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All Day
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Summer Photography Scavenger Hunt

All Day 6/1 - 7/22
Virtual
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Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Virtual
Event Description:

Calling all photography enthusiasts entering grades 6-12! Complete 5 Bingo squares to earn a prize and be entered into a grand prize drawing! Complete more Bingos for more entries (up to 5).

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.
This event is in the "En español" group.
This event is in the "Preescolar" group.
This event is in the "Niños" group.
Cancelled

Hora de Cuentos

All Day
Bilingual, Storytime
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Watch on YouTube
Age Group: En español, Preescolar, Niños
Program Type: Bilingual, Storytime
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. 

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.

This event is in the "Youth" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.

Praca Plastyczna - Wianki

All Day
Arts & Crafts
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Watch on YouTube
Age Group: Youth, Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Description:

Wianki istnieją od czasów najdawniejszych. Dziś dowiemy się o święto i zrobimy dzieło sztuki! Dzisiejszy program będzie w języku polskim i angielskim. Dzieci w każdym wieku są zaproszone!

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 Polish

Nasza biblioteka robi wszystko co tylko możliwe aby wszyscy mogli skorzystać z naszych programów. Jeżeli mają państwo jakiekolwiek pytania dotyczące dostępności lub specyficzne potrzeby prosimy o skontaktowanie się  z biblioteką.

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 - Polish

Nagranie będzie dostępne dzisiaj na naszym kanale w YouTube.
9 am
This event is in the "Preschool Children" group.

Rainbow Family Storytime

9:30am - 10:00am
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: 26
Event Description:

Join us at Rainbow Family Storytime where we will read books celebrating all kinds of families!

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.
10 am
This event is in the "Infants" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool Children" group.

Ricky Roo & Friends Puppet Show

10:00am - 10:45am
Closed
Registration
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Live on Zoom
Age Group: Infants, Toddlers, Preschool Children
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 38
Event Description:

Join us on Zoom for a fun Puppet Show with Ricky Roo and Friends! 

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.

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.

This event is in the "Infants" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool Children" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.

Stories in the Park Fort - McHenry/Whispering Oaks Shelter

10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Fort McHenry/Whispering Oaks Shelter
Age Group: Infants, Toddlers, Preschool Children, Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Description:

Join the Youth Services Staff at The Fort McHenry/Whispering Oaks Shelter, where we will perform skits and songs. 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.
11 am
12 pm
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "Todas las edades" group.
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: 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 6, 2022 and ends on August 16, 2022.

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.

This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "Todas las edades" group.
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: 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 6, 2022 and ends on August 16, 2022.

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.

This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "Todas las edades" group.
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: 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 6, 2022 and ends on August 16, 2022.

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.

This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "Todas las edades" group.
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: 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 6, 2022 and ends on August 16, 2022.

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.

1 pm

Internal Library Meetings

1:30pm - 5:00pm
Internal Meeting
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Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Conference Room (Room 124)
Program Type: Internal Meeting
2 pm
This event is in the "Children" group.

Stem Me a Story

2:00pm - 2:45pm
Book Discussion Group, Arts & Crafts, S.T.E.M./ Maker, Virtual
Closed
Registration
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Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Book Discussion Group, Arts & Crafts, S.T.E.M./ Maker, Virtual
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 22
Event Description:

Calling all kids who care about the ocean!

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.

No Caregiver

For children without a caregiver. Caregiver must remain in building during program.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Dave DiNaso's Traveling World of Reptiles

2:00pm - 3:15pm
Closed
Registration
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Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136)
Age Group: All Ages
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Description:

If you have never seen The Traveling World of Reptiles it can best be described as an up-close, live, and extremely interactive or "hands on" experience about reptiles and amphibians from around the world.

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.
3 pm
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Youth" group.

Virtual Giant Ocean Tank Encounter with the New England Aquarium

3:00pm - 3:30pm
Speaker/ Presentation, Virtual
Closed
Registration
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Live on Zoom
Age Group: Adults, Youth
Program Type: Speaker/ Presentation, Virtual
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Description:

Explore what it takes to care for the New England Aquarium’s largest exhibit! Go behind the scenes with an aquarist to meet the Caribbean species who live in this 200,000-gallon habitat and the equipment they use to maintain it.

Disclaimer(s)

Friends sponsorship

Sponsored by the Friends of the McHenry Public Library.

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.

4 pm
5 pm
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Dungeons and Dragons

5:30pm - 8:30pm
Games & Activities
Closed
Registration
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Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Conference Room (Room 124)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games & Activities
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Description:

Join us at the library and make (or take) a character with an experienced Dungeon Master as we play the 5th edition of this fantasy role-playing game.

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.
6 pm
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Write On!

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Games & Activities
Closed
Registration
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Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Conference Room (Room 124)
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Games & Activities
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 27
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.

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.
7 pm
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Discussion Group

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: 12
Event Description:

Read and discuss The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.  Copies available at the circulation desk.

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.