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Pop-Up Library in the Park

Friday, May 3, 2024 at 9:00am - 10:30am
Off Site
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

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

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: All Ages
Event Details:
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 cards, and patrons can return library materials they have checked out to ...
Promotional image for Star Wars Day showing the Star Wars logo against a background of blue lines, with red and blue lightsabers

Star Wars Day at Lincoln Library

Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 10:00am - 5:00pm
Atrium at Lincoln Library
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

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

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Atrium
Age Group: All Ages
Event Details:
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 just stop by to watch a classic Star Wars film. May the Force be with yo...

Build-a-Bot Droid Workshop

Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 11:00am - 2:00pm
Multipurpose Room at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Crafts
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

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

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Crafts
Event Details:
Stop by the droid workshop and design your own droid friend using recycled materials, like plastic bottles, cups, and soda cans! ...
Movie poster for Star Wars: Return of the Jedi showing Mark Hammill as Luke Skywalker and holding a green lightsaber

Star Wars Day Movie: Return of the Jedi

Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
All Ages
Movie:

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

Event Details:

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

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Movie

Movie

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

Event Details:
Wrap up Star Wars Day at Lincoln Library with a showing of the 1983 film Return of the Jedi! ...
Actor, writer, producer, and former White House staff member Kal Penn

ILP Presents: The Many Lives of Kal Penn

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual Branch
Program Type:
Lecture Series
Age Group:
Adults, All Ages
Event Details:

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

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Lecture Series
Event Details:
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 award-winning authors and esteemed speakers. The season will culminate wit...

Pop-Up Library in the Park

Friday, May 17, 2024 at 9:00am - 10:30am
Off Site
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

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

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: All Ages
Event Details:
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 cards, and patrons can return library materials they have checked out to ...
A man wearing a top hat and carrying a cane and suitcase faces a large wall of candy jars. The word "Wonka" is in script above his head.

Movie Monday - Wonka (PG)

Monday, June 3, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading Program, Movie
Age Group:
All Ages
Movie:

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

Event Details:

Hey, kids, escape the heat! Come on in for our weekly Monday Movie Matinee! We'll bring the popcorn! Wonka (PG) With dreams of opening a shop in a city renowned for its choco

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Reading Program, Movie

Movie

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

Event Details:
Hey, kids, escape the heat! Come on in for our weekly Monday Movie Matinee! We'll bring the popcorn! Wonka (PG) With dreams of opening a shop in a city renowned for its chocolate, a young and poor Willy Wonka discovers that the industry is run ...
A man in a red jacket holds a black top hat. A white rabbit sits inside the hat.

Richard Landry and Snowball!

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading Program, Performance
Age Group:
All Ages
Performance:

Enjoy a free performance at the library.

Event Details:

Let's kick off Summer Reading 2024 with our favorite magical guests - Richard Landry and Snowball! Comedy magician Richard Landry is a favorite presenter in Illinois. His high e

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Reading Program, Performance

Performance

Enjoy a free performance at the library.

Event Details:
Let's kick off Summer Reading 2024 with our favorite magical guests - Richard Landry and Snowball! Comedy magician Richard Landry is a favorite presenter in Illinois. His high energy comedy magic with lots of audience participation reading program...
Bestselling and award-winning author Dr. Temple Grandin

ILP Presents: The Hidden Gifts of Visual Thinkers with Dr. Temple Grandin

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual Branch
Program Type:
Lecture Series
Age Group:
Adults, All Ages
Event Details:

Lincoln Library joins more than 200 Illinois libraries for Season 3 of Illinois Libraries Present, a collaborative effort featuring virtual events with bestselling and award-winnin

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Lecture Series
Event Details:
Lincoln Library joins more than 200 Illinois libraries for Season 3 of Illinois Libraries Present, a collaborative effort featuring virtual events with bestselling and award-winning authors and esteemed speakers. The season continues with The Hidden ...

Pop-Up Library in the Park

Friday, June 7, 2024 at 9:00am - 10:30am
Off Site
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

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

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: All Ages
Event Details:
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 cards, and patrons can return library materials they have checked out to ...
Two beings, one made of fire and one made of ice, face off against a black background.

Movie Monday - Elemental (PG)

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading Program, Movie
Age Group:
All Ages
Movie:

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

Event Details:

Hey, kids, escape the heat! Come on in for our weekly Monday Movie Matinee! We'll bring the popcorn! Elemental (PG) The film journeys alongside an unlikely pair, Ember and Wa

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Reading Program, Movie

Movie

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

Event Details:
Hey, kids, escape the heat! Come on in for our weekly Monday Movie Matinee! We'll bring the popcorn! Elemental (PG) The film journeys alongside an unlikely pair, Ember and Wade, in a city where fire-, water-, land- and air-residents live togeth...
A man walks a keyboard-shaped road with a cat at his side

Saturday movie matinee - Soul

Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
All Ages
Movie:

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

Event Details:

Hey, kids, escape the heat! Come on in for our Saturday Movie Matinee! We'll bring the popcorn! Soul (PG) Joe is a middle-school band teacher whose life hasn't quite gone the

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Movie

Movie

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

Event Details:
Hey, kids, escape the heat! Come on in for our Saturday Movie Matinee! We'll bring the popcorn! Soul (PG) Joe is a middle-school band teacher whose life hasn't quite gone the way he expected. His true passion is jazz. But when he travels to ano...
Characters from the Super Mario Bros game against a stormy background and the words "The Super Mario Bros. Movie"

Movie Monday - Super Mario Bros. Movie (PG)

Monday, June 17, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading Program, Movie
Age Group:
All Ages
Movie:

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

Event Details:

Hey, kids, escape the heat! Come on in for our weekly Monday Movie Matinee! We'll bring the popcorn! Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023, PG) A Brooklyn plumber named Mario travels

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Reading Program, Movie

Movie

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

Event Details:
Hey, kids, escape the heat! Come on in for our weekly Monday Movie Matinee! We'll bring the popcorn! Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023, PG) A Brooklyn plumber named Mario travels through the Mushroom Kingdom with a princess named Peach and an anthr...

Pop-Up Library in the Park

Friday, June 21, 2024 at 9:00am - 10:30am
Off Site
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

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

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: All Ages
Event Details:
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 cards, and patrons can return library materials they have checked out to ...
A man holds a glowing blue orb. In front of him is a girl in a purple dress.

Movie Monday - Wish (PG)

Monday, June 24, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading Program, Movie
Age Group:
All Ages
Movie:

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

Event Details:

Hey, kids, escape the heat! Come on in for our weekly Monday Movie Matinee! We'll bring the popcorn! Wish (PG) A young girl named Asha wishes on a star and gets a more direct

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Reading Program, Movie

Movie

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

Event Details:
Hey, kids, escape the heat! Come on in for our weekly Monday Movie Matinee! We'll bring the popcorn! Wish (PG) A young girl named Asha wishes on a star and gets a more direct answer than she bargained for when a trouble-making star comes down f...
Two men with long noses face off against a white background. One is bald and dressed in black, the other has blond hair and is dressed in white.

Saturday movie matinee - Despicable Me 3

Saturday, June 29, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
All Ages
Movie:

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

Event Details:

Hey, kids, escape the heat! Come on in for our Saturday Movie Matinee! We'll bring the popcorn! Despicable Me 3 Gru meets his long-lost, charming, cheerful, and more successf

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Movie

Movie

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

Event Details:
Hey, kids, escape the heat! Come on in for our Saturday Movie Matinee! We'll bring the popcorn! Despicable Me 3 Gru meets his long-lost, charming, cheerful, and more successful twin brother Dru, who wants to team up with him for one last crimin...
A turtle with an orange bandana rides a skateboard over his 3 friends.

Movie Monday - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Monday, July 1, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading Program, Movie
Age Group:
All Ages
Movie:

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

Event Details:

Hey, kids, escape the heat! Come on in for our weekly Monday Movie Matinee! We'll bring the popcorn! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (PG) After years of being she

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Reading Program, Movie

Movie

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

Event Details:
Hey, kids, escape the heat! Come on in for our weekly Monday Movie Matinee! We'll bring the popcorn! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (PG) After years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtles set out to win the hearts of ...

Pop-Up Library in the Park

Friday, July 5, 2024 at 9:00am - 10:30am
Off Site
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

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

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: All Ages
Event Details:
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 cards, and patrons can return library materials they have checked out to ...
Four real ducks in a sea of sunglasses-wearing yellow rubber ducks.

Movie Monday - Migration

Monday, July 8, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading Program, Movie
Age Group:
All Ages
Movie:

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

Event Details:

Hey, kids, escape the heat! Come on in for our weekly Monday Movie Matinee! We'll bring the popcorn! Migration (PG) Mack is an adventure-loathing duck who does not intend to

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Reading Program, Movie

Movie

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

Event Details:
Hey, kids, escape the heat! Come on in for our weekly Monday Movie Matinee! We'll bring the popcorn! Migration (PG) Mack is an adventure-loathing duck who does not intend to leave his New England pond anytime soon. However, he is convinced by h...
An oval with the words "Wild Times Exotics". Animals include a kangaroo, a parrot, and a tarantula

Wild Times Exotics Animal Show

Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading Program, Performance
Age Group:
All Ages
Performance:

Enjoy a free performance at the library.

Event Details:

Wild Times Exotics animal show! Meet some cuddly (and maybe not so cuddly!) new friends at this fun, interactive hour. 

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Reading Program, Performance

Performance

Enjoy a free performance at the library.

Event Details:
Wild Times Exotics animal show! Meet some cuddly (and maybe not so cuddly!) new friends at this fun, interactive hour.  ...
A girl with purple hair and a kinkajoo playing the trumpet stand on top of a drum. Two other musicians flank them in the background.

Saturday movie matinee

Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
All Ages
Movie:

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

Event Details:

Hey, kids, escape the heat! Come on in for our Saturday Movie Matinee! We'll bring the popcorn! Vivo (PG) Vivo follows a one-of-kind kinkajou (aka a rainforest "honey bear")

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Movie

Movie

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

Event Details:
Hey, kids, escape the heat! Come on in for our Saturday Movie Matinee! We'll bring the popcorn! Vivo (PG) Vivo follows a one-of-kind kinkajou (aka a rainforest "honey bear") who spends his days playing music to the crowds in a lively square wit...
Brightly colored troll hair over a sparkling background.

Movie Monday - Trolls Band Together

Monday, July 15, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading Program, Movie
Age Group:
All Ages
Movie:

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

Event Details:

Hey, kids, escape the heat! Come on in for our weekly Monday Movie Matinee! We'll bring the popcorn! Trolls Band Together (PG) Poppy discovers that Branch was once part of th

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Reading Program, Movie

Movie

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

Event Details:
Hey, kids, escape the heat! Come on in for our weekly Monday Movie Matinee! We'll bring the popcorn! Trolls Band Together (PG) Poppy discovers that Branch was once part of the boy band 'BroZone' with his brothers, Floyd, John Dory, Spruce and C...

Pop-Up Library in the Park

Friday, July 19, 2024 at 9:00am - 10:30am
Off Site
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

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

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: All Ages
Event Details:
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 cards, and patrons can return library materials they have checked out to ...
A man stands next to a tree and a body of water. He wears a black shirt and is holding an instrument over his right shoulder.

Sean Gaskell - West African Harp Performance

Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading Program, Performance
Age Group:
All Ages
Performance:

Enjoy a free performance at the library.

Event Details:

Sean Gaskell features songs on the kora- a 21 stringed West African harp. He studied under the extensive instruction of  Moriba Kuyateh and the late Malamini Jobarteh in Gambi

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Reading Program, Performance

Performance

Enjoy a free performance at the library.

Event Details:
Sean Gaskell features songs on the kora- a 21 stringed West African harp. He studied under the extensive instruction of  Moriba Kuyateh and the late Malamini Jobarteh in Gambia,  and both Youssoupha Cissokho and Mamadou Cissokho in Senegal....