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The Library will be closed on Monday, May 27th for Memorial Day.  We will reopen on Tuesday, May 28th at 9:00 a.m. 

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Summer Concert at Phil's Beach

Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Offsite Events at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Entertainment, Special Event
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

We are thrilled to partner with the Wauconda Park District to bring you a series of free Outdoor Summer Concerts! Concessions will be available or pack a picnic, bring your chair o...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Offsite Events
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Art, Movies & Entertainment, Special Event
Event Details:

We are thrilled to partner with the Wauconda Park District to bring you a series of free Outdoor Summer Concerts!

The Wonderful World of Spanish

Friday, July 12, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

For children age 4 - 6 ¡Hola! Want to encourage your child to learn a new language?  Come join us in the fun of learning basic Spanish. Each week features a variety of s...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

For children age 4 - 6

¡Hola!

Want to encourage your child to learn a new language?  Come join us in the fun of learning basic Spanish. Each week features a variety of stories, songs and activities 

 

Mystery Book Club: Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder by Shamini Flint

Friday, July 12, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

  Join us at the library as we discuss Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder by Shamini Flint Books are available at the Adult Help Desk Insp...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

 

Join us at the library as we discuss Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder by Shamini Flint

Books are available at the Adult Help Desk

Virtual Tour of the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art

Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Virtual Events at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Science & Nature, Virtual/Hybrid
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a tour of the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art in Oak Brook, Illinois. The Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art is a museum dedicated to the lapidary arts with displays of ge...

Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Virtual Events
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Science & Nature, Virtual/Hybrid
Required
Seats Remaining: 475
Event Details:

Join us for a tour of the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art in Oak Brook, Illinois.

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Zoom Event

This is an online/hybrid event that will take place on Zoom. You will receive the Zoom link and login details with your registration confirmation.

Take & Make Craft- Color and Pattern

All Day 7/15 - 7/21
Grab & Go Craft Pickup at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

Stop by Kid City every week  for a new craft.  Video tutorials are always linked right to our website for step by step directions. In the month of July we will focus o...

Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Grab & Go Craft Pickup
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Stop by Kid City every week  for a new craft.  Video tutorials are always linked right to our website for step by step directions.

In the month of July we will focus on color and pattern.

Moving Lines

Art Camp

Monday, July 15, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Storytime Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

Our art camp has everything needed to spark creativity.  Exposure to different art styles, concepts, and mediums will leave kids inspired while improving problem solving and s...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Our art camp has everything needed to spark creativity.  Exposure to different art styles, concepts, and mediums will leave kids inspired while improving problem solving and social interactions.

Mind Games: The Science of Curious Thinking

Monday, July 15, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Entertainment, Special Event
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Packed with interactive games, William Pack will show you how our brains seek out patterns and try to make meaning out of nothing.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art, Movies & Entertainment, Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 84
Event Details:

Packed with interactive games, William Pack will show you how our brains seek out patterns and try to make meaning out of nothing.

Teen Squeegee Painting

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Back Lawn at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Enjoy the satisfying effect of squeegee painting as we try this ASMR inducing craft.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Back Lawn
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Enjoy the satisfying effect of squeegee painting as we try this ASMR inducing craft.

Cuentos en Pijamas

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Storytime Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Español
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

Para toda la familia Ponte tu pijama favorita y únete a nosotros para escuchar un cuento y realizar una manualidad divertida.              &nb...

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Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Español
Required
Seats Remaining: 34
Event Details:

Para toda la familia

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

Camp Cubetto

Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Storytime Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

Learn the basics of coding in an accessible and exciting way with our favorite friend: Cubetto! These classes will introduce foundational programming concepts like commands, functi...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Games & Activities, STEM/STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Learn the basics of coding in an accessible and exciting way with our favorite friend: Cubetto!

Headshots - Put Your Best Face Forward - Slot 1

Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us at the library to get a professionally photographed headshot. You will take your personal brand to the next level with a professional headshot with any digital audience inc...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

Join us at the library to get a professionally photographed headshot. You will take your personal brand to the next level with a professional headshot with any digital audience including social networking, professional networking, and more.

Headshots - Put Your Best Face Forward - Slot 2

Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us at the library to get a professionally photographed headshot. You will take your personal brand to the next level with a professional headshot with any digital audience inc...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

Join us at the library to get a professionally photographed headshot. You will take your personal brand to the next level with a professional headshot with any digital audience including social networking, professional networking, and more.

Headshots - Put Your Best Face Forward - Slot 3

Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us at the library to get a professionally photographed headshot. You will take your personal brand to the next level with a professional headshot with any digital audience inc...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

Join us at the library to get a professionally photographed headshot. You will take your personal brand to the next level with a professional headshot with any digital audience including social networking, professional networking, and more.

Headshots - Put Your Best Face Forward - Slot 4

Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 7:30pm - 8:00pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us at the library to get a professionally photographed headshot. You will take your personal brand to the next level with a professional headshot with any digital audience inc...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Join us at the library to get a professionally photographed headshot. You will take your personal brand to the next level with a professional headshot with any digital audience including social networking, professional networking, and more.

Color Explosion

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Back Lawn at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM, Storytime
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

After some colorful stories, children can unleash their creativity. Explore stations where they'll experiment with color mixing activities and different art mediums.   &...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Back Lawn
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

After some colorful stories, children can unleash their creativity. Explore stations where they'll experiment with color mixing activities and different art mediums.

 

 

 

 

 

Dungeons & Dragons

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Embark on an adventure to a world of wizardry, dragons, and danger! Beginners and veterans alike are invited to join this introduction to tabletop roleplaying games. Journey with u...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games & Activities
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Embark on an adventure to a world of wizardry, dragons, and danger! Beginners and veterans alike are invited to join this introduction to tabletop roleplaying games.

Robopets with Snapology

Friday, July 19, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Storytime Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities, Special Event, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

Begin to explore the world of robotics while building simple animal LEGO models.  

Open
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Games & Activities, Special Event, STEM/STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Begin to explore the world of robotics while building simple animal LEGO models.  

Robotic Inventions with Snapology

Friday, July 19, 2024 at 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Storytime Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities, Special Event, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

Design, build, and program robotic models to solve problems using LEGO bricks.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Games & Activities, Special Event, STEM/STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

Design, build, and program robotic models to solve problems using LEGO bricks.

Great Decisions (In-Person)

Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Culture, History & Current Events
Age Group:
Adults
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 for...

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- Color and Pattern

All Day 7/22 - 7/28
Grab & Go Craft Pickup at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

Stop by Kid City every week  for a new craft.  Video tutorials are always linked right to our website for step by step directions. In the month of July we will focus o...

Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Grab & Go Craft Pickup
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Stop by Kid City every week  for a new craft.  Video tutorials are always linked right to our website for step by step directions.

In the month of July we will focus on color and pattern.

Mosaic Art

Art Camp

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Storytime Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

Our art camp has everything needed to spark creativity.  Exposure to different art styles, concepts, and mediums will leave kids inspired while improving problem solving and s...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Our art camp has everything needed to spark creativity.  Exposure to different art styles, concepts, and mediums will leave kids inspired while improving problem solving and social interactions.

Beyond Fiction Book Club - Being Henry by Henry Winkler

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us to discuss this month's Beyond Fiction Book Club selection, Being Henry: The Fonz... and Beyond by Henry Winkler.  Books will be available to check out at th...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors
Required
Seats Remaining: 29
Event Details:

Join us to discuss this month's Beyond Fiction Book Club selection, Being Henry: The Fonz...

Intermediate English as a Second Language

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Classroom at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

6 weeks class July 22 - August 26 This intermediate-level English class teaches skills and vocabulary to help you at your job, in school, and in the community. Students shoul...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

6 weeks class

July 22 - August 26

This intermediate-level English class teaches skills and vocabulary to help you at your job, in school, and in the community. Students should be able to understand and speak basic English.

Istvan & His Imaginary Band

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Back Lawn at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

Jam out with Istvan and His Imaginary Band. His cool, creatively crafted songs, and interactive show will have you on your feet dancing and singing along. Family Event.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Back Lawn
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 55
Event Details:

Jam out with Istvan and His Imaginary Band. His cool, creatively crafted songs, and interactive show will have you on your feet dancing and singing along. Family Event.