Cover image of the Nov Dec Jan Program Guide featuring a gnome reading

Read the Nov/Dec/Jan Program Guide!

The library’s Winter 2024-2025 Program Guide should be arriving in your mailbox soon. You can also read it online to see all the exciting programs we have planned for you!

Read the Nov/Dec/Jan Program Guide  

Veterans Day

Veterans Day Craft

All Ages
Nov. 1-10
All Day
Adult Services DIY

Get a head start on celebrating Veteran’s Day by creating a thank you card for a veteran. You can share with the veteran in your life – or let us mail to a Crystal Lake veteran. Paper, stickers and markers will be available to create a special card. All materials will be set up in the Adult Services DIY area.

Chef Art Smith

Illinois Libraries Present: Holiday Tips and Tricks with Chef Art Smith

Wednesday, Nov. 20
7-8 pm
Chef Art Smith will talk about his culinary journey and bring inspiration into your holiday season. A two-time James Beard Foundation award winner, Smith believes “The art of cooking, the act of feeding people, is the most engaging, most memorable way to connect with people.”

Register here for the Chef Art Smith program

Copy of original notary ad

Notary Service Changes

Crystal Lake Public Library has made changes to its Notary Public Services. Effective Nov. 1, the library will provide notary services to CLPL cardholders only. Visit our Notary Services page to see an updated list of our services.

Read about CLPL’s updated notary services