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Take & Make Craft- Apple Mosaic

All Day 9/22 - 10/1
Kids
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Grab & Go Craft Pickup
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
Create apple art after picking up the supplies in Kid City. Go to https://www.wauclib.org/kids for video tutorial.     ...

Pet Habitat

All Day 9/25 - 10/31
Babies & Toddlers, Kids, Family
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Grab & Go Craft Pickup
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Kids, Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 184
Event Details:
If you collected erasers at the library all summer, this class is for you!  Stop by Kid City and pick up a pet habitat for your child.  Decorate at home, with supplies you have on hand.  Return your decorated pet pod by the end of Octo...

Wondertime

9:30am - 10:00am
Kids
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
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!  ...

Rag Flower Wreath Craft Class

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:
Create a rustic autumn wreath with fabric and canning supplies. ...

Learning Adventure

1:30pm - 2:00pm
Kids
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Parenting & Education, Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Ages 4-6 The early years are perfect for building a foundation for long-term learning. Children will experience  the "drop off" and go to a class with their peers.  A great way to prepare your child for a classroom setting.  ...

Overdose Prevention -Presented By Live4Lali

7:00pm - 8:15pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 87
Event Details:
Live4Lali works to reduce stigma and prevent substance use disorder among individuals, families, and communities, and minimize the overall health, legal and social harms associated with substance use. ...

Play at The Park Pumpkin Decorating

5:00pm - 6:30pm
Kids, Family
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Offsite Events
Age Group: Kids, Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games & Activities
Event Details:
Join us at the Wauconda Park District for pumpkin decorating.  The Park District will have other seasonal fun activities for the kids.   This is a drop in event, weather permitting, while supplies last. ...

Halloween Costume Swap

11:00am - 3:00pm
Family
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
Drop off your clean gently used Halloween costumes Monday, September 25 thru Friday, September 29. Anyone can come to the costume swap on Saturday, September 30 for a new-to-you costume.  Each household can choose one costume per child. ...

Grab & Go: Solve a Cold Case

All Day
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Grab & Go Craft Pickup
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Culture, History & Current Events, Games & Activities
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
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! Due to the nature of the program and the case fil...

Take & Make Craft- 3D pumpkin

All Day 10/2 - 10/8
Kids
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
Create a simple 3D pumpkin scene.  All supplies included in kit. ...

Mini Altar del Día de Muertos

All Day 10/2 - 10/20
Family
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Grab & Go Craft Pickup
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Español
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
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 2-20 de octubre. Trae tu altar a la biblioteca entre el 23...

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 storytime is perfect for toddlers who are always on the go. Each session is filled with songs, stories and movement. ...

Oktoberfest

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Family
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Culture, History & Current Events, Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 74
Event Details:
Oktoberfest is much more than beer and brats.  German language teacher Sylvia Schmid from The Language Labs will transport us to Germany with dance, yodeling, and accordion music.  Join us for a cultural experience. ...

Bounce and Books

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:
Ages 12-24 months We'll read, dance, sing and explore rhythms in this lively and active 25-minute program.   ...

Pijamada de peluche

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Kids
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Español
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:
Martes 3 y 10 de octubre  Para toda la familia - Este programa es presentado en español Deja que tu muñeco de peluche favorito pase unos días en la biblioteca explorando, divirtiéndose (y seguramente haciendo algunas travesurillas). En ...

Wondertime

9:30am - 10:00am
Kids
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
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!  ...

Book Buddies

4:30pm - 5:00pm
Kids, Teens
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Registration Required
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- Earn volunteer hours ...

Introduction to Microsoft Excel

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: 9
Event Details:
Learn the basics of Excel, including setting up worksheets and basic formulas. ...

Learning Adventure

1:30pm - 2:00pm
Kids
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Parenting & Education, Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0

Ship In a Bottle

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: 4
Event Details:
How do you fit a ship in a bottle? We will read the book Ship in a Bottle by Andrew Prahin and make our very own ship in a bottle! Then we’ll test it to make sure it floats. The program is for kindergarten through second grade with a guardian.  ...

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: 7
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.

North Central 'O' Gauger's Halloween Train Run

All Day
Family
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
All aboard, come see the Family-Friendly Halloween train run. Members of the North Central 'O' Gaugers are visiting once again with their amazing train cars and locomotives. Fun for the whole family!  ...

Take & Make Craft- Halloween Collage

All Day 10/9 - 10/15
Kids
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Grab & Go Craft Pickup
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
Come to Kid City for this week's supply pick up.  3 different collage art ideas on display.  Which will you create? ...