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

Crafternoon: Fairy Houses

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Tweens, Teens
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room)
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Learning & Discovery
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

We will be creating a home for the fairies in your backyard using recycled liter bottles. Bring your friends & join us at the 

library for creative crafting fun!

April: Recycled Bottle Fairy Houses

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.

Mini Masterpieces

10:00am - 11:30am
Babies & Toddlers
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: Youth Services North
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Create a one-of-a-kind handprint or footprint keepsake to keep for yourself or give as a present.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Adventures in Art (3-5 yr olds)

1:00pm - 2:15pm
Children
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Learning & Discovery
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Please register for each class separately.

Caregivers are invited to stay and help if child cannot work independently. DROP IN anytime between 1-2:15, and each simple project will take about 20 minutes.

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

Tween/Teen: Art Scene

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Tweens, Teens
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room)
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Learning & Discovery
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Join the fun! Indulge your creativity and nurture your inner artist!  Enjoy hanging out with your friends, while creating some art & trying out different Artist's techniques, as well as different types of art.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Afterschool Art (6-9 yr olds)

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Learning & Discovery
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

Join Mrs. Hansen in exploring your creative side each month with an exciting new seasonal art adventure!  This program is perfect for unleashing your inner artist and hanging out with friends !

April: Painted Newspaper Pets

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

Drop-in Craft: Tulip Wreath

10:00am - 12:00pm
Teens, Adults
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Drop in anytime between 10:00am-noon to create your very own springtime wreath using a wire frame and silk tulips! Materials are limited. Registration is encouraged. 

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

Knit and Crochet Circle

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Teens, Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: The Arnold & Mildred Erickson Conference Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Entertainment
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 21
Event Details:

This program will be offered in-person only. 

Disclaimer(s)

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the Library.

Notice: Attending programs constitutes consent to be photographed/videotaped for library purposes.

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

Crafter-Work: Birdhouse Painting

5:30pm - 8:30pm
Teens, Adults
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Entertainment
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Art is for the birds! Unleash your artistic talents as we paint birdhouses to celebrate spring.

This program will be offered in-person.

Disclaimer(s)

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the Library.

Notice: Attending programs constitutes consent to be photographed/videotaped for library purposes.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Payment
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Learning & Discovery
Event Details:

This program will be offered in-person.

Disclaimer(s)

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the Library.

Notice: Attending programs constitutes consent to be photographed/videotaped for library purposes.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Payment
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Learning & Discovery
Event Details:

 

This program will be offered in-person.

Disclaimer(s)

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the Library.

Notice: Attending programs constitutes consent to be photographed/videotaped for library purposes.

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

Knit and Crochet Circle

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Teens, Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Entertainment
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 23
Event Details:

This program will be offered in-person only. 

Disclaimer(s)

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the Library.

Notice: Attending programs constitutes consent to be photographed/videotaped for library purposes.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Little Crafters: Pool Ring Selfie

1:00pm - 2:15pm
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Learning & Discovery
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Join Mrs. Hansen for simple summertime crafting with your little ones. Projects are easy to complete and are designed to help children build their fine motor skills through cutting, coloring, gluing, and assembling.

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

Crafter-work: Kindness Rock Painting

5:30pm - 7:30pm
Teens, Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Paint a joyful image or phrase onto a rock. Then, keeps your rock(s) for your own garden, or leave them in your favorite spot in Elburn to make someone smile. 

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Crafternoon

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Children, Tweens, Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room)
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Learning & Discovery
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Do you love video games? Do you have a favorite game character? Does your backpack need a new decoration? Join us at the library to create your own game character or game controller keychain using perler beads!

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Mindful Art

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room)
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Home & Wellness, Learning & Discovery, Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

Join us this summer for mindful art classes hosted by Colleen Clark, a licensed therapist from Blackberry Counseling Center.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Art in the Afternoon (3-5 yr olds)

1:00pm - 2:15pm
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Learning & Discovery
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Have fun creating simple summer themed art projects! Appropriate for ages 3-5 years old.

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

Knit and Crochet Circle

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Teens, Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Entertainment
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

This program will be offered in-person only. 

Disclaimer(s)

The Library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the Library.

Notice: Attending programs constitutes consent to be photographed/videotaped for library purposes.

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

Tween/Teen: Art Scene

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room)
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Learning & Discovery
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

Are you a gamer? Do you love Minecraft? Come to the library and create your very own Minecraft Masterpiece! We will be hang out with fellow gamers while creating some Minecraft art.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Afternoon Art (6-9 yr olds)

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Learning & Discovery
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Are you a gamer? Do you love Minecraft? Come to the library and create your very own Minecraft Masterpiece! We will be hang out with fellow gamers while creating some Minecraft art.

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

Brian “BMAN” Babendererde is a graphic novelist, illustrator, and video game designer known for creating high-octane comics like Soul Chaser Betty and Salvage Hounds as well as cult classic games like Septerra Core and

Disclaimer(s)

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Notice: Attending programs constitutes consent to be photographed/videotaped for library purposes.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Little Crafters

1:00pm - 2:15pm
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Learning & Discovery
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Join Mrs. Hansen for simple summertime crafting with your little ones. Projects are easy to complete and are designed to help children build their fine motor skills through cutting, coloring, gluing, and assembling.

July: fireflies

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Crafternoon

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room)
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Learning & Discovery
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

Need a little something cheery to decorate your space? Join us at the library, we will be using egg cartons to create a beautiful, flowered wreath or garland to brighten up your room!

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Mindful Art

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room)
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Home & Wellness, Learning & Discovery, Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

Join us this summer for mindful art classes hosted by Colleen Clark, a licensed therapist from Blackberry Counseling Center.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Art in the Afternoon (3-5 yr olds)

1:00pm - 2:15pm
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Town & Country Public Library
Room: The Mary Lynn Alms Educational Center (Meeting Room)
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Learning & Discovery
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Have fun creating simple summer themed art projects! Appropriate for ages 3-5 years old.