Event List

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

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. Children ages 18-36 months

Get Covered Illinois will be on hand to discuss and assist in enrolling in the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare).

The second in our introductory classes about podcasting! How to use recording equipment, how to edit and mix files, how to export and publish a finished podcast, plus some tips and

Join us for our book club, discussing books by Black authors. We are creating this space for Black readers to talk about their experiences and books that reflect them. The book

Bonnie Parr, conservator at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum will give preservation tips for documents, books, and photographs.

Enjoy a local expert discussing a topic of interest.

Join us as Ilana Redstone, Associate Professor of Sociology at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign speaks to us and leads a discussion on the seemingly intractable divisions i

Come to the Teen Zone at 3:00pm and use tools to make your very own jewelry. There will be supplies for necklaces, earrings, and bracelets. 

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

During the month of May, we'll be holding outdoor storytimes at Lincoln Memorial Garden! Join us on the Woodland Patio for a fun, family storytime, then spend some time exploring a

Join us at Buzz Bomb Brewing Co. for a downtown Springfield night of beer and board games! We'll have a wide-ranging collection of board games to choose from, from old classics to

Pop-up Library- A pop-up library is a temporary collection of materials for patrons to browse and check out at a location other than the library. We will make and renew library car

Come celebrate a galaxy far, far away with a day full of crafts, trivia, and galactic fun! Take your picture with Darth Vader, hunt for clues in our Star Wars scavenger hunt, or ju

Stop by the droid workshop and design your own droid friend using recycled materials, like plastic bottles, cups, and soda cans!

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

Think you know everything there is to know about a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away? Put your knowledge to the test during our Galactic Trivia Challenge for the chance to wi

Want to carve out time to read but don't want the pressure to finish and discuss a specific book?  Want to learn what others are reading and low-key socialize? It sounds

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

Wrap up Star Wars Day at Lincoln Library with a showing of the 1983 film Return of the Jedi!

Join the Stitch-uation! Bring your craft of choice for a time, a place, and a supportive space to work on your projects. Crafters of all kinds and all skill levels are welcome

Lincoln Library joins more than 200 Illinois libraries to continue Season 3 of Illinois Libraries Present, a collaborative effort featuring virtual events with bestselling and awar

Share the fun of reading with your children! Children and their grownups will explore stories to encourage children to develop a lifelong love of reading. Storytime is designed to

Come to the Teen Zone to play some games! A variety of games will be set out for those in grades 6-12 to play. 

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

During the month of May, we'll be holding outdoor storytimes at Lincoln Memorial Garden! Join us on the Woodland Patio for a fun, family storytime, then spend some time exploring a

Sharpen your computer skills for free in the Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom.

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