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Typing with Brit

6:00pm - 7:00pm
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: 8
Event Details:
Come and learn typing basics with Library Assistant, Britainy. In the class, you will learn basic typing skills and improve your speed and accuracy. The class is for 6 weeks-- if you attend 4 sessions, you will receive a completion certificate! ...

The Stitch-uation

6:00pm - 7:30pm
DeFrates Room
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: DeFrates Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Social
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...

Focus Group: Lived Experience Collaboration

3:00pm - 4:45pm
Multipurpose Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Purpose of Meeting
Host a focus group for those who have lived experience of homelessness for them to have a space to come and share their story and provide input on topics that can help impact the community at a system level....

Teen Space Crafts

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen Zone
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Teen Zone
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts

Make and Take

A craft program with projects to take home.

Event Details:
Celebrate space week and make space themed crafts at the library! For those in grades 6-12. ...

Space Week Launch: A Peek Beyond Our Galaxy with the James Webb Space Telescope

5:00pm - 7:15pm
Carnegie North
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Movie, Discussion
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Event Details:
With its second year in orbit over Earth nearly complete, come take a look as Lincoln Library displays the James Webb's Telescope's high resolution photographs of stellar phenomena near and far. A slideshow will be running the entire time of the pro...

Southeast Missouri State University College Info Night

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Multipurpose Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Purpose of Meeting
Purpose of this meeting is a college info night about the benefits of students receiving a higher education. This night will include information on the difference between public vs. private universities, financial aid information, scholarships, and i...

Illinois Libraries Present: Chills & Thrills with Stephen Graham Jones

7:00pm - 8:00pm
DeFrates Room
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: DeFrates Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
Program Type: Lecture Series

Lecture Series

Enjoy a local expert discussing a topic of interest.

Event Details:
This is a live virtual event that you can attend over Zoom. If you would like to view it live from home, please register by clicking here: https://bit.ly/ILP_StephenGrahamJones, and they will email you a link to the Zoom event. You may also use that ...

Preschool Storytime

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

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...

Security Meetings

11:00am - 12:00pm
Bicentennial Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Bicentennial Room
Purpose of Meeting
Security Meeting ...

Typing with Brit

11:00am - 12:00pm
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: 8
Event Details:
Come and learn typing basics with Library Assistant, Britainy. In the class, you will learn basic typing skills and improve your speed and accuracy. The class is for 6 weeks-- if you attend 4 sessions, you will receive a completion certificate! ...

Board Game Night at Buzz Bomb

7:00pm - 9:00pm
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...

Space Week: UIS Star Party

8:00pm - 10:00pm
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Discussion, Community Meeting
Event Details:
Join us at the University of Illinois' Campus Observatory for their weekly star party! See stars and distant planets with one of their telescopes.  Available spaces are limited, so registration with UIS is highly encouraged and free! To do so, ...

Space Week: Eclipse Safety & You

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Multipurpose Room
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Discussion
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:
On October 14th, Earth will experience a solar eclipse, and Springfield will be able to see part of it! In preparation for then, and as a part of space week, Lincoln Library will be hosting a short program on eclipses: what causes them, why they're d...

Sewing Class: Spooky Witch's Hat

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Collaboratory
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Collaboratory
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:
Get ready for the scariest time of the year by learning how to sew your own witch hat that you can decorate with spooky embellishments!   Spots are limited and registration is required. All participants must sign a waiver for ongoing acces...

Foil Transfer Art

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Multipurpose Room
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Make and Take

Make and Take

A craft program with projects to take home.

Event Details:
Create a fun, colorful work of art with a few simple supplies! We'll use markers, foil, and water to create a watercolor print on cardstock.  ...

Space on the Big Screen: Moonfall

1:45pm - 4:00pm
Carnegie North
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Movie
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 120
Event Details:
Some Science Fiction likes to lean a bit heavier to the Fiction side, but there's nothing wrong with that! Join Lincoln Library as we show 2022's action-packed sci-fi disaster Moonfall! ...

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...

Family Literacy Night (with Children's Dyslexia Center)

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Multipurpose Room
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion

Discussion

Talk about a topic with community members and experts.

Event Details:
Do you have concerns about your child’s reading? Do you have questions about helping your children learn to read? Are you worried your child might have dyslexia? Join us at the library for an evening of information and fellowship! Hear from the di...

Space Week: UAP's Among Us: The Congressional Hearing on Aliens

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Carnegie North
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:
On June 26th, 2023 several servicemen of the U.S. Armed Forces testified before members of congress that they, along with many others, were regular observers of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, or UAPs. They further asserted that the U.S. Government wa...

Space Week: 3rd and 4th to the Moon: Pictures & Videos from India and China's Lunar Missions

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Carnegie North
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Discussion
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 40
Event Details:
Space Week wraps up with a show focusing on two recent successes in space exploration.  In 2013 China became the third country to successfully land on the lunar surface, and earlier this year India became the fourth. Join us as we see what's ne...