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Slime Lab

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Grade School (6 to 12 years)
Lincoln Branch
At Capacity
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Branch
Room: Lincoln Hot Air Balloon Room
Age Group: Grade School (6 to 12 years)
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Join us for another amazing slime lab and this month we're making Icee slime! Call 309-497-2600 or register online to reserve your spot. 

Sit and Stitch

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

Bring a sewing project to work on, and sit and get tips, insight, guidance, and camaraderie! All ages and skill levels welcome.

Thanksgiving

11/27/2024 @ 6:00pm - 11/29/2024 @ 6:00pm
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Lakeview Branch, Lincoln Branch, Main Library, McClure Branch, North Branch, Multiple Locations, Off Site, Virtual
Description:

All locations will close at 6pm on Wed, Nov 27, and remain closed through Fri, Nov 29.

DIY Bath Bombs

6:15pm - 7:30pm
Grade School (6 to 12 years)
Lakeview Branch
Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Lakeview Branch
Room: Lakeview Storytime Room
Age Group: Grade School (6 to 12 years)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:

Learn how to make your own bath bombs so you can go home and relax with a soak in the tub with your own DIY bath bomb.

Grades 1st to 5th.
Registration is required.

Let's Lego at North Branch!

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Grade School (6 to 12 years)
North Branch
Library Branch: North Branch
Room: North Beehive Storytime Room
Age Group: Grade School (6 to 12 years)
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

Join us to explore your creativity with Legos!  Prompts will be provided, if you need some ideas, but free-building is also encouraged. 

3D Pen Catapults

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Grade School (6 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Lincoln Branch
Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Branch
Room: Lincoln Hot Air Balloon Room
Age Group: Grade School (6 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

Learn how to use a 3D pen and use one to make your very own catapult. Ages 10+. Call 309-497-2600 or register online to reserve your spot. 

Gingerbread House Construction!

11:00am - 12:30pm
Grade School (6 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
North Branch
Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: North Branch
Room: North Beehive Storytime Room
Age Group: Grade School (6 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 21
Event Details:

Build the gingerbread house of your dreams --- or take home a pile of crumbled graham cracker bits if your design doesn't work out! Either way, we'll have fun and learn some things together! And, of course, EAT :) 

"Sonic" watch party

12:00pm - 4:00pm
Grade School (6 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Lakeview Branch
Library Branch: Lakeview Branch
Room: Lakeview Room
Age Group: Grade School (6 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

In anticipation of the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie, we are having a watch party for Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2!

Build a Gingerbread House

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Grade School (6 to 12 years)
Lincoln Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Branch
Room: Lincoln Hot Air Balloon Room
Age Group: Grade School (6 to 12 years)
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Get into the holiday spirit by building a gingerbread house with us! We supply everything you need to make a fantastic, festive treat. Register online or call 309-497-2600. 

Winter Snowglobe Craft

5:00pm - 6:30pm
Grade School (6 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Lincoln Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Branch
Room: Lincoln Hot Air Balloon Room
Age Group: Grade School (6 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

Come make your very own custom snowglobe using a glass jar! We will be using modeling clay and glitter to make our own wintery snowscapes. Be sure to register online as spots will be limited.

LEGO Builder's Club

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Grade School (6 to 12 years)
Lakeview Branch
Library Branch: Lakeview Branch
Room: Lakeview Storytime Room
Age Group: Grade School (6 to 12 years)
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

Calling all LEGO fans!!! Join us at Lakeview Branch for our drop-in Lego Builders' Club. Come in for part of the time or stay for the entire two hours of play.  Third Friday of each month.

Slime Lab

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Grade School (6 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Lincoln Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Branch
Room: Lincoln Hot Air Balloon Room
Age Group: Grade School (6 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years)
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Join us for another amazing slime lab. This month we're making snow slime! Call 309-497-2600 or register online to reserve your spot. 

Sit and Stitch

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

Bring a sewing project to work on, and sit and get tips, insight, guidance, and comraderie! All ages and skill levels welcome.

Christmas Eve

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Lakeview Branch, Lincoln Branch, Main Library, McClure Branch, North Branch, Multiple Locations, Off Site, Virtual

Christmas Day

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Lakeview Branch, Lincoln Branch, Main Library, McClure Branch, North Branch, Multiple Locations, Off Site, Virtual

Snowstorm in a Jar Science Experiment

10:00am - 11:00am
Grade School (6 to 12 years)
McClure Branch
Registration
Library Branch: McClure Branch
Room: McClure Room
Age Group: Grade School (6 to 12 years)
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Create a snowstorm in a jar while learning about the science behind the chemical reaction that creates the "snowstorm". Seating is limited, registration required.

Shimmering Crystals

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Grade School (6 to 12 years)
Lakeview Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Lakeview Branch
Room: Lakeview Room
Age Group: Grade School (6 to 12 years)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Create some colorful and shimmery gemstones to take home and admire this winter. This is an easy technique with low mess.

New Year's Eve

2:00pm - 11:45pm
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Lakeview Branch, Lincoln Branch, Main Library, McClure Branch, North Branch, Multiple Locations, Off Site, Virtual

Closed for New Year's Day

All Day
Some Branches
Closing
Branches:
Lakeview Branch, Lincoln Branch, Main Library, McClure Branch, North Branch
Description:

Happy New Year! All locations will be closed on Jan 1, 2025

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.

Let's Lego at North Branch!

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Grade School (6 to 12 years)
North Branch
Library Branch: North Branch
Room: North Beehive Storytime Room
Age Group: Grade School (6 to 12 years)
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

Join us to explore your creativity with Legos!  Prompts will be provided, if you need some ideas, but free-building is also encouraged. 

Drop In: Watercolor Salt Painting

11:30am - 1:30pm
Early Learners (Birth to 5 years), Grade School (6 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, All ages
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main 1st Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Early Learners (Birth to 5 years), Grade School (6 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, All ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Need a beautiful, but easy little art project to wrap up your kids' winter break?  Don't have any kids, but just want to add a little creativity into a cold winter day?

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.

DIY Hemp Bracelets

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Grade School (6 to 12 years)
Lakeview Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Lakeview Branch
Room: Lakeview Storytime Room
Age Group: Grade School (6 to 12 years)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

Spend the afternoon learning how to make your own hemp bracelet using hemp and pony beads. Keep your new bracelet for yourself or give it a friend or family member!

Registration is required. Grades 4th to 8th. 

Sit 'n Stitch

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

Bring your sewing, knitting, crochet, or other handcrafting project and join us for monthly times to share progress, get help, and meet fellow crafters.