CRYSTAL LAKE PUBLIC LIBRARY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Birth to 3 Storytime

When: Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Where: Storytime II

Storytime for children from birth to 3 years old, accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

4 and older Storytime

When: Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Where: Storytime I

Storytime for children 4 years old and older.

Birth to 5 Storytime

When: Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Where: Storytime I & II

Storytime for children from birth to 5 years old, accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

Job Club

When: Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Where: Ames II

Susan Smith of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will talk about age discrimination, including some tips for overcoming age bias.

Advanced Video Game Design with Games Factory 2

When: Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Where: Computer Lab

Registration required. Teens in grades 7-12 who have completed the Games Factory 2 "Chocobreak" in a previous Games Factory class can learn advanced game design. Bring a USB drive to save your game.

Film Lovers Group-On Golden Pond (PG)

When: Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Where: Ames II

Screening of classic movie "On Golden Pond" (PG) with discussion following. BYO dinner!

Ames II is open for tutors

When: Friday, June 21, 2013 - 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Where: Ames II

Tables & chairs will be set up

Preschool Crafts

When: Friday, June 21, 2013 - 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Where: Storytime I

Preschoolers love to work with their hands. Come to the Library to make a craft chosen especially for preschoolers and their abilities. Completing a craft develops a preschooler’s hand-eye coordination, dexterity and confidence in their abilities.

Movie: Disney's Tarzan (G)

When: Friday, June 21, 2013 - 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Where: Ames II

Tarzan is celebrating his 100th birthday, just like the Crystal Lake Public Library! A man raised by gorillas must decide where he really belongs when he discovers he is a human.

Facebook en Espa�ol

When: Saturday, June 22, 2013 - 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Where: Computer Lab

Quieres comunicarte con amigos? Sabes que están haciendo tus hijos en la Internet? En esta clase aprenderás a crear una cuenta de Facebook y conocimientos básicos de como usarla. Es indispensable que tengas conomientos básicos de computadoras y un correo electrónico (E-mail). Necesitas una cuenta de correo electrónico (E-mail) para poder crear la cuenta de Facebook.

Genealogy Troubleshooting with MCIGS

When: Saturday, June 22, 2013 - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where: Ames II

McHenry County Illinois Genealogical Society will be here to assist patrons with their tough genealogy questions. Feel free to bring your laptops and all your questions.

Library Closed

When: Sunday, June 23, 2013 - All Day

The Library is closed on Sundays from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day.

Ames II is open for tutors

When: Monday, June 24, 2013 - 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Where: Ames II

Tables & chairs will be set up

Babytime

When: Monday, June 24, 2013 - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Where: Storytime I

Storytime for children from birth to 17 months old, accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

Toddlertime

When: Monday, June 24, 2013 - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Where: Storytime II

Storytime for children from 18 months to 35 months, accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

Birth to 3 Storytime

When: Monday, June 24, 2013 - 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Where: Storytime I

Storytime for children from birth to age 3, accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

4 and older Storytime

When: Monday, June 24, 2013 - 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Where: Storytime II

Storytime for children 4 years old and older.

LEGO Monday

When: Monday, June 24, 2013 - 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Where: Storytime I & II

LEGO Monday

Ames II is open for tutors

When: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Where: Ames II

Tables & chairs will be set up

3 and 4 year old Storytime

When: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Where: Storytime II

Storytime for 3 and 4 year olds.

Toddlertime

When: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Where: Storytime I

Storytime for children from 17 months old to 35 months old, accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

Birth to 5 Storytime

When: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Where: Storytime I & II

Storytime for children from birth to 5 years old, accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

Get LinkedIn� or Get Left Out

When: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM
Where: Computer Lab

Registration Required. This hands-on course will help beginners get started using LinkedIn®, a professional social network for job search, business development, and professional group connections. Mouse skills required.

Building Committee Meeting

When: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Where: Ames II

The Building Committee of the Crystal Lake Public Library Board of Trustees will meet.

Birth to 3 Storytime

When: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Where: Storytime II

Storytime for children from birth to 3 years old, accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

3 and 4 year old Storytime

When: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Where: Storytime I

Storytime for 3 and 4 year olds.

Birth to 3 Storytime

When: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Where: Storytime II

Storytime for children from birth to age 3, accompanied by a parent or an adult caregiver.

3 & 4 year old storytime

When: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Where: Storytime I

Storytime for children that are 3 and 4 years old

Wednesday Matinee - Life of Pi (PG, 123 mins.)

When: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - 12:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Where: Ames II

BYO lunch and enjoy the movie!

Family Drop-in Storytime

When: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Where: Storytime I & II

Storytime for families. Registration not required.

Ames II is open for tutors

When: Thursday, June 27, 2013 - 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Where: Ames II

Tables & chairs will be set up

Birth to 3 Storytime

When: Thursday, June 27, 2013 - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Where: Storytime II

Storytime for children from birth to 3 years old, accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

4 and older Storytime

When: Thursday, June 27, 2013 - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Where: Storytime I

Storytime for children 4 years old and older.

Birth to 5 Storytime

When: Thursday, June 27, 2013 - 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Where: Storytime I & II

Storytime for children from birth to 5 years old, accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

Teen Anime Club

When: Thursday, June 27, 2013 - 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Where: Ames II

All teen Otaku (grades 6th through 12th) are invited to join us to view some anime, enjoy some snacks, share your opinions, and maybe win an extra treat.

Ames II is open for tutors

When: Friday, June 28, 2013 - 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Where: Ames II

Tables & chairs will be set up

Play-Doh Creation

When: Friday, June 28, 2013 - 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Where: Storytime I & II

This event was so popular in 2012 we are holding it again! We provide the Play-doh and tools, you provide the imagination. Why not make a birthday cake this year, to celebrate the Library’s 100th birthday? Make whatever you like and you can take it home. Children must be age four and older to attend and registration is required.

Movie: Hotel Transylvania (PG)

When: Friday, June 28, 2013 - 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Where: Ames II

One special weekend Dracula (Adam Sandler) has invited all his best friends Frankenstein and his wife the Mummy the Invisible Man the Werewolf family and more to celebrate his beloved daughter Mavis's (Selena Gomez) 118th birthday. For Dracula catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem but the party really starts when one ordinary guy stumbles into the hotel and changes everything!

Library Closed

When: Sunday, June 30, 2013 - All Day

The Library is closed on Sundays from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day.

Ames II is open for tutors

When: Monday, July 01, 2013 - 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Where: Ames II

Tables & chairs will be set up

Drop-in Crafts

When: Monday, July 01, 2013 - 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Where: Storytime I

Drop-in Crafts

Ames II is open for tutors

When: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 - 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Where: Ames II

Tables & chairs will be set up

Ames II is open for tutors

When: Wednesday, July 03, 2013 - 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Where: Ames II

Tables & chairs will be set up

Library Closed

When: Thursday, July 04, 2013 - All Day

The Library is closed for Independence Day.

Movie: Frankenweenie (PG)

When: Friday, July 05, 2013 - 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Where: Ames II

Victor loves his pet dog Sparky. When Sparky gets hit and killed by a car, Victor is heartbroken at the loss of his only friend. Then, in his science class, Victor's teacher demonstrates how electrical impulses make muscles move. Victor gets the sudden inspiration to harness the power of lightning to bring back his friend and win the school science fair at the same time. Victor's experiment tests the limits of science and love, provokes jealousy in his classmates, sends a serious shock wave through the neighborhood, and generates unintended consequences that threaten the entire community.

Library Closed

When: Sunday, July 07, 2013 - All Day

The Library is closed on Sundays from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day.

Babytime

When: Monday, July 08, 2013 - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Where: Storytime I

Storytime for children from birth to 17 months old, accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

Toddlertime

When: Monday, July 08, 2013 - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Where: Storytime II

Storytime for children from 18 to 35 months old, accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

Birth to 3 Storytime

When: Monday, July 08, 2013 - 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Where: Storytime I

Storytime for children from birth to age 3, accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

4 and older Storytime

When: Monday, July 08, 2013 - 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Where: Storytime II

Storytime for children age 4 and older.

LEGO Monday

When: Monday, July 08, 2013 - 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Where: Storytime I & II

LEGO Monday

Toddlertime

When: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Where: Storytime I

Storytime for children from 17 months to 35 months old, accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

3 and 4 year old Storytime

When: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Where: Storytime II

Storytime for 3 and 4 year olds.

Birth to 5 Storytime

When: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 - 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Where: Storytime I & II

Storytime for children from birth to age 5, accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

Tuesday Teen Craft-EPIC Tie Dye T-shirts!

When: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 - 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Where: OTHER

Teens are invited to bring a prewashed white cotton item (or 2) to tie dye. We will supply the rest! Don't wear your best clothes. Will have to reschedule if it's rainy. Please preregister.

Tuesdays with Movies - Jack Reacher (PG-13, 130 mins.)

When: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 - 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Where: Ames II

BYO dinner and enjoy the movie.

Birth to 3 Storytime

When: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Where: Storytime II

Storytime for children from birth to 3 years old, accompanied by a parent of adult caregiver.

3 and 4 year old Storytime

When: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Where: Storytime I

Storytime for 3 and 4 year old children.

Birth to 3 Storytime

When: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Where: Storytime II

Storytime for children from birth to age 3, accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

3 and 4 year old Storytime

When: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Where: Storytime I

Storytime for children age 3 and 4.

Robotic Demonstration

When: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Where: Ames II

Robots are coming to the Library! High School students from a local Robotics club will be here with their own robotic creations. Drop in to watch the robots and learn more about the club. Demonstrations will repeat on the hour.

Family Drop-in Storytime

When: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Where: Storytime I & II

Storytime for families. No registration required.

Birth to 3 Storytime

When: Thursday, July 11, 2013 - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Where: Storytime II

Storytime for children from birth to 3 years old, accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

4 and older Storytime

When: Thursday, July 11, 2013 - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Where: Storytime I

Storytime for children 4 years old and older.

Birth to 5 Storytime

When: Thursday, July 11, 2013 - 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Where: Storytime I & II

Storytime for children from birth to 5 years old, accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

Beginning Excel� 2007

When: Thursday, July 11, 2013 - 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Where: Computer Lab

Registration Required. Learn the basics of working with the Microsoft Excel® 2007 spreadsheet program during this class for beginners.
Topic items include:

Overview: What is Excel used for?

Basics of Excel

Entering Data

Ribbon / Office Button / Quick Access Toolbar

Formula Basics

Creating a Budget / Data Table / Print Preview

Getting Excel Templates

Beginning Word� 2007

When: Friday, July 12, 2013 - 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Where: Computer Lab

Registration Required. This beginning class will introduce basic features of Microsoft Word® 2007.
Topic items include:

Creating a Document

Formatting Text

Page Layout

Printing

Saving

Movie: Parental Guidance (PG)

When: Friday, July 12, 2013 - 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Where: Ames II

Artie (Billy Crystal) and Diane (Bette Midler) realize that they're the "other grandparents"--the ones their three grandkids barely know and dread seeing. So when they have a chance to take care of Harper (Bailee Madison), Turner (Joshua Rush), and Barker (Kyle Harrison Breitkopf), Diane jumps at it, dragging a reluctant Artie along. Naturally, their old-school approach to parenting clashes with the anxious, helicopter-parenting of their daughter Alice (Marisa Tomei) and her husband Phil (Tom Everett Scott). Which will win out?

Read to the Dog

When: Saturday, July 13, 2013 - 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Where: Storytime I & II

Give your child an opportunity to practice reading aloud with our volunteers. Both our human volunteers and their dogs have gone through Pet Partner’s training and will put young readers at ease. Come relax with a good book and a friendly dog. Registration is required.

Library Closed

When: Sunday, July 14, 2013 - All Day

The Library is closed on Sundays from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day.

Babytime

When: Monday, July 15, 2013 - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Where: Storytime I

Storytime for children from birth to 17 months old, accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

Toddlertime

When: Monday, July 15, 2013 - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Where: Storytime II

Storytime for children from 18 to 35 months old, accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

Birth to 3 Storytime

When: Monday, July 15, 2013 - 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Where: Storytime I

Storytime for children from birth to age 3, accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

4 and older Storytime

When: Monday, July 15, 2013 - 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Where: Storytime II

Storytime for children age 4 and older.

Drop-in Crafts

When: Monday, July 15, 2013 - 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Where: Storytime I

Drop-in Crafts

Toddlertime

When: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Where: Storytime I

Storytime for children from 17 months to 35 months old, accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

3 and 4 year old Storytime

When: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Where: Storytime II

Storytime for 3 and 4 year olds.

Birth to 5 Storytime

When: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Where: Storytime I & II

Storytime for children from birth to age 5, accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

Real World Reads Nonfiction Book Discussion Group

When: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 7:30 PM - 8:45 PM
Where: Ames II

We will read Burying the Typewriter by Carmen Bugan - The author grew up in Romania under the reign of Ceausescu. Her father began to act strangely, mysteriously burying and unburying a typewriter. Later she learned he was a dissident, and a hero among some groups. She talks about his subsequent imprisonment and how the family coped in this memoir.

Bookies Book Discussion

When: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Where: Ames II

The Year We Left Home—Jean Thompson
In 1973, when the Erickson family of Grenada, Iowa gathers for the wedding of their eldest daughter they cannot foresee the triumphs and tragedies the following decades hold for the Erickson siblings.

Birth to 3 Storytime

When: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Where: Storytime II

Storytime for children from birth to 3 years old, accompanied by a parent of adult caregiver.

3 and 4 year old Storytime

When: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Where: Storytime I

Storytime for 3 and 4 year old children.

Birth to 3 Storytime

When: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Where: Storytime II

Storytime for children from birth to age 3, accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

3 and 4 year old Storytime

When: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Where: Storytime I

Storytime for children age 3 and 4.

Family Drop-in Storytime

When: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Where: Storytime I & II

Storytime for families. No registration required.

Library Board Meeting

When: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Where: Ames II

The Board of Library Trustees of the City of Crystal Lake will meet.

Birth to 3 Storytime

When: Thursday, July 18, 2013 - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Where: Storytime II

Storytime for children from birth to 3 years old, accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

4 and older Storytime

When: Thursday, July 18, 2013 - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Where: Storytime I

Storytime for children 4 years old and older.

Birth to 5 Storytime

When: Thursday, July 18, 2013 - 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Where: Storytime I & II

Storytime for children from birth to 5 years old, accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

Job Club

When: Thursday, July 18, 2013 - 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Where: Ames II

Learn how to research a company from library staff using databases such as Reference USA and other resources to help prepare for interviews or identify potential employers. This will be followed by time for informal group networking.

Hands-on Science, Plants

When: Thursday, July 18, 2013 - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Where: Storytime I & II

Children will learn the wonders and excitement of science while actively participating in each experiment. Are your children curious about plants? We will make a soda bottle terrarium, a closed environment, demonstrating photosynthesis, respiration and the water cycle. Registration is required for this hands-on science class. Children in grades 3rd through 5th are welcome. We will not have Hands-on Science in August.

Film Lovers Group-African Queen (PG)

When: Thursday, July 18, 2013 - 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Where: Ames II

Screening of classic movie "African Queen" (G) with discussion following. BYO dinner!