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Music & Movement

Friday, January 24, 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
Description:

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

Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: Fun Learning!, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 2
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, January 24, 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
Description:

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

Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: Fun Learning!, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
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.

Cabin Fever for Adults

Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Friends of the Library Public Meeting Room at Cherry Valley Public Library District
Program Type:
Fun Learning!, Special Event
Age Group:
Adults
Description:

Yvonne Wolf presents: Celebrating the Lunar New Year What is Lunar New Year? The Lunar New Year season lasts from January 29th, 2025 to February 16th, 2026. It is a holi...

Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Friends of the Library Public Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Fun Learning!, Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 39
Description:

Yvonne Wolf presents:

Celebrating the Lunar New Year

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

Book Babies: Hibernation

Tuesday, January 28, 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
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 Satu...

Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Fun Learning!, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
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.

Music & Movement

Friday, January 31, 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
Description:

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

Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: Fun Learning!, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
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, January 31, 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
Description:

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

Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: Fun Learning!, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
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.

Family Story Time: Hibernation

Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Youth Services Program Room at Cherry Valley Public Library District
Program Type:
Fun Learning!, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Description:

Enjoy 45 minutes of stories, songs, and a simple craft with your family. For children ages 6 months to 6 years, but older siblings are welcome to participate with their younger sib...

Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: Fun Learning!, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Description:

Enjoy 45 minutes of stories, songs, and a simple craft with your family.

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

Anime & Manga Madness

Monday, February 3, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Youth Services Program Room at Cherry Valley Public Library District
Program Type:
Book Club, Fun Learning!
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Description:

Come and discuss new and old favorite manga, participate in themed activities, try Asian snacks, and watch anime in a monthly group dedicated to all things manga! Ages 12-17. Re...

Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Book Club, Fun Learning!
Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Description:

Come and discuss new and old favorite manga, participate in themed activities, try Asian snacks, and watch anime in a monthly group dedicated to all things manga!

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

Book Babies: Sloths

Tuesday, February 4, 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
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 Satu...

Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Fun Learning!, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
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 "Adults" group.

Illinois Libraries Present: An Evening with James McBride - Virtual Watch Party

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual Meeting Room at Cherry Valley Public Library District
Program Type:
Fun Learning!, Virtual Meeting
Age Group:
Adults
Description:

An Evening with James McBride Illinois Libraries Present James McBride, an award-winning author, musician, and screenwriter. His landmark memoir, The Color of Water, was ...

Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Virtual Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Fun Learning!, Virtual Meeting
Required
Seats Remaining: 96
Description:

An Evening with James McBride 

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Family Movie Night: Wild Robot (PG)

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Youth Services Program Room at Cherry Valley Public Library District
Program Type:
Fun Learning!, Special Event
Age Group:
Everyone
Description:

Enjoy the experience of going to the movies as a family without the cost. Family movie nights are child friendly to help encourage young children to learn movie etiquette in a publ...

Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Fun Learning!, Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Description:

Enjoy the experience of going to the movies as a family without the cost. Family movie nights are child friendly to help encourage young children to learn movie etiquette in a public setting.

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

Music & Movement

Friday, February 7, 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
Description:

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

Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: Fun Learning!, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
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, February 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
Description:

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

Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: Fun Learning!, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
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.

Book Babies: Garbage

Tuesday, February 11, 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
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 Satu...

Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Fun Learning!, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
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 "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Family Grab & Go: Science is Popping!

All Day
Off Site
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Fun Learning!
Age Group:
Kids, Tweens, Teens
Description:

Pop, pop, POP! This kit will be filled with different experiments about the science of popcorn, a delicious treat! Kits will be available for pick up from the library begin...

Required
Offsite Event
Location: Off Site
Age Group: Kids, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Fun Learning!
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Description:

Pop, pop, POP! This kit will be filled with different experiments about the science of popcorn, a delicious treat!

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

Music & Movement

Friday, February 14, 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
Description:

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

Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: Fun Learning!, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 2
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, February 14, 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
Description:

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

Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: Fun Learning!, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
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 "Kids" group.

Maker Monday: Create a Cryptid

Monday, February 17, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Youth Services Program Room at Cherry Valley Public Library District
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Fun Learning!, Special Event
Age Group:
Kids
Description:

Jackalope? Chupacabra? Yeti? Mothman? All of these creatures are cryptids! A cryptid is an animal or creature that is said to exist in folklore or other accounts, but whose existen...

Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Fun Learning!, Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Description:

Jackalope? Chupacabra? Yeti? Mothman? All of these creatures are cryptids! A cryptid is an animal or creature that is said to exist in folklore or other accounts, but whose existence is disputed or unproven.

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

Dungeons & Dragons

Monday, February 17, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Youth Services Program Room at Cherry Valley Public Library District
Program Type:
Fun Learning!
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Description:

Come ready for adventure, as you and your party explore from Phandelver to Barovia! Discover the immersive world of Dungeons and Dragons in our ongoing monthly group. New and ...

Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Fun Learning!
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Description:

Come ready for adventure, as you and your party explore from Phandelver to Barovia! Discover the immersive world of Dungeons and Dragons in our ongoing monthly group. New and experienced players welcome.

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

Book Babies: Pigeons

Tuesday, February 18, 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
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 Satu...

Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Fun Learning!, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
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 "Adults" group.

Illinois Libraries Present: Slowing Down with Amy Tan - Virtual Watch Party

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual Meeting Room at Cherry Valley Public Library District
Program Type:
Fun Learning!, Virtual Meeting
Age Group:
Adults
Description:

Slowing Down with Amy TanNational Humanities Medal winner and bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan joins us to share on her body of work and reflect on the wonder ...

Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Virtual Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Fun Learning!, Virtual Meeting
Required
Seats Remaining: 100
Description:

Slowing Down with Amy Tan

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

Music & Movement

Friday, February 21, 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
Description:

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

Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: Fun Learning!, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 4
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, February 21, 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
Description:

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

Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Kids
Program Type: Fun Learning!, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Description:

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