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Illinois Libraries Present ~ Poverty: A Discussion with Matthew Desmond

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Virtual
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Poverty: A Discussion with Matthew DesmondPlease register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_N_tj5jAqS46qrC2rA1B8Sw#/registration Matthew Desmond is a professor...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Virtual
Event Details:

Poverty: A Discussion with Matthew Desmond

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Wednesday Matinee

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 2:30pm - 5:00pm
Main LL2 Auditorium at Main Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Seniors - please join us for Wednesday Matinees! Each month we will watch a classic movie. Light snacks will be provided. May's feature is "Carmen Jones," starring Dorothy Dandridg...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main LL2 Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Seniors - please join us for Wednesday Matinees! Each month we will watch a classic movie. Light snacks will be provided. May's feature is "Carmen Jones," starring Dorothy Dandridge and Harry Belafonte.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Thrills, Chills & Plot Twists

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
McClure Room at McClure Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Are you into mysteries, but whodonits aren't your thing? Join us for the Thrills, Chills, & Plot Twists Book Club. We will meet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month from 4:30-5:30...

Library Branch: McClure Branch
Room: McClure Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Are you into mysteries, but whodonits aren't your thing? Join us for the Thrills, Chills, & Plot Twists Book Club. We will meet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month from 4:30-5:30.

January 8, 2025 - Northwoods by Amy Pease

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Yoga with Adriene (Virtual)

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 12:15pm - 12:45pm
Main LL2 Auditorium at Main Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a free yoga class with one of the top yoga instructors on YouTube, Yoga with Adriene.Doors open at noon. At 12:15 pm and we will show one of Adriene's 30-minute yoga vi...

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.

This event is in the "Children of all ages" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "All ages" group.

Throwback Thursday Kids Classics: Spy Kids

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
McClure Room at McClure Branch
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Children of all ages, Adults, All ages
Event Details:

Whether you want to relive your childhood or introduce your littles to some of your favorite classics, all are welcome the third Thursday of the month for a different 90s/00s movie...

Library Branch: McClure Branch
Room: McClure Room
Age Group: Children of all ages, Adults, All ages
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Whether you want to relive your childhood or introduce your littles to some of your favorite classics, all are welcome the third Thursday of the month for a different 90s/00s movie! All movies are rated G or PG.

This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Viral Craft Club

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Lincoln Hot Air Balloon Room at Lincoln Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Event Details:

Try out a new craft that's gone viral on Tiktok, Pinterest and more on the 3rd Thursday of every month! This month, we're trying punch needle art! This unique art style uses punch ...

Library Branch: Lincoln Branch
Room: Lincoln Hot Air Balloon Room
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Try out a new craft that's gone viral on Tiktok, Pinterest and more on the 3rd Thursday of every month! This month, we're trying punch needle art!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Lattes and Lit Book Club

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a relaxing morning of good drinks and great discussion at CxT Roasting Company in Kellar Station.  This club meets the third Saturday of every month, except for Ja...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us for a relaxing morning of good drinks and great discussion at CxT Roasting Company in Kellar Station.  

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Party Parasol Wreath

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
McClure Room at McClure Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Are you ready to embrace the summer vibe? Join us on Saturday to create a bright, summer-ready wreath, perfect for your front door. Registration is required. All supplies provided.

Registration
Library Branch: McClure Branch
Room: McClure Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Are you ready to embrace the summer vibe? Join us on Saturday to create a bright, summer-ready wreath, perfect for your front door. Registration is required. All supplies provided.

This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Self-Defense Class

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Main LL2 Auditorium at Main Library
Age Group:
Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a 2-hour women’s basic self-defense seminar! This seminar will include an introduction to situational awareness, understanding personal space, hands-on practice of basi...

Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main LL2 Auditorium
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 35
Event Details:

Join us for a 2-hour women’s basic self-defense seminar!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Neurodivergent Network

Sunday, May 18, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Lakeview Room at Lakeview Branch
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for resource sharing and support for neurodivergent adults. 

Library Branch: Lakeview Branch
Room: Lakeview Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Join us for resource sharing and support for neurodivergent adults. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Biography & Non-Fiction Book Club

Sunday, May 18, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
North Seminar Room at North Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The Biography and Nonfiction Book Club meets the second Sunday of each month (unless re-scheduled because of holidays/weather).  New members are always welcome!For more inform...

Library Branch: North Branch
Room: North Seminar Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

The Biography and Nonfiction Book Club meets the second Sunday of each month (unless re-scheduled because of holidays/weather).  

New members are always welcome!

For more information, please call Roberta at 309-264-1966.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Twelve Tropes of Romance Book Club

Monday, May 19, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Lakeview Room at Lakeview Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Are you a fan of feel good romance novels that take place in modern day? Is there a specific romance trope you love so much you’ll read anything with that trope? Join the Twelve Tr...

Library Branch: Lakeview Branch
Room: Lakeview Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Are you a fan of feel good romance novels that take place in modern day? Is there a specific romance trope you love so much you’ll read anything with that trope?

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Yoga with Adriene (Virtual)

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 12:15pm - 12:45pm
Main LL2 Auditorium at Main Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a free yoga class with one of the top yoga instructors on YouTube, Yoga with Adriene.Doors open at noon. At 12:15 pm and we will show one of Adriene's 30-minute yoga vi...

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Computer Basics

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Main LL2 Computer Lab at Main Library
Program Type:
STEM
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Do you want to feel more comfortable working on or with computers? Do you have a new device you are unsure how to figure out, or looking to learn more about various online programs...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main LL2 Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

Do you want to feel more comfortable working on or with computers? Do you have a new device you are unsure how to figure out, or looking to learn more about various online programs that could be beneficial? 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Sugar & Spice Book Club

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

If you’ve been on the #spicy side of BookTok, you’ll love this new contemporary romance book club that meets every third Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Sugar!January 21: Spoiler Alert by ...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

If you’ve been on the #spicy side of BookTok, you’ll love this new contemporary romance book club that meets every third Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Sugar!

January 21: Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Crafting for Adults - Lady Bug Clay Pot Pathway Light

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
North McKenzie Room at North Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Create a clay pot pathway light that looks like a ladybug.  Registration required. Adults only.

Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: North Branch
Room: North McKenzie Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Create a clay pot pathway light that looks like a ladybug.  Registration required. Adults only.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Cozy Mystery Book Club

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Lakeview Room at Lakeview Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Calling all cozy mystery lovers! Join us for our Cozy Mystery Book Club. Each month, we will read and discuss a cozy mystery, usually the first in a series. These light-hearted mys...

Library Branch: Lakeview Branch
Room: Lakeview Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Calling all cozy mystery lovers! Join us for our Cozy Mystery Book Club. Each month, we will read and discuss a cozy mystery, usually the first in a series.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Boos & Booze Book Club

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join our horror themed book club for a horrifyingly good time at The Fieldhouse Bar and Grill. Love of horror is a must, love of brews not required. January 15 - At the Mounta...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join our horror themed book club for a horrifyingly good time at The Fieldhouse

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Yoga with Adriene (Virtual)

Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 12:15pm - 12:45pm
Main LL2 Auditorium at Main Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a free yoga class with one of the top yoga instructors on YouTube, Yoga with Adriene.Doors open at noon. At 12:15 pm and we will show one of Adriene's 30-minute yoga vi...

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Sherlock Holmes Story Society

Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
North Seminar Room at North Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us on the fourth Thursday of the month (third Thurs in November and December) to discuss your favorite Sherlock Holmes stories.New members are always welcome, whether you’re a...

Library Branch: North Branch
Room: North Seminar Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us on the fourth Thursday of the month (third Thurs in November and December) to discuss your favorite Sherlock Holmes stories.

New members are always welcome, whether you’re a seasoned Sherlockian or a newcomer to the canon! 

This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

💐 Egg-Carton Flower Bouquets 💐

Friday, May 23, 2025 at 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Main 2nd Floor Community Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Event Details:

Drop on by and create a bouquet that will never wilt!   

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main 2nd Floor Community Room
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Drop on by and create a bouquet that will never wilt! 

 

This event is in the "Teens (13 to 18 years)" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Wordsmitten Book Club

Friday, May 23, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:45pm
North Study Room III at North Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Event Details:

Join us on the fourth Friday of the month to discuss brilliantly articulated literary classics that have stood the test of time, that elaborate on universal themes of love, moralit...

Library Branch: North Branch
Room: North Study Room III
Age Group: Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us on the fourth Friday of the month to discuss brilliantly articulated literary classics that have stood the test of time, that elaborate on universal themes of love, morality, adversity, death and offer revelatory insights and clarity to re

Closed for Memorial Day Weekend

All Day 5/24 - 5/26
Lakeview Branch, Lincoln Branch, Main Library, McClure Branch, North Branch
Closing
Branches:
Lakeview Branch, Lincoln Branch, Main Library, McClure Branch, North Branch
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Yoga with Adriene (Virtual)

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 12:15pm - 12:45pm
Main LL2 Auditorium at Main Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a free yoga class with one of the top yoga instructors on YouTube, Yoga with Adriene.Doors open at noon. At 12:15 pm and we will show one of Adriene's 30-minute yoga vi...

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.