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

Hora de Cuentos

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

Bilingual Storytime: Bilingual stories, rhymes, music, dance and more for children interested in hearing both English and Spanish! Children ages 2-6 and their parents or caregiver.

 

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

Bedtime Readiness!

All Day
Infants, Toddlers
Storytime
Virtual Event
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Watch on YouTube
Age Group: Infants, Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Event Description:

Wind down with Miss Skye! Stories, Songs, and a lullaby to get ready for bedtime.

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.

YouTube

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

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

Polish Storytime

All Day
Youth, Children
Virtual Event
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Watch on YouTube
Age Group: Youth, Children
Event Description:

Posłuchajcie bajek, zaśpiewajcie piosenki i bawcie się dobrze! Dzisiejszy program będzie w języku polskim i angielskim. 

Listen to stories, sing songs, and have fun! This bilingual storytime will be in Polish and English. 

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

Storytime for Little Ones!

9:30am - 10:00am
Infants, Toddlers
Storytime
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
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Description:

Join us this week for fun stories, songs, and rhymes for babies and toddlers! We have a new theme each week!

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.

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

Storytime for Little Ones!

9:30am - 10:00am
Infants, Toddlers
Storytime
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
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Description:

Join us this week for fun stories, songs, and rhymes for babies and toddlers! We have a new theme each week!

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.

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
This event is in the "Preschool Children" group.

Preschool Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Preschool Children
Storytime
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: Preschool Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Description:

Preschoolers who love stories will enjoy Preschool Storytime! We read new and classic picture books, use flannel board stories and fingerplays to support early literacy, and dance to music!

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.
11 am
12 pm
1 pm
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room West (Room 136)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
Event Description:

An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. Director Steven Spielberg, Rated PG-13, 156 min. (Swank)

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.

Friends sponsorship

Sponsored by the Friends of the McHenry Public Library.

Internal Library Meetings

1:30pm - 5:00pm
Internal Meeting
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: McHenry Public Library District
Room: Conference Room (Room 124)
Program Type: Internal Meeting
2 pm
3 pm
4 pm
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "Todas las edades" group.

After School Supper/ Cena después de la escuela

4:00pm - 5:00pm
All Ages, Todas las edades
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:

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

Every Tuesday and Thursday*  from 4:00-5:00 p.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.

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.

After School Supper/ Cena después de la escuela

4:00pm - 5:00pm
All Ages, Todas las edades
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:

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

Every Tuesday and Thursday*  from 4:00-5:00 p.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.

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.

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

Great Decisions-The Quad Alliance

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Closed
Registration
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: Adults
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Description:

As part of the U.S. pivot to Asia, the United States has been in dialogue with Japan, Australia, and India in an effort to contain China. Recently, the Quad countries held joint naval exercises in the South Pacific.

Great Decisions Series

Great Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on the most critical global issues facing America today. The series involves reading a chapter in the Great Decisions Briefing Book (available at the Questions Desk), watching a video before the discussion, then meeting as a group to talk about it.

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 "Adults" group.

Dropsy, Quinsy, or Consumption: Just Exactly What Did My Ancestor Have?

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Genealogy
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: Genealogy
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Description:

Have you ever wondered what some of the medical terms found on old documents mean? What are the modern terms for those diseases? Was it treatable? Was it contagious? Was this an epidemic?

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.