Week Calendar

Local gardeners provide hands-on instruction in seasonal gardening tasks. From 9:30 – 10 AM we’ll focus on basic garden maintenance. From 10 – 11 AM, we’ll learn about a specific gardening topic. Meets weekly, weather permitting.

Join us for a special meet and greet with a Barrington Transportation Company school bus!

All ages w/caregiver.

Drop in. Upper parking lot. 

All ages w/caregiver.

Stories, songs, and rhymes in nature! Bring a blanket or portable seating. A limited number of lawn blankets will be available. Drop in. BALibrary Lawn. Weather permitting.

All ages w/caregiver.

Stories, songs, and rhymes in nature! Bring a blanket or portable seating. A limited number of lawn blankets will be available. Drop in. BALibrary Lawn. Weather permitting.

All ages w/caregiver.

Enjoy stories, a nature walk, and playtime at the Crabtree Nature Center, 3 Stover Road, Barrington Hills. Weather permitting. Drop in.

Get ready for Kindergarten! Practice climbing aboard the school bus and enjoy books, rhymes, and songs to prepare you for this big transition! Register. Caregivers and siblings are welcome. Upper parking lot. 

Istvan’s cool, cleverly crafted kids’ concert will entertain kids and adults! Bring a blanket or portable seating. A limited number of lawn blankets will be available. Drop in. BALibrary Lawn. Rainy Day Location - Meeting Room.

Join instructor Patricia Brown for this energizing class! Register.

All ages w/caregiver.

Try out tie-dye techniques! Library will provide one tote bag. Dress for a mess. Register. BALibrary Lawn.

All ages w/caregiver.

Try out tie-dye techniques! Library will provide one tote bag. Dress for a mess. Register. BALibrary Lawn.

Grades K-2.

Play fun water games to beat the heat. Bring a towel and prepare to get wet! Drop in. BALibrary Lawn.

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.

Grades K-8.

Create your own buttons with a back-to-school theme! Drop in. Program Room.

Grades K-8.

Have fun making your own ice cream in a bag on a hot summer day!  Children in grades 3 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Register. Program Room.

All ages w/caregiver.

Try out tie-dye techniques! Library will provide one tote bag. Dress for a mess. Register. BALibrary Lawn.

Grades 3-6.

Play fun water games to beat the heat. Bring a towel and prepare to get wet! Drop in. BALibrary Lawn.

Grades 3-8.

Get ready for school by making magnets and other supplies to decorate your locker! Register. Program Room.

Kindergarten w/caregiver.

Create a keepsake for your child as they start their school journey! Personalize a t-shirt to fill with handprints - one for each school year through 2037! Register with your BALibrary card. MakerLab.

Kindergarten w/caregiver.

Create a keepsake for your child as they start their school journey! Personalize a t-shirt to fill with handprints - one for each school year through 2037! Register with your BALibrary card. MakerLab.

Make Perler bead creations using patterns or your own original designs! Perler beads are plastic fusible beads that you place on a grid and melt to create a piece of art. Snacks provided. Ages 14+. Register.

Join Adult Services librarians to discuss popular titles in a social book club for adults. Register.

Kindness and Wonder by Gavin Edwards

Regular meeting of the Library Board of Trustees. Takes place in Meeting Room A. The agenda and meeting notice may be found on the Library website: https://www.balibrary.org/library-board

In Collaboration with Bacoa

Learn how to access benefits and thrive on a lower income. Tips for saving on medical, housing, food, and transportation costs and other insights will be shared. Register. Meeting Room.

Explore the art and life of Georgia O’Keeffe with art historian Jeff Mishur. Register. Virtual.