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HOURS:
Monday - Thursday 9 am - 9 pm
Friday and Saturday 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday 12 - 4 pm
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Book Recommendations Made Easy! |
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NoveList K-8 Plus is a comprehensive reading resource for fiction and nonfiction. With a fun and intuitive interface, and extensive proprietary content, NoveList K-8 Plus will help you integrate reading across the curriculum and support your young readers.
You will need a MPLD library card to access this service when using your personal device.
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Monday and Tuesday,
August 29 & 30,
9:30 - 10 am
Join us this week for two fun Storytime for Little Ones! Featuring stories, songs, and rhymes for babies and toddlers. We have a new theme each week. Click the link below to see more upcoming virtual and in-person Storytimes. (For ages up to 3)
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Saturday, August 27,
All Day
Dziś dowiemy się o Fryderyka Chopina i zrobimy dzieło sztuki! Dzisiejszy program będzie w języku polskim i angielskim. Dzieci w każdym wieku są zaproszone! Dostępna będzie ograniczona liczba zestawów do odbioru zaczynając od 8/27
Today we'll learn about Fryderyk Chopin and make a craft! This program is in Polish and English. Children of all ages are welcome! A limited supply of kits will be available for pickup beginning 8/27.
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Wednesday, August 31,
All Day
Wind down with Miss Skye! Stories, Songs, and a lullaby to get ready for bedtime.
(For young children)
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Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136)
Thursday, September 1,
10 - 10:30 am
Preschoolers who love stories will enjoy Preschool Storytime! We read new and classic picture books, use flannel board stories and fingerplays to support early literacy, and dance to music! (For children in Preschool)
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Pick up your completion prize through August. |
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Congratulations, Summer Reading finishers! Swing by the Library and pick up your completion prize of a free book courtesy of the Friends of the McHenry Public Library. Stop by early to have the best selection of titles to choose from.
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Saturday and Sunday, August 27 & 28,
1 - 3:15 pm
A look at how tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams became who they are after the coaching from their father Richard Williams (SWANK). Starring Will Smith, PG-13, 144 minutes. Sponsored by the Friends of the McHenry Public Library.
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Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136)
Tuesday, August 30,
7 - 8 pm
Republic of China or Formosa is a common name used for Taiwan in the last 50 years. Since then, some people have anticipated a conflict coming to a head with China. When and how did this subtropical country become culturally Chinese? What has been the UN status of this island republic in the last century? Yvonne Wolf will explain the country's economic, historical, and cultural background.
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Meeting Rooms East and West (135 & 136)
Tuesday, September 6,
7 - 8:30 pm
According to Confucianism, the art of tea is as much transformative on an introspective level as it is on a ceremonial level. Gain a brief background on the origin of tea and its role in East Asian social interactions, along with its many benefits. Engage in the ritual of tea handling, teaware function and identification, and proper tea steeping. Yvonne will demonstrate two types of tea.
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Check out what we are reading in September for our
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Mystery - Thursday, September 1,
The Last Detective by Peter Lovesey
Contemporary - Thursday, September 8,
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Science Fiction and Fantasy - Monday, September 12,
Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
Classic - Monday, September 19,
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler.
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Meeting Room East (Room 135)
Thursday, September 1,
7 - 8:30 pm
Copies are available at the Checkout Desk or through a Curbside Pickup appointment.
Challenged by departmental red tape and a dearth of clues, British detective Peter Diamond must solve the murder of a down-on-her-luck soap opera actress, who was found floating face down in a reservoir. NoveList
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The Library will be closed Monday, September 5, for Labor Day. |
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The August, September and October 2022 Preface Newsletter is available to preview this edition now on our website.
(Extra printed copies are available at the library)
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Have a Question/Need Help?
If you have a question, call us at 815-385-0036, use our online chat service, email [email protected] or stop in.
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The Library is hiring.
Check our website for a full listing of employment opportunities at the Library. |
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If you have a temporary digital library card, you’re encouraged to come in during open hours and get a new, physical library card at the Checkout Desk.
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Library & Program Accessibility
The library makes every effort to ensure our services and programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.
La biblioteca hace lo mejor posible para asegurar que todos puedan acceder a los eventos. Si tiene alguna preocupación en cuestión de accesibilidad o requiere ciertas acomodaciones no dude en contactarnos.
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