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Take & Make Crafts- Handprint Flowers

All Day 4/29 - 5/5
Grab & Go Craft Pickup at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

Create paper craft flowers.  Pick up supplies in Kid City and create at home.

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

Create paper craft flowers.  Pick up supplies in Kid City and create at home.

Arte de Cinco de Mayo

Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Español
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

¡Festeja el Cinco de Mayo con una actividad creativa en familia! ¡Unamos pinceles para crear una artesanía maravillosa juntos! * Una manualidad por familia Cinco de Mayo Art ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Español
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

¡Festeja el Cinco de Mayo con una actividad creativa en familia! ¡Unamos pinceles para crear una artesanía maravillosa juntos!

* Una manualidad por familia

Take & Make Craft- 3D Mother's Day Card

All Day 5/6 - 5/12
Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

Pick up supplies to create a special card for someone in your life. Watch tutorial on our website for easy instructions.

Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Pick up supplies to create a special card for someone in your life.

Watch tutorial on our website for easy instructions.

Mother's Day Card Drop In

Monday, May 6, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Storytime Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Event Details:

Come make a card to celebrate Mom this Mother's Day. Card suggestions, samples and craft supplies will be provided. All you need to bring is your love for Mom, Grandma or your spec...

Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Come make a card to celebrate Mom this Mother's Day. Card suggestions, samples and craft supplies will be provided. All you need to bring is your love for Mom, Grandma or your special someone!

Flores para Mamá

Monday, May 6, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Storytime Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Español
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

Prepárate para festejar a mamá en su día haciendo una linda manualidad para regalarle. Flowers for Mom Get ready to celebrate mom on her day by making a beautiful craft to gi...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Español
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

Prepárate para festejar a mamá en su día haciendo una linda manualidad para regalarle.

Flowers for Mom

Planting for Pollinators

Monday, May 6, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Science & Nature
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Discover the challenges our native pollinators are facing and how home gardeners can support them through plant choice, garden design and sustainable maintenance practices. Present...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Science & Nature
Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

Discover the challenges our native pollinators are facing and how home gardeners can support them through plant choice, garden design and sustainable maintenance practices. Presented by the Lake County Forest Preserves. 

Water Safety Storytime

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Storytime
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

Goldfish Swim School will present an interactive program to educate children about the importance of water safety.  Bubbles, the swim school mascot will also be joining us.

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

Goldfish Swim School will present an interactive program to educate children about the importance of water safety.  Bubbles, the swim school mascot will also be joining us.

Library Foundation Meeting

Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Library Foundation Meeting
Event Details:

The Wauconda Area Library Foundation is a 501(c)(3) that helps to raise supplemental funds to enhance and enrich the Library's programs and services.  We meet as members ...

Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Program Type: Library Foundation Meeting
Event Details:

The Wauconda Area Library Foundation is a 501(c)(3) that helps to raise supplemental funds to enhance and enrich the Library's programs and services.  We meet as members of the community to develop ways to support the current events and

Mystery Book Club: The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey

Friday, May 10, 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 The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey Books are available at the Adult Help Desk Bombay, 1921: Perveen Mistry, the d...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors
Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

 

Join us at the library as we discuss The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey

Books are available at the Adult Help Desk

Take & Make Craftapalooza

All Day 5/13 - 5/26
Grab & Go Craft Pickup at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

We are clearing out our craft kits to make room for fresh, fun kits for the summer.

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

We are clearing out our craft kits to make room for fresh, fun kits for the summer.

Board Meeting

Monday, May 13, 2024 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Storytime Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
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...

Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime 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.

Pressed Flower Bookmark

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Pressed flower bookmarks are a simple luxury and a beautiful way to enjoy dried flowers.  Perfect for any book lover.

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Pressed flower bookmarks are a simple luxury and a beautiful way to enjoy dried flowers.  Perfect for any book lover.

Pressed Flower Bookmark

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Pressed flower bookmarks are a simple luxury and a beautiful way to enjoy dried flowers.  Perfect for any book lover.

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Pressed flower bookmarks are a simple luxury and a beautiful way to enjoy dried flowers.  Perfect for any book lover.

Novel Thoughts Book Club: Florence Adler Swims Forever (In-Person)

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

**PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGED TO 5/15/24** Join us as we discuss Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland.  Books are available at the Adult Help Desk.  Abou...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

**PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGED TO 5/15/24**

Join us as we discuss Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland. 

Books are available at the Adult Help Desk. 

About the book: 

Cook Book Lovers Book Club

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Food, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

A special book club for food lovers! Join us as we talk food & cooking and how it brings us all together.  Flip through the wonderful stories and beautiful photography of ...

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food, Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

A special book club for food lovers! Join us as we talk food & cooking and how it brings us all together.

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Movie Matinee- The Fabelmans (Rated PG-13)

Friday, May 17, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Entertainment
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Enjoy the movie The Fabelmans on the Library's big screen. Popcorn, pretzels, and water bottles will be provided. Movie Description: Inspired by true events, the narrative fo...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art, Movies & Entertainment
Required
Seats Remaining: 62
Event Details:

Enjoy the movie The Fabelmans on the Library's big screen. Popcorn, pretzels, and water bottles will be provided.

Movie Description:

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Great Decisions (In-Person)

Saturday, May 18, 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.

Beyond Fiction Book Club - The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown

Monday, May 20, 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, The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Dani...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors
Required
Seats Remaining: 27
Event Details:

Join us to discuss this month's Beyond Fiction Book Club selection, The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown.  Books will be availabl

Introduction to Natural Soap Making

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Food, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join this eco-friendly workshop to learn about the process of making soap and its history, then make your own melt-and-pour soap bar. Each participant will be provided wi...

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Food, Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Join this eco-friendly workshop to learn about the process of making soap and its history, then make your own melt-and-pour soap bar.

Password Safety

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Technology, Business & Finance
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The first line of defense in online safety is practicing smart password habits. We’ll show you how to create safe passwords and use password managers to make your online life easie...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology, Business & Finance
Required
Seats Remaining: 73
Event Details:

The first line of defense in online safety is practicing smart password habits. We’ll show you how to create safe passwords and use password managers to make your online life easier.

Memorial Day Closing

All Day
Wauconda Area Public Library

The library will be closed all day for the Memorial Day holiday. 

Closing
Branches:
Wauconda Area Public Library
Description:

The library will be closed all day for the Memorial Day holiday. 

Take & Make Craftapalooza

All Day 5/28 - 6/2
Grab & Go Craft Pickup at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

We are clearing out our craft kits to make room for fresh, fun kits for the summer.

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

We are clearing out our craft kits to make room for fresh, fun kits for the summer.

Restorative Yoga for Adults

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Food, Health & Wellness, Special Event
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

In this Restorative Yoga class, we will be unwinding in gentle restful poses and passive stretching. Near the end of the class, you will enjoy a trio of peaceful singing bowls. Aft...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food, Health & Wellness, Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

In this Restorative Yoga class, we will be unwinding in gentle restful poses and passive stretching. Near the end of the class, you will enjoy a trio of peaceful singing bowls.

Restorative Yoga for Adults

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Food, Health & Wellness, Special Event
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

In this Restorative Yoga class we will be unwinding in gentle restful poses and passive stretching. Near the end of the class you will enjoy a trio of peaceful singing bowls. After...

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food, Health & Wellness, Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

In this Restorative Yoga class we will be unwinding in gentle restful poses and passive stretching. Near the end of the class you will enjoy a trio of peaceful singing bowls.