This event is in the "Adults" group ILP: Cristina Henríquez: Voice, Culture, and Human Connection Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm Zoom at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District Program Type: Outside Performer Age Group: Adults Join critically acclaimed, bestselling author, Cristina Henríquez, for a compelling conversation about her work. View Details Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group Apr 16 2026 Thu ILP: Cristina Henríquez: Voice, Culture, and Human Connection 7:00pm–8:00pm Outside Performer Library Branch: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District Room: Zoom Age Group: Adults Program Type: Outside Performer Event Details: Join critically acclaimed, bestselling author, Cristina Henríquez, for a compelling conversation about her work.
This event is in the "Adults" group Learn to Play Mahjong Club! Friday, May 1, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm Community Room at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District Program Type: Outside Performer Age Group: Adults Curious about learning American Mahjong? Join us Fridays in May at the library as we learn the ancient Chinese tile game that is sweeping the nation! It is important that you can attend all of the sessions in order to fully understand the game. Waitlist Register Now Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group May 1 2026 Fri Learn to Play Mahjong Club! 1:00pm–2:30pm Outside Performer Waitlist Library Branch: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Outside Performer Registration Required Event Details: Curious about learning American Mahjong? Join us Fridays in May at the library as we learn the ancient Chinese tile game that is sweeping the nation! It is important that you can attend all of the sessions in order to fully understand the game.
This event is in the "Adults" group Learn to Play Mahjong Club! Friday, May 8, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm Community Room at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District Program Type: Outside Performer Age Group: Adults Curious about learning American Mahjong? Join us Fridays in May at the library as we learn the ancient Chinese tile game that is sweeping the nation! It is important that you can attend all of the sessions in order to fully understand the game. Waitlist Register Now Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group May 8 2026 Fri Learn to Play Mahjong Club! 1:00pm–2:30pm Outside Performer Waitlist Library Branch: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Outside Performer Registration Required Event Details: Curious about learning American Mahjong? Join us Fridays in May at the library as we learn the ancient Chinese tile game that is sweeping the nation! It is important that you can attend all of the sessions in order to fully understand the game.
This event is in the "Adults" group Wills, Trusts, and Estate Planning Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm Community Room at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District Program Type: Outside Performer Age Group: Adults Join us for an informative session on wills, trusts, and estate planning and how to protect your legacy for future generations. Open Register Now Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group May 12 2026 Tue Wills, Trusts, and Estate Planning 6:00pm–7:30pm Outside Performer Open Library Branch: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Outside Performer Registration Required Event Details: Join us for an informative session on wills, trusts, and estate planning and how to protect your legacy for future generations.
This event is in the "Adults" group Learn to Play Mahjong Club! Friday, May 15, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm Community Room at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District Program Type: Outside Performer Age Group: Adults Curious about learning American Mahjong? Join us Fridays in May at the library as we learn the ancient Chinese tile game that is sweeping the nation! It is important that you can attend all of the sessions in order to fully understand the game. Waitlist Register Now Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group May 15 2026 Fri Learn to Play Mahjong Club! 1:00pm–2:30pm Outside Performer Waitlist Library Branch: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Outside Performer Registration Required Event Details: Curious about learning American Mahjong? Join us Fridays in May at the library as we learn the ancient Chinese tile game that is sweeping the nation! It is important that you can attend all of the sessions in order to fully understand the game.
This event is in the "Adults" group ILP: Babel-On with R.F. Kuang Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm Zoom at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District Program Type: Outside Performer Age Group: Adults R.F. Kuang’s genre-bending fiction broaches ordinarily serious topics from a satirical and fantastical perspective. View Details Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group May 19 2026 Tue ILP: Babel-On with R.F. Kuang 7:00pm–8:00pm Outside Performer Library Branch: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District Room: Zoom Age Group: Adults Program Type: Outside Performer Event Details: R.F. Kuang’s genre-bending fiction broaches ordinarily serious topics from a satirical and fantastical perspective.
This event is in the "Adults" group Learn to Play Mahjong Club! Friday, May 22, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm Community Room at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District Program Type: Outside Performer Age Group: Adults Curious about learning American Mahjong? Join us Fridays in May at the library as we learn the ancient Chinese tile game that is sweeping the nation! It is important that you can attend all of the sessions in order to fully understand the game. Waitlist Register Now Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group May 22 2026 Fri Learn to Play Mahjong Club! 1:00pm–2:30pm Outside Performer Waitlist Library Branch: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Outside Performer Registration Required Event Details: Curious about learning American Mahjong? Join us Fridays in May at the library as we learn the ancient Chinese tile game that is sweeping the nation! It is important that you can attend all of the sessions in order to fully understand the game.
Library Closed - Memorial Day All Day Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District Closing May 25 2026 Mon Closing Library Closed - Memorial Day All Day Branches: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
This event is in the "Adults" group Illinois Wildlife Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm Community Room at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District Program Type: Outside Performer Age Group: Adults Kick off summer reading with a presentation by the Kane County Forest Preserve. They will present on backyard wilderness and Illinois wildlife in the area. Upcoming View Details Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Jun 3 2026 Wed Illinois Wildlife 6:00pm–7:00pm Outside Performer Upcoming Library Branch: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Outside Performer Registration Required Event Details: Kick off summer reading with a presentation by the Kane County Forest Preserve. They will present on backyard wilderness and Illinois wildlife in the area.
This event is in the "Babies (0 - 24 Months)" group This event is in the "Children (Ages 2 - 5)" group This event is in the "Grade School (K - 5th grade)" group This event is in the "Tween (6th - 8th grade)" group This event is in the "Teens (9th - 12th grade)" group Summer Reading Kick Off Petting Zoo Friday, June 5, 2026 at 10:00am - 2:00pm Off Site Program Type: Outside Performer Age Group: Babies (0 - 24 Months), Children (Ages 2 - 5), Grade School (K - 5th grade), Tween (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade) Help us get summer started off this year with our Annual Summer Reading Kickoff Petting Zoo.A Zoo To You will bring 20-25 animals including goats, sheep, little cow, donkey, llama, bunny, and chickens. View Details Offsite Event This event is in the "Babies (0 - 24 Months)" group This event is in the "Children (Ages 2 - 5)" group This event is in the "Grade School (K - 5th grade)" group This event is in the "Tween (6th - 8th grade)" group This event is in the "Teens (9th - 12th grade)" group Jun 5 2026 Fri Summer Reading Kick Off Petting Zoo 10:00am–2:00pm Outside Performer Library Branch: Off Site Age Group: Babies (0 - 24 Months), Children (Ages 2 - 5), Grade School (K - 5th grade), Tween (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade) Program Type: Outside Performer Event Details: Help us get summer started off this year with our Annual Summer Reading Kickoff Petting Zoo.A Zoo To You will bring 20-25 animals including goats, sheep, little cow, donkey, llama, bunny, and chickens. Disclaimer(s) The Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District reserves the right to photograph program participants and patrons. These photos are for Library use only and may be used for promotion within print and digital media. Attending a Library event provides expressed consent to take and utilize photographs of you/your family.
This event is in the "Adults" group Wild Ones Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm Community Room at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District Program Type: Outside Performer Age Group: Adults Visit the library to learn about nature with a presentation from Wild Ones! We can invite Nature into our yards. Nature can entice us to connect with unpaved world, with our neighbors, and with ourselves. Upcoming View Details Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Jun 11 2026 Thu Wild Ones 6:00pm–7:30pm Outside Performer Upcoming Library Branch: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Outside Performer Registration Required Event Details: Visit the library to learn about nature with a presentation from Wild Ones! We can invite Nature into our yards. Nature can entice us to connect with unpaved world, with our neighbors, and with ourselves.
This event is in the "Grade School (K - 5th grade)" group This event is in the "Tween (6th - 8th grade)" group This event is in the "Teens (9th - 12th grade)" group MXG - Game Truck Friday, June 19, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm Off Site Program Type: Outside Performer Age Group: Grade School (K - 5th grade), Tween (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade) The Mobile Extreme Gaming Truck will be back again this year! The truck will be parked in the Public Parking Lot on Washington Ave, adjacent to the the Hampshire Post Office.Please sign up for only one time slot. Upcoming View Details Registration Required Offsite Event This event is in the "Grade School (K - 5th grade)" group This event is in the "Tween (6th - 8th grade)" group This event is in the "Teens (9th - 12th grade)" group Jun 19 2026 Fri MXG - Game Truck 2:00pm–3:00pm Outside Performer Upcoming Library Branch: Off Site Age Group: Grade School (K - 5th grade), Tween (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade) Program Type: Outside Performer Registration Required Event Details: The Mobile Extreme Gaming Truck will be back again this year! The truck will be parked in the Public Parking Lot on Washington Ave, adjacent to the the Hampshire Post Office.Please sign up for only one time slot. Disclaimer(s) The Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District reserves the right to photograph program participants and patrons. These photos are for Library use only and may be used for promotion within print and digital media. Attending a Library event provides expressed consent to take and utilize photographs of you/your family.
This event is in the "Grade School (K - 5th grade)" group This event is in the "Tween (6th - 8th grade)" group This event is in the "Teens (9th - 12th grade)" group MXG - Game Truck Friday, June 19, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm Off Site Program Type: Outside Performer Age Group: Grade School (K - 5th grade), Tween (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade) The Mobile Extreme Gaming Truck will be back again this year! The truck will be parked in the Public Parking Lot on Washington Ave, adjacent to the the Hampshire Post Office.Please sign up for only one time slot. Upcoming View Details Registration Required Offsite Event This event is in the "Grade School (K - 5th grade)" group This event is in the "Tween (6th - 8th grade)" group This event is in the "Teens (9th - 12th grade)" group Jun 19 2026 Fri MXG - Game Truck 3:00pm–4:00pm Outside Performer Upcoming Library Branch: Off Site Age Group: Grade School (K - 5th grade), Tween (6th - 8th grade), Teens (9th - 12th grade) Program Type: Outside Performer Registration Required Event Details: The Mobile Extreme Gaming Truck will be back again this year! The truck will be parked in the Public Parking Lot on Washington Ave, adjacent to the the Hampshire Post Office.Please sign up for only one time slot. Disclaimer(s) The Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District reserves the right to photograph program participants and patrons. These photos are for Library use only and may be used for promotion within print and digital media. Attending a Library event provides expressed consent to take and utilize photographs of you/your family.
This event is in the "Children (Ages 2 - 5)" group This event is in the "Grade School (K - 5th grade)" group Miss Jamie's Garden Friends Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am Children's Area at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District Program Type: Outside Performer Age Group: Children (Ages 2 - 5), Grade School (K - 5th grade) Join us to welcome Miss Jamie, who will take us on a musical, imaginative trip to the garden. Upcoming View Details Registration Required This event is in the "Children (Ages 2 - 5)" group This event is in the "Grade School (K - 5th grade)" group Jun 23 2026 Tue Miss Jamie's Garden Friends 10:00am–11:00am Outside Performer Upcoming Library Branch: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District Room: Children's Area Age Group: Children (Ages 2 - 5), Grade School (K - 5th grade) Program Type: Outside Performer Registration Required Event Details: Join us to welcome Miss Jamie, who will take us on a musical, imaginative trip to the garden. Disclaimer(s) The Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District reserves the right to photograph program participants and patrons. These photos are for Library use only and may be used for promotion within print and digital media. Attending a Library event provides expressed consent to take and utilize photographs of you/your family.
This event is in the "Adults" group Happy Semiquincentennial, America! Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:15pm Community Room at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District Program Type: Outside Performer Age Group: Adults Join us for an evening with national speaker and best-selling author Jay Payleitner. Upcoming View Details Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Jun 25 2026 Thu Happy Semiquincentennial, America! 6:00pm–7:15pm Outside Performer Upcoming Library Branch: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Outside Performer Registration Required Event Details: Join us for an evening with national speaker and best-selling author Jay Payleitner.
Library Closed - 4th of July All Day Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District Closing Jul 4 2026 Sat Closing Library Closed - 4th of July All Day Branches: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
This event is in the "Adults" group Garfield Farm Museum Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm Community Room at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District Program Type: Outside Performer Age Group: Adults Join us for an informative session with Garfield Farms from the 1840's era, historical buildings and natural areas. Upcoming View Details Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Jul 14 2026 Tue Garfield Farm Museum 6:00pm–7:30pm Outside Performer Upcoming Library Branch: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Outside Performer Registration Required Event Details: Join us for an informative session with Garfield Farms from the 1840's era, historical buildings and natural areas.
This event is in the "Adults" group Dairies to Prairies Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm Community Room at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District Program Type: Outside Performer Age Group: Adults Join us for an evening as Dairies to Prairies tells of the rise and fall of the dairy industry in Elgin. Upcoming View Details Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Jul 30 2026 Thu Dairies to Prairies 6:00pm–7:00pm Outside Performer Upcoming Library Branch: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Outside Performer Registration Required Event Details: Join us for an evening as Dairies to Prairies tells of the rise and fall of the dairy industry in Elgin.
LIBRARY CLOSED All Day Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District Closing Aug 16 2026 Sun Closing LIBRARY CLOSED All Day Branches: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
Library Closed - Labor Day All Day Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District Closing Sep 7 2026 Mon Closing Library Closed - Labor Day All Day Branches: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District
This event is in the "Adults" group Salem Witch Trials Friday, October 23, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm Community Room at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District Program Type: Outside Performer Age Group: Adults Enjoy an after hours event in the library while you learn about the Salem Witch Trials. In 1692, a group of teenage girls began having bizarre and disturbing fits and claimed that witches in the community were persecuting them. Upcoming View Details Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Oct 23 2026 Fri Salem Witch Trials 6:00pm–7:30pm Outside Performer Upcoming Library Branch: Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Outside Performer Registration Required Event Details: Enjoy an after hours event in the library while you learn about the Salem Witch Trials. In 1692, a group of teenage girls began having bizarre and disturbing fits and claimed that witches in the community were persecuting them.
