Thanksgiving Holiday Closing

The Library will close early on Wednesday, November 26th at 5:00 p.m. and remain closed on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 27th. We will reopen at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, November 28th.

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Booksgiving

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors
Registration Required
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Celebrate the season with a feast of books! Join us for a relaxed gathering where our team shares their favorite reads—and you get to pick one to take home for free.

All the Books Quarterly Book Club

7:00pm–8:30pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors
Registration Required
Event Details:

If you love to talk about books, but don't want to commit to a monthly meeting, our quarterly book club is just the place for you! 

Mystery Book Club: Dashing Through the Snowbirds by Donna Andrews

10:30am–11:30am
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us at the library as we discuss Dashing Through the Snowbirds by Donna Andrews 

Books are available at the Adult Help Desk

BookFix

All Day
Teens
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Grab & Go Craft Pickup
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Books & Authors
Registration Required
Event Details:

It's StitchFix for reading recommendations! 

Mystery Book Club: Raven Black by Ann Cleeves

10:30am–11:30am
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us at the library as we discuss Raven Black by Ann Cleeves

Books are available at the Adult Help Desk

Novel Thoughts Book Club: The Briar Club by Kate Quinn

7:00pm–8:15pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us as we discuss The Briar Club by Kate Quinn

Books are available at the Adult Help Desk. 

About the book: 

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Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Art & Literary Magazine

All Day
Kids, Teens
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.

Beyond Fiction Book Club - The Last Tsar by Tsuyoshi Hasegawa

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us to discuss this month's Beyond Fiction Book Club selection, The Last Tsar: The Abdication of Nicholas II and the Fall of the Romanovs by Tsuyoshi Hasegawa. Books will be available to check out at the Adult Help Desk.

Cookbook Lovers Bookclub

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors
Registration Required
Event Details:

A special book club for food lovers! Join us as we talk food & cooking and how it brings us all together.

Novel Thoughts Book Club: The Wedding People by Alison Espach

7:00pm–8:15pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us as we discuss The Wedding People by Alison Espach

Books are available at the Adult Help Desk. 

About the book: 

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Mystery Book Club: Death at the Sanatorium by Ragnar Jonasson

10:30am–11:30am
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us at the library as we discuss 
Death at the Sanatorium by Ragnar Jonasson

Books are available at the Adult Help Desk

Beyond Fiction Book Club - The Stained Glass Window by David Levering Lewis

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wauconda Area Public Library
Room: Lincoln Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us to discuss this month's Beyond Fiction Book Club selection, The Stained Glass Window: A Family History as the American Story, 1790-1958 by David Levering Lewis.