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CLPL Intro-to-Trades programs give
teens hands-on experience
& real life skills! p. 3
March & April 2023
Program Guide
Director’s Desktop: Library is Buzzing with New Programs
W e hope you celebrate everything your Crystal Lake Public Library has to
offer every week, but especially during National Library Week! This year,
the American Library Association celebrates libraries from April 23-29 with
the theme “There’s More to the Story.” Everyone knows the library is the best
place to find your next favorite book, but do you know how much your library
really has to offer? We have lots of non-traditional library programs for all ages
this spring.
ADULTS – Solitary bees like mason bees are some of the biggest pollinators.
One solitary bee can do the work of 100 honeybees! Check out our series on
solitary bees, The Buzz about Mason Bees on March 7; Native Pollinators on
March 15; and Build a Bee Home on March 25 or March 28. Need a new tote
bag to carry all your library materials? Sign up for Sewing 101 on Thursdays
March 16, 23, and 30. You’ll learn the basics of sewing while you create a
useful tote bag.
TEENS – Gamers should check out VR Mania on March 9 and come to the Teen
Mario Party on April 23. If you haven’t been to one of our Intro to Trades
sessions, yet, I highly recommend the next one, Next Step Home Electricity on
Executive Director Becky Fyolek March 18. This program offers interesting, hands-on learning that you can
actually apply in the real world.
KIDS – Want to learn how to sew and spend time with your favorite grownup?
Sign up for Maker Academy: We Sew, Simple Hand Stitch on March 7 and
April 11. Gamers can celebrate their love of Mario at the Mario Kart Party and
Tournament on April 22. No hard feelings if you get hit with the blue shell!
ALL AGES – May the Fourth Be with You! Join us May 4 for our Star Wars
Board of Library Trustees Celebration. This is an all-ages event with crafts, games, and activities.
William Weller, President Costumes are encouraged! Get to know your elected representative and
bweller@clpl.org provide valuable feedback at Illinois State Senator Donald DeWitte’s Office
Mary Alice Fellers, Vice-President
Hours at the library on March 15.
afellers@clpl.org
Your Crystal Lake Library is so much more than you think. Stop by today and let
Rebecca Sisler, Secretary us show you how we can help you learn, enjoy, and explore!
bsisler@clpl.org
Cary Waxler, Treasurer Sincerely,
cwaxler@clpl.org Becky Fyolek
James Becker
jbecker@clpl.org
Bonita Drew
bdrew@clpl.org
Take-and-Make Craft Kits
March 1-31 and April 1-30
Charles K. Ebann Register for a take-and-make craft kit to bring home and assemble! We
cebann@clpl.org provide instructions and post tutorial videos on the CLPL YouTube channel.
Register for your kit at clpl.org. Pick up your kit starting March 1 and April 1,
Mary Fisher respectively, from the Youth or Adult Services desks. One kit per registration.
mfisher@clpl.org CLPL cardholders only. Registration required.
Charles Stump
cstump@clpl.org
March April
Youth: Craft Stick Cat Youth: Hot Air Balloon
Becky Fyolek, Executive Director Adult: Fantasy Maps Adult: Fantasy Maps
bfyolek@clpl.org | 815.526.5102
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Teens
Teen Art Club String Art Poetry
Grades 6-12 Grades 6-12
Tuesdays, March 7, 21; April 4, 18; Thursday, Apr. 13
May 2 6-8 pm
3-5 pm Ames Room
Ames Room Make a poetic block of string art using
Hang out after school to chat and embroidery thread and nails. Or, create
create. We’ll draw, paint, use the your own design!
button maker, make stop-motion
videos, melt perler beads and more! Teen Mario Party
Snacks, games and other activities will Sunday, April 23
All Ages be available. Bring a friend! Grades 6-8: 1-2:30 pm
Grades 9-12: 3-4:30 pm
March VR Mania Ames Room
Grades 6-12 Celebrate the release of the new Mario
Embark on the 2nd annual Library Thursday, March 9 movie by hanging out and playing
Lovers Expedition! All 13 McHenry 6-8 pm Mario Party with snacks and Mario
County libraries are participating Ames Room activities! Nintendo Switch and pro
in this year’s expedition, and each We have new games! controllers provided by the library.
library will offer a fun, special activity. Students can use the Registration required.
library’s Meta Quest
At Crystal Lake Public Library, we have 2 VR headset and
a mini golf hole, a scavenger hunt and watch everyone’s
May the Fourth:
a gumball machine filled with reading realistic experience Aluminum Falcon
prompts and surprises! Visit all 13 on the big screen. Grades 6-12
libraries to be eligible to win one of Stay for a little while or the whole Thursday, May 4
several gift baskets valued at $50 time. Registration encouraged. 6-8 pm
each. The expedition ends March 31 Ames Room
so visit all the libraries soon! Register Intro to Trades: Next Step May the Fourth be With You! Build a
at the Youth or Adult Services desks. Home Electricity Millennium Falcon to celebrate
Registration required. Grades 6-12 May 4. We’ll watch “Clone Wars” if
Saturday, March 18 there’s extra time! Bonus points if you
1-3 pm wear your space gear. Registration
Ames Room required.
Learn how to install more home
electricity! This class is the next step
from our previous electricity class, but
all experience levels will be able to
follow along. Registration required.
Teen
Spring Break
Murder Mystery
Grades 6-12
For All Ages! Saturday, March 25 -
Saturday, May 6 Sunday, April 2
9 am-5 pm Teens and their families can pick up
Adult, Teen and Youth a murder mystery kit at the Adult
Celebrate Free Comic Book Day with Services desk to solve over spring
us! Come to the Adult or Youth Services break. Take it home, or solve it in the
desks to pick up your free comic book library! Can you decipher the clues
while supplies last! Several titles to to solve the crime and figure out
choose from. One per person. whodunit? Registration required.
Adult/Teen Trivia
1 pm and 3 pm A patron learns to use tile and mortar
Adults and teens can play trivia for a during a recent teen Intro-to-Trades
chance to win prizes! Smart device program.
required. Cosplayers encouraged.
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Adult Programs
Mystery of the Month Club & Memory Café
Book Clubs Romance of the Month Club
March and April
Thursdays, March 16 and April 20
10-11:30 am
Let us pick your next mystery or Ames Room
Bookies Book Discussion romance read! Selections will be based You’re invited to an informal social
Ames Room: In person and via Zoom on your profile/quiz results. Each gathering where persons with
Registration required. month, a book will be placed on hold, memory issues and their care partners
and you’ll be notified when it’s ready can connect with others in similar
Wednesday, March 15 situations. New members always
9:30-11:30 am for pick up. Upon registration, check
your email for your confirmation and welcome! Registration required.
This is Happiness by Niall
Williams. Books available selection survey. CLPL cardholders only.
at the Circulation Desk. Register on the clpl.org calendar, select Sewing 101
dates March 1 and April 1. Thursdays, March 16, 23, 30
2-3:30 pm or 7-8:30 pm
Crafter Dark Social Hour Ames Room
Wednesday, April 19 Have you always wanted to create
9:30-11:30 am Adult and Teen
Wednesdays, March 1 and April 5 something on a sewing machine? Learn
Such a Fun Age by Kiley the fundamentals in this three-session
Reid. Books available at the 7-8:30 pm
Adult Services course. While learning the basics,
Circulation Desk. you’ll create a tote bag! Sign up for
Knitters and crafters, pack up your
current projects and come to the library the afternoon or evening series. CLPL
for a casual program where you can cardholders only. Registration required.
Forever Young Adult Book Club socialize with other makers while you
Ames Room: In person and via Zoom work. Registration required. Readers’ Social Club
This is a YA book discussion group for Thursday, March 16
those of us who are a little less Y and Virtual Volo Museum Tour 6-7:30 pm
a little more A. Registration required. Monday, March 6 Summer Moon Coffee
7-8 pm 625 Cog Circle Unit D, Crystal Lake
Monday, March 20 Zoom Program (via Wauconda Library) This isn’t your typical book club! There’s
7-8:30 pm A docent from the Volo Museum will no assigned reading, no discussion to
Forever... lead a virtual tour of the museum, prepare for. Just bring whatever you are
by Judy Blume including vintage cars and military reading and join us for an evening of
Copies available at the exhibits. Registration required. reading and meeting fellow book lovers.
Circulation Desk. Registration required.
Monday, April 17 Native Pollinators
7-8:30 pm Adult and Teen
Anna K: A Love Story by Wednesday, March 15 | 7-8 pm
Jenny Lee. Copies available Zoom
at the Circulation Desk. Tune in to learn more about native
pollinators in our area. University
of Illinois Extension horticulture
Between the Covers educator Nicole Flowers-Kimmerle
Romance Book Club will share insight and tips on many
Program held in the Ames Room. types of local bees. This program held
Fall in love with our newest book club, The Buzz About Mason Bees in partnership with Ela Area Public
which will meet every other month to Adult and Teen Library. Registration required.
appreciate romance novels. Tuesday, March 7
Registration required. 7-8:30 pm | Ames Room Build a Bee a Home
Have you heard of the mason bee? Ages 10 and up
Thursday, April 6 One gentle, solitary insect can do Saturday, March 25: 11 am-12:30 pm or
7-8:30 pm the work of 100 honeybees! Master Tuesday, March 28: 6:30-8 pm
The Viscount Who Loved Gardener Rich Tobiasz will discuss Mason bees are small, solitary
Me by Julia Quinn. Copies these industrious super pollinators pollinators that need special housing,
are available at the and what we can do to help them. which can be easy to make. Join our
Circulation Desk. Registration required. hands-on workshop and build a bee
Thank you to the Rotary Club of Crystal Lake home for your backyard pollinators.
Dawnbreakers for sponsoring these Registration required.
programs!
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For more information about Adult Services programs, visit clpl.org and click on Calendar or Programs, or call 815.459.1687.
All video programs can be watched after the release date on the CLPL YouTube channel.
Device Drop-in Wits Workout II
Fridays, March 17 and April 21
10 am-Noon
60 years and older
Tuesdays, April 4, 11, 18, 25
Computer Classes
Adult Services DIY Area 10:30-11:30 am Google Drive Basics
Do you need help with your smart- Ames Room Wednesday, March 8
phone, tablet, laptop or eReader? Social connectedness and intellectual 10-11:30 am | Ames Room
Bring your device and questions to this engagement are lifestyle factors that This hands-on introductory class covers
drop-in event. CLPL staff will help you contribute to your brain’s health. how to access, use and organize Google
navigate your device and the library’s Coming together and learning new Drive. Registration required.
digital resources. things are good for your noggin! In Wits
Workout you’ll engage in interactive Basics of Microsoft Excel 2016
The A, B, C, Ds of Medicare puzzles and games, and learn how Monday, April 3
Wednesday, March 22 to keep your brain healthy. CLPL 7-8:30 pm | Ames Room
6:30-8 pm cardholders only. Registration required. Learn the basics of working with
Ames Room or via Zoom Excel 2016 in this class for beginners.
Learn about Medicare A & B, SCORE: You’re the Boss, Keyboard and mouse skills required.
Supplemental Insurance, Part D Now Act Like One! Registration required.
(Prescription Drug), Medicare Tuesday, April 11
Advantage, their costs and how 6:30-8 pm Excel 2016 Next Steps
each option works. Presented by SCORE’s Zoom Channel Tuesday, April 4
Jane Sanchez, Aegis Resources Inc. In this interactive discussion led by 7-8:30 pm | Ames Room
Registration required for remote and SCORE mentor Anna Weselak, you will A continuation of the skills learned in
in-person attendance. learn about the characteristics of a boss Basics of Excel 2016. Keyboard and
vs. a leader, the five major styles of mouse skills required. Registration
English Conversation Club conflict management, the importance required.
Mondays, March 27 and April 24 of empathy, and how to become a
10-11:30 am via Zoom Program and leader who delivers. Registration
Thursday, April 13 required. Google Drive Intermediate
1-2:30 pm in Ames Room Tuesday, April 11
Practice conversational English and Digital Transfer Equipment 7-8:30 pm | Ames Room
increase your confidence in your at the Library Learn more about Google Drive
skills. All levels welcome. Registration Saturday, April 15 features, including Sheets, Slides and
required. ¡Venga a nuestro grupo 2-3:30 pm Calendar. Registration required.
de conversación! Practique su inglés Adult Services DIY area
conversacional y adquiera confianza Learn about the library’s equipment Internet Basics
en sus habilidades. ¡Principiantes that can digitize your photos, VHS Friday, April 14
bienvenidos! Se requiere registro. tapes and Super-8 films. Registration 10-11:30 am | Ames Room
required. An introduction to internet browsing
Book Folding w/Molly and understanding websites.
Older Adults Registration required.
Thursday, March 30 CLPL Social:
10-11:30 am Hollywood Trivia Night Live!
Ames Room Wednesday, April 26
Create folded art. Molly from Senior 7-8:30 pm
Services Associates will teach you Ames Room
the technique. Books provided. CLPL Gather a team of four or come solo and Acabo de leer… (I Just Read…)
cardholders only. Registration required. join us to share your knowledge about Thursday, April 27
movies and the town that makes them, 7-8:30 pm
from the silent age classics to modern Ames Room
blockbusters! Registration required. ¿Te encanta leer? ¿Te gusta platicar?
Movies are Ven a nuestro grupo de discusión de
Tuesday Night Movie! back at CLPL! libros. Podrás leer lo que gustes, en
cualquier idioma, pero la plática será en
Elvis Ticket to Paradise español. Se requiere registro.
Tuesday, March 21 Tuesday, April 18 Do you love to read? Join our book
6-8:30 pm 6-8:30 pm discussion group. You can read
Ames Room Ames Room what you like, in any language, but
Rated PG-13, 2022 Rated PG-13, 2022 our discussion will be in Spanish.
Runtime: 159 minutes. Runtime: 104 minutes. Registration required.
Registration required. Registration required.
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Kids Page
For more information about Youth Services programs, visit clpl.org and click on Calendar or Programs, or call 815.459.1687, ext. 6. Watch
all video programs on the CLPL YouTube channel.
After School Adventures Fantastic Plants and Beasts Cat Kid Comic Club
Grades K-5 at the Nature Center Grades 1-5
Mondays, March 6, 13, 20; Grades K-5
April 3, 10, 17, 24 Saturday, March 11
3:45-5 pm Session 1: 10-11 am
Program Rooms l & ll Session 2: 11 am-noon
Stop by Youth Services for a surprise, Crystal Lake Park District
hands-on activity. We’ll have a Nature Center
different activity each week. Drop in. 330 N. Main St., Crystal Lake
No registration needed. Discover magical plants and animals
with visiting Hogwarts Professor
Maker Academy: Lublolly. The Nature Center and
We Sew, Simple Hand Stitch library staff will combine their magic
Grades 3-8 w/caregiver to present a fun take on “Fantastic
Tuesdays, March 7 and April 11 Beasts and Where to Find Them” by Wednesdays, March 15 and April 19
6:30-8 pm exploring real and imaginary plants 4-4:45 pm
Program Rooms I & II and animals. Feel free Program Rooms I & II
Grab your grownup and come to to dress as your favorite Do you love making up silly stories
Youth Services to learn simple hand character from Harry and drawing funny characters? Join
stitch techniques. Take home a Potter or Fantastic Ms. Ashlee and Ms. Karamy to draw
finished project that you have made Beasts. Register on and write about stuff we love. CLPL
together. CLPL cardholders only. the library’s calendar cardholders only. Registration required.
Registration required. page and sign the Park
District’s waiver. Registration required. Saturday Storytime and Play
Virtual Storytime w/Ms. Terri Birth-5 years w/caregiver
Thursday, March 9 Saturdays, March 18 and April 15
10 am 10:30-11:30 am
Join Ms. Terri as she shares a story. Program Rooms I & II
Watch on the CLPL YouTube channel. Join us for a short storytime followed
by playtime for children and their
caregivers. Drop-in. No registration
required.
The next storytime session begins Monday, March 6. The following storytimes require
Storytimes! registration with a CLPL card. To register, visit the calendar on clpl.org; call the library at
815.459.1687, ext. 6; or register in person at the Youth Services desk.
Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays
Babytime Toddler Storytime Preschool Storytime & Craft
Birth-17 months w/caregiver 18-35 months w/caregiver 3-5 years
Session 1: Mondays, March 6, 13 Session 1: Tuesdays, March 7, 14 Session 1: Wednesdays, March 1, 8, 15
Session 2: Mondays, April 3, 10, 17, 24 Session 2: Tuesdays, April 4, 11, 18, 25 Session 2: Wednesdays, April 5, 12,
9:30-10 am 9:30-10 am 19, 26
Program Rooms l & ll Program Rooms l & ll 9:30-10 am
Join our special storytime for babies. Songs, rhymes, dancing and stories Program Rooms I & ll
We’ll have stories, songs and lap-sit for exuberant toddlers. A storytime for preschool-aged
games. children with stories, songs and a craft.
Family Storytime Family Storytime
Birth-5 years w/caregiver Family Storytime
Birth-5 years w/caregiver Session 1: Tuesdays, March 7, 14 Birth-5 years w/caregiver
Session 1: Mondays, March 6, 13 Session 2: Tuesdays, April 4, 11, 18, 25 Session 1: Wednesdays, March 1, 8, 15
Session 2: Mondays, April 3, 10, 17, 24 10:30-11 am Session 2: Wednesdays, April 5, 12,
10:30-11 am Program Rooms l & ll 19, 26
Program Rooms l & ll Stories, fingerplays, songs and dancing. 10:30-11 am
Stories, fingerplays, songs and dancing. Program Rooms l & ll
Stories, fingerplays, songs and dancing.
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Kids Page
Family Graphic Novel Club Spy School: Secret Mission Virtual Earth Day Storytime
Grades 1-4 w/caregiver Grades 3-5 w/Ms. Terri
Wednesdays, March 22 and April 26 Thursday, March 30 Thursday, April 20
6:30-7:30 pm 1-2 pm 10 am
Program Rooms I & II Program Rooms I & II Ms. Terri will read a
Join our Graphic Novel Club designed Calling all spies! Are you ready to face special story to celebrate
for kids and their grown-ups! Read the challenge and solve the puzzles Earth Day. Watch on the
the book together and then come to in order to complete your mission? CLPL YouTube channel.
the library for a book discussion and CLPL cardholders only. Registration
activities. Registration required. required. Mario Kart Party and Tournament
Saturday, April 22
Virtual Storytime w/Ms. Karamy Pirate Storytime Dance Party Grades K-2: 1-2 pm
Thursday, March 23 All ages w/caregiver Grades 3-5: 3-4 pm
10 am Friday, March 31 Ames Room
Ms. Karamy shares a special story. 10-10:30 am Come race in our Mario Kart
Watch on the CLPL YouTube channel. Program Rooms I & II Tournament to celebrate the new
Raise the sails and get ready to rock Mario movie! Enjoy Mario-themed
Weird But True Trivia the boat in this special crafts and activities while watching
Grades 3-5 Spring Break storytime fellow racers dodge turtle shells.
Monday, March 27 focused on music and Nintendo Switch console and remotes
1-2 pm dance! CLPL cardholders will be provided by the library. CLPL
Ames Room only. Registration cardholders only. Registration
Test your knowledge with questions required. required.
from the “Weird But True!” book
series and play using Kahoot. Bring Vitual Storytime w/Ms. Seanine Star Wars Celebration
a device you’re familiar with (please Thursday, April 6 All ages/families
download the free Kahoot app) or use 10 am Thursday, May 4
one of our devices. CLPL cardholders Ms. Seanine will read a funny story. 3:30-7 pm
only. Registration required. Watch on the CLPL YouTube channel. Youth Services Department
Dress up as your favorite Star Wars
Drive-In Movie Bunny Bash character and head to Youth Services
Grades K-5 w/caregiver Ages 3-6 w/caregiver for special crafts, games and activities
Wednesday, March 29 Saturday, April 8 in celebration of Star Wars Day! May
1-3 pm 9:30 am, 11 am and 1:30 pm the 4th Be with You! You don’t need
Ames Room Ames Room to register or have a library card to
Create a car using cardboard to Where have the eggs been hidden? participate.
“drive” to our indoor drive-in movie Join us for a bunny storytime followed
theater. Then watch and sing along by an egg hunt in the library. Bring
to special G-rated movie shorts. CLPL your own basket! CLPL cardholders
cardholders only. Registration required. only. Registration required.
Crystal Lake Winter Reading Program Ends March 19!
Elementary District 47 Turn in Your Logs!
Kindergarten Registration is Open! Birth-8th Grade
District 47’s online If you joined the Winter
kindergarten Reading Program and have
registration for the been tracking your reading
2023-24 school minutes on a log or online,
year is now open! be sure to visit the library
Families can register to collect your prizes by
their incoming
kindergartener by March 19. The Winter
completing the steps Reading Program is open
on the District 47 website at to CLPL cardholders and to
www.d47.org/kindergarten. For children who attend school
information contact Student Services in Crystal Lake and their siblings. Register at the Youth Services desk or use your
at hd@d47.org or 815.788.5000. Beanstack account. Registration is required.
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Phone: 815.459.1687
The Library Board of Trustees will meet www.clpl.org
at 7 pm on March 15 and April 19. ihaveaquestion@clpl.org
Visit clpl.org for more information.
Library Hours:
Monday - Thursday 9 am-9 pm ***ECRWSS***
Friday & Saturday 9 am-5 pm
Sunday 1 pm-5 pm POSTAL PATRON
CRYSTAL LAKE, IL
Due to staff training, the library will
open at noon Fridays, March 3 and
April 7.
The library will be closed April 9.
Photos: Library staffers regularly take
photos to use in library publications and
promotional fliers. Written consent will
be obtained from those named in a
photo.
Follow Us on llinois Libraries Present:
Social Media! The Weird & Wonderful World with Mary Roach
Keep up with the library’s latest Adult | Wednesday, March 1 | 7-8 pm | ILP Zoom
offerings. Like our pages and share Experience an entertaining and hilarious evening
our posts on social media. Watch with New York Times bestselling science author, Mary
our virtual programs on the CLPL Roach. Registration required.
YouTube channel.
Facebook para hispanohablantes Danny Trejo Talks Tacos, Hollywood, and
Redemption
Adult | Tuesday, April 4 | 7-8 pm | ILP Zoom
We are excited to welcome actor/author/restaurateur Danny Trejo, who has
developed a prolific career in the entertainment industry with a hard-earned
and atypical road to success. From years of imprisonment to helping troubled
State Senator Donald DeWitte youth battle addiction, to acting, producing and, now, restaurant ventures,
Office Hours at the Library Trejo’s name, face and achievements are well recognized in Hollywood and
beyond. Registration required.
Wednesday, March 15
10:30 am-12:30 pm
Adult Services Secrets of the Puzzle Master: A Conversation with Will Shortz
Illinois State Senator Donald DeWitte Adult | Tuesday, April 25 | 7-8 pm | ILP Zoom
(D33) will host traveling office hours. What’s an enigmatologist? It’s Will Shortz, the world’s only academically
District office staff will be available to accredited puzzle master. Shortz is the editor of The New York Times
assist individuals & businesses with crossword puzzle and author/editor of more than 500 puzzle books. In honor
access to state services, as well as of this event, Shortz created a special crossword puzzle about Illinois. The
answer questions and gather opinions puzzle will be emailed to all registrants after March 14! Registration required.
about state activities and legislation.
For any questions, call 847.214.8245. These events are made possible by Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration
among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant
Stop by and say hello! awarded by the Illinois State Library, a department of the Office of Secretary of State.
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