The Library might be closed for renovations in February, but the Harvard Community StoryWalk is open every day! Bundle up and head to the Library to read the latest book installation, "Winter is Here" by Kevin Henkes. The Harvard Community StoryWalk begins at the Library entrance and runs through the path in Lion's Park.
You're invited to take the challenge of visiting all 13 participating McHenry County libraries during February and March of 2023! Collect buttons and stickers at each location for your collectible bookmark. Finish the challenge and be entered in a drawing to win one of several gift baskets with gift cards to local establishments, valued […]
The Harvard Diggins Library will be closed from February 1 - February 28 for renovation. Look forward to new flooring, remodeled bathrooms, new drinking fountain, and freshly painted meeting and study rooms when the library reopens on March 1. The Library's digital collection is available to download any time with a Harvard library card. Check […]
Experience an entertaining and hilarious evening with New York Times best-selling science author, Mary Roach - despite her claim that “people call me a science writer, though I don't have a science degree and sometimes have to fake my way through interviews with experts I can't understand”! Roach will discuss her frank approach to […]
Preschoolers ages 3 - 5 and their caregiver are invited to join us for stories, songs, and a craft each week. Registration is required. Register online through the RSVP button below or email ilovestories@harvard-diggins.org. Call 815-943-4671 for more information.
During the first 3 decades of the 1900s, the Fox Lake community featured many locations for family getaways from Chicago's hot summers. In 1902, Sven Mellin opened a resort in the Fox Lake and Pistakee Lake region. The Bald Knob Resort offered a unique combination of "Good Food, Good Beer, Good Friends, and Good […]
Join us for a movie screening at the library of "The Woman King" (2022). Attendees are welcome to bring their own snacks and drinks with a lid. Free and open to the public. Please register in advance using the form below. Movie screening rights for this film provided by Swank Motion Pictures. Synopsis: "In the […]
Calling all Pokemon fans! Come to the library and learn to play with other Pokemon friends. Beginner and experienced Pokemon players are welcome. Beginners can expect to learn the basics of building a battle deck, trainer cards, Pokemon characters, setting up a battle and basic battle or game play. Players should plan to bring their […]
Join us at Harvard Diggins Library with Mark Hutson, author of So Costly a Sacrifice: The Forgotten Story of the Borgstroms. the Only Four-Gold-Star Family of WW2. Mark will discuss the history of service flags given to military families and the fascinating story described in his book. Enjoy a display of a few of many […]
