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The Great Jigsaw Puzzle Race

Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Gather a team of 2 to 4 people (ages 14 and up) and put your jigsaw puzzle skills to the test for a puzzling good time! Each registered team receives the same 500-piece&n...

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Games & Activities
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Gather a team of 2 to 4 people (ages 14 and up) and put your jigsaw puzzle skills to the test for a puzzling good time!

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

The Great Jigsaw Puzzle Race

Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Gather a team of 2 to 4 people (ages 14 and up) and put your jigsaw puzzle skills to the test for a puzzling good time! Each registered team receives the same 500-piece&n...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Games & Activities
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Gather a team of 2 to 4 people (ages 14 and up) and put your jigsaw puzzle skills to the test for a puzzling good time!

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Dungeons & Dragons

Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 6:00pm - 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: 4
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.

This event is in the "Kids" group.

Poke-week in Kid City!

All Day 2/24 - 3/2
Kid City at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

Gotta catch 'em all...all the fun Poke-activities in Kid City to celebrate National Pokemon Day on February 27th! Grab some Pokemon coloring pages, take home a fun Pokemon craft, c...

Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Kid City
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Games & Activities
Event Details:

Gotta catch 'em all...all the fun Poke-activities in Kid City to celebrate National Pokemon Day on February 27th!

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Pokémon Gaming Tournament

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

If you’re ready to prove your skills as a Pokémon Master, drop in for this Pokkén Tournament DX competition and find out if you’re the very best (like no one ever was).

Open
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games & Activities
Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:

If you’re ready to prove your skills as a Pokémon Master, drop in for this Pokkén Tournament DX competition and find out if you’re the very best (like no one ever was).

This event is in the "Kids" group.

Pokémon Zoology

Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Storytime Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Games & Activities
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

Become a Pokémon professor with this Poké-biology crash course! Learn about the incredible real animals that inspired your favorite pocket monsters and craft your own scientific sp...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games & Activities
Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Become a Pokémon professor with this Poké-biology crash course! Learn about the incredible real animals that inspired your favorite pocket monsters and craft your own scientific specimen to continue your study at home.  

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Super Smash Madness

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

It’s an all-out brawl in this Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament! Take on up to 7 other players and get ready to find the ultimate champion.  

Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games & Activities
Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

It’s an all-out brawl in this Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament! Take on up to 7 other players and get ready to find the ultimate champion.  

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.

Quack-a-Palooza

All Day 3/21 - 3/30
Kid City at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Event Details:

Duck on over to Kid City for some quacktastic fun.

Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Kid City
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: Games & Activities
Event Details:

Duck on over to Kid City for some quacktastic fun.

This event is in the "Kids" group.

The Great Library Chase

All Day 3/21 - 3/30
Kid City at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

Sign up with a friend and come in between March 21 and 30th to work together to solve a mystery using books and clues in Kid City.

Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Kid City
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Games & Activities
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Sign up with a friend and come in between March 21 and 30th to work together to solve a mystery using books and clues in Kid City.

This event is in the "Family" group.

Cubetto Mini Golf Drop-in

Monday, March 24, 2025 at 10:00am - 2:00pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Family
Event Details:

Stop by to challenge your critical thinking skills and practice basic coding concepts with everyone’s favorite wooden robot. Help Cubetto traverse 4 mini golf holes and sink the wi...

Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Games & Activities, STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Stop by to challenge your critical thinking skills and practice basic coding concepts with everyone’s favorite wooden robot. Help Cubetto traverse 4 mini golf holes and sink the winning putt!

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Dungeons & Dragons

Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Storytime 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: Storytime Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games & Activities
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Grab & Go: Solve a Cold Case

All Day
Grab & Go Craft Pickup at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Culture, History & Current Events, Games & Activities
Age Group:
Adults
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...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Grab & Go Craft Pickup
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Culture, History & Current Events, Games & Activities
Required
Seats Remaining: 38
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!

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Dungeons & Dragons

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Storytime 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: Storytime Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games & Activities
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
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.

This event is in the "Kids" group.

Nintendo Switch Sports Tournament: Country Club Edition

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

Spring into wellness by hitting the (digital) links and the (digital) courts! Wear your best sports attire and join us for a day at the club as we play golf and tennis in Nintendo ...

Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Games & Activities
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Spring into wellness by hitting the (digital) links and the (digital) courts! Wear your best sports attire and join us for a day at the club as we play golf and tennis in Nintendo Switch Sports. 

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Nintendo Switch Sports Tournament: Country Club Edition

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Spring into wellness by hitting the (digital) links and the (digital) courts! Wear your best sports attire and join us for a day at the club as we play golf and tennis in Nintendo ...

Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games & Activities
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Spring into wellness by hitting the (digital) links and the (digital) courts! Wear your best sports attire and join us for a day at the club as we play golf and tennis in Nintendo Switch Sports. 

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Dungeons & Dragons

Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Storytime 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: Storytime Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games & Activities
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
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.