Week Calendar

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.  

Ages 18-36 months with an adult. Stories and songs for your active toddler! Drop-in, no registration required.

Owls capture everyone's imagination, and did you know that eight species live in Illinois?  These birds of prey are some of the most unique creatures on the planet.  

Ages 0-18 months with an adult. Stories and songs for your littlest one. No older siblings, please. Drop-in, no registration required.

Our annual event is back!  Come as a family (of up to five people) to play Turkey Bingo. If you get a bingo, you will win part of your Thanksgiving dinner and, yes, one of the items is the turkey! 

Create and build your own LEGO design that we'll display in the library! Sign up child, not parent for each program.

Pixel pictures made with paper! This program is for grades K-1 only. Please register one per family, thank you.

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! 

Join us on Zoom to play games on Board Game Arena together.

Join other families, children and caregivers, or mentees and mentors for an evening playing board games. Feel free to bring a favorite from home or choose from our selection.

Exchange ideas about the foreign policy issues facing America today in this monthly discussion led by Professor Gary Midkiff. Participants must purchase a briefing book and read a chapter prior to each meeting.

Join Professor Moptop, music historian, Gregory Alexander, as he presents Siblings in Music.  The Professor will discuss bands with at least one pair of siblings and the highs and lows that come from being in a family band.

The Cary Area Public Library, as part of a collaboration of McHenry County public libraries, is pleased to host author Daniel Kraus in the Luecht Auditorium at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake, IL on Thursday, November 6, 7:00pm–9:00pm.