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Toys of the 1980s and 1990s Remembered

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Culture, History & Current Events
Age Group:
Adults

Beanie Babies to Transformers!  Lets reminisce about the popular toys of the 1980s & 1990s.  Learn about how the history of toy companies and how these amazing toys were created.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Culture, History & Current Events
Registration Required
Event Details:

Beanie Babies to Transformers!  Lets reminisce about the popular toys of the 1980s & 1990s.  Learn about how the history of toy companies and how these amazing toys were created.

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

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!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Grab & Go Craft Pickup
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Culture, History & Current Events, Games & Activities
Registration Required
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 "Adults" group

Agatha Christie: A Body of Evidence

Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Culture, History & Current Events
Age Group:
Adults

In the Spring of 1950 Agatha Christie accompanied her husband, archeologist Max Mallowan to Iraq and the tells of Kalhu; the ancient city also known as Nimrud.  Join Debra Miller in her portrayal of Agatha Christie as she reminisces with you

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Culture, History & Current Events
Registration Required
Event Details:

In the Spring of 1950 Agatha Christie accompanied her husband, archeologist Max Mallowan to Iraq and the tells of Kalhu; the ancient city also known as Nimrud.  Join Debra Miller in her portrayal of Agatha Christie as she reminisces with you

This event is in the "Adults" group

Only Murders in the Library

Monday, January 12, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Culture, History & Current Events
Age Group:
Adults

Love true crime podcasts? 

Join us at the Library for lively discussions about your favorite cases and chilling stories.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Culture, History & Current Events
Registration Required
Event Details:

Love true crime podcasts? 

Join us at the Library for lively discussions about your favorite cases and chilling stories.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Great Decisions

Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Culture, History & Current Events
Age Group:
Adults

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.

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Lincoln Lore & More: Exploring Central Illinois

Monday, February 16, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Culture, History & Current Events
Age Group:
Adults

Venture beyond the cornstalks that line the highway with Illinois traveler John Kokoris to explore the charming towns and beautiful scenery at the heart of our state—as well as the region's history as  Lincoln's old stomping grounds.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Culture, History & Current Events
Registration Required
Event Details:

Venture beyond the cornstalks that line the highway with Illinois traveler John Kokoris to explore the charming towns and beautiful scenery at the heart of our state—as well as the region's history as  Lincoln's old stomping grounds.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Pre-Civil War Quilts: The Secret Codes to Freedom on the Underground Railroad

Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Culture, History & Current Events
Age Group:
Adults

Connie Martin tells the stories passed down to her great-grandmother Lizzie of how her family survived the antebellum period through trials and tribulations, and how they used quilts that contained hidden codes and secret messages to assist abolit

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Culture, History & Current Events
Registration Required
Event Details:

Connie Martin tells the stories passed down to her great-grandmother Lizzie of how her family survived the antebellum period through trials and tribulations, and how they used quilts that contained hidden codes and secret messages to assist abolit

This event is in the "Adults" group

Great Decisions

Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Lincoln Room at Wauconda Area Public Library
Program Type:
Culture, History & Current Events
Age Group:
Adults

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.

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.