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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...

Teen Pride Party

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen Zone at Lincoln Library
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

Come celebrate pride month in the Teen Zone! Make buttons, make a rainbow craft, hang out and eat food.    

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Teen Zone
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Event Details:
Come celebrate pride month in the Teen Zone! Make buttons, make a rainbow craft, hang out and eat food.     ...

Stitchuation

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
DeFrates Room at Lincoln Library
Event Details:

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

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: DeFrates Room
Event Details:
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. We have knitting, crocheting, embroidery, quilting, sewing, and more...
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 ...
A multicolored canvas with straight white lines throughout.

Tape Resist Nature Painting

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Multipurpose Room at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Children
Summer Reading Program:

Part of Summer Reading 2022: Read Off the Beaten Path

Event Details:

Use watercolors and painter's tape to create a one of a kind work of art! Supplies and space are limited - please arrive on time to ensure participation!

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Summer Reading Program

Summer Reading Program

Part of Summer Reading 2022: Read Off the Beaten Path

Event Details:
Use watercolors and painter's tape to create a one of a kind work of art! Supplies and space are limited - please arrive on time to ensure participation! ...
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 6, 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! ...

Land Subdivision Committee

Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

LSC

Carnegie North
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Purpose of Meeting
LSC...
Buzz Bomb Board Games

Board Game Night at Buzz Bomb

Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Off Site
Age Group:
Adults 21+
Event Details:

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

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults 21+
Event Details:
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 modern euro games! If you want to try out a new game, we can help teac...

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...

Microsoft Word Basics

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Computer Class
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
Computer Class:

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

Event Details:

Learn how Word works! From writing letters, to crafting research papers, and even making labels, there's plenty this program offers, and we'll show you how.

Required
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
Program Type: Computer Class
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14

Computer Class

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

Event Details:
Learn how Word works! From writing letters, to crafting research papers, and even making labels, there's plenty this program offers, and we'll show you how. ...
Lindbergh Park Storytime & Pop-Up

Storytime & Pop-Up Library in the Park

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Off Site
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Infants, Toddlers, Pre-K, Children
Event Details:

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

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Infants, Toddlers, Pre-K, Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:
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 promote language and listening skills, expand children’s imaginations ...

Microsoft Word Basics

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Computer Class
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
Computer Class:

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

Event Details:

Learn how Word works! From writing letters, to crafting research papers, and even making labels, there's plenty this program offers, and we'll show you how.

Required
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
Program Type: Computer Class
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15

Computer Class

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

Event Details:
Learn how Word works! From writing letters, to crafting research papers, and even making labels, there's plenty this program offers, and we'll show you how. ...

Springfield Jaycees Monthly Meeting

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Multipurpose Room at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Springfield Jaycees Monthly Meeting

Multipurpose Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Purpose of Meeting
Springfield Jaycees Monthly Meeting...
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 13, 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! ...
An image of a laptop, phone, and tablet, over a swirling black background

Ask a Library Techie

Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Computer Class
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
Computer Class:

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

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

Required
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
Program Type: Computer Class
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0

Computer Class

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

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. Two of our tech-savvy staff membe...
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...

Teen Mario Kart Tournament

Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen Zone at Lincoln Library
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
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
Event Details:
Come participate in the Teen Mario Kart Tournament for summer reading! Sign up to compete is first come, first served.  ...
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...
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
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
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/5601823670?omn=84713749638 If the link isn't working for you, try goin...