McHenry Public Library District

06/10/2026

Bring in your device to learn more about it! Our librarians are happy to answer your technology questions. Drop-in or register for a reminder before the event.

Consider a 1-on-1 appointment for inquiries longer than 10 minutes. Ask a librarian for more info.

Register: https://mchenry.librarycalendar.com/event/tech-drop-31683

06/10/2026

Perhaps more than any other state outside the thirteen colonies, Illinois has played a major role in shaping our nation and constitution. Learn how our state became a state—changing governments seven times in a little over a century—and then spurred major, sometimes violent change for another century to come.

Revolutionary Illinois: Our State's Role in Forming a Nation: https://mchenry.librarycalendar.com/event/copy-our-states-role-forming-nation-placeholder-32032

06/09/2026

Summer is here and with our new online catalog you can keep track of your summer reading with the personal reading shelf feature.

Plant a Seed, Read! Summer Reading: https://mchenrylibrary.org/index.php/srp

06/09/2026

Let’s grow a garden as a group! Get your reading logs and start working towards your prize this summer!

Plant a Seed, Read, our summer reading program: https://mchenrylibrary.org/index.php/srp

06/08/2026

If you enjoy classic titles that stand the test of time, join us monthly for a lively discussion after you read the selected book.

Moving from the industrial riots of discontented millworkers through to the unsought passions of a middle-class woman, and from religious crises of conscience to the ethics of naval mutiny, the novel poses fundamental questions about the nature of social authority and obedience. Through the story of Margaret Hale, the middle-class southerner who moves to the northern industrial town of Milton, Gaskell skillfully explores issues of class and gender in the conflict between Margaret's ready sympathy with the workers and her growing attraction to the charismatic mill owner, John Thornton.

Monday, June 15, 2026
7 – 8:30pm

Register: https://mchenry.librarycalendar.com/event/classic-book-group-draft-28463

06/08/2026

For teens and tweens: customize a pair of sunglasses for summer fun! Sunglasses will be provided.

Register: https://mchenry.librarycalendar.com/event/decorate-pair-sunglasses-32435

06/05/2026

Free Shredding Event Tomorrow at the McHenry Moose Lodge 691!
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06/05/2026

Pick up a yard sign and tag us in a photo using this summer for a chance to win a $10 gift card to a local business. Every two weeks, we will draw 2 names and post the winners to our website and social media. Gift cards include Adam's Sandwich Shop, Riverside Chocolate Factory, Brunch Cafe, Buddyz Pizzeria, and many more!

https://mchenrylib.org/yardsigns

Our patrons are our biggest fans! Show your love for the McHenry Library in your neighborhood with our first-ever yard sign, sponsored by the Friends of the McHenry Library.

The McHenry Public Library District enriches community life through responsive library services that meet diverse informational and recreational needs.

06/04/2026

Bring an unfinished project or start a new one while meeting new friends from the area!

Register: https://mchenry.librarycalendar.com/event/craft-chat-after-dark-32035

06/04/2026

Cancelled event: Aging at Home in McHenry
Monday, June 8, 2026
2:00pm–4:00pm

https://mchenry.librarycalendar.com/event/aging-home-32667