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Book Match

02/01/2025 @ 12:00am to 02/28/2025 @ 11:45pm
Virtual Branch
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Looking for something new to read? Then take our Book Match survey to get matched with the perfect books for you! Throughout the month of February, our librarians will be creating ...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Looking for something new to read? Then take our Book Match survey to get matched with the perfect books for you!

AARP Tax Preparation

Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:30pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

AARP Tax Prep

Carnegie North
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Purpose of Meeting

AARP Tax Prep

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Arabic Calligraphy Workshop

Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Crafts
Age Group:
All Ages
Workshop:

Get hands-on and learn a new skill at the Lincoln Library.

Event Details:

Come and learn about Arabic Calligraphy from Yusuf Karipek from U of I. You'll get some background info and hands-on experience creating your own piece of this beautiful art form. ...

Required
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 1

Workshop

Get hands-on and learn a new skill at the Lincoln Library.

Event Details:

Come and learn about Arabic Calligraphy from Yusuf Karipek from U of I. You'll get some background info and hands-on experience creating your own piece of this beautiful art form. No previous experience is necessary.

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

PNG Digital Drawing - Comics

Monday, February 10, 2025 at 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Workshop:

Get hands-on and learn a new skill at the Lincoln Library.

Event Details:

Come join our presenter from Do Art Productions in this exciting workshop learning how to make digital comics! We will be using the art software "Procreate" on ipads as part of our...

Required
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 5

Workshop

Get hands-on and learn a new skill at the Lincoln Library.

Event Details:

Come join our presenter from Do Art Productions in this exciting workshop learning how to make digital comics!

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

Financial Literacy

Monday, February 10, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Lecture Series
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Are you ready to take control of your finances? Join us for a series of informative workshops designed to empower you with essential financial knowledge. Whether you’re just starti...

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Lecture Series
Event Details:

Are you ready to take control of your finances? Join us for a series of informative workshops designed to empower you with essential financial knowledge.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Computer Basics 1

Monday, February 10, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Computer Class
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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

Required
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computer Class
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Poorly Painted Pet Portraits

Monday, February 10, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Love isn’t just for the humans in our lives, it’s also for our beloved pets. So this Valentine’s Day season, let’s show off that love by capturing their likeness(ish) with a (...

Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Love isn’t just for the humans in our lives, it’s also for our beloved pets. 

So this Valentine’s Day season, let’s show off that love by capturing their likeness(ish) with a (badly) painted portrait - made by you!

Get Covered Illinois

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Atrium at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Informational outreach

Atrium
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Atrium
Purpose of Meeting

Informational outreach

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

Intermediate Sewing Class: Heart-Shaped Tote Bag

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Collaboratory at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
CoLab
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Workshop:

Get hands-on and learn a new skill at the Lincoln Library.

Event Details:

In this sewing class, you'll learn how to sew an adorable (and fully functional) heart-shaped tote bag! Some prior sewing experience is recommended but not required. Spots are...

Required
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Collaboratory
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: CoLab
Required
Seats Remaining: 0

Workshop

Get hands-on and learn a new skill at the Lincoln Library.

Event Details:

In this sewing class, you'll learn how to sew an adorable (and fully functional) heart-shaped tote bag! Some prior sewing experience is recommended but not required. 

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

Civil Civics 2025 Winter Film Series: "Postcards from the Great Divide"

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Multipurpose Room at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
Movie:

Enjoy a movie with digital surround sound at the Lincoln Library.

Event Details:

Join us as we watch and discuss part 2 of "Postcards from the Great Divide". These are vignettes from different people and places all over our country, and stories of how we all ma...

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
Program Type: Movie

Movie

Enjoy a movie with digital surround sound at the Lincoln Library.

Event Details:

Join us as we watch and discuss part 2 of "Postcards from the Great Divide". These are vignettes from different people and places all over our country, and stories of how we all make sense of what it means to be an American. 

Closed for Lincoln's Birthday

All Day
Lincoln Library

Lincoln's Birthday

Closing
Branches:
Lincoln Library
Description:

Lincoln's Birthday

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

Stay & Play

Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Storytime Area at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Social
Age Group:
Toddlers, Pre-K, Children
Social:

Connect with friends at the Lincoln Library.

Event Details:

Stay & Play is back! Join us for a variety of fun learning activities each Thursday morning in February! Stay & Play is less structured than a traditional storytime. T...

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Storytime Area
Age Group: Toddlers, Pre-K, Children
Program Type: Social

Social

Connect with friends at the Lincoln Library.

Event Details:

Stay & Play is back! Join us for a variety of fun learning activities each Thursday morning in February!

 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Ask a Library Techie

Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Computer Class
Age Group:
Adults
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 ...

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.

AARP Tax Preparation

Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 10:00am - 3:00pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Tax Prep

Carnegie North
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Purpose of Meeting

Tax Prep

Starting a Community Garden

Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Bicentennial Room at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

To share information on how to start a community garden, and to provide an opportunity for those interested in community gardens to meet.

Bicentennial Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Bicentennial Room
Purpose of Meeting

To share information on how to start a community garden, and to provide an opportunity for those interested in community gardens to meet.

Michael McDonald Art Class

Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Multipurpose Room at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Free Community Art Class

Multipurpose Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Purpose of Meeting

Free Community Art Class

FREE- UNDERSTANDING MEDICARE

Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Multipurpose Room at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

PROVIDING MEDICARE EDUCATION, INFORMATION, AND RESOURCES TO SENIORS COMPLETLEY FREE

Multipurpose Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Purpose of Meeting

PROVIDING MEDICARE EDUCATION, INFORMATION, AND RESOURCES TO SENIORS COMPLETLEY FREE

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

PNG Digital Drawing - Comics

Monday, February 17, 2025 at 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Workshop:

Get hands-on and learn a new skill at the Lincoln Library.

Event Details:

Come join our presenter from Do Art Productions in this exciting workshop learning how to make digital comics! We will be using the art software "Procreate" on ipads as part of our...

Required
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 5

Workshop

Get hands-on and learn a new skill at the Lincoln Library.

Event Details:

Come join our presenter from Do Art Productions in this exciting workshop learning how to make digital comics!

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

Terrain Sculpting Collective

Monday, February 17, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Collaboratory at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
CoLab
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Make and Take:

A craft program with projects to take home.

Event Details:

The Battlefield Sculpting Collective is an interactive and educational program designed to engage teens and adults in the creative process of miniature terrain building for w...

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Collaboratory
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: CoLab

Make and Take

A craft program with projects to take home.

Event Details:

The Battlefield Sculpting Collective is an interactive and educational program designed to engage teens and adults in the creative process of miniature terrain building for wargaming and dioramas.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Amateur Writer's Guild

Monday, February 17, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Multipurpose Room at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Social, Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Come together with other writers for feedback on anything you have written, or answers to questions you might have!For Zoom information, please email us at asklincolnlibrary@gmail....

Required
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Social, Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

Come together with other writers for feedback on anything you have written, or answers to questions you might have!
For Zoom information, please email us at asklincolnlibrary@gmail.com.

Sister City Association of Springfield

Monday, February 17, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
DeFrates Room at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Monthly Board Meeting

DeFrates Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: DeFrates Room
Purpose of Meeting

Monthly Board Meeting

Sangamon County Historical Society

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Program

Carnegie North
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Purpose of Meeting

Program

Sister Cities Association

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Multipurpose Room at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Delegation info session

Multipurpose Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Purpose of Meeting

Delegation info session

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Exploring Your Family Tree

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Computer Class
Age Group:
Adults
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 exper...

Required
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computer Class
Required
Seats Remaining: 4

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.