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Take & Make Craft - Spring Birdhouse

All Day 5/12 - 5/18
Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Grab & Go Craft Pickup
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

So cute you'll want to move in, too! Build your own beautiful birdhouse. Check out our YouTube for easy-to-follow instructions!

2 Truths and A Lie

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Kids
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Books & Authors
Registration Required
Event Details:

Can you spin a good story? Think you're a human lie detector? Come in and discuss this fun series and test your skills. 

Board Meeting

7:00pm - 9:00pm
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Program Type: Board Meeting
Event Details:

The Wauconda Area Public Library District Board of Trustees meets on the second Monday of every month at 7:00 p.m. at the library. All board meetings are open to the general public.

Novel Thoughts Book Club: Mind Games by Nora Roberts (In-Person)

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us as we discuss Mind Games by Nora Roberts 

Books are available at the Adult Help Desk. 

About the book: 

Computación Básica III

9:30am - 11:30am
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Español, Technology, Business & Finance
Registration Required
Event Details:

PRESENTADO EN ESPAÑOL

Great Decisions (In Person)

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Culture, History & Current Events
Event Details:

Great Decisions is the United States' largest discussion program on world affairs. Each month, professor Gary Midkiff leads a non-partisan conversation about the most important foreign policy issues facing Americans today.

Take & Make Craft - Frog & Fly Game

All Day 5/19 - 5/25
Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Grab & Go Craft Pickup
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Try your hand at making (and playing!) a frog & fly catch game. Check out our YouTube for easy-to-follow instructions!

Beyond Fiction Book Club - Bits and Pieces by Whoopi Goldberg

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us to discuss this month's Beyond Fiction Book Club selection, Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me by Whoopi Goldberg. Books will be available to check out at the Adult Help Desk.

Lotería

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Family
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Español
Event Details:

Lotería Tradicional Mexicana

Para toda la familia   

Listen to Music Online

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology, Business & Finance
Registration Required
Event Details:

There’s no shortage of ways to get free or inexpensive access to music on your computer, phone or tablet. Learn about all of the best options for listening at home or on the go.

Memorial Day Closing

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Wauconda Area Public Library
Description:

The library will be closed all day for Memorial Day. 

Take & Make Craft - Spring Craftapalooza

All Day 5/27 - 6/1
Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Grab & Go Craft Pickup
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Celebrate your favorite crafts this season with a smorgasbord of spring crafting fun.

Cuentos en Pijamas

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Family
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Español
Registration Required
Event Details:

Cuentos en Pijamas - Presentado en Español 

Para toda la familia | REGISTRATE

Ponte tu pijama favorita y únete a nosotros para escuchar un cuento y realizar una manualidad divertida.

Doodle Designs

6:30pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Detangle from Life’s stresses with a relaxing form of art making using structured patterns.  No artistic talent is needed to enjoy this calming form of art.

Doodle Designs

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Detangle from Life’s stresses with a relaxing form of art making using structured patterns.  No artistic talent is needed to enjoy this calming form of art.

Library Field Days

10:00am - 12:00pm
Kids
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Back Lawn
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Games & Activities
Registration Required
Event Details:

Celebrate the end of the school year with friends and games.

  • Weather permitting 

Grab & Go: Solve a Cold Case

All Day
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Grab & Go Craft Pickup
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Culture, History & Current Events, Games & Activities
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you like true crime and solving puzzles? Sign up for this fun program that will let you solve your own case. All of the faux cold case information will be provided. Get ready to become a detective!

BookFix

All Day
Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Grab & Go Craft Pickup
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Books & Authors
Registration Required
Event Details:

It's StitchFix for reading recommendations! 

Take & Make Crafts - Dream Big

All Day 6/2 - 6/8
Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Grab & Go Craft Pickup
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Dream big and let your imagination run wild with four fantasy, fairytale, and folk tale inspired crafts this June.

Time for Twos Storytime

9:30am - 10:00am
Babies & Toddlers
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Registration Required
Event Details:

This musical storytime is perfect for toddlers who are always on the go. Each session is filled with songs, stories, and movement.

Bounce and Books

9:30am - 10:00am
Babies & Toddlers
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 12-24 months

We'll read, dance, sing and explore rhythms in this lively and active 25-minute program.

 

Lotería de Verano

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Family
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Español
Event Details:

Para toda la familia

¡Juguemos lotería! Regalaremos premios y nos divertiremos mucho en la biblioteca. Trae a toda la familia, amigos e incluso a los vecinos.

 

All ages

Sunny Summer Stories Rain Location

9:00am - 12:00pm
Kids, Family
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Kids, Family
Program Type: Storytime

Sunny Summer Stories

10:30am - 11:30am
Kids, Family
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Back Lawn
Age Group: Kids, Family
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Recommended for ages 3-8 with parent/caregiver

Join us for stories, songs, crafts, and more! Storytimes will be held outside, weather permitting.

Please dress for outdoor play.