Upcoming Events

Age Group
Age Group
Program Type
Room
Event Type
Registration Type

Primary tabs

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults 21+" group.

Microsoft Word Basics

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
Program Type: Computer Class
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8

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.

This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

PNG: Podcasting for Teens

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Collaboratory
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Collaboratory
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: CoLab, Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9

Workshop

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

Event Details:

An introductory class about podcasting! How to decide on a topic, what equipment and software you need to get started, covering the actual uploading process, setting up an account and where and how you can publish it.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Ask a Library Techie

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Adults
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computer Class
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.

This event is in the "Infants" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Pre-K" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Santa Meet & Greet

11:00am - 1:00pm
Infants, Toddlers, Pre-K, Children, Tweens, Teens
Storytime Area
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Storytime Area
Age Group: Infants, Toddlers, Pre-K, Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Social
Event Details:

Free books?! From Santa?! Join the Lincoln Library Alliance on Saturday, December 14th from 11am - 1pm as they help us make things merry in the children's department!

Piano Recital

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Carnegie North
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Purpose of Meeting

Students perform piano selections they have been working on

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Financial Literacy for Beginners

10:30am - 11:30am
Teens, Adults
Multipurpose Room
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Lecture Series

Lecture Series

Enjoy a local expert discussing a topic of interest.

Event Details:

Financial Literacy for Beginners

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Amateur Writer's Guild

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Multipurpose Room
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Social, Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

Come together with other writers for feedback on anything you have written, or answers to questions you might have!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Computer Basics 1

10:30am - 11:30am
Adults
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computer Class
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

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

Get Covered Illinois

12:00pm - 4:00pm
Atrium
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Atrium
Purpose of Meeting

Informational outreach

This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

PNG: Podcasting for Teens

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Collaboratory
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Collaboratory
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: CoLab, Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9

Workshop

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

Event Details:

An introductory class about podcasting! How to decide on a topic, what equipment and software you need to get started, covering the actual uploading process, setting up an account and where and how you can publish it.

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

Station planning and minutiae.

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Spinetinglers Horror Book Club

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Teens, Adults
Bicentennial Room
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Bicentennial Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Club

Book Club

Event Details:

The Spinetinglers Book Club meets on the third Tuesday of each month for discussion of a different horror book. If you're a fan of ghosts, vampires, or other spooks and ghouls, this book club is for you!

Employee Lunch and Learn

11:15am - 11:45am
Multipurpose Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Purpose of Meeting

COS Springfield Education Lunch

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

Our monthly General Membership meeting.

This event is in the "Infants" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Pre-K" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.

Holiday Storytime & Crafts

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

Storytime

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

Event Details:

Join us for an extra special storytime as we have some holiday fun! 

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults 21+" group.

Ask a Library Techie

10:30am - 11:30am
Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
Program Type: Computer Class
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5

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.

This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Intermediate Sewing Class: Cell Phone Wallet

2:00pm - 4:30pm
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Collaboratory
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Collaboratory
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: CoLab
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0

Workshop

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

Event Details:

Learn how to sew a wallet with enough space to hold your cell phone and your important cards!

This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Pre-K" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.

Saturday Craft Kits

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

The weather outside is frightful, but crafts make everything delightful! Every Saturday this holiday season, while supplies last, come to the children's department to grab a fun, at-home take & make kit!

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Great Horned Owls: Hiding in Plain Sight

2:30pm - 4:30pm
All Ages
Carnegie North
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:

Mark H.X. Glenshaw is an award-winning naturalist who has closely observed and documented the lives of Great Horned Owls in Forest Park, a large urban park in St.

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Pop-Up Library at the YMCA

9:00am - 11:00am
All Ages
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.

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Yoga Beginners to Advanced

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Teens, Adults
Carnegie North
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Everyone ages 13 and up is welcome in this community yoga class. We will focus on breathing, stretching and honoring our bodies. Just bring a mat and comfy clothes! 

Closed for Christmas Holiday

All Day 12/24 - 12/25
Closing
Branches:
Lincoln Library
Description:

Christmas 

This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Pre-K" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.

Saturday Craft Kits

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

The weather outside is frightful, but crafts make everything delightful! Every Saturday this holiday season, while supplies last, come to the children's department to grab a fun, at-home take & make kit!

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

To provide education and a save space for parents raising children with special needs.