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Crafts to Go

01/02/2025 @ 9:00am - 12/30/2025 @ 6:00pm
Early Learners (Birth to 5 years), Grade School (6 to 12 years)
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Age Group: Early Learners (Birth to 5 years), Grade School (6 to 12 years)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Pick up a craft kit at the Information Desk to take home. While supplies last. Ages 5 to 12.  Preschool craft kits also available for ages 2 to 5.

Juvenile Fiction March Madness

All Day 3/1 - 3/31
All ages
North Branch
Library Branch: North Branch
Age Group: All ages
Event Details:

Vote on your favorite Juvenile Fiction titles and see which book wins our March Madness Bracket!

March Madness: Classic Video Game Characters

All Day 3/1 - 3/31
Children of all ages
Lakeview Branch
Library Branch: Lakeview Branch
Age Group: Children of all ages
Event Details:

During the month of March, come vote on your favorite classic video game character each week. By the end of March Madness, only one character will reign champion! For children of all ages. 

St. Patrick’s Day Beaded Bracelet Craft

All Day 3/1 - 3/31
Teens (13 to 18 years)
Lincoln Branch
Library Branch: Lincoln Branch
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years)
Event Details:

This month, Make-It-Take-It will be a St. Patrick’s Day craft kit to create a lucky beaded bracelet to wear. While supplies last!

 

 

 

Women's History Month Scavenger Hunt

All Day 3/1 - 3/31
Grade School (6 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Lincoln Branch
Library Branch: Lincoln Branch
Age Group: Grade School (6 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Event Details:

Celebrate Women's History Month by participating in our Scavenger Hunt. Find the faces of famous and influential women in Illinois history hidden around the library and come to the desk for a prize. Available all month. 

 

Spring Fling Reading Challenge

03/01/2025 @ 12:00am - 05/31/2025 @ 11:45pm
Adults
Virtual
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Are you looking for a light and breezy reading challenge this spring? Are you looking for motivation to help you hit your 2025 reading goals?

Drop In: Letter Writing for Absolutely Incredible Kid Day

03/17/2025 @ 9:00am - 03/22/2025 @ 6:00pm
All ages
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Age Group: All ages
Event Details:

Typically celebrated on the third Thursday each March, Absolutely Incredible Kid Day is a day when people write or tell a young person in their life why they are important and what makes them special.

Illinois Libraries Present ~ 9to5: The Story of a Movement

03/21/2025 @ 2:00pm - 03/23/2025 @ 12:00pm
Adults
Virtual
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Virtual
Event Details:

Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/experience-9to5-the-story-of-a-movement-at-home-tickets-953701034467 

Origami Workshop

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
McClure Branch
At Capacity
Registration
Library Branch: McClure Branch
Room: McClure Room
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

Origami Workshop – Ages 13+  All skill levels welcome! Supplies provided. Our facilitator will guide you through step-by-step instructions for various 3D shapes.

Neurodivergent Network

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Adults
Lakeview Branch
Library Branch: Lakeview Branch
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Join us for resource sharing and support for neurodivergent adults. 

Wiggle Worms Baby Lapsit Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Early Learners (Birth to 5 years)
North Branch
Library Branch: North Branch
Room: North Beehive Storytime Room
Age Group: Early Learners (Birth to 5 years)
Event Details:

Join us for an infant-toddler storytime designed to introduce your little ones to the wonderful world of reading through music, movement, repetition, and a story read-aloud followed by play time with other families. Best for ages 0-24 months.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Drop In Teen Art Lab: Black Glue

10:30am - 12:00pm
Teens (13 to 18 years)
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main 1st Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Come spend a little time exercising your creative power.  We'll use black glue and watercolors to investigate what this unique process will generate.  No experience necessary.  All materials provided.  Bring a friend!

Upcycled CD Mosiacs

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Grade School (6 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
North Branch
Library Branch: North Branch
Room: North Seminar Room
Age Group: Grade School (6 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Upcycle old CDs with us into beautiful mosaics.

Set up for Video Café

6:45pm - 7:45pm
Lakeview Branch
Library Branch: Lakeview Branch
Room: Lakeview Room
Event Details:

set up

Toddler Tales

10:15am - 10:45am
Early Learners (Birth to 5 years)
Lakeview Branch
Library Branch: Lakeview Branch
Room: Lakeview Storytime Room
Age Group: Early Learners (Birth to 5 years)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for stories and songs each Tuesday! For kids ages 2 to 4 and their caregivers.

Open Play Time

10:30am - 11:30am
Early Learners (Birth to 5 years)
McClure Branch
Library Branch: McClure Branch
Room: McClure Room
Age Group: Early Learners (Birth to 5 years)
Event Details:

Join us for open play time where caregivers and tots can come to interact and play each week.

Music & Movement

11:15am - 11:45am
Early Learners (Birth to 5 years)
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main Children's Activity Room
Age Group: Early Learners (Birth to 5 years)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for music, movement and stories for kids 2 to 5 years old.

Yoga with Adriene (Virtual)

12:15pm - 12:45pm
Adults
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main LL2 Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a free yoga class with one of the top yoga instructors on YouTube, Yoga with Adriene.

Video Game Café

2:30pm - 5:30pm
Grade School (6 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Lakeview Branch
Library Branch: Lakeview Branch
Room: Lakeview Storytime Room
Age Group: Grade School (6 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Event Details:

Spend your spring break connecting with other kids through video games.

Drop In: Paint Your Own Hiking Stick

10:30am - 12:00pm
All ages
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main 1st Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Get ready for an adventure ....but first stop by the library to help get you ready!  Join us & other creatives who love the outdoors to add decoration & color to a hiking stick.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Seedling Science

11:00am - 11:30am
Early Learners (Birth to 5 years)
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main Children's Activity Room
Age Group: Early Learners (Birth to 5 years)
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

Bring your little scientists ages 3 through 6 years for an introduction to the scientific method and to have some science fun.  We'll be questioning, investigating, experimenting and figuring it out together.

Mature Readers Book Club

2:15pm - 3:30pm
Adults
Lakeview Branch
Library Branch: Lakeview Branch
Room: Lakeview Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

The Mature Readers Book Club meets at Lakeview Branch 2:15 p.m. on the last Wednesday of the month, unless otherwise noted.

For more information, please call (309) 370-0067 

January 29   

Heartstopper Book Discussion

6:00pm - 7:15pm
Teens (13 to 18 years)
Lakeview Branch
Library Branch: Lakeview Branch
Room: Lakeview Room
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Come cozy up in your favorite hoodie and pajama pants like Nick and Charlie as we discuss the incredibly popular Young Adult graphic novel, Heartstopper Volume 2 by Alice Oseman.

Yarn & Yap

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Adults
McClure Branch
Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: McClure Branch
Room: McClure Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Bring your fiber art projects and talk amongst friends after-hours at the library. Coffee and tea provided.  Adults only. Registration required.