Upcoming Events

In collaboration with Barrington Area Volunteer Connection

Grades 5 – 8

Learn the very basics of crocheting and create a bookmark. Register. Program Room.

Grades K – 8

Discovery Center Museum presents hands-on space activities like building a Mars Rover, blasting off rockets, creating a star map, and feeling anti-gravity effects. Register. Meeting Room.

Grades K – 8, caregivers welcome

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

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:

All ages w/caregiver

Make a card for someone special. Drop in. Program Room.

All ages w/caregiver

Make a card for someone special. Drop in. Program Room.

Grades 3-8.

Use stop motion technology to create an awesome animated video! Register. Program Room.

All ages w/caregiver

Dump trucks, excavators, and front-loaders - oh my! Touch and explore the Village of Barrington’s fleet of construction vehicles, in celebration of National Public Works Week. 

Let’s get outside! Work side by side with local Master Gardeners and learn what gardens need to prepare them for planting. Registration suggested.

All ages w/caregiver
Bring your little ones, and we’ll teach them how to plant a garden. Work side by side with Master Gardeners. Gloves and tools provided. Registration suggested.

Work side by side with Master Gardeners to learn basic gardening skills, and help us plant our garden! Gloves and tools provided. Registration suggested. 

Local gardeners provide hands-on instruction in seasonal gardening tasks. From 9:30-10 we’ll focus on basic garden maintenance. From 10-11, we’ll focus on a specific gardening topic. Meets weekly starting Tuesday, May 27, weather permitting.

Local gardeners provide hands-on instruction in seasonal gardening tasks. From 9:30-10 we’ll focus on basic garden maintenance. From 10-11, we’ll focus on a specific gardening topic. Meets weekly starting Tuesday, May 27, weather permitting.

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