America250

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America 250 @ Lincoln Library

Lincoln Library will be hosting programs throughout 2026 to celebrate the United States’ Semiquincentennial.

Upcoming Events

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults 21+" group

CANCELLED: Civil Civics America 250: Drafting a New America

6:00pm–7:30pm
Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
Bicentennial Room
Cancelled
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Bicentennial Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:

Bill of Rights, Part 1

The Founding Mothers

6:00pm–7:00pm
Carnegie North
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Event Details:

This Illustrated Lecture focuses on the remarkable women who had a first-hand view of the founding of our nation, and whose stories need to be shared.

Illinois in the Revolutionary War

6:00pm–7:15pm
Carnegie North
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Event Details:

Tom Emery, author of book Illinois in the Revolutionary War will provide narrative on the dominant figure in the war in Illinois, George Rogers Clark, and his daring capture of Kaskaskia and the 1780 expedition