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Duck Parade

All Day 3/3 - 3/16
Kids, Teens, Adults
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Age Group: Kids, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Pickup your duck March 3-16

Help us duck-a-rate the library. Design your own rubber duck, then return it to the library to join the parade. 

The ducks will be exhibited all over the library March 17-30th.

This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Virtual Events
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Books & Authors
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 the Blue & Berry Bulletin, WAPL's Art and Literary Magazine.

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

Take & Make Craft - Stress Balls

All Day 3/10 - 3/16
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:

Soothe away your springtime stress with a D.I.Y. stress ball. Check out our YouTube for easy-to-follow instructions!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Great Decisions (In Person)

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
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 "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Kids" group.

Take & Make Craft - Wobbly Friend

All Day 3/17 - 3/23
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:

He wobbles when you shake, he's all yours to take and make. Check out our YouTube for easy-to-follow instructions!

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

Shamrock Storytime

10:00am - 11:00am
Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Come celebrate all things Irish through music and stories.  This is a storytime with a fun craft to complete afterwards.

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Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

This event is in the "Kids" group.

Light Up Wire Sign

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Kids
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Design and make your own light up sign.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Pressed Floral Lantern

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Create a touch of nature for your home with a paper lantern and pressed flowers.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Pressed Floral Lantern

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Adults
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Create a touch of nature for your home with a paper lantern and pressed flowers.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Sell Your Stuff Online

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology, Business & Finance
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Join us to learn about the great options for unloading your old possessions, from old favorites like eBay to newer places like Facebook Marketplace. We’ll cover them all and offer selling and safety tips!

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

Discover Jazzercise

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Teens, Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Food, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

For ages 12 and up

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

Quack-a-Palooza

All Day 3/21 - 3/30
Babies & Toddlers, Kids
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
Kids
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Kid City
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Games & Activities
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24
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.

Spring Storywalk

11:00am - 12:00pm
Family
Open
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Offsite Events
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 29
Event Details:

Come out of hibernation and get back outside!  Visit one of our local natural areas. Enjoy a self-guided storywalk and activity, then explore the bog. 

 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Computación Básica III

9:30am - 11:30am
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Español, Technology, Business & Finance
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

PRESENTADO EN ESPAÑOL

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

Take & Make Craft - Rock-a-Duck

All Day 3/24 - 3/30
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:

Take a quack at making your very own rocking duck. Check out our YouTube for easy-to-follow instructions!

 

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

Suncatcher Drop-In Craft

9:30am - 11:30am
Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Let's celebrate Spring by painting a suncatcher to hang in your window at home. All materials supplied. Drop in anytime between the hours of 9:30 and 11:30 to complete this craft.

This event is in the "Family" group.

Cubetto Mini Golf Drop-in

10:00am - 2:00pm
Family
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 "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 27
Event Details:

Join us to discuss this month's Beyond Fiction Book Club selection, A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe by Mark Dawidziak.  Books will be available to check out at the Adult Help Desk.

This event is in the "Family" group.

Bienvenida Primavera

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Family
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Español
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

Bienvenida Primavera

Para toda la familia 

¡Despidamos al invierno juntos! Acompáñanos a escuchar un cuento y a elaborar una manualidad para celebrar la llegada de la primavera.

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

Upcycled Cork Fairy House

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Kids, Teens, Adults, Family
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Kids, Teens, Adults, Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Paint a miniature fairy house on a recycled object for some springtime whimsy.

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

Discover Jazzercise

10:30am - 11:30am
Teens, Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Food, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 21
Event Details:

For ages 12 and up

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Dungeons & Dragons

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Teens
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games & Activities
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
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 "Family" group.
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

All aboard! The North Central ‘O’ Gaugers are pulling in to the station for a very special “Carnival Run” of their full-scale model railroad display.