Week Calendar

The McHenry County Department of Health will be offering wellness screenings for cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, blood pressure, body mass analysis, AIC, and heart age assessment. Fasting not required.

Interested in speaking with a State Representative? Rep. Steve Reick will be hosting Mobile Office Hours at the library in the main lobby. Stop by the library for a quick chat!

Drivers 50 years and older will learn defensive driving techniques, proven safety strategies, and new traffic laws and rules of the road. The cost for this class is $20 for AARP members or $25 for non-members.

Drivers 50 years and older will learn defensive driving techniques, proven safety strategies, and new traffic laws and rules of the road. The cost for this class is $20 for AARP members or $25 for non-members.

Join the Hollow Tree Spinners, a group of spinning enthusiasts, at the library for some fun and collaborative sessions. The meeting is open to the public and newcomers are encouraged to attend.

No registration required. 

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.

Are you curious about what it means to be a foster home for Young at Heart? Do you want to open your heart and home to a homeless senior pet, but aren’t quite sure where to start?

Join us at the librry to celebrate, decorate sugar skulls, and learn about the celebration of life and death, dia de los Muertos.

In this course, provided by the Alzheimer’s Association, attendees will learn how to recognize common signs of the disease in themselves and others, identify next steps to take, including how to talk to their doctor.

Volunteer genealogists from the Kishwaukee Trail Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will help prospective members with applications.

Do you enjoy good quality craft beer? Home brewing is a fun and rewarding hobby that is enjoyed by millions of people all over the world.

On a warm Halloween Eve, October 30, 1938, Orson Welles turned six seconds of radio silence—dead air—into absolute horror. With only a small wave of his hands, Welles called for radio silence in the CBS studio at the end of the broadcast.

Dress for a mess and get creative at this hands-on learning experience featuring different artists and the art styles they’re famous for.

Join the McHenry County Civil War Roundtable for a series of interesting and informative historical presentations. 

Erika L. Sánchez, author of the young adult novel, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, was a New York Times bestseller, National Book Award finalist, and Tomás Rivera Award winner.