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10 am

Halloween Bash - Zoom Virtual Event

10:00am - 10:30am
Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Closed
Registration
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Live on Zoom
Age Group: Infants, Toddlers, Preschool Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Description:

Get ghoulish with the library from your own home this Halloween! Dress up and join Miss Jessie and Miss Steffanie for spooky stories!

Disclaimer(s)

Kit (35)

The first 35 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.

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.

Little Explorers: Fizzy Cloud Dough

10:00am - 10:30am
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: 3
Event Description:

Let’s learn about the world around us through crafts, science experiments, games and movies. This month we will create cloud dough sculptures and then experiment with vinegar. Will the dough create foam? Will your creation melt?

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.
11 am

Little Explorers: Fizzy Cloud Dough

11:00am - 11:30am
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: 10
Event Description:

Let’s learn about the world around us through crafts, science experiments, games and movies. This month we will create cloud dough sculptures and then experiment with vinegar. Will the dough create foam? Will your creation melt?

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.
12 pm
1 pm
2 pm
3 pm
4 pm

Hora de Cuentos

4:30pm - 5:00pm
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. 

Grab 'n Go After School Supper/ Cena después de la escuela para Recoger

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Other
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Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room East (Room 135)
Age Group: All Ages, Todas las edades
Program Type: Other
Event Description:

Drive to the north side of the building, look for the WELCOME Banner. If the Banner is out, that means we have meals, knock on the door by the Banner for service.

Tween Paint 'n Sip - Erupting Baking Soda Masterpieces

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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 painting with our own paint that we will make from baking soda, vinegar, and food coloring! Messy but fun!

Altar para el Dia de Los Muertos / Altar for Dia de los Muertos

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Arts & Crafts
Closed
Registration
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Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136)
Age Group: En español, Niños
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Description:

Ven hacer y decorar un altar para el Día de Los Muertos y aprende más sobre esta celebración.

Come to the library to make and decorate an altar for the Day of the Dead and learn more about this celebration.

Grab 'n Go After School Supper/ Cena después de la escuela para Recoger

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Other
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room East (Room 135)
Age Group: All Ages, Todas las edades
Program Type: Other
Event Description:

Drive to the north side of the building, look for the WELCOME Banner. If the Banner is out, that means we have meals, knock on the door by the Banner for service.
5 pm
Cancelled

Tween Paint 'n Sip - Erupting Baking Soda Masterpieces

5:15pm - 6:15pm
Arts & Crafts
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
Event Description:

This month we will be painting with our own paint that we will make from baking soda, vinegar, and food coloring! Messy but fun!
6 pm

LGBTeaQ

6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Conference Room (Room 124)
Age Group: Teens
Event Description:

Hang out with your rainbow fam and tell us what you’ve been reading or watching, and whatever else might be on your mind in an open and accepting environment. No registration required. 

Author in the Spotlight Chris Bohjalian

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Speaker/ Presentation
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Live on Zoom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Speaker/ Presentation
Event Description:

Author Chris Bohjalian, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 22 books adapted into three movies and a TV series, will speak in this live virtual event about his newest release "The Hour of the Witch".  The tale is a historical thr

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.

Write On!

6:30pm - 7:30pm
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: 8
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
Book Discussion Group
Closed
Registration
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Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion Group
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Description:

Roles of International Organizations in a Global Pandemic by Mara Pillinger 

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.