WAUCONDA AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY

Whatever your informational or recreational needs may be, the Wauconda Area Public Library is a great place to get started. This full-service public library district portions of the villages of Wauconda, Island Lake, Lake Barrington, Port Barrington, Lakemoor and Volo -- more than 28,000 residents. We offer a collection of more than 500,000 books, ebooks/digital downloads, magazines, DVDs and kits, as well as a wide variety of state-of-the-art electronic resources and equipment, including free Wi-Fi access to the Internet throughout the library.

Thousands of questions are answered each month by the library’s well-trained staff. Hundreds of library events are scheduled throughout the year for all ages. These free programs are designed to entertain and inform and to introduce the public to the library’s services.

Once you get started here, we hope you will visit us often and take advantage of all the library offers, whether to pick up tonight’s entertainment, hunker down with your research project or school work, attend a library program, share some quality time with your family or friends, or just cozy up with a good book. We invite you to relax, work at your own pace and simply enjoy your library, whether you visit us at the library’s awardwinning facility or via our website at www.wauclib.org.

Education

Grade Schools

 BIG HOLLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 26051 W. Nippersink Rd. Ingleside IL 60041 (847) 740-1490 www.bighollow.us

 GAVIN CENTRAL SCHOOL 36414 N. Ridge Rd, Ingleside, IL 60041 (847) 973-3280 www.gavin37.org

 LOTUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 29067 W. Grass Lake Rd, Spring Grove, IL 60081 (847) 973-4100 www.d114.org/elementary-school

 SPRING GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2018 Main Street Rd. Spring Grove, IL 60081 (815) 678-6750 www.nippersinkdistrict2.org/o/sge

 ST. BEDE CATHOLIC SCHOOL 36399 N. Wilson Rd, Ingleside, IL 60041 (847) 587-5541 www.stbedeschool.com

 RICHMOND GRADE SCHOOL 5815 Broadway Rd. Richmond, IL 60071 (815) 678-4717 www.nippersinkdistrict2.org/o/rgs

 ROBERT CROWN SCHOOL 620 W Bonner Rd Wauconda, IL. 60084 (847) 526-7100 www.d118.org

Middle Schools

 BIG HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL

26051 W. Nippersink Rd. Ingleside, IL 60041 (847) 740-1490 www.bighollow.us

 NIPPERSINK MIDDLE SCHOOL

10006 Main St. Richmond, IL 60071 (815) 678-7129 www.nippersinkdistrict2.org

High Schools

 GRANT COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL 285 Grand Ave, Fox Lake, IL 60020 (847) 587-2561 www.grantbulldogs.org

 RICHMOND BURTON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL 8311 Rt. 31 Richmond, IL 60071 (815) 678-4525 www.rbchs.com

 STANTON MIDDLE SCHOOL

101 Hawthorne Ln. Fox Lake, IL 60020 (847) 973-4200 www.d114.org/middle-school

 WAUCONDA MIDDLE SCHOOL

215 Slocum Lake Rd Wauconda IL. 60084 847-526-2122 www.d118.org

Colleges

 COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY

19351 W. Washington St. | Grayslake, IL 60030 (847) 543-2000 | www.clcillinois.edu

The College of Lake County (CLC) is a two-year public community college in Lake County offering associate in arts, science, engineering science, fine arts and applied science degrees. The college also offers certificate programs with more than 100 options in fields from accounting to Web design. In addition, CLC offers continuing education courses for personal enrichment or professional needs and adult education courses in the areas of basic skills, English as a Second Language and General Education Development. CLC’s Business and Industry Services department provides customized programs and training to meet the needs of business.

 MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE

8900 US Hwy. 14 | Crystal Lake, IL 60012 (815) 455-3700 | www.mchenry.edu

 WAUCONDA HIGH SCHOOL 555 N Main St Wauconda, IL. 60084 847-526-6611 www.d118.org

Celebrating 40 years of service to the community, McHenry County College is the county’s center for higher education and lifelong learning. MCC offers six associate degree programs, which provide the first two years of a baccalaureate college curriculum; 17 Applied Science Associate Degrees designed for career training; and 44 certificate programs. Agreements with other area community colleges allow students to take vocational programs that are not offered at MCC.

Students can also earn a four-year Bachelor of Arts or Science degree through our affiliation with a number of four-year schools – visit www. mchenry.edu/advising

For more information and a current listing of affiliations. You can even tailor your class schedule to fit your lifestyle with online classes and programs. Visit www.mchenry.edu/distanceed to learn more about combining classes at MCC with online courses to earn a degree.