Thanksgiving Holiday Closing

The Library will close early on Wednesday, November 27th at 5:00 p.m. and remain closed on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 28th. We will reopen at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, November 29th.

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Booksgiving

7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors
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Seats Remaining: 0
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Step into the season of plenty with us as we indulge in a delightful spread of BOOKS! You're warmly welcomed to our relaxed gathering, where our enthusiastic team will regale you with stories of their most cherished reads. And the best part?

Art & Literary Magazine: Accepting Submissions!

All Day 12/3 - 12/23
Kids, Teens
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Virtual Event
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Virtual Events
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Books & Authors
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Seats Remaining: 47
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Are you an artist or an author? Submit your original artwork, poetry, short stories, or personal essays for a chance to be published in the Blue & Berry Bulletin, WAPL's Art and Literary Magazine.

All the Books Quarterly Book Club

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults
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Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
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If you love to talk about books, but don't want to commit to a monthly meeting, our quarterly book club is just the place for you! There are no assigned titles or genres. Read any books you like.

Mystery Book Club: Christmas Presents by Lisa Unger

10:30am - 11:30am
Adults
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Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
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Join us at the library as we discuss Christmas Presents by Lisa Unger

Books are available at the Adult Help Desk

 

Art & Literary Magazine: Accepting Submissions!

All Day 1/3 - 1/23
Kids, Teens
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Virtual Events
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Books & Authors
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 47
Event Details:

Are you an artist or an author? Submit your original artwork, poetry, short stories, or personal essays for a chance to be published in the Blue & Berry Bulletin, WAPL's Art and Literary Magazine.

Novel Thoughts Book Club: All the Ugly and Wonderful Things (In-Person)

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
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Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19
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Join us as we discuss All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood

Books are available at the Adult Help Desk. 

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Mystery Book Club: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

10:30am - 11:30am
Adults
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Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Quiet Reading Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors
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Seats Remaining: 20
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Join us at the library as we discuss The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

Books are available at the Adult Help Desk

 

Beyond Fiction Book Club - Come Fly the World by Julia Cooke

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
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Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 29
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Join us to discuss this month's Beyond Fiction Book Club selection, Come Fly The World: The Jet-Age Story of the Women of Pan Am by Julia Cooke.  Books will be available to check out at the Adult Help Desk.  If yo

Celebrate our Favorite Authors

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Kids
Open
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Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Books & Authors
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19
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Read any Ryan T. Higgins book, then come and celebrate our favorite grumpy bear!

Novel Thoughts Book Club: The Second Life of Mirielle West (In-Person)

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors
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Join us as we discuss The Second Life of Mirielle West by Amanda Skenandore 

Books are available at the Adult Help Desk. 

About the book: 

Mystery Book Club: Goodnight Beautiful by Aimee Molloy

10:30am - 11:30am
Adults
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Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Quiet Reading Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors
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Seats Remaining: 20
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Join us at the library as we discuss Goodnight Beautiful by Aimee Molloy

Books are available at the Adult Help Desk

Choose your Own Adventure Pokémon Style

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Kids
Open
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Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Books & Authors
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
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We'll read out loud from Pokémon ReaderActive: Alolan Academy and work together to choose our journey. Participants will  make and trade their own cards.

Beyond Fiction Book Club - The Wager by David Grann

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Join us to discuss this month's Beyond Fiction Book Club selection, The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann.  Books will be available to check out at the Adult Help Desk.  If you need help