Crafty Garden Time

9:30am–10:15am
Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: BALibrary Lawn
Age Group: Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Event Details:

All ages w/caregiver 

Let’s make a craft inspired by the Teaching Garden. Then we’ll explore and work in the Garden with the Master Gardeners. Be prepared to get messy. Drop in. Teaching Garden.

Disclaimer(s)

Youth Services Drop-In Events

Drop in and please bring your Barrington Area Library card for priority admission. Customers from other library districts will be admitted as space is available. Seating is first come, first served.

Teaching Garden Workshop: All Ages Garden Craft

9:30am–11:15am
Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary, Middle School, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Registration is enabled for this event
Registration is closed because no more seats are available.
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: BALibrary Teaching Garden
Age Group: Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary, Middle School, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Registration is enabled for this event

“Special Place in My Heart” Card

10:00am–11:30am
Teens, Adults
Registration is enabled for this event
Registration will close on July 8, 2025 @ 9:00am.
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: MakerLab
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, Technology Topics
Registration is enabled for this event
Event Details:

Use Silhouette Studio and the snipping tool to make a card focused on a special place in your heart. Register. MakerLab.

Disclaimer(s)

MakerLab Program

Use of the MakerLab and its equipment is reserved for Barrington Area Library cardholders.

Counting Down to Kindergarten

1:30pm–2:15pm
Children, Elementary
Registration is enabled for this event
Registration will close on July 8, 2025 @ 1:30pm.
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Registration is enabled for this event
Event Details:

Going into K w/caregiver

Practice important skills to help prepare your child for their transition to kindergarten. Register. Program Room.

“Special Place in My Heart” Card

2:00pm–3:30pm
Teens, Adults
Registration is enabled for this event
Registration will close on July 8, 2025 @ 9:00am.
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: MakerLab
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, Technology Topics
Registration is enabled for this event
Event Details:

Use Silhouette Studio and the snipping tool to make a card focused on a special place in your heart. Register. MakerLab.

Disclaimer(s)

MakerLab Program

Use of the MakerLab and its equipment is reserved for Barrington Area Library cardholders.

Baby Time (Ages 0 – 18 months w/caregiver)

3:30pm–4:00pm
Children, Birth to PreK
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Children, Birth to PreK
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Ages 0 – 18 months w/caregiver.

Bond with your baby as we share rhymes and songs to build early language skills. Drop in. Story Room.

Disclaimer(s)

Story Times

Program space is limited. BALibrary cardholders receive priority admission until a program begins or is filled. Drop in except where noted. Story Room.

 

Family Forest Bathing

5:30pm–6:15pm
Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary, Middle School
Registration is enabled for this event
Registration will close on July 8, 2025 @ 5:30pm.
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: BALibrary Lawn
Age Group: Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary, Middle School
Registration is enabled for this event
Event Details:

All ages w/caregiver

Discover the magic of the forest in a family-friendly forest bathing adventure. Register. BALibrary Lawn, east of the upper parking lot.

Monarchs: History and Science Behind the Monarch Craze

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Registration is enabled for this event
Registration will close on July 8, 2025 @ 7:00pm.
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Meeting Room Side A
Age Group: Adults
Registration is enabled for this event
Event Details:

Learn all about the monarch butterfly and what you can do to help this iconic insect. Register. Meeting Room.