-1:00 p.m.

*Program begins June 2, 2025 and ends on August 15, 2025.

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.

Teen and Tween Craft n’ Sip: Knotted Bookmarks

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Arts & Crafts
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136)
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Description:

Creativity and drinks are aplenty as you make your own knotted bookmark using friendship bracelet techniques!

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.

Mystery Book Group

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Book Discussion Group
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room East (Room 135)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion Group
Registration Required
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.

Summer Lunch Program/ Programa de Almuerzo de Verano

12:00pm - 1:00pm
All Ages, Todas las edades
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136)
Age Group: All Ages, Todas las edades
Event Description:

Any student age 18 and under receives a complimentary boxed lunch provided by the Northern Illinois Food Bank.

Every Monday-Friday*  from 12:00-1:00 p.m.

*Program begins June 2, 2025 and ends on August 15, 2025.

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.

Manualidad: Pintando Cerámica / Craft: Painting Ceramics

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults, En español, Adultos
Arts & Crafts
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room East (Room 135)
Age Group: Adults, En español, Adultos
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Description:

Colorea Nuestro Mundo: Unase a pintar arcoíris y regaderas de cerámica.

Color Our World: Join us to complete a ceramic rainbow or watering can painting 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.

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.

Summer Lunch Program/ Programa de Almuerzo de Verano

12:00pm - 1:00pm
All Ages, Todas las edades
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136)
Age Group: All Ages, Todas las edades
Event Description:

Any student age 18 and under receives a complimentary boxed lunch provided by the Northern Illinois Food Bank.

Every Monday-Friday*  from 12:00-1:00 p.m.

*Program begins June 2, 2025 and ends on August 15, 2025.

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.