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Art & Literary Magazine: Accepting Submissions!

All Day 9/3 - 10/24
Virtual Events at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Books & Authors
Age Group:
Kids, Teens
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 our first ever edition of the Blue & Ber...

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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: 44
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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 our first ever edition of the Blue & Berry Bulletin, WAPL's Art and Literary Magazine.

Book Buddies

Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Storytime Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Kids, Teens
Event Details:

KIDS- Readers looking for a new way to gain confidence and practice reading skills? Kids will enjoy being partnered with a young volunteer buddy. Enjoy great books, a relaxed re...

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Room: Storytime Room
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Readers looking for a new way to gain confidence and practice reading skills? Kids will enjoy being partnered with a young volunteer buddy. Enjoy great books, a relaxed reading time and making a new friend.

TEENS-

Novel Thoughts Book Club: The Push (In-Person)

Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us as we discuss The Push by Audrey Audrain.  Books are available at the Adult Help Desk.  About the book:  A tense, page-turning psychological drama a...

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Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
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Join us as we discuss The Push by Audrey Audrain. 

Books are available at the Adult Help Desk. 

About the book: 

Mystery Book Club: When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain

Friday, September 13, 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 When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain Books are available at the Adult Help Desk   Anna Hart is a missing persons...

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Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
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Join us at the library as we discuss When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain

Books are available at the Adult Help Desk

 

Book Buddies

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Storytime Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Kids, Teens
Event Details:

KIDS- Readers looking for a new way to gain confidence and practice reading skills? Kids will enjoy being partnered with a young volunteer buddy. Enjoy great books, a relaxed re...

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Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: Books & Authors
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KIDS-

Readers looking for a new way to gain confidence and practice reading skills? Kids will enjoy being partnered with a young volunteer buddy. Enjoy great books, a relaxed reading time and making a new friend.

TEENS-

Beyond Fiction Book Club - We Fed an Island by Jose Andres

Monday, September 23, 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, We Fed an Island: The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico One Meal at a Time by Jose Andres.  Bo...

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Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
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Join us to discuss this month's Beyond Fiction Book Club selection, We Fed an Island: The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico One Meal at a Time by Jose Andres.  Books will be available to check out at the Adult Help Desk.

Book Buddies

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Storytime Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Kids, Teens
Event Details:

KIDS- Readers looking for a new way to gain confidence and practice reading skills? Kids will enjoy being partnered with a young volunteer buddy. Enjoy great books, a relaxed re...

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Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: Books & Authors
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KIDS-

Readers looking for a new way to gain confidence and practice reading skills? Kids will enjoy being partnered with a young volunteer buddy. Enjoy great books, a relaxed reading time and making a new friend.

TEENS-

Book Buddies

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Storytime Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Kids, Teens
Event Details:

KIDS- Readers looking for a new way to gain confidence and practice reading skills? Kids will enjoy being partnered with a young volunteer buddy. Enjoy great books, a relaxed re...

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Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: Books & Authors
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KIDS-

Readers looking for a new way to gain confidence and practice reading skills? Kids will enjoy being partnered with a young volunteer buddy. Enjoy great books, a relaxed reading time and making a new friend.

TEENS-

Book Buddies

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Storytime Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Kids, Teens
Event Details:

KIDS- Readers looking for a new way to gain confidence and practice reading skills? Kids will enjoy being partnered with a young volunteer buddy. Enjoy great books, a relaxed re...

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Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: Books & Authors
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Seats Remaining: 0
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KIDS-

Readers looking for a new way to gain confidence and practice reading skills? Kids will enjoy being partnered with a young volunteer buddy. Enjoy great books, a relaxed reading time and making a new friend.

TEENS-

Novel Thoughts Book Club: Pineapple Street (In-Person)

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us as we discuss Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson.  Books are available at the Adult Help Desk.  About the book: Darley, the eldest daughter in the well-co...

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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: 24
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Join us as we discuss Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson. 

Books are available at the Adult Help Desk. 

About the book:

Mystery Book Club: The Black Echo by Michael Connelly

Friday, October 11, 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 Black Echo by Michael Connelly Books are available at the Adult Help Desk For maverick LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch,...

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Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
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Join us at the library as we discuss The Black Echo by Michael Connelly

Books are available at the Adult Help Desk

Book Buddies

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Storytime Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Kids, Teens
Event Details:

KIDS- Readers looking for a new way to gain confidence and practice reading skills? Kids will enjoy being partnered with a young volunteer buddy. Enjoy great books, a relaxed re...

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Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: Books & Authors
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Readers looking for a new way to gain confidence and practice reading skills? Kids will enjoy being partnered with a young volunteer buddy. Enjoy great books, a relaxed reading time and making a new friend.

TEENS-

Virtual Gardening Can Be Murder

Monday, October 21, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual Events at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Event Details:

  CLICK HERE TO REGISTER With their poisonous plants, sharp tools, shady corners, and ready-made burial sites, gardens have long inspired writers to connect horticulture...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Virtual Events
Program Type: Books & Authors
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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.

Book Buddies

Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Storytime Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Kids, Teens
Event Details:

KIDS- Readers looking for a new way to gain confidence and practice reading skills? Kids will enjoy being partnered with a young volunteer buddy. Enjoy great books, a relaxed re...

Waitlist
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Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: Books & Authors
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Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

KIDS-

Readers looking for a new way to gain confidence and practice reading skills? Kids will enjoy being partnered with a young volunteer buddy. Enjoy great books, a relaxed reading time and making a new friend.

TEENS-

Beyond Fiction Book Club - If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal by Justin Gregg

Monday, October 28, 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, If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity, by Justin Gregg. ...

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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: 29
Event Details:

Join us to discuss this month's Beyond Fiction Book Club selection, If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity, by Justin Gregg.  Books will be available to check out at the

Book Buddies

Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Storytime Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Kids, Teens
Event Details:

KIDS- Readers looking for a new way to gain confidence and practice reading skills? Kids will enjoy being partnered with a young volunteer buddy. Enjoy great books, a relaxed re...

Waitlist
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Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: Books & Authors
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Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

KIDS-

Readers looking for a new way to gain confidence and practice reading skills? Kids will enjoy being partnered with a young volunteer buddy. Enjoy great books, a relaxed reading time and making a new friend.

TEENS-

Wings of Fire Party

Monday, November 4, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Storytime Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Books & Authors
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

Calling all dragons! WOF fans are invited to come in and celebrate your favorite books. We will have dragon themed crafts, trivia and activities. 

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Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Books & Authors
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Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

Calling all dragons! WOF fans are invited to come in and celebrate your favorite books. We will have dragon themed crafts, trivia and activities. 

Cook Book Lovers Book Club

Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
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 ...

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Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors
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A special book club for food lovers! Join us as we talk food & cooking and how it brings us all together.

Mystery Book Club: Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Friday, November 8, 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 Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto Books are available at the Adult Help Desk Put the kettle on, ...

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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: 20
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Join us at the library as we discuss Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Books are available at the Adult Help Desk

Novel Thoughts Book Club: Maame (In-Person)

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us as we discuss Maame by Jessica George.  Books are available at the Adult Help Desk.  About the book:  Maame (ma-meh) has many meanings in Twi but in...

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Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors
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Event Details:

Join us as we discuss Maame by Jessica George. 

Books are available at the Adult Help Desk. 

About the book: 

Celebrate Our Favorite Authors - Book Club

Monday, November 18, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Storytime Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Books & Authors
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

Let's kick off our favorite author celebration with Mo Willems. Read any (or all!) of Mo's books and enjoy a fun discussion of all things' Elephant, Piggie and Pigeon! Then we'll l...

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Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Books & Authors
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Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

Let's kick off our favorite author celebration with Mo Willems. Read any (or all!) of Mo's books and enjoy a fun discussion of all things' Elephant, Piggie and Pigeon! Then we'll learn to draw one of  your favorite characters.

Beyond Fiction Book Club - Hunting the Falcon by John Guy and Julia Fox

Monday, November 18, 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, Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the Marriage That Shook Europe by John Guy and Julia Fox.&...

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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: 29
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Join us to discuss this month's Beyond Fiction Book Club selection, Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the Marriage That Shook Europe by John Guy and Julia Fox.  Books will be available to check out at the Adu

Booksgiving

Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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 w...

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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
Event Details:

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?

All the Books Quarterly Book Club

Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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 ...

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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: 16
Event Details:

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.