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Storytime for Little Ones! - YouTube Recorded Event

All Day
Infants, Toddlers, Preschool Children
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Watch on YouTube
Age Group: Infants, Toddlers, Preschool Children
Event Description:

Join us this week for fun stories, songs, and rhymes for babies and toddlers! 

Disclaimer(s)

YouTube

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

Storytime for Little Ones!

9:30am - 10:00am
Infants, Toddlers
Closed
Registration
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Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136)
Age Group: Infants, Toddlers
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Description:

Join us this week for fun stories, songs, and rhymes for babies and toddlers! This storytime is suitable for babies and toddlers up to 3 yrs.

Disclaimer(s)

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.

Storytime for Little Ones!

9:30am - 10:00am
Infants, Toddlers
Closed
Registration
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136)
Age Group: Infants, Toddlers
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Description:

Join us this week for fun stories, songs, and rhymes for babies and toddlers! This storytime is suitable for babies and toddlers up to 3 yrs.

Disclaimer(s)

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.
10 am

Storytime for Little Ones!

10:15am - 10:45am
Infants, Toddlers
Closed
Registration
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Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136)
Age Group: Infants, Toddlers
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Description:

Join us this week for fun stories, songs, and rhymes for babies and toddlers! This storytime is suitable for babies and toddlers up to 3 yrs.

Disclaimer(s)

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.

Hora de Cuentos

10:15am - 10:45am
En español, Preescolar, Niños
Bilingual, Storytime
Closed
Registration
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Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136)
Age Group: En español, Preescolar, Niños
Program Type: Bilingual, Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Description:

¡Haremos cuentos bilingües, rimas, música, baile y más para niños que quieren escuchar los dos idiomas! Para niños de 2-6 años y sus padres o proveedores de cuidado. 

Preschool Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Preschool Children
Storytime
Closed
Registration
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Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136)
Age Group: Preschool Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Description:

Preschoolers who learn to love books and stories will enjoy Preschool Storytime! We will share new and classic picture books, flannel board and puppet stories, fingerplays to support early literacy and experiences with a variety of literature.

Disclaimer(s)

No Caregiver

For children without a caregiver. Caregiver must remain in building during program.
11 am
12 pm
1 pm

Little Explorers - Hoop Gliders

1:30pm - 2:00pm
Preschool Children
Arts & Crafts
Closed
Registration
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Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136)
Age Group: Preschool Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Description:

Let’s learn about the world around us through crafts, science experiments, games and movies. This month we will create hoop gliders and test how far they can fly!

Disclaimer(s)

No Siblings

No older siblings, please.
2 pm
3 pm
4 pm

Teen Volunteer Social Hour

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens
Closed
Registration
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Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room East (Room 135)
Age Group: Teens
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Description:

Want to learn more about volunteering at the library and how you can earn hours? Our existing volunteer team will be here to answer all your questions and play some games! 

Tween Paint 'n Sip - Colorful Tissue Paper Dish or Coaster

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tweens
Arts & Crafts
Closed
Registration
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Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136)
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Description:

This month we will be decorating either a trinket dish or a coaster with tissue paper!
5 pm

Tween Paint 'n Sip - Colorful Tissue Paper Dish or Coaster

5:15pm - 6:15pm
Tweens
Arts & Crafts
Closed
Registration
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Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136)
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Description:

This month we will be decorating either a trinket dish or a coaster with tissue paper!
6 pm

Write On!

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Teens
Games & Activities
Closed
Registration
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Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games & Activities
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Description:

Need more writing in your life? Join our writing club, where you can work on your personal stories and hang out with your friends! Feel free to bring your own device or use one of the library’s computers.
7 pm

Great Decisions -- In-person or Virtual

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Book Discussion Group
Closed
Registration
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Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room East (Room 135)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion Group
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Description:

This month we're reading and discussing China’s Role in Africa by Cobus van Staden. A Great Decisions 2021 Briefing Book is available at the Questions Desk for a one-week checkout. View the video (we'll send you a

Disclaimer(s)

Zoom

Register with your email address so we can send you the Zoom link before the program. You can access the program virtually on your computer, tablet or smartphone. To learn how to join a Zoom program, click HERE.

MPLD Special Board Meeting

7:00pm - 9:00pm
Adults
Internal Meeting
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Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room West (Room 136)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Internal Meeting
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.

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 Untold Story Behind Mahjong

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Speaker/ Presentation, Virtual
Closed
Registration
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Live on Zoom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Speaker/ Presentation, Virtual
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 54
Event Description:

Mahjong came a long way from China to the U.S. Hear the story of its origin, cultural symbols, Chinese expressions, and the cultural evolution of this internationally popular Chinese game.

Disclaimer(s)

Zoom

Register with your email address so we can send you the Zoom link before the program. You can access the program virtually on your computer, tablet or smartphone. To learn how to join a Zoom program, click HERE.