012320 LCJ Kindness Crafts (CJ)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Valerie Loos sits next to Lilia Begin, 18, both of Grayslake as they make friendship bracelets during the Kindness Crafts – MLK Day ON, Not a Day Off event in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Grayslake Area Public Library. (1/20/20)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Watercolor postcards were made during the Kindness Crafts – MLK Day ON, Not a Day Off event in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Grayslake Area Public Library. (1/20/20)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Kiera Young, 10, of Grayslake an her mother, Kris, work on writing a thank you card for a veteran during the Kindness Crafts – MLK Day ON, Not a Day Off event in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Grayslake Area Public Library. (1/20/20)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Lucinda Smetana, of Grayslake and her son, Hayden, 4, paint kindness rocks during the Kindness Crafts – MLK Day ON, Not a Day Off event in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Grayslake Area Public Library. (1/20/20)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Susie Marquina, of Waukegan, adult services assistant librarian, paints a kindness rock during the Kindness Crafts – MLK Day ON, Not a Day Off event in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Grayslake Area Public Library. (1/20/20)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Maria Westphal, of Gurnee makes origami gifts with Nicole Cachola, of Grayslake and her daughters, Hannah, 6, and Emma, 5, during the Kindness Crafts – MLK Day ON, Not a Day Off event in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Grayslake Area Public Library. (1/20/20)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Keira Rodriguez and Richard Tran, both 16, of Gurnee make watercolor postcards during the Kindness Crafts – MLK Day ON, Not a Day Off event in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Grayslake Area Public Library. (1/20/20)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Emma Cachola, 5, of Grayslake gets her positive message made into a magnet by Lauren Hilty, teen services librarian, during the Kindness Crafts – MLK Day ON, Not a Day Off event in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Grayslake Area Public Library. (1/20/20)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Sofia Dawson, of Gurnee, Hannah Cachola, of Grayslake, both 6, Sydney Dawson, 5, of Gurnee and Lilah Stender, 6, of Grayslake wait on line as they get their positive messages made into magnets by Lauren Hilty, of Grayslake, teen services librarian, during the Kindness Crafts – MLK Day ON, Not a Day Off event in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Grayslake Area Public Library. (1/20/20)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Kindness rocks with positive messages were made during the Kindness Crafts – MLK Day ON, Not a Day Off event in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Grayslake Area Public Library. (1/20/20)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Donations of toiletries were collected for the Lake County Veterans and Family Services Foundation during the Kindness Crafts – MLK Day ON, Not a Day Off event in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Grayslake Area Public Library. (1/20/20)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Make a Valentine for a Veteran was one of the activities presented during the Kindness Crafts – MLK Day ON, Not a Day Off event in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Grayslake Area Public Library. (1/20/20)