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minecraft creeper

Minecraft Madness

Monday, November 25, 2024 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:

Watch out for creepers as you work IRL to complete Minecraft themed crafts and activities. For ages 7 to 11. Registration is required. 

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: 0
Description:

Watch out for creepers as you work IRL to complete Minecraft themed crafts and activities. For ages 7 to 11. Registration is required.

 

neon doodle

Oodles of Doodles

Monday, November 25, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Youth Services Program Room at Cherry Valley Public Library District
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Fun Learning!, Special Event
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Description:

Do you like to doodle all over everything? Come to the library and learn how to make your doodles POP off the page using this fun layering technique! Registration closes the Fri...

Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Fun Learning!, Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Description:

Do you like to doodle all over everything? Come to the library and learn how to make your doodles POP off the page using this fun layering technique!

Registration closes the Friday before the event at 5:00pm.

gingerbread house

Family Grab & Go: Gingerbread Houses

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

Whether a new or on-going tradition, children of all ages will be delighted with this holiday activity!  We will supply one gingerbread house per family and ideas for dec...

Required
Offsite Event
Location: Off Site
Age Group: Kids, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Fun Learning!
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Description:

Whether a new or on-going tradition, children of all ages will be delighted with this holiday activity!  We will supply one gingerbread house per family and ideas for decorating.  You supply the fun and creativity.&

Smile book cover

The Magic of Raina Telgemeier Watch Party

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Youth Services Program Room at Cherry Valley Public Library District
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Fun Learning!, Special Event
Age Group:
Kids, Tweens
Description:

Come have a pizza and join in the watch party for the Illinois Libraries Present: The Magic of Raina Telgemeier. Raina Telgemeier is the author and illustrator of the graphic novel...

Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Kids, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Fun Learning!, Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Description:

Come have a pizza and join in the watch party for the Illinois Libraries Present: The Magic of Raina Telgemeier.

"AdultCraft" graphic

Adult Craft Night

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Youth Services Program Room at Cherry Valley Public Library District
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Description:

Iris folding. Join us for iris folding! Have you seen this fun and gorgeous papercraft art before and wanted to make one? Well now you can! We will create our own individual art...

Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Description:

Iris folding.

2025 color splat

Holiday Grab & Go: New Year's Eve

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

Ring in the new year with this fun-filled kit.  This kit contains everything you need for your own New Year's Eve party at home.  Make a party hat, 2025 glasses, and more...

Required
Offsite Event
Location: Off Site
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Kids, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Fun Learning!
Required
Seats Remaining: 32
Description:

Ring in the new year with this fun-filled kit.  This kit contains everything you need for your own New Year's Eve party at home.  Make a party hat, 2025 glasses, and more!  Celebrate the coming of 2025 with a cocoa toast.  We'l

colorful craft supplies

Craftapalooza

Friday, December 27, 2024 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:
Tweens, Teens
Description:

Cut this, color that, and add a gold star sticker for good measure as we clean out our craft closet and use a wide variety of art supplies. Let your artistic side show and create w...

Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Fun Learning!, Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Description:

Cut this, color that, and add a gold star sticker for good measure as we clean out our craft closet and use a wide variety of art supplies. Let your artistic side show and create whatever you want!

craft supplies

Maker Monday: Cupboard Crafts

Monday, December 30, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Youth Services Program Room at Cherry Valley Public Library District
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Fun Learning!, Special Event
Age Group:
Kids
Description:

We're cleaning out the cupboards and creating fantastic things! Use our wide variety of art supplies to make your own art project. For ages 7 to 11. Registration is required.

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: 11
Description:

We're cleaning out the cupboards and creating fantastic things! Use our wide variety of art supplies to make your own art project. For ages 7 to 11. Registration is required.

Yeti

Family Grab & Go: Y is for Yeti

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

They’re big, they’re hairy, but are they scary? Celebrate this elusive cryptid in a kit filled with yeti-themed crafts and activities. Kits will be available for pick up from th...

Required
Offsite Event
Location: Off Site
Age Group: Kids, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Fun Learning!
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Description:

They’re big, they’re hairy, but are they scary? Celebrate this elusive cryptid in a kit filled with yeti-themed crafts and activities.

"AdultCraft" graphic

Adult Craft Night

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Friends of the Library Public Meeting Room at Cherry Valley Public Library District
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Description:

Snowflakes may melt but these ones won’t! Create your own permanent snowflake out of yarn in this easy-to-follow craft.  Seats are limited. Registration will close one week...

Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Friends of the Library Public Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Description:

Snowflakes may melt but these ones won’t! Create your own permanent snowflake out of yarn in this easy-to-follow craft. 

Seats are limited. Registration will close one week early. 

The Cruel Prince bedazzled by Frisco Public Library

Bedazzled Books

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Youth Services Program Room at Cherry Valley Public Library District
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Fun Learning!, Special Event
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Description:

Follow this fun TikTok trend and bedazzle your book covers! Bring your favorite book from home and we will supply the glue and gems to make your book shine bright like a diamond on...

Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Youth Services Program Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Fun Learning!, Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Description:

Follow this fun TikTok trend and bedazzle your book covers! Bring your favorite book from home and we will supply the glue and gems to make your book shine bright like a diamond on your shelf.

"AdultCraft" graphic

Adult Craft Night

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Friends of the Library Public Meeting Room at Cherry Valley Public Library District
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Description:

Join us as we make our own custom glassware! Have you been curious about glass etching but don’t know where to start? Then come on down and make your very own etched glass décor. ...

Required
Location: Cherry Valley Public Library District
Room: Friends of the Library Public Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Description:

Join us as we make our own custom glassware! Have you been curious about glass etching but don’t know where to start? Then come on down and make your very own etched glass décor.

popcorn

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: 25
Description:

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

jackalope

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: 11
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.