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D200 All School Spring Art Show

All Day 4/15 - 5/6
All Ages, Families
Library Branch: Woodstock Public Library
Room: All Library Event
Age Group: All Ages, Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community Event
Event Details:
D200 All School Spring Art Show will be on display throughout the main and upper floors of the library April 15 - May 6. The art show will kick off with two open house nights for the artists and their families: Tuesday April 16 (6-7pm) - Open hous...

Technology Assistance Appointments

2:00pm - 4:00pm
All Ages
Library Branch: Woodstock Public Library
Room: Library Foyer
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Computers & Technology
Event Details:
Need help using your new tablet or phone or downloading free ebooks or audiobooks? A tutorial on using Word to create a resume? WPL cardholders can now schedule a 1-on-1 technology appointment with WPL Librarian Austin Nord. Sessions are typically...

Vitalant Blood Drive

2:30pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Woodstock Public Library
Room: Library Parking Lot - Main
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:
No registration.  Walk-ins welcome. ...

Introduction to iPhone & iPad

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Woodstock Public Library
Room: Training Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computers & Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:
Need some help with your iPhone or iPad? Join us for a beginner-level course with handouts and activities prepared by the Public Library Association. Registrants are highly encouraged to bring their own iPhone or iPad to follow along with the course....

Illinois State Treasurer Outreach Event

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Woodstock Public Library
Room: Library Foyer
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Outreach Visit
Event Details:
Have you ever forgot to cash a check or a rebate? Illinois has a database of unclaimed property and cash owed to state residents. An estimated 1-in-4 IL residents are in this database with valid claims to cash. Stop by the Treasurer's outreach event ...

NISRA Outreach Table

1:00pm - 3:00pm
All Ages
Library Branch: Woodstock Public Library
Room: Library Foyer
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Outreach Visit
Event Details:
Know somebody with a disability looking for some summer fun? The Northern Illinois Special Recreation Association (NISRA) will be holding a tabling event at Woodstock Public Library. A representative will be here to answer any questions, ha...

Technology Assistance Appointments

2:00pm - 4:00pm
All Ages
Library Branch: Woodstock Public Library
Room: Library Foyer
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Computers & Technology
Event Details:
Need help using your new tablet or phone or downloading free ebooks or audiobooks? A tutorial on using Word to create a resume? WPL cardholders can now schedule a 1-on-1 technology appointment with WPL Librarian Austin Nord. Sessions are typically...

Rescue Readers

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Children
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Woodstock Public Library
Room: Other Location
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 27
Event Details:
Spend time at the Hooved Animal Humane Society interacting and reading with the horses. Attendees must sign safety waivers, and space is limited to children attending the program with their caregiver. More dates may be added later.  Registrat...

Guarde Su(nuestra) historia / Save Y(our) History Racies Latinas Scanning Event

All Day
All Ages
Library Branch: Woodstock Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Community Event, Outside Organization
Event Details:
Guarde Su(nuestra) historia Acompañe a Raíces Latinas en un día comunitario. Comparta sus fotos, documentos y cartas - en Español o Inglés- para que podamos digitalizarlas y conservar esta parte tan valiosa de nuestro pasado: las contribuciones de l...

MCDH Wellness Screenings

9:30am - 1:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Woodstock Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Home & Wellness
Event Details:
The McHenry County Department of Health will be offering wellness screenings for cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, blood pressure, body mass analysis, A1C, and heart age assessment. Fasting is recommended but not required. The glucose and chole...

Paint ‘n’ Sip

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Woodstock Public Library
Room: Upper Level
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:
Unwind with your friends while a local designer and art enthusiast guides you through painting your own masterpiece. We’ll provide soft drinks and water, but you can bring your own beverage as well.   Date:   Tuesday/April 30&nbs...

Women Spies in World War Two

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Woodstock Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History & Genealogy
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:
In 1942, as the free world crumbled beneath Hitler's jackboot, Churchill's Secret Army began recruiting women to infiltrate Occupied France. The women spies, who came from all walks of life, agreed to serve in the French Resistance even though they d...

Get Caught Reading Month

All Day 5/1 - 5/31
All Ages
Library Branch: Woodstock Public Library
Room: All Library Event
Age Group: All Ages
Event Details:
May is Caught Reading Month Here are three ways to celebrate with us: Send a picture of yourself reading a favorite book to library@woodstockil.gov.  During the month of May, we will share your photos on our social media feeds. Stop b...

Caregiver's Support Group

10:00am - 11:30am
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Woodstock Public Library
Room: Training Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Home & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:
The Spouses Caring for Spouses support group is facilitated by mental health professionals from Independence Health & Therapy and provides a place for spouses or life partners providing care to their companions to share their unique experiences w...

Warp Corps Outreach Table

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Woodstock Public Library
Room: Library Foyer
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Outreach Visit
Event Details:
Looking for a little help? Know someone who could benefit from community support? Come on down to the Woodstock Public Library, a local charitable organization- Warp Corps- is hosting an outreach event once-a-month for anyone interested. Warp Corps' ...

McHenry County Fair Association

2:00pm - 4:00pm
All Ages
Library Branch: Woodstock Public Library
Room: Library Foyer
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Outreach Visit
Event Details:
Interested in the McHenry County Fair and have a few questions? Consider stopping by the library for a quick chat with Judy Porter, a representative of the association that manages the fair.  ...

Free Comic Book Day

All Day
All Ages
Library Branch: Woodstock Public Library
Room: Library Foyer
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Other
Event Details:
Come to the library and choose a free comic book while supplies last. One comic per person. While you're here, check out our graphic novel collections.   ...

May the 4th: Family Star Wars Party

2:00pm - 4:00pm
All Ages
Registration
Library Branch: Woodstock Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Fun & Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:
Celebrate May the 4th with Star Wars trivia, crafts, stories, and more. For ages 7 and up. Register once per family.   ...

DARS Genealogy Workshop

5:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Woodstock Public Library
Room: Upper Level
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History & Genealogy
Event Details:
Volunteer genealogists from the Kishwaukee Trail Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will help prospective members with applications. Members must be descended from the patriots who assisted in the Revolution for American Independence. Re...

Young Adult Study Nights

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Teens
Library Branch: Woodstock Public Library
Room: Upper Level
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Other
Event Details:
You have to study anyway, why not do it with friends and classmates at the library? You bring your work, we’ll provide pizza and drinks. Have an allergy? No worries, bring food from home.   Dates: Tuesdays/January 16, February 6, March 5...

Budgeting and Financial Independence

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Woodstock Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Class/Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 22
Event Details:
This program, presented by Advia Credit Union, is intended to teach the basics of budgeting, financial independence, making your money work for you, and saving money.  We go over wants versus needs, ways to organize your monthly expenses such as...

Virtual - The Many Lives of Kal Penn

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Woodstock Public Library
Room: Virtual/Online Program
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 99
Event Details:
Closing out Illinois Libraries Present's 3rd season, Kal Penn is stopping by the ILP studio to discuss his life. Penn is an actor, writer, producer, and former Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. He is known for st...

City of Woodstock Public Library Board Meeting

7:30pm - 9:00pm
Library Branch: Woodstock Public Library
Room: Library Board Room
Program Type: Library Board Meeting

City Board

City of Woodstock Public Library Board Meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Meeting Room. The Meetings are held the second Thursday of the month. Agendas and minutes are posted on the City of Woodstock website. 

All meetings of the Library Board are open to the public. In compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), they are fully accessible, and if any further accommodations are needed, please contact the Library Director 48 hours prior to the meeting.