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LIT: Book Potluck

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Meeting Room Side B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 17

Library Board of Trustees Meeting

7:00pm - 9:00pm
Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Meeting Room Side A
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Event Details:
Regular meeting of the Library Board of Trustees. Takes place in the Zimmerman Room on the mezzanine level. Agenda and meeting notice may be found on the Library website: https://www.balibrary.org/library-board ...

Baby Time: Wobbly Ones

10:00am - 10:30am
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 12 – 24 months w/caregiver. Enjoy songs, rhymes, and stories that support early language and motor skills. ...

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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.

 

Baby Time: Wobbly Ones

10:30am - 11:00am
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 12 – 24 months w/caregiver. Enjoy songs, rhymes, and stories that support early language and motor skills. ...

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.

 

Non-Profit Know-How: Digital Storytelling

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Meeting Room Side B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community/Nonprofit
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 35
Event Details:
We'll use material from Prof. Ngonzi's Candid course on digital storytelling to craft a compelling narrative and develop a high-level strategy for engaging with supporters. Time set aside after presentation for workshopping. ...

Game-O-Rama

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Meeting Room Side A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community/Nonprofit
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:
Bring your friends for an afternoon of card and dice games. Dave Tuszynski leads us through some simple and fun games for 2-4 players. Games include: Polish Poker, Wichita, Roll for It, Sevens, LCR and many others. For those 65 and older. ...

Baby Time: Lapsit

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 – 12 months w/caregiver. Bond with your baby as we share rhymes and songs to build early language skills. ...

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.

 

QPR Suicide Prevention

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Teens, Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community/Nonprofit, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 26
Event Details:
In collaboration with BStrong Together and Ascension Illinois Behavioral Health Mandy Burbank, LCSW & certified QPR trainer, shares what to do when you’re concerned that someone is contemplating self-harm. Participants will receive material to...

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Virtual Programs

Registered participants will receive an email with a link to join the virtual program. Programs can be accessed from a computer, tablet, or mobile phone. First-time participants may need to download and run the free software upon joining a program. For this reason, we recommend joining a few minutes early.

Happy Birthday Story Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Children, Birth to PreK
Registration
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children, Birth to PreK
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:
All ages w/caregiver Join us for a special story time during your birthday month and we’ll celebrate YOU with stories, songs, and a craft! Register with the birthday child’s name. Program Room. ...

Ukulele Baby Rhyme Time

4:00pm - 4:30pm
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 – 24 months w/caregiver Join our librarians and their ukuleles in this interactive, musical rhyme time, and learn the benefits of bathing your baby in song! ...

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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.

 

Estate Planning with Greg Corey

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Meeting Room Side A
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 75
Event Details:
Greg Corey, Financial Advisor, shares different options and preferences for estate planning. Learn to maximize the transfer of wealth (as intended), minimizing or avoiding unnecessary taxes along the way, and preserve relationships between friends an...

Singing Bowl Meditation

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 44
Event Details:
Melt away the stress of the season with this online meditation session! Register. Virtual. ...

Snow Globe Craft

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Meeting Room Side A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Warm up with a cup of coffee or tea and this seasonal craft project. Register. Meeting Room. ...

Code Together

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary
Registration
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:
PreK - Grade 2 w/caregiver Kids team up with their adults to explore early coding concepts using Sphero Indi cars and LEGO WeDo Robots. Please register one name per family. Program Room. ...

Snow Globe Craft

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Meeting Room Side A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:
Warm up with a cup of coffee or tea and this seasonal craft project. Register. Meeting Room. ...

Urdu Story Time

10:00am - 10:30am
Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary
Registration
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:
All ages w/caregiver The Language Labs present an Urdu language story time, including basic Urdu instruction, and a craft. Register. Program Room. ...

Goodnight Story Time

6:30pm - 7:00pm
Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:
All ages w/caregiver Shake your sillies out, get cozy, and listen to bedtime stories in this calming evening story time designed to help kids get a good night’s sleep. Program 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.

 

Experience The Nutcracker at Home!

All Day 12/16 - 12/17
Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary, Middle School, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Library Branch: Virtual Program
Age Group: Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary, Middle School, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Event Details:
Get in the spirit of the season with a recorded virtual performance of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker performed by the United Kingdom’s internationally renowned Royal Ballet. The ballet, a holiday staple for all ages, can be viewed Saturday, December 1...

Family Story Time

10:00am - 10:30am
Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:
All ages w/caregiver ...

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.

 

Baby Time

11:00am - 11:30am
Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:
Ages 0 – 24 months w/caregiver ...

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 Explorers: Snow

1:30pm - 2:00pm
Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary
Registration
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:
PreK – Grade 2 w/caregiver Join us in reading Best in Snow by April Pulley Sayre while we learn about all kinds of snowflakes and create family snowflakes! Register. Program Room. ...

Virtual All-Ages Story Time

All Day
Children, Birth to PreK
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Children, Birth to PreK
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:
This program will become available on December 18. Watch and sing along to help your child develop important early literacy skills. Check out a Story Time To Go Kit with shakers, scarves, and rhythm sticks to turn virtual story time into an int...

Little Kids, Big Feelings

10:00am - 10:30am
Children, Birth to PreK
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Story Room
Age Group: Children, Birth to PreK
Event Details:
Ages 3 – 6 w/caregiver Mister Rogers often said that anything mentionable is manageable. Let’s create a space to talk about all feelings, big and small, through books, songs, and mindfulness exercises. ...

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.

 

Finals Café

1:00pm - 9:00pm
Teens
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Event Details:
Drop in for study space, light refreshments, and stress relief during exam week. Our large meeting room will be reserved just for high school students! Drop in. Meeting Room. ...