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Black Authors Series Bookclub

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: 12
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 September 26th will be Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison.&n...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

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: 6
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! ...
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults

Lecture Series

Enjoy a local expert discussing a topic of interest.

Event Details:
Join us as we hear from ____ as she shares an overview of how different cultures and religions handle death.  ...
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 "Black Dahlia Avenger: A Genius for Murder" by Steve Hodel. So, crack open a cold one and stop in every last Wednesday of t...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

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

The Job Macabre: Joe from Springfield Junkaway

10:30am - 12:30pm
Multipurpose Room
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults

Lecture Series

Enjoy a local expert discussing a topic of interest.

Event Details:
Join us as we hear from Joe as he talks about the work he and his crew do in and around Springfield. With over 20 years of experience, Joe should have plenty of stories to tell, and he'll share some of them with us. What's it like cleaning up after a...
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Intro to Cricut and Cricut Design Space

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:
Learn the basics of using the Cricut Design Space software to create your own projects for cutting with the Library's Cricut cutting machines! We'll go over how to design cutting projects with Design Space and the different types of materials that ca...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

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

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

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: 9
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! ...
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

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

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! ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club

Book Club

Discuss your latest read with friends.

Event Details:
Join us on Zoom (Meeting ID: 893 4439 0868) as we continue our journey around the world. This month, we're back to Africa with British journalist Tim Butcher to take on the Congo as we discuss his book Blood River: The Terrifying Journey through...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

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: 9
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! ...
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults

Lecture Series

Enjoy a local expert discussing a topic of interest.

Event Details:
Join us as we hear from Heather Calcara, Outreach Liaison for the Illnois Attorney General, as she helps us learn to identify and avoid online scams.  ...
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Saturday Crafternoon: Paper Pumpkin Luminaries

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Multipurpose Room
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:
For this month's Saturday Crafternoon, we'll be constructing paper luminaries in the shape of pumpkins that are perfect for Halloween or fall decor! All supplies will be provided; as supplies are limited, please register in advance to reserve your sp...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Amateur Writer's Guild

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Multipurpose Room
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:
Come together with other writers for feedback on anything you have written, or answers to questions you might have! No Registration needed! Attend in person, or join via Zoom here --> https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84501777792?pwd=WkNLUk9FeHF...
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults 21+" group.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
Program Type: Lecture Series
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_GraceLin, and they will email you a link to the Zoom event. You may also use that form to su...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Microsoft Excel Basics

5:30pm - 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: Unlimited

Computer Class

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

Event Details:
Do you want to become a data wizard, but you don't know where to start? Join librarian John for Microsoft Excel Basics, and learn all about cells, sums, autofill, and more! Soon you'll be making your own spreadsheets for anything from budgets to book...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Black Authors Series Bookclub

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: 14
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 October 24th will be Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson. Clic...
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults

Lecture Series

Enjoy a local expert discussing a topic of interest.

Event Details:
Join us as we hear from a representative from the Hispanic Women of Springfield, as they speak to us about the traditions of El Dia de los Muertos. ...