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Best Annuals for Pollinators

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual at Barrington Area Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Attract and support pollinators with a variety of seasonal plants that work in tandem with native plantings. We’ll cover the best, easiest to grow annuals for sun and shade that ar...

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Required
Seats Remaining: 45
Event Details:

Attract and support pollinators with a variety of seasonal plants that work in tandem with native plantings.

Disclaimer(s)

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.

This event is in the "Just For Seniors" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Senior Scrabble

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room Side A at Barrington Area Library
Age Group:
Just For Seniors, Adults
Event Details:

In the mood for some friendly competition? Bring your pals and test your Scrabble skills! Five boards available for 2-4 players each. For those 65 and older. Register. Meeting Room...

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Meeting Room Side A
Age Group: Just For Seniors, Adults
Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

In the mood for some friendly competition? Bring your pals and test your Scrabble skills! Five boards available for 2-4 players each. For those 65 and older. Register. Meeting Room.

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Stress Better®

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Community/Nonprofit, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

In collaboration with BStrong TogetherMatthew Dewar, Ed.D., is a professional educator, speaker, clinical mental health counselor in training, and the developer of the StressBetter...

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community/Nonprofit, Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 70
Event Details:

In collaboration with BStrong Together

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Financial Fitness: Terry Savage Talks Money

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Virtual at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Business Topics
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Terry Savage is a nationally recognized expert on personal finance, the economy and the markets. On this Zoom program, she'll provide a reality check on the volatile economy, finan...

Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Business Topics
Event Details:

Terry Savage is a nationally recognized expert on personal finance, the economy and the markets.

Disclaimer(s)

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Declutter and Downsize with The New Nest

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room Side A at Barrington Area Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Do you suffer from too-much-stuff-syndrome, don't-know-where-to-start-itis, or want-to-downsize-but-OMG!-osis? The New Nest is offering a brief, engaging talk on this very subject!...

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Meeting Room Side A
Age Group: Adults
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Do you suffer from too-much-stuff-syndrome, don't-know-where-to-start-itis, or want-to-downsize-but-OMG!-osis? The New Nest is offering a brief, engaging talk on this very subject! Register. Meeting Room.

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Forest Therapy Walk at Crabtree Nature Center

Friday, April 25, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Off Site
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Forest Therapy Guide, Horticultural Therapist, and Yoga Instructor, Navraaz Basati leads us on an immersive walk inspired by the work of Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of The Serviceb...

Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Forest Therapy Guide, Horticultural Therapist, and Yoga Instructor, Navraaz Basati leads us on an immersive walk inspired by the work of Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of The Serviceberry, Braiding Sweetgrass, and Gathering Moss

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Birth to PreK" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Baby Fair

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Meeting Room at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Community/Nonprofit, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Children, Birth to PreK, Adults
Event Details:

Connect with the information and resources you need most as an expecting parent or parent/caregiver of a child ages 0 – 2.Enjoy baby and me activities, expert presentations on topi...

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Birth to PreK, Adults
Program Type: Community/Nonprofit, Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 135
Event Details:

Connect with the information and resources you need most as an expecting parent or parent/caregiver of a child ages 0 – 2.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Food Expo: Foodie Trivia

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room at Barrington Area Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Try your hand at Jeopardy alongside fellow trivia fans and foodies. Test out your knowledge across a wide range of culinary categories and see if you have what it takes to become a...

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Required
Seats Remaining: 48
Event Details:

Try your hand at Jeopardy alongside fellow trivia fans and foodies. Test out your knowledge across a wide range of culinary categories and see if you have what it takes to become a top chef. Register as a team of up to six or individually.

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Board of Trustees, Long Range Planning Committee

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Zimmerman Room at Barrington Area Library
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Long Range Planning Committee meeting of the Library Board of Trustees. Takes place in the Zimmerman Room. The agenda and meeting notice may be found on the Library website: h...

Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Zimmerman Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Long Range Planning Committee meeting of the Library Board of Trustees. Takes place in the Zimmerman Room.

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

DIY Watercolor Birthday Card

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
MakerLab at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker, Technology Topics
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Paint a basic birthday card with watercolors, and add vinyl words cut on the Silhouette machine. Register. MakerLab.

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:

Paint a basic birthday card with watercolors, and add vinyl words cut on the Silhouette machine. Register. MakerLab.

Disclaimer(s)

MakerLab Program

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

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Elgin Symphony's Listeners Club

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room Side B at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Music
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Listener’s Club is your chance to delve deep into the concert experience with a personal guided tour, including personal insights about each concert program. Register. Meeting Room...

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Meeting Room Side B
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Music
Required
Seats Remaining: 46
Event Details:

Listener’s Club is your chance to delve deep into the concert experience with a personal guided tour, including personal insights about each concert program. Register. Meeting Room.

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

DIY Watercolor Birthday Card

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
MakerLab at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker, Technology Topics
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Paint a basic birthday card with watercolors, and add vinyl words cut on the Silhouette machine. Register. MakerLab.

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:

Paint a basic birthday card with watercolors, and add vinyl words cut on the Silhouette machine. Register. MakerLab.

Disclaimer(s)

MakerLab Program

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

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Food Expo: Simple Yet Impressive Meals

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Barrington Area Library
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Chef Susan Maddox will demonstrate a menu that utilizes fresh ingredients found in local grocery stores and early farmer's markets. Embrace the concept of “less to impress”, using ...

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

Chef Susan Maddox will demonstrate a menu that utilizes fresh ingredients found in local grocery stores and early farmer's markets.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Food Expo: Cold-Pressed Juice

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room Side A at Barrington Area Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

What exactly is cold-pressed juice?  What are the benefits?  Come learn all about it from Organic Rootz, and even sample a few that they offer in their store!Register. Me...

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Meeting Room Side A
Age Group: Adults
Required
Seats Remaining: 26
Event Details:

What exactly is cold-pressed juice?  What are the benefits?  Come learn all about it from Organic Rootz, and even sample a few that they offer in their store!

Register. Meeting Room.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Maximize Your Kitchen Garden

Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room at Barrington Area Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Maximize your growing space for more harvests and longer growing seasons with tips on companion planting, succession sowing, effective layouts, and more. Meeting Room. Register.&nb...

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Required
Seats Remaining: 41
Event Details:

Maximize your growing space for more harvests and longer growing seasons with tips on companion planting, succession sowing, effective layouts, and more. Meeting Room. Register.      

This event is in the "Adults" group.

AARP Driver Safety Course - Part 1

Friday, May 2, 2025 at 9:00am - 1:00pm
Zimmerman Room at Barrington Area Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

In collaboration with Bacoa and AARPLearn defensive driving methods, exercises, and safety strategies during AARP’s two-day seminar. Both sessions, Friday, May 2, and Saturday, May...

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Zimmerman Room
Age Group: Adults
Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

In collaboration with Bacoa and AARP

Learn defensive driving methods, exercises, and safety strategies during AARP’s two-day seminar. Both sessions, Friday, May 2, and Saturday, May 3, 9 AM - 1 PM, required for completion.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

AARP Driver Safety Course - Part 2

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 9:00am - 1:00pm
Zimmerman Room at Barrington Area Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

In collaboration with Bacoa and AARPLearn defensive driving methods, exercises, and safety strategies during AARP’s two-day seminar. Both sessions, Friday, May 2, and Saturday, May...

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Zimmerman Room
Age Group: Adults
Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

In collaboration with Bacoa and AARP

Learn defensive driving methods, exercises, and safety strategies during AARP’s two-day seminar. Both sessions, Friday, May 2, and Saturday, May 3, 9 AM - 1 PM, required for completion.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Birth to PreK" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.
This event is in the "Middle School" group.
This event is in the "Just For Seniors" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Elgin Symphony Orchestra Presents Sounds of Spring

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Music
Age Group:
Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary, Middle School, Just For Seniors, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Celebrate springtime with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra’s String Quartet. Listen to the melodic sounds of the season in this concert for all ages. Register. Walk-ins admitted as spa...

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary, Middle School, Just For Seniors, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Music
Required
Seats Remaining: 112
Event Details:

Celebrate springtime with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra’s String Quartet. Listen to the melodic sounds of the season in this concert for all ages. Register. Walk-ins admitted as space allows. Meeting Room.

The quartet features:

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Art and Adventures with Author/Illustrator Dan Santat

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Virtual Program
Age Group:
Children, Adults
Event Details:

Register at: https://bit.ly/ILP_DanSantatJoin bestselling author and illustrator Dan Santat for an afternoon event all about books and art with friend and collaborator, author...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Program
Age Group: Children, Adults
Event Details:
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Board of Directors, Personnel Committee Meeting

Monday, May 5, 2025 at 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Zimmerman Room at Barrington Area Library
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Personnel Committee meeting of the Library Board of Trustees. Takes place in the Zimmerman Room. The agenda and meeting notice may be found on the Library website: https://www...

Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Zimmerman Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Personnel Committee meeting of the Library Board of Trustees. Takes place in the Zimmerman Room.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Design Your Own Garden

Monday, May 5, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Barrington Area Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Make your flower beds pop! Horticulturalist Sharon Yiesla will share basics of color and design to help make your garden a success. Meeting Room. Register.  

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Required
Seats Remaining: 44
Event Details:

Make your flower beds pop! Horticulturalist Sharon Yiesla will share basics of color and design to help make your garden a success. Meeting Room. Register.  

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Guided Meditation

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Zimmerman Room at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Community/Nonprofit, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

It's Mental Health May! Chris Shade will lead us through a guided meditation, with an opportunity to ask questions after.  

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Zimmerman Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community/Nonprofit, Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:

It's Mental Health May! Chris Shade will lead us through a guided meditation, with an opportunity to ask questions after.  

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Bike Maintenance 101

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room Side A at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Prepare for a summer season of bicycling by getting the low-down on how to keep your bike in tip-top shape. Learn from the experts at Barrington Village Cycle on the maintenan...

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Meeting Room Side A
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 26
Event Details:

Prepare for a summer season of bicycling by getting the low-down on how to keep your bike in tip-top shape. Learn from the experts at Barrington Village Cycle on the maintenance must-dos for a season riding for work, errands, or leisure.

This event is in the "Just For Seniors" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Chair Tai Chi

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Virtual at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Just For Seniors, Adults
Event Details:

Allison Deputy from MoonWillow Tai Chi & Wellness leads a fun and relaxing, head to toe workout via Zoom. For those 65 and older. Register. Virtual.Registrants will be emailed ...

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Just For Seniors, Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 45
Event Details:

Allison Deputy from MoonWillow Tai Chi & Wellness leads a fun and relaxing, head to toe workout via Zoom. For those 65 and older. Register. Virtual.

Registrants will be emailed a Zoom link shortly before the program.