Juneteenth Closure

The Library will be closed Wednesday, June 19th in observance of Juneteenth. Remember, our online resources are always available! 

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An illustration of a pile of mail and stamps. On the front of an envelope in the center of the design are the event name and meeting details.

Snail Mailers Meetup

Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Off Site
Program Type:
Crafts, Social
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Do you love writing and sending notes? Do you have a stack of cards and stationery you haven’t gotten around to writing and sending? Do you want to meet other snail mail lovers and...

Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Social
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

Do you love writing and sending notes? Do you have a stack of cards and stationery you haven’t gotten around to writing and sending? Do you want to meet other snail mail lovers and check out their stamps, stickers, envelopes, and paper?

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:
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 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: 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 Saturday Movie Matinee! We'll bring the popcorn!

Soul (PG)

purple flyer stating "Teen Mario Kart Tournament Saturday, June 15th from 2-4pm in the Teen Zone For grades 6-12 "

Teen Mario Kart Tournament

Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen Zone at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading Program, Social
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Social:

Connect with friends at the Lincoln Library.

Event Details:

Come participate in the Teen Mario Kart Tournament for summer reading! Sign up to compete is first come, first served. 

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Teen Zone
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Summer Reading Program, Social

Social

Connect with friends at the Lincoln Library.

Event Details:

Come participate in the Teen Mario Kart Tournament for summer reading! Sign up to compete is first come, first served. 

Sewing Class: Patchwork Picnic Blanket

Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Collaboratory at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
CoLab
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Workshop:

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

Event Details:

Learn how to make a patchwork picnic blanket using scrap fabric and upcycled old clothes! This class is suitable for beginners as well as those with previous sewing experience.&nbs...

Required
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Collaboratory
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: CoLab
Required
Seats Remaining: 3

Workshop

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

Event Details:

Learn how to make a patchwork picnic blanket using scrap fabric and upcycled old clothes! This class is suitable for beginners as well as those with previous sewing experience. 

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 banner with four colors, purple, green, orange, and cyan, with a blank quill and ink over top the banner, and white text reading "Lincoln Library" at the top and "Amateur Writer's Guild" at the bottom.

Amateur Writer's Guild

Monday, June 17, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Multipurpose Room at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Come together with other writers for feedback on anything you have written, or answers to questions you might have! Join via Zoom here --> https://us06web.zoom.us/j/560...

Required
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion
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!

Join via Zoom here

Mystery Book Club

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
DeFrates Room at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Book Club

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

Book Club

Blue text with the words "The Muni". The dot on the I is shaped like a star.

Springfield Muni Opera Performance

Tuesday, June 18, 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:

Preview performance and presentation from the Springfield Muni. 

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:

Preview performance and presentation from the Springfield Muni. 

PowerPoint 101

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Computer Class
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Learn the basics of Microsoft PowerPoint with this helpful computer class.

Required
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computer Class
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Learn the basics of Microsoft PowerPoint with this helpful computer class.

Sewing Class: How to Read a Sewing Pattern

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 3:30pm - 6:00pm
Collaboratory at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Workshop:

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

Event Details:

Don't know your grainline from your bias? Unsure where to cut into a new pattern? If you've ever been bamboozled trying to understand a sewing pattern, this class is for you! We'll...

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

Workshop

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

Event Details:

Don't know your grainline from your bias? Unsure where to cut into a new pattern? If you've ever been bamboozled trying to understand a sewing pattern, this class is for you!

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Multipurpose Room at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Organization business meeting.

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

Organization business meeting.

"Good Grief " Death Cafe

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Bicentennial Room at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

This meeting is in place to offer a safe space for like-minded individuals to gather to share dialogue surrounding grief.

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

This meeting is in place to offer a safe space for like-minded individuals to gather to share dialogue surrounding grief.

A girl in a pink hat and blue overalls reads a book on her lap. Another open book sits next to her.

Family Storytime

Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading Program, Storytime
Age Group:
Infants, Toddlers, Pre-K, Children
Storytime:

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

Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs and movement! This storytime has something for everyone - no registration required. Drop-ins welcome!

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: Infants, Toddlers, Pre-K, Children
Program Type: Summer Reading Program, Storytime

Storytime

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

Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs and movement! This storytime has something for everyone - no registration required. Drop-ins welcome!

Cricut Class: Getting Scrappy

Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Collaboratory at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
CoLab, Workshop
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Workshop:

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

Event Details:

In keeping with the theme of summer reading, "Read, Renew, Repeat", learn how you can use leftover scraps of vinyl and paper to create unique designs using our Cricut cutting machi...

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

Workshop

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

Event Details:

In keeping with the theme of summer reading, "Read, Renew, Repeat", learn how you can use leftover scraps of vinyl and paper to create unique designs using our Cricut cutting machines!

Flyer stating "Teen Library Slime Time, Thursday, June 20th from 3-4 pm in the multipurpose room for grades 6-12"

Make Slime!

Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Multipurpose Room at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Make and Take, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Make and Take:

A craft program with projects to take home.

Event Details:

Teens in grades 6-12 can come to the multipurpose room to make slime! Baggies will be provided during the program so that the slime can be taken home. 

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Make and Take, Summer Reading Program

Make and Take

A craft program with projects to take home.

Event Details:

Teens in grades 6-12 can come to the multipurpose room to make slime! Baggies will be provided during the program so that the slime can be taken home. 

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.

Red Cross Blood Drive

Friday, June 21, 2024 at 10:00am - 4:00pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Red Cross

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

Red Cross

Walk with Pride graphic (a view of the Capitol building with some vintage photos underneath)

Walk with Pride: A Tour of Springfield's LGBT+ History

Saturday, June 22, 2024 at 9:00am - 10:30am
Library Plaza at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading Program, Lecture Series
Age Group:
All Ages
Lecture Series:

Enjoy a local expert discussing a topic of interest.

Event Details:

This Pride Month, join Lincoln Library’s Sangamon Valley Collection for a free walking tour of historic LGBT+ sites in Downtown Springfield. From Ethel Mars to Smokey’s Den to The ...

Required
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Library Plaza
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Reading Program, Lecture Series
Required
Seats Remaining: 9

Lecture Series

Enjoy a local expert discussing a topic of interest.

Event Details:

This Pride Month, join Lincoln Library’s Sangamon Valley Collection for a free walking tour of historic LGBT+ sites in Downtown Springfield. From Ethel Mars to Smokey’s Den to The Prairie Flame to PrideFest, we have a lot to be proud of.

Route 66 Celebration

Saturday, June 22, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
All Ages
Lecture Series:

Enjoy a local expert discussing a topic of interest.

Event Details:

Join us as we hear Dwight M. Cannon, President Route 66 Association of Illinois, talk to us about getting our kicks on Route 66. He'll be discussing the history of the Mother Road,...

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

Lecture Series

Enjoy a local expert discussing a topic of interest.

Event Details:

Join us as we hear Dwight M. Cannon, President Route 66 Association of Illinois, talk to us about getting our kicks on Route 66. He'll be discussing the history of the Mother Road, particularly our part here in central Illinois and down to St.

Historic Sites Commission, Community Education Program

Monday, June 24, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Bicentennial Room at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

To discussing the landmarking program and process. Plan for future community presentations.

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

To discussing the landmarking program and process. Plan for future community presentations.

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)

Get Covered Illinois

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Study Room 2 at Lincoln Library
Study Room 2
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Study Room 2

Get Covered Illinois

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Study Room 2 at Lincoln Library
Study Room 2
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Study Room 2