Upcoming Events

Board Game Night at Buzz Bomb

7:00pm - 9:00pm
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults 21+
Event Details:
Join us at Buzz Bomb Brewing Co. for a downtown Springfield night of beer and board games! We'll have a wide-ranging collection of board games to choose from, from old classics to modern euro games! If you want to try out a new game, we can help teac...

Pop-Up Library in the Park

9:00am - 10:30am
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: All Ages
Event Details:
Pop-up Library- A pop-up library is a temporary collection of materials for patrons to browse and check out at a location other than the library. We will make and renew library cards, and patrons can return library materials they have checked out to ...

Stitchuation

6:00pm - 7:30pm
DeFrates Room
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: DeFrates Room
Event Details:
Join the Stitch-uation! Bring your craft of choice for a time, a place, and a supportive space to work on your projects. Crafters of all kinds and all skill levels are welcome. We have knitting, crocheting, embroidery, quilting, sewing, and more...

ILP Presents: The Many Lives of Kal Penn

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Lecture Series
Event Details:
Lincoln Library joins more than 200 Illinois libraries to continue Season 3 of Illinois Libraries Present, a collaborative effort featuring virtual events with bestselling and award-winning authors and esteemed speakers. The season will culminate wit...

Storytime & Pop-Up Library in the Park

10:00am - 11:00am
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Infants, Toddlers, Pre-K, Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:
Share the fun of reading with your children! Children and their grownups will explore stories to encourage children to develop a lifelong love of reading. Storytime is designed to promote language and listening skills, expand children’s imaginations ...

Teen Board Games and More

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen Zone
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Teen Zone
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Event Details:
Come to the Teen Zone to play some games! A variety of games will be set out for those in grades 6-12 to play.  ...

Family Storytime at Lincoln Memorial Garden

11:00am - 11:30am
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Toddlers, Pre-K, Children
Program Type: Storytime

Storytime

Read, write, talk, sing, and play with us! Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Event Details:
During the month of May, we'll be holding outdoor storytimes at Lincoln Memorial Garden! Join us on the Woodland Patio for a fun, family storytime, then spend some time exploring all the Garden has to offer.  (in the event of inclement weathe...

Ask a Library Techie

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
Program Type: Computer Class
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0

Computer Class

Sharpen your computer skills for free in the Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom.

Event Details:
Drop on in for "Ask a Library Techie," Lincoln Library's one-on-one tech help session! Bring your own device (like a smartphone, e-reader, tablet, or laptop), or borrow one of the computers in our computer classroom. Two of our tech-savvy staff membe...

Exploring Your Family Tree

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computer Class
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9

Computer Class

Sharpen your computer skills for free in the Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom.

Event Details:
This free course is an introduction to the online genealogy resources offered and compiled by the library. In order to get the most out of this course, you must have computer experience. We cover: Ancestry Library Edition, Heritage Hub, HeritageQu...