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Closed - Summer Sunday

All Day
Cherry Valley Public Library District, Off Site

The library is closed on Sundays between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The drive-up book return will be open at all times for item returns.

Closing
Branches:
Cherry Valley Public Library District, Off Site
Description:

The library is closed on Sundays between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The drive-up book return will be open at all times for item returns.

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

Wee Read Story Time: Kindness

Monday, June 2, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Youth Services Program Room at Cherry Valley Public Library District
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers

Enjoy 30 minutes of short stories, finger plays, rhymes, and songs. In this program parents or caregivers interact with their children and discover the joy of reading. For ages 24 months to 3 years.

Registration Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Description:

Enjoy 30 minutes of short stories, finger plays, rhymes, and songs. In this program parents or caregivers interact with their children and discover the joy of reading. For ages 24 months to 3 years.

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

Book Babies: Kindness

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Youth Services Program Room at Cherry Valley Public Library District
Program Type:
Fun Learning!, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers

Enjoy 20 minutes of baby bounces, rhymes, short stories, finger plays, and 10 minutes of playtime. 

Registration is required. Registration closes at 5:00 p.m. the Saturday before each session. 

Registration Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Fun Learning!, Storytime
Registration Required
Description:

Enjoy 20 minutes of baby bounces, rhymes, short stories, finger plays, and 10 minutes of playtime. 

Registration is required. Registration closes at 5:00 p.m. the Saturday before each session. 

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

Book Bike Story Time @ Baumann Park

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Off Site
Program Type:
Fun Learning!, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Kids

Slather on your sunscreen and join us at the Baumann Park picnic shelter by the playground for a 30 minute all ages story time! Registration is recommended (to receive reminders), but not required.

Registration Required
Offsite Event
Location: Off Site
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: Fun Learning!, Storytime
Registration Required
Description:

Slather on your sunscreen and join us at the Baumann Park picnic shelter by the playground for a 30 minute all ages story time! Registration is recommended (to receive reminders), but not required.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Pickleball

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Fun Learning!, Special Event
Age Group:
Adults

Join us at the pickleball courts in Baumann Park to learn the basics and get some practice! Has it been some time since you last played? Feel free to join us as well, we welcome all.

Registration Required
Offsite Event
Location: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Fun Learning!, Special Event
Registration Required
Description:

Join us at the pickleball courts in Baumann Park to learn the basics and get some practice! Has it been some time since you last played? Feel free to join us as well, we welcome all.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Pickleball

Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 8:30am - 9:30am
Off Site
Program Type:
Fun Learning!, Special Event
Age Group:
Adults

Join us at the pickleball courts in Baumann Park to learn the basics and get some practice! Has it been some time since you last played? Feel free to join us as well, we welcome all. 

Registration Required
Offsite Event
Location: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Fun Learning!, Special Event
Registration Required
Description:

Join us at the pickleball courts in Baumann Park to learn the basics and get some practice! Has it been some time since you last played? Feel free to join us as well, we welcome all. 

This event is in the "Kids" group.

Preschool Story Time: Kindness

Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Youth Services Program Room at Cherry Valley Public Library District
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Kids

Enjoy spending 30 minutes full of reading readiness, finger plays, rhymes, short stories, and songs that prepare children for school. Children are encouraged to attend story time independent of caregivers. For ages

Registration Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Description:

Enjoy spending 30 minutes full of reading readiness, finger plays, rhymes, short stories, and songs that prepare children for school. Children are encouraged to attend story time independent of caregivers. For ages

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

Story Sprouts

Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Youth Services Program Room at Cherry Valley Public Library District
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Kids

Enjoy 30 minutes full of reading readiness, finger plays, rhymes, short stories, and songs and dancing as we grow our love of books.  For ages 1 to 6 years.

Registration Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Description:

Enjoy 30 minutes full of reading readiness, finger plays, rhymes, short stories, and songs and dancing as we grow our love of books.  For ages 1 to 6 years.

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

Music & Movement

Friday, June 6, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Youth Services Program Room at Cherry Valley Public Library District
Program Type:
Fun Learning!, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Kids

Come spend 30 minutes in our musically rich environment, singing, dancing, and listening to stories. For ages 1-5. Registration is required.

Registration Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: Fun Learning!, Storytime
Registration Required
Description:

Come spend 30 minutes in our musically rich environment, singing, dancing, and listening to stories. For ages 1-5. Registration is required.

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

Music & Movement

Friday, June 6, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Youth Services Program Room at Cherry Valley Public Library District
Program Type:
Fun Learning!, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Kids

Come spend 30 minutes in our musically rich environment, singing, dancing, and listening to stories. For ages 1-5. Registration is required.

Registration Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: Fun Learning!, Storytime
Registration Required
Description:

Come spend 30 minutes in our musically rich environment, singing, dancing, and listening to stories. For ages 1-5. Registration is required.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Escape the Library!

Friday, June 6, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Friends of the Library Public Meeting Room at Cherry Valley Public Library District
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for some after-hours fun. Let's engage our minds and solve some puzzles to solve your way out! Think fast or get locked in as you try to escape.

Registration Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Friends of the Library Public Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Description:

Join us for some after-hours fun. Let's engage our minds and solve some puzzles to solve your way out! Think fast or get locked in as you try to escape.

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

Family Story Time: Kindness

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Youth Services Program Room at Cherry Valley Public Library District
Program Type:
Fun Learning!, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Kids

Enjoy 30 minutes of stories, songs, and movement with your family. For children ages 1 to 6 years and their families.

Registration Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: Fun Learning!, Storytime
Registration Required
Description:

Enjoy 30 minutes of stories, songs, and movement with your family. For children ages 1 to 6 years and their families.

Closed - Summer Sunday

All Day
Cherry Valley Public Library District, Off Site

The library is closed on Sundays between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The drive-up book return will be open at all times for item returns.

Closing
Branches:
Cherry Valley Public Library District, Off Site
Description:

The library is closed on Sundays between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The drive-up book return will be open at all times for item returns.

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

Wee Read Story Time: Wild Safari

Monday, June 9, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Youth Services Program Room at Cherry Valley Public Library District
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers

Enjoy 30 minutes of short stories, finger plays, rhymes, and songs. In this program parents or caregivers interact with their children and discover the joy of reading. For ages 24 months to 3 years.

Registration Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Description:

Enjoy 30 minutes of short stories, finger plays, rhymes, and songs. In this program parents or caregivers interact with their children and discover the joy of reading. For ages 24 months to 3 years.

This event is in the "Kids" group.

Kids on the Patio: Squirt Gun Painting

Monday, June 9, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Steve Appell Pavilion at Cherry Valley Public Library District
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Fun Learning!
Age Group:
Kids

Join us on the patio (outside the Youth Services program Room) for a variety of outdoor activities, crafts, games, and stories. This week we will be making squirt gun paintings.

Registration Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Steve Appell Pavilion
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Fun Learning!
Registration Required
Description:

Join us on the patio (outside the Youth Services program Room) for a variety of outdoor activities, crafts, games, and stories. This week we will be making squirt gun paintings.

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Outdoor Game Night

Monday, June 9, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:15pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Everyone

Unplug and play at Fisher Park with some outdoor fun! Game equipment will be provided like giant tower blocks, cornhole, frisbee toss, and more! Grab some family and friends and enjoy the outdoors. 

Registration Required
Offsite Event
Location: Off Site
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Description:

Unplug and play at Fisher Park with some outdoor fun! Game equipment will be provided like giant tower blocks, cornhole, frisbee toss, and more! Grab some family and friends and enjoy the outdoors. 

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

Scoops & Stories @ Cattle & Cream

Monday, June 9, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Fun Learning!
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Kids

Visit Cattle & Cream, purchase a sweet treat, and enjoy 30 minutes of stories, songs, and more! Registration is not required, but recommended to receive reminders.

Registration Required
Offsite Event
Location: Off Site
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: Fun Learning!
Registration Required
Description:

Visit Cattle & Cream, purchase a sweet treat, and enjoy 30 minutes of stories, songs, and more! Registration is not required, but recommended to receive reminders.

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

Book Babies: Wild Safari

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Youth Services Program Room at Cherry Valley Public Library District
Program Type:
Fun Learning!, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers

Enjoy 20 minutes of baby bounces, rhymes, short stories, finger plays, and 10 minutes of playtime. 

Registration is required. Registration closes at 5:00 p.m. the Saturday before each session. 

Registration Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Fun Learning!, Storytime
Registration Required
Description:

Enjoy 20 minutes of baby bounces, rhymes, short stories, finger plays, and 10 minutes of playtime. 

Registration is required. Registration closes at 5:00 p.m. the Saturday before each session. 

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

Book Bike Story Time @ Baumann Park

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Off Site
Program Type:
Fun Learning!, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Kids

Slather on your sunscreen and join us at the Baumann Park picnic shelter by the playground for a 30 minute all ages story time! Registration is recommended (to receive reminders), but not required.

Registration Required
Offsite Event
Location: Off Site
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: Fun Learning!, Storytime
Registration Required
Description:

Slather on your sunscreen and join us at the Baumann Park picnic shelter by the playground for a 30 minute all ages story time! Registration is recommended (to receive reminders), but not required.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Adult Craft Night

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Friends of the Library Public Meeting Room at Cherry Valley Public Library District
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Book Lamps

Light up your reading time with this easy and fun craft. Take an old book and remake it into your own book lamp! 

Seats are limited. Registration will close one week early. 

Registration Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Friends of the Library Public Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Description:

Book Lamps

Light up your reading time with this easy and fun craft. Take an old book and remake it into your own book lamp! 

Seats are limited. Registration will close one week early. 

This event is in the "Kids" group.

Pee Wees on the Patio: Book Character BINGO

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Steve Appell Pavilion at Cherry Valley Public Library District
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Fun Learning!
Age Group:
Kids

Join us on the patio (outside the Youth Services program Room) for a variety of outdoor activities, crafts, games, and stories. 

Registration Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Steve Appell Pavilion
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Fun Learning!
Registration Required
Description:

Join us on the patio (outside the Youth Services program Room) for a variety of outdoor activities, crafts, games, and stories. 

This event is in the "Kids" group.

Pee Wees on the Patio: Book Character BINGO

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Steve Appell Pavilion at Cherry Valley Public Library District
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Fun Learning!
Age Group:
Kids

Join us on the patio (outside the Youth Services program Room) for a variety of outdoor activities, crafts, games, and stories. 

Registration Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Steve Appell Pavilion
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Fun Learning!
Registration Required
Description:

Join us on the patio (outside the Youth Services program Room) for a variety of outdoor activities, crafts, games, and stories. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Prime Time: Severson Dells

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Community Event, Special Event
Age Group:
Adults

Meet Selena at Severson Dells Nature Center. Join us for a guided walk and get outside with Severson Dells staff and volunteers on one of their many hikes. Come prepared to be awed by the beauty of the wild areas of northern Illinois. 

Registration Required
Offsite Event
Location: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Event, Special Event
Registration Required
Description:

Meet Selena at Severson Dells Nature Center. Join us for a guided walk and get outside with Severson Dells staff and volunteers on one of their many hikes. Come prepared to be awed by the beauty of the wild areas of northern Illinois. 

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

Teens on the Patio: Crazy Painting

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Steve Appell Pavilion at Cherry Valley Public Library District
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Fun Learning!
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens

Join us on the patio (outside the Youth Services program Room) for a variety of outdoor activities, crafts, and games. 

Registration Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Steve Appell Pavilion
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Fun Learning!
Registration Required
Description:

Join us on the patio (outside the Youth Services program Room) for a variety of outdoor activities, crafts, and games.