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Get Covered Illinois

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Study Room 3
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Study Room 3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:
Get Covered Illinois will be on hand to discuss and assist in enrolling in the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare). ...

Joint Review Board

12:00pm - 2:00pm
Carnegie North
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Purpose of Meeting
This meeting is for the annual Joint Review Board meeting. ...

Mystery Book Club

1:15pm - 3:00pm
DeFrates Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: DeFrates Room
Purpose of Meeting
Mystery Book Club ...
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Advisory Group

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen Zone
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Teen Zone
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Social

Social

Connect with friends at the Lincoln Library.

Event Details:
Make a difference at the library! Work with other teens to tell us what the library can do to better help you. Plan programs that you think would be fun. Make friends. Eat pizza! ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Lecture Series
Event Details:
Lincoln Library joins more than 200 Illinois libraries to host Ruth E. Carter, the only two-time Academy Award-winning costume designer. Carter is the first Black person to win for Best Costume Design, the first designer to win this award twice and t...
This event is in the "Pre-K" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.

Preschool Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime Area
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Storytime Area
Age Group: Pre-K, Children

Storytime

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

Event Details:
Share the fun of reading with your children ages 3-5 years! Children and their grownups will explore stories and activities to encourage children to develop a lifelong love of reading and learning. These 30-minute programs are designed to promote lan...
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Discussion
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 45
Event Details:
Director of the Henry R. Barber Research Observatory at the University of Illinois Springfield stops by to tell us about the upcoming solar eclipse on April 8th. What do you need to know, where can you see the sun completely covered, and how can...

AARP Tax Preparation

10:00am - 4:00pm
Carnegie North
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Purpose of Meeting
Tax Preparation ...
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.

Toddler Time

10:15am - 11:00am
Storytime Area
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Storytime Area
Age Group: Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime

Storytime

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

Event Details:
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 are encouraged to engage with the stories and activities, and their g...

Girl Scout Troop 6753

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Multipurpose Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Purpose of Meeting
TROOP MEETING...

Diabetes Alert Day

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Carnegie North
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Purpose of Meeting
Have information on the risks of & treatment for diabetes...
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Machine Embroidery: In-the-Hoop Bookmark

3:30pm - 6:00pm
Collaboratory
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Collaboratory
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: CoLab
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:
Learn how to use our embroidery machines by creating a personalized felt bookmark! We'll teach you the basics of setting up a machine embroidery project, as well as how to customize your project using the many built-in designs on the machine. &nbs...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Black Authors Series Book Club

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Bicentennial Room
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Bicentennial Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:
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 for March 26th will be Don't Cry for Me by Daniel Black. Cli...

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.

5:30pm - 7:30pm
Multipurpose Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Purpose of Meeting
The purpose of this meeting is to conduct regular monthly business....
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Book Club: The Magic Fish

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen Zone
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Teen Zone
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Book Club

Book Club

Discuss your latest read with friends.

Event Details:
Make friends, eat pizza, and discuss this month's book club pick! This month, we'll be reading Trung Le Nguyen's graphic novel The Magic Fish. Check out a copy from the library or download it on Libby, Boundless, or Hoopla! Plot summary Re...
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.

Kids' STEM activity: Peeps Science

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Multipurpose Room
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Crafts, Make and Take

Make and Take

A craft program with projects to take home.

Event Details:
Let's learn about Peeps! We'll do some fun experiments and maybe even some taste testing! Take home craft - Make your own Peeps playdough. We'll supply the Peeps and the instructions, you supply the microwave!   And don't forget to chec...

LL Board of Trustees Meeting

4:45pm - 6:00pm
Bicentennial Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Bicentennial Room
Purpose of Meeting
Lincoln Library Board of Trustees Meeting ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults 21+" group.

True Crime & Brew Time

8:00pm - 9:00pm
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Adults, Adults 21+
Program Type: Book Club

Book Club

Discuss your latest read with friends.

Event Details:
Join us for True Crime & Brew Time to talk about everyone's favorite true crime obsessions! This month we'll be discussing The Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James Brown. So, crack open a cold one and stop in every last Wednesday of the month ...
This event is in the "Pre-K" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.

Preschool Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime Area
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Storytime Area
Age Group: Pre-K, Children

Storytime

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

Event Details:
Share the fun of reading with your children ages 3-5 years! Children and their grownups will explore stories and activities to encourage children to develop a lifelong love of reading and learning. These 30-minute programs are designed to promote lan...