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Beginning Embroidery (Gr 4-8)

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children, Elementary, Middle School
Registration
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary, Middle School
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Learn how to do basic embroidery by decorating your very own clock. Register. Program Room. ...

Zines for Tweens and Teens (Gr 3-8)

4:15pm - 5:15pm
Children, Elementary, Middle School
Registration
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary, Middle School
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:
Learn the basics of creating a zine, a homemade publication about something you love. Register. Program Room. ...

Story Time Nature Walk at Crabtree Nature Center

10:30am - 11:15am
Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary, Middle School
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary, Middle School
Event Details:
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. ...

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Youth Services Drop-In Events

Drop in and please bring your Barrington Area Library card for priority admission. Customers from other library districts will be admitted as space is available. Seating is first come, first served.

Mother’s Day Craft

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary, Middle School
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary, Middle School
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/Maker
Event Details:
Make some seed-embedded paper that you can plant and watch bloom. Drop in. Program Room. ...

Disclaimer(s)

Youth Services Drop-In Events

Drop in and please bring your Barrington Area Library card for priority admission. Customers from other library districts will be admitted as space is available. Seating is first come, first served.

Teaching Garden Spring Cleanup

9:30am - 11:00am
Children, Elementary, Middle School, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Registration
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: BALibrary Teaching Garden
Age Group: Children, Elementary, Middle School, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:
Let’s get outside! Work side by side with local Master Gardeners and learn what gardens need to prepare them for planting. Registration suggested. ...

Family Planting Day

10:00am - 12:00pm
Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary, Middle School, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Registration
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: BALibrary Teaching Garden
Age Group: Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary, Middle School, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:
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.   ...

Teaching Garden Planting Day

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary, Middle School, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Registration
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: BALibrary Teaching Garden
Age Group: Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary, Middle School, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:
Work side by side with Master Gardeners to learn basic gardening skills, and help us plant our garden! Gloves and tools provided. Registration suggested. ...

Make A Fidget (Gr 5-8)

4:15pm - 5:00pm
Elementary, Middle School
Registration
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Elementary, Middle School
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:
Color, fold and create a unique kaleidocycle fidget (aka a Hexaflexagon). Register. Program Room. ...

Teaching Garden Workshop: Gardening with Kids

9:30am - 11:00am
Children, Elementary, Middle School, Teens, Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: BALibrary Teaching Garden
Age Group: Children, Elementary, Middle School, Teens, Adults
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:
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 28, weather permitting. Registra...

Summer Kickoff Party

10:00am - 4:00pm
Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary, Middle School, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Registration
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary, Middle School, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 486
Event Details:
Join us for music, crafts and other fun activities for all ages! Sign up for Summer Reading and celebrate the season of sunshine. More details coming soon, check our Events Calendar! Register for a reminder email or drop in. ...

Teaching Garden Workshop: Pruning

9:30am - 11:00am
Children, Elementary, Middle School, Teens, Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Barrington Area Library
Room: BALibrary Teaching Garden
Age Group: Children, Elementary, Middle School, Teens, Adults
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18