Upcoming Events

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Civil Civics: Race to 270

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Multipurpose Room
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19

Trivia

Challenge your brain, and your rivals, with trivia questions.

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Adults, it's your turn! 

Come and try your hand at our original game, "Race to 270". It's "Risk" meets the Electoral College. 

This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Time

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Teen Zone
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Teen Zone
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Social
Event Details:

Every Wednesday at 3pm starting September 4th there will be a Teen Program in the Teen Zone. There will be some exceptions depending on holidays and school schedules, but every day there is a program will be marked on our calendar. 

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.

Make a Monster!

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Children, Tweens
Multipurpose Room
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Crafts, Make and Take
Event Details:

Make a monster using air-dry clay and an assortment of other crafty items! 

This event is in the "Pre-K" group.

Preschool Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Pre-K
Storytime Area
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Storytime Area
Age Group: Pre-K
Program Type: Storytime

Storytime

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

Event Details:

Share the fun of reading with your children ages 3-5 years! Children and their grownups will explore stories and activities to encourage children to develop a lifelong love of reading and learning.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Ask a Library Techie

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Adults
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computer Class
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.

This event is in the "All Ages" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Atrium
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Lecture Series
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18

Lecture Series

Enjoy a local expert discussing a topic of interest.

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This LGBTQ+ History Month, join Lincoln Library’s staff for an encore performance of our free walking tour of historic LGBTQ+ sites in Downtown Springfield.

This event is in the "Toddlers" group.

Toddler Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Toddlers
Storytime Area
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Storytime Area
Age Group: Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime

Storytime

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

Event Details:

Get up and get moving at our Toddler Time! This program is full of books, songs and fun activities designed to help develop your child’s language skills.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Jameson Jenkins and the Underground Railroad

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Carnegie North
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Lincoln Home National Historic Site Historian, Tim Townsend will talk about Jameson Jenkins and the underground railroad. Abraham Lincoln’s neighbor, Jameson Jenkins, played an important role in the hopes of freedom seekers passing through Sp

Computer Basics 1

10:30am - 11:30am
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Program Type: Computer Class
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Learn the basic components of a computer, how to use a mouse, and more beginner computer skills.