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America 250 @ Lincoln Library

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

Upcoming Events

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Civil Civics America 250: Drafting a New America

6:00pm–7:30pm
Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
Multipurpose Room
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
Program Type: Discussion
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Three Branches?: Articles 1-3

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Civil Civics America 250: Drafting a New America

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

Bill of Rights, Part 1

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This event is in the "Adults" group
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Civil Civics America 250: Drafting a New America

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

Bill of Rights, Part 2

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

Civil Civics America 250: Drafting a New America

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

Equal Protection Under The Law: The Fourteenth Amendment

This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
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Civil Civics America 250: Drafting a New America

6:00pm–7:30pm
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Multipurpose Room
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:

Flaws In The System: Weak Guardrails

Having taken a look through our current system, let's identify some of the flaws our history has revealed.

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.

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This event is in the "Teens" group
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Civil Civics America 250: Drafting a New America

6:00pm–7:30pm
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Multipurpose Room
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:

This month's flaw in the system: Vague Wording.

Illinois in the Revolutionary War

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

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

Civil Civics America 250: Drafting a New America

6:00pm–7:30pm
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Multipurpose Room
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:

This month's flaw: The Electoral College