Event List

The Genealogy Interest Group meets on the fourth Sunday of each month, unless otherwise noted.  We welcome any and all interested persons who would like to share their genealogical research or who would like to learn more.  

All ages, kids 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Stop by and create! We will have various craft supplies and inspiration for you to make an art project, craft, structure, or simple machine - whatever you can imagine!

Ages 0-6 with an adult. Stimulate your child's senses through books, rhymes, music, and movement. No registration required.  

Hang out after storytime to play and learn! We have a selection of educational toys that will help with motor skills, sharing, and imaginative play!

Are you interested in the natural world, and all things that grow in the ground? If so, then Jr. Master gardener is the class for you! Come ready to get your hands dirty as we explore the fascinating world of plants.

Grades 3-12. Develop your programming skills with the LEGO SPIKE Prime robots and apply them to various challenges. Each Workshop will have a different lesson and different challenges for you to try out.

Sweet stories and a charming craft with a focus on nature to fit right in with the seasons! For ages 2-6 only with an adult caregiver. Please register up to two children per family with their name. Thank you. 

Illinois Library Presents an interview with witty, creepy, and compulsively readable, bestselling author R.L.

Grades 6-12 

Play video games and board games with other teens! The library has a selection of Nintendo Switch and Wii U games that will be projected on the big screen. Registration preferred, walk-ins welcome.

We will discuss James by Percival Everett. Registration is preferred, but walk-ins are welcome. Copies of the book can be checked out at the Service Center a month prior to the discussion.

Ages 0-6 with an adult. Stimulate your child's senses through books, rhymes, music, and movement. No registration required.  

Looking for a way to strengthen your connection to nature?  Whether you are in your own yard or garden, a forest preserve or park, or traveling, there is always the opportunity to become one with the environment.

We will discuss Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert by Bob the Drag Queen. Registration is preferred, but walk-ins are welcome. Copies of the book can be checked out at the Service Center a month prior to the discussion.

Learn and meet animals from a friendly opossum and a feisty ferret to a Madagascan hissing cockroach!  Perfect for all ages and those looking to experience multiple animals from the animal kingdom.

Ages 0-6 with an adult. Stimulate your child's senses through books, rhymes, music, and movement. No registration required.  

Hang out after storytime to play and learn! We have a selection of educational toys that will help with motor skills, sharing, and imaginative play!

Make friends and discover new screen-free games. On the first and third Mondays of the month.  First Mondays are geared to grades 2-3, third are geared to grades 4-5. Join us for an evening of fun and learning! 

Children must be school age or older.

Join us for a practical and informative seminar on retirement tax planning. Learn how taxes change when you retire, how Social Security benefits are taxed, and ways to lower your Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs).

Join fellow CAPL patrons and those from surrounding libraries in the Luecht Auditorium at MCC as we view the documentary The Librarians and participate afterwards in a panel discussion.

Join Katy as she teaches basic ASL vocabulary to you and your little one. Learning ASL is a great way for babies to learn to communicate their wants and needs with caregivers before gaining the ability to speak.