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Book Diorama Contest!!! - Drop Off

All Day 1/2–1/17
All Ages
Library Branch: Grayslake Area Public Library District
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Community Event
Event Details:

Bring your favorite book to life! Design and build a diorama capturing a scene from your favorite book.

Winter Break: Tinker Time

10:00am–12:00pm
All Ages, Kids, Birth to Pre-K, Early Elementary, Families
Library Branch: Grayslake Area Public Library District
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: All Ages, Kids, Birth to Pre-K, Early Elementary, Families
Program Type: Community Event
Event Details:

Bring your friends and family to enjoy Tinker Time.  There will be 5 stations of different activities to make and take home with you!

MLK Day of Service with GCHS Key Club

10:00am–12:00pm
Kids, Birth to Pre-K, Early Elementary, Tween, Teens, Adults, Families
Library Branch: Grayslake Area Public Library District
Room: Lobby/Kent's Place
Age Group: Kids, Birth to Pre-K, Early Elementary, Tween, Teens, Adults, Families
Program Type: Community Event
Event Details:

Together with Grayslake Central High School's Key Club, we will offer a variety of service activities and crafts to honor Dr. King, who lived a life dedicated to a higher purpose, using service as a means to change lives and inspire others.

Puzzle Gauntlet at Beer Bazaar

6:30pm–8:30pm
Adults
Full
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Registration is closed because the event is full.
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Event, Social Gatherings
Registration Required
Event Details:

Pints in hand, pieces on the table—are you ready for the Puzzle Gauntlet? Join us at Beer Bazaar for this 500-piece puzzle tournament where up to eight teams (four players max) will race to finish identical puzzles.

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Offsite

NPO Spotlight: Our House of Hope

All Day 2/1–2/15
Library Branch: Grayslake Area Public Library District
Room: Lobby/Kent's Place
Program Type: Community Event
Event Details:

This month's Non-Profit Spotlight is Our House of Hope. Please stop in and visit our lobby throughout the month for more information on this organization. 

Pages of History: Lincoln in the Bardo

7:00pm–8:30pm
Teens, Adults
Open
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Registration will close on February 3, 2026 @ 7:00pm.
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Clubs and Book Discussions, Community Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Presented by Dr. Christian McWhirter, author of Battle Hymns: The Power and Popularity of Music in the Civil War (2012)—and several articles in publications such as Civil War Monitor and the New York Times Disunion Blog.

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Offsite

Roll On! Adult Skate Night

6:30pm–9:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Registration will close on February 4, 2026 @ 6:30pm.
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Roll into a night of fun, music, and movement at Just For Fun Roller Rink in Mundelein!

School Night Out: CCSD 46 Grades PreK-4

6:00pm–7:00pm
Kids, Birth to Pre-K, Early Elementary, Tween, Families
Library Branch: Grayslake Area Public Library District
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Kids, Birth to Pre-K, Early Elementary, Tween, Families
Program Type: Community Event
Event Details:

Attention families from Community Consolidated School District 46!  You and your students in grades PreK-4th Grade are invited to the library for a School Night Out!  Don't have a library card?

Crafts, Cocoa and a Cop!

10:00am–11:00am
All Ages
Library Branch: Grayslake Area Public Library District
Room: Meeting Room ABC
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Community Event
Event Details:

Celebrate Valentine's Day by showing love to the Village of Grayslake Police Department!  COME for crafts, cocoa, and conversation, and SIT with comfort dog, Jake!

NPO Spotlight: Our House of Hope

All Day 2/17–2/28
Library Branch: Grayslake Area Public Library District
Room: Lobby/Kent's Place
Program Type: Community Event
Event Details:

This month's Non-Profit Spotlight is Our House of Hope. Please stop in and visit our lobby throughout the month for more information on this organization.