Summer Reading

Summer Reading 2021 Reading Colors your world

Summer Reading 2021

Sign up for our Summer Reading 2021: Reading Colors Your World! We have great prizes for kids and adults and in-person outdoor and virtual programs for the whole family.  Can’t wait to see you!

Upcoming Events

Virtual Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Infants, Toddlers, Pre-K
Program Type: Storytime

Storytime

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

Event Details:
No matter what their age, storytime is a wonderful way to introduce your child to the joys of reading in a positive and engaging way. This virtual program is full of books, songs, and fingerplays designed to help develop your child’s language skills ...

Spooky Spiders Jars with Miss Lisa

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Crafts
Event Details:
Join Lisa for a frightfully fun craft to kick off spooky season! ...

True Crime & Brew Time

8:00pm - 9:00pm
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Adults, Adults 21+
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:
Join us for True Crime & Brew Time to talk about everyone's favorite true crime obsessions! This month we'll be discussing "Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Wome...

Virtual Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Infants, Toddlers, Pre-K
Program Type: Storytime

Storytime

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

Event Details:
No matter what their age, storytime is a wonderful way to introduce your child to the joys of reading in a positive and engaging way. This virtual program is full of books, songs, and fingerplays designed to help develop your child’s language skills ...

Local Author Meet & Greet featuring Jennifer Hobbs, Author of Calmed.: Growth After Trauma

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults 21+, All Ages
Program Type: Lecture Series, Discussion
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited

Discussion

Talk about a topic with community members and experts.

Event Details:
Lincoln Library's Behind the Book Series presents: Local Author Meet & Greet with Jennifer Hobbs, author of Calmed.: Growth After Trauma! On this evening Jennifer Hobbs will discuss her inspiration for writing about her experience serving in Iraq...

Arts in the Park!

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Registration
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:
Paint in the park with local Springfield artists! This is a chance to experience a paintbrush in your hand while surrounded in the beautiful nature that is Washington Park. Whether you are a novice or experienced painter, this will be ...

Successful Collateral and Cluster Searching

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:
A Family History Month event co-hosted by Lincoln Library and the Chatham Area Public Library. Presentation by professional genealogist, Thomas MacEntee. Attend in-person or via Zoom. REGISTER HERE: https://chathamlib.assabetinteractive...

Pluto: The Illinois Connection

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Carnegie North
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Lecture Series, Discussion
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 26

Lecture Series

Enjoy a local expert discussing a topic of interest.

Event Details:
Pluto may be a dwarf planet now, but not long ago it was "Planet X" until a group of scientists, including local astronomer Clyde Tombaugh proved its existence.  Join us as we learn about Clyde and a bit of the history of Pluto as well. ...