Kids, teens and family
May
Memorial Day parade and services: Veteran of Foreign Wars of the United States Barrington Memorial Post No. 7706, Barrington, will hold the following Memorial Day activities May 26: 7:30 a.m. service White Cemetery on Cuba Road; 8 a.m. service at St. Paul Cemetery, East Main Street; 8:30 a.m. service, Barrington Center, Sutton Road and Route 68; 9 a.m. service Union Cemetery on Route 62; 10 a.m. parade will assemble at Cook, Park and Station streets; 10:30 a.m. step-off time for parade which will proceed north on Cook Street, west on Main Street, left on Dundee Avenue to Evergreen Cemetery. For information, call Wayne (847) 382-4102.
Chefs in Training: Registration begins May 29 for the 1 p.m. June 12 program at the Palatine Public Library, 700 N. North Court, Palatine. Whole Foods Market will hold a cooking class for budding chefs in grades 5-8. Register at www.palatinelibrary.com or call (847) 358-5881, ext., 132.
Free swim for students: 5:30-7:30 p.m., May 30, Barefoot Bay Family Aquatic Center, 1461 N. Midlothian Road, Mundelein. Complete with plunges, slides, tubes, zero-depth and a lazy river. Open to current sixth- to eighth-grade students of participating Mundelein Afterschool Coalition schools, including Mundelein School Districts 75 and 76, Fremont School District 79, Hawthorn District 73 and Santa Maria del Popolo Grade School. Bring a towel and have a school ID available for entry. Refreshments available for purchase. For details, call (847) 566-0650, ext. 26 or visit www.mundeleinparks.org.
Saturday Storytime Series: 10 a.m. May 31 and June 7, 14, 21 and 28, Ela Area Public Library, 275 Mohawk Trail, Lake Zurich. Children of all ages are invited for stories, songs, crafts and fun. Free, no advance registration required. Adults must accompany children. For information, contact the children's department at (847) 438-3840.
June
Family ice cream social: 2 to 4 p.m. June 1 at meeting room A/B, Lake Villa District Library, 1001 E. Grand Ave., Lake Villa. Old-fashioned ice cream social with music by a barbershop quartet. Storyteller/actor Chris Fascione will walk around to entertain with mime, clowning and juggling from 2 to 3:30 p.m. There also will be face painting and balloon animals. All are welcome to attend this free event. For information, call (847) 356-7711 or visit www.lvdl.org.
Children's book sale: 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. June 1 in the lobby of the Lake Villa District Library, 1001 E. Grand Ave., Lake Villa. Donations of gently used children's books are currently being accepted. For information, call (847) 356-7711 or visit www.lvdl.org.
Little Listeners: 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays June 3 to 24, 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays June 4 to 25 and 1:30 p.m. Thursdays June 5 to 26 for age 3- to 17-months; 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays June 3 to 24, 9:30 a.m., Wednesdays June 4 to 25 and 6:30 p.m. Thursdays June 5 to 26 for ages 15- to 28-months, Lake Villa District Library, 1001 E. Grand Ave., Lake Villa. Programs coach parents and caregivers in supporting the skills needed to acquire language. For information or to register, call the youth services department at (847) 356-7711.
Summer Reading Club Kickoff: Noon to 2 p.m. June 8 The Vernon Area Public Library District is at 300 Olde Half Day Road, Lincolnshire. Event to kick off the "Get in the Game, Read!" Summer Reading Clubs. Will feature a live DJ, water balloon toss, balloon twister and carnival-style games. Summer Reading Club registration will also begin. Giveaways, prizes, raffles, refreshments and more. For more information call (847) 634-3650 or visit www.vapld.info.
Operation Safety: 1-5 p.m., June 9, Indian Trails Public Library District, 355 S. Schoenbeck Road, Wheeling, North Parking Lot. Promoting driving safety for teens. The Illinois State Police will provide a golf cart simulator of drunk driving, a roll-over simulator and the convincer which simulates a 5 mph crash along with much more. For details or to register, call (847) 459-4100 or visit www.indiantrailslibrary.org.
Toddlers messy mayhem: 10:15 to 11 a.m. Mondays June 9 to 30, Lindenhurst Park District, 2200 East Grass Lake Road, Lindenhurst. Patents have a messy time with their 2- and 3-year-olds. Bring a smock or old T-shirt. The cost is $28 for Lindenhurst Park District residents and $35 for nonresidents. For details, call (847) 356-6011 or visit lindenhurstparks.org.