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Button Bracelets

Friday, November 22, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room Side B at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Create a button bracelet for yourself or as a stocking stuffer.

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Meeting Room Side B
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Create a button bracelet for yourself or as a stocking stuffer.

Crafting for a Cause

Friday, November 22, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Program Room at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Age Group:
Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary, Middle School
Event Details:

All ages.Bring a favorite grownup and decorate a placemat that will brighten someone’s day and create a ripple effect of goodwill throughout our community. Drop in. Program Ro...

Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary, Middle School
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Event Details:

All ages.

Bring a favorite grownup and decorate a placemat that will brighten someone’s day and create a ripple effect of goodwill throughout our community. Drop in. Program Room.

I Love Me! Story Time (Ages 2-6 w/caregiver)

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Program Room at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker, Story Time
Age Group:
Children, Birth to PreK
Event Details:

Ages 2 – 6 w/caregiver Celebrate what makes you unique and special in a story time all about self-love. We’ll read I Love Me! by Marvyn Harrison and Diane Ewen, along with other...

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children, Birth to PreK
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, Story Time
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Ages 2 – 6 w/caregiver

Bring Your Own Craft

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room Side B at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker, Community/Nonprofit
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Bring a project to work on while you enjoy the company of friends and neighbors. Knitting, sketching, embroidery, or any portable craft - all are welcome. BYOC is a monthly event o...

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Meeting Room Side B
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, Community/Nonprofit
Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:

Bring a project to work on while you enjoy the company of friends and neighbors. Knitting, sketching, embroidery, or any portable craft - all are welcome. BYOC is a monthly event on 4th Wednesdays.

Coffee & Coloring

Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room Side B at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Enjoy a delightful afternoon of coffee, coloring, and good company. Register. Meeting Room. 

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Meeting Room Side B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:

Enjoy a delightful afternoon of coffee, coloring, and good company. Register. Meeting Room.

 

All About Animals: Reindeer (Gr K-2)

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Program Room at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker, Story Time
Age Group:
Children, Elementary
Event Details:

Grades K-2.Learn all about an animal and make a craft! Register. Program Room.

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, Story Time
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Grades K-2.

Learn all about an animal and make a craft! Register. Program Room.

Family Crossword Craft

Friday, December 13, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Zimmerman Room at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Create a unique display using lettered tiles, colorful pebbles, wooden shapes, and a short list of family names. Register. Zimmerman Room.

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Zimmerman Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

Create a unique display using lettered tiles, colorful pebbles, wooden shapes, and a short list of family names. Register. Zimmerman Room.

Art Studio (Gr K-8)

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Program Room at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Age Group:
Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary, Middle School
Event Details:

Grades K – 8, caregivers welcomeCreate something amazing with the Library’s art supplies. Drop in. Program Room. 

Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary, Middle School
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Event Details:

Grades K – 8, caregivers welcome

Create something amazing with the Library’s art supplies. Drop in. Program Room. 

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.

Afterschool Story + Craft (Gr K-2)

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Program Room at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker, Story Time
Age Group:
Children, Elementary
Event Details:

Grades K-2Just One Flake by Travis Jonker + snowflake craft. Register. Program Room. 

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, Story Time
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Grades K-2

Just One Flake by Travis Jonker + snowflake craft. Register. Program Room. 

Candle Making (Gr K-5)

Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 4:15pm - 5:15pm
Program Room at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Age Group:
Children, Elementary, Middle School
Event Details:

Grades 5 – 8Join us to create your own personalized candle! Register. Program Room.

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary, Middle School
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Grades 5 – 8

Join us to create your own personalized candle! Register. Program Room.

Clay Snowflakes (Gr K-5)

Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Program Room at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Age Group:
Children, Elementary
Event Details:

Grades K-5Get creative and make a snowflake as unique as you. Register. Program Room.

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Grades K-5

Get creative and make a snowflake as unique as you. Register. Program Room.

Clay Snowflakes (Gr K-5)

Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 3:00pm - 3:30pm
Program Room at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Age Group:
Children, Elementary
Event Details:

Grades K-5Get creative and make a snowflake as unique as you. Register. Program Room.

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Grades K-5

Get creative and make a snowflake as unique as you. Register. Program Room.

Mini Zen Gardens

Monday, January 6, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Build a calming miniature garden using a variety of objects including stones, sand, and small model greenery. BALibrary card required. Register. Meeting Room. 

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

Build a calming miniature garden using a variety of objects including stones, sand, and small model greenery. BALibrary card required. Register. Meeting Room. 

Art Studio (Gr K-8)

Monday, January 6, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Program Room at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Age Group:
Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary, Middle School
Event Details:

Grades K – 8, caregivers welcomeCreate something amazing with the Library’s art supplies. Drop in. Program Room. 

Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary, Middle School
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Event Details:

Grades K – 8, caregivers welcome

Create something amazing with the Library’s art supplies. Drop in. Program Room. 

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.

Mini Zen Gardens

Monday, January 6, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Build a calming miniature garden using a variety of objects including stones, sand, and small model greenery. BALibrary card required. Register. Meeting Room. 

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Build a calming miniature garden using a variety of objects including stones, sand, and small model greenery. BALibrary card required. Register. Meeting Room. 

Learn to Machine Sew: Hand Warmers (Gr 6-8)

Monday, January 6, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
MakerLab at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Age Group:
Children, Middle School
Event Details:

Grades 6 – 8Learn to use a sewing machine by making simple hand warmers to put in your mittens on a cold winter’s day. Register with a BALibrary card. MakerLab.

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: MakerLab
Age Group: Children, Middle School
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

Grades 6 – 8

Learn to use a sewing machine by making simple hand warmers to put in your mittens on a cold winter’s day. Register with a BALibrary card. MakerLab.

Paint At BALibrary: Moonlit Serenity

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room Side A at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Create a calming, snowy scene of a moonlit tree, as instructor Ivy provides step-by-step instructions. Dress for a mess! Priority registration for BALibrary cardholders. Ages 14+. ...

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Meeting Room Side A
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

Create a calming, snowy scene of a moonlit tree, as instructor Ivy provides step-by-step instructions. Dress for a mess! Priority registration for BALibrary cardholders. Ages 14+. Meeting Room.

Paint At BALibrary: Moonlit Serenity

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Meeting Room Side A at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Create a calming, snowy scene of a moonlit tree, as instructor Ivy provides step-by-step instructions. Dress for a mess! Priority registration for BALibrary cardholders. Ages 14+. ...

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Meeting Room Side A
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Create a calming, snowy scene of a moonlit tree, as instructor Ivy provides step-by-step instructions. Dress for a mess! Priority registration for BALibrary cardholders. Ages 14+. Meeting Room.

Two-Sided Laser Etching

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
MakerLab at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker, Technology Topics
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Learn techniques for laser-etching wood on two sides.

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: MakerLab
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, Technology Topics
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Learn techniques for laser-etching wood on two sides.

Disclaimer(s)

MakerLab Program

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

Two-Sided Laser Etching

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
MakerLab at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker, Technology Topics
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Learn techniques for laser-etching wood on two sides.

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: MakerLab
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, Technology Topics
Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

Learn techniques for laser-etching wood on two sides.

Disclaimer(s)

MakerLab Program

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

Sewing Machine: Basics, Bobbins and Buttons

Monday, January 13, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
MakerLab at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker, Technology Topics
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Learn to use the Library’s sewing machines in this no-project, no-pressure introduction.

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: MakerLab
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, Technology Topics
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

Learn to use the Library’s sewing machines in this no-project, no-pressure introduction.

Disclaimer(s)

MakerLab Program

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

Sewing Machine: Basics, Bobbins and Buttons

Monday, January 13, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
MakerLab at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker, Technology Topics
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Learn to use the Library’s sewing machines in this no-project, no-pressure introduction.

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: MakerLab
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, Technology Topics
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

Learn to use the Library’s sewing machines in this no-project, no-pressure introduction.

Disclaimer(s)

MakerLab Program

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

Sewing Machine: Basics, Bobbins and Buttons

Monday, January 13, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
MakerLab at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker, Technology Topics
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Learn to use the Library’s sewing machines in this no-project, no-pressure introduction.

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: MakerLab
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, Technology Topics
Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

Learn to use the Library’s sewing machines in this no-project, no-pressure introduction.

Disclaimer(s)

MakerLab Program

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

Sewing Machine: Basics, Bobbins and Buttons

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
MakerLab at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker, Technology Topics
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Learn to use the Library’s sewing machines in this no-project, no-pressure introduction.

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: MakerLab
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, Technology Topics
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

Learn to use the Library’s sewing machines in this no-project, no-pressure introduction.

Disclaimer(s)

MakerLab Program

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