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Zine Club Open Workshop

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Make and Take, Social
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

The Zine Club at the Lincoln Library is open to everyone!

Come spend some time with creative people and work on your very own Zine.

Not sure what a Zine is? That's fine, we'll show you!

Materials will be provided. 

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Make and Take, Social
Event Details:

The Zine Club at the Lincoln Library is open to everyone!

Come spend some time with creative people and work on your very own Zine.

Not sure what a Zine is? That's fine, we'll show you!

Materials will be provided. 

ACLU Monthly Board Meeting

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Bicentennial Room at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Monthly Board Meeting

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

Monthly Board Meeting

A flyer with fall colors, including details of the story time event.

Family Storytime

Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime Area at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Toddlers, Pre-K, Children
Storytime:

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

Stories, songs, and movement for ages 0-5! Join us on Thursdays this fall!

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

Storytime

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

Stories, songs, and movement for ages 0-5! Join us on Thursdays this fall!

NPR Exhibit

Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

NPR Exhibit

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

NPR Exhibit

NPR Exhibit

Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Atrium at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

NPR Exhibit

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

NPR Exhibit

Colorful Summertime Pop Up Flyer

Pop Up Library in the Park

Friday, September 19, 2025 at 9:00am - 11:00am
Off Site
Age Group:
All Ages

A pop-up library is a temporary collection of materials for patrons to browse and check out at a location other than the library.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: All Ages
Event Details:

A pop-up library is a temporary collection of materials for patrons to browse and check out at a location other than the library.

The Lincoln Library and YMCA logos at the top with text describing the date, time, activities that happen at a Pop-up library.

Pop-Up Library at the YMCA

Monday, September 22, 2025 at 9:00am - 11:00am
Off Site
Age Group:
All Ages

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.

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.

Making Sense of Dollars

Making Sense of Dollars

Monday, September 22, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Lecture Series
Age Group:
All Ages

Enjoy a local expert discussing a topic of interest.

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Lecture Series
Event Details:

Enjoy a local expert discussing a topic of interest.

Get Covered Illinois

Tuesday, September 23, 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

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennet

Black Authors Book Club

Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Bicentennial Room at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Book Club:

Join us for our book club, discussing books by Black authors. We are creating this space for all readers to share & learn about the Black experience, and books that reflect that perspective.

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Bicentennial Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Book Club

Join us for our book club, discussing books by Black authors. We are creating this space for all readers to share & learn about the Black experience, and books that reflect that perspective.

3D hand art

3D Hand Art

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Multipurpose Room at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Make and Take
Age Group:
Children, Tweens
Make and Take:

A craft program with projects to take home.

Come make 3D hand art at the Lincoln library using basic tools and skills.

Wednesday, September 24th, 3:30-4:30 pm 

Multi-purpose room 

For grades 3-6 (ages 8-12)

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Make and Take
Event Details:

Make and Take

A craft program with projects to take home.

Come make 3D hand art at the Lincoln library using basic tools and skills.

Wednesday, September 24th, 3:30-4:30 pm 

Multi-purpose room 

For grades 3-6 (ages 8-12)

Teen Dungeons & Dragons

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Social
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Social:

Connect with friends at the Lincoln Library.

Teens in grades 6-12 are welcome to join us for a Dungeons & Dragons one-shot quest! No prior experience required!

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Social
Event Details:

Social

Connect with friends at the Lincoln Library.

Teens in grades 6-12 are welcome to join us for a Dungeons & Dragons one-shot quest! No prior experience required!

LL Board of Trustees Meeting

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 4:45pm - 6:30pm
Bicentennial Room at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Board Meeting 

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

Board Meeting 

A flyer with fall colors, including details of the story time event.

Family Storytime

Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime Area at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Toddlers, Pre-K, Children
Storytime:

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

Stories, songs, and movement for ages 0-5! Join us on Thursdays this fall!

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

Storytime

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

Stories, songs, and movement for ages 0-5! Join us on Thursdays this fall!

Ask a Library Techie

Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Computer Class
Age Group:
All Ages

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

Registration Required
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Computer Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

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

Computer Basics 1

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Computer Class
Age Group:
Adults

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

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

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

Staff Pumpkin Decorating Contest

All Day 10/1 - 11/3
Display Cases at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Staff Pumpkin Decorating Contest

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

Staff Pumpkin Decorating Contest

Zine Club Open Workshop

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Make and Take, Social
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

The Zine Club at the Lincoln Library is open to everyone!

Come spend some time with creative people and work on your very own Zine.

Not sure what a Zine is? That's fine, we'll show you!

Materials will be provided. 

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Make and Take, Social
Event Details:

The Zine Club at the Lincoln Library is open to everyone!

Come spend some time with creative people and work on your very own Zine.

Not sure what a Zine is? That's fine, we'll show you!

Materials will be provided. 

A flyer with fall colors, including details of the story time event.

Family Storytime

Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime Area at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Toddlers, Pre-K, Children
Storytime:

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

Stories, songs, and movement for ages 0-5! Join us on Thursdays this fall!

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

Storytime

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

Stories, songs, and movement for ages 0-5! Join us on Thursdays this fall!

Land Subdivision Committee

Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:15pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Land Subdivision Committee

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

Land Subdivision Committee

Buzz Bomb Board Games

Board Game Night at Buzz Bomb

Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Off Site
Age Group:
Adults 21+

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!

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!

Colorful Summertime Pop Up Flyer

Pop Up Library in the Park

Friday, October 3, 2025 at 9:00am - 11:00am
Off Site
Age Group:
All Ages

A pop-up library is a temporary collection of materials for patrons to browse and check out at a location other than the library.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: All Ages
Event Details:

A pop-up library is a temporary collection of materials for patrons to browse and check out at a location other than the library.

Pioneer Park Homeowner's Association

Monday, October 6, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

HOA Association

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

HOA Association

Podcasting 102

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Collaboratory at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
CoLab
Age Group:
Adults

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 tricks for scripting and creating a successful podcast.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Collaboratory
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: CoLab
Registration Required
Event Details:

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 tricks for scripting and creating a successful podcast.