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Take & Make Craft- Astronaut

All Day 9/26 - 10/2
Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Grab & Go Craft Pickup
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Event Details:
Come to Kid City and pick up a craft kit to take home and create.  New crafts are offered every week along with a how to video on our website. ...

Fall Memory Maker- DIY Super Hero Cape

All Day
Kids
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Grab & Go Craft Pickup
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:
Pick up supplies to decorate a cape at home.  Can be customized for  dress up or a Halloween costume. Supply pick up begins Monday, October 3. Ages 2-10 Registration required ...

Take & Make Craft- UFO

All Day 10/3 - 10/9
Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Grab & Go Craft Pickup
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
Come to Kid City and pick up a craft kit to take home and create.  New crafts are offered every week along with a how to video on our website. ...

Mini Altar del Día de Muertos

All Day 10/3 - 10/21
Family
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Grab & Go Craft Pickup
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Español
Event Details:
Haz un mini-altar del día de muertos y tráelo al departamento de niños para ponerlo en exposición. Pide un paquete con algunos materiales e ideas para comenzar tu altar. Recoge materiales del 3-21 de octubre. Trae tu altar a la biblioteca entre el 24...

Time for Two's Storytime

9:30am - 10:00am
Babies & Toddlers
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
This musical story time is perfect for toddlers who are always on the go. Each session is filled with songs, stories and movement. ...

Bounce and Books

9:30am - 10:00am
Kids
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Ages 12-24 Months We'll read, dance, sing and explore rhythms in this lively and active 25-minute program. ...

Wondertime

9:30am - 10:00am
Kids
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
For children age 3 and their caregiver. Each week this lively storytime features a variety of stories, songs, fingerplays, and other activities aimed at building a love of language, books, and reading!  ...

iPhone and iPad Basics (In-Person)

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology, Business & Finance
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:
Learn everything you need to know to get started with iPad or iPhone, from basic navigation to customization to handy tricks ...

Learning Adventure

1:30pm - 2:00pm
Kids
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:
The early years are perfect for building a foundation for long-term learning. Children will experience a "drop-off" as they leave you to enter the room on their own and go to a class with their peers. We will explore a different topic each week throu...

Squishy Circuits

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Kids
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
We'll make playdough creatures and light them up as we explore conductivity with our Squishy Circuits.  Grades K-2 ...

Virtual All the Books Meet Up

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Virtual Events
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:
A fun, lively book chat from the comfort of your own home.   We’ll discuss what books we’re enjoying, which books we aren’t, and what we’re reading next.  Discover “new to you books” from other readers as well as a rundown of n...

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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.

Friday Matinee - No Time to Die (PG-13) (In-Person)

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art, Movies & Entertainment
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 70
Event Details:
James Bond's post-retirement life in Jamaica is disrupted when an old CIA friend requests his assistance in rescuing a kidnapped scientist. The unexpectedly treacherous mission leads him to a confrontation with an enigmatic nemesis – and a dangerous ...

Take & Make Craft- Pumpkin

All Day 10/10 - 10/16
Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
Come to Kid City and pick up a craft kit to take home and create.  New crafts are offered every week along with a how to video on our website. ...

Time for Two's Storytime

9:30am - 10:00am
Babies & Toddlers
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
This musical story time is perfect for toddlers who are always on the go. Each session is filled with songs, stories and movement. ...

Coins, Currency, Gold and Silver Jewelry - What Are They Worth? (In-Person)

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Culture, History & Current Events, Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 68
Event Details:
How do you know what your collections are worth?  Dave Ekstrom, a lifelong coin collector, member of the American Numismatic Association and retired school teacher will offer a presentation on coin collecting and gold and silver values.  &n...

Board Meeting

7:00pm - 9:00pm
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln 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. Visitors are welcome, but anyone wishing to address the Board should...

Moon Over Wauconda (In-Person)

7:30pm - 8:30pm
Teens, Adults, Family
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Parking Lot
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Family
Program Type: Science & Nature
Event Details:
Join the Lake County Astronomical Society in the library’s parking lot to view the moon and other objects in the night sky.  *Rain date is Thursday, October 13th at 7:30 p.m.  ...

Bounce and Books

9:30am - 10:00am
Kids
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Ages 12-24 Months We'll read, dance, sing and explore rhythms in this lively and active 25-minute program. ...

Wondertime

9:30am - 10:00am
Kids
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
For children age 3 and their caregiver. Each week this lively storytime features a variety of stories, songs, fingerplays, and other activities aimed at building a love of language, books, and reading!  ...

Fiction Book Club - The Reading List (In-Person)

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:
Join us as we discuss The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams.  Books are available at the Adult Help Desk.  About the book: Widower Mukesh lives a quiet life in the London Borough of Ealing after losing his beloved wife. He shops e...

Learning Adventure

1:30pm - 2:00pm
Kids
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:
The early years are perfect for building a foundation for long-term learning. Children will experience a "drop-off" as they leave you to enter the room on their own and go to a class with their peers. We will explore a different topic each week throu...

3D Design

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Kids
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:
Test your skills - try a 3d challenge then build a 3D creation. Grades 3-5 ...

Moon Over Wauconda (Rain Date)

7:30pm - 8:30pm
Teens, Adults, Family
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Parking Lot
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Family
Program Type: Science & Nature
Event Details:
Join the Lake County Astronomical Society in the library’s parking lot to view the moon and other objects in the night sky.  *Rain date is Thursday, October 13th at 7:30 p.m.  ...

Mystery Book Club: His and Hers by Alice Feeney (In-Person)

10:30am - 11:30am
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:
Join us at the library as we discuss His and Hers by Alice Feeney Books are available at the Adult Help Desk FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF Sometimes I Lie “Stunning. Addictive. This book should not be m...