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Green Cleaning and Make & Take

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room Side A at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker, Community/Nonprofit, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

In collaboration with Go Green BarringtonFor Earth Day 2025, we'll learn tools and tips to reduce hazardous waste in your home, safer disposal methods, and recipes to create your o...

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Meeting Room Side A
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, Community/Nonprofit, Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

In collaboration with Go Green Barrington

Green Cleaning and Make & Take

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room Side A at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts/Maker, Community/Nonprofit, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

In collaboration with Go Green BarringtonFor Earth Day 2025, we'll learn tools and tips to reduce hazardous waste in your home, safer disposal methods, and recipes to create your o...

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Meeting Room Side A
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker, Community/Nonprofit, Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

In collaboration with Go Green Barrington

Blue background, text reads Community: Let's Grow Together

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: 82
Event Details:

In collaboration with BStrong Together

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: 13
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

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: 137
Event Details:

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

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: 18
Event Details:

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

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: 27
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.

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: 46
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.

Non-Profit Know-How: Fill Your Cup

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Zimmerman Room at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Community/Nonprofit, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

It's Mental Health May! Discover and share new ways to avoid burnout and stay engaged and energized for your organization's mission and yourself. 

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Zimmerman Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community/Nonprofit, Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

It's Mental Health May! Discover and share new ways to avoid burnout and stay engaged and energized for your organization's mission and yourself. 

Mental Health Fair Keynote

Sunday, May 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Community/Nonprofit, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a conversation between award-winning journalist Meg Kissinger, author of While You Were Out: an Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence; Teri La...

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community/Nonprofit, Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 94
Event Details:

Join us for a conversation between award-winning journalist Meg Kissinger, author of While You Were Out: an Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence; Teri Latter, NAMI Illinois, and Mandy Burbank, licensed clinical

Mental Health Resource Fair

Sunday, May 18, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Atrium at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Community/Nonprofit, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

In collaboration with the Barrington Rotary.Learn about local non-profit resources that support mental wellness.Drop-in or register for a reminder. Only one registration needed per...

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Atrium
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community/Nonprofit, Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 148
Event Details:

In collaboration with the Barrington Rotary.

Learn about local non-profit resources that support mental wellness.

Drop-in or register for a reminder. Only one registration needed per family. 

Yoga

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room Side B at Barrington Area Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Enjoy a relaxing morning with instructor Karen Fotopoulos.

Required
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Meeting Room Side B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:

Enjoy a relaxing morning with instructor Karen Fotopoulos.

Guided Meditation

Tuesday, May 20, 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: 23
Event Details:

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