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The Gathering of the Bookalos: A Silent Book Club

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:
Want to carve out time to read but don't want the pressure to finish and discuss a specific book?  Want to learn what others are reading and low-key socialize? It sounds to us like you may be a Bookalo. The Gathering of the Bookalos is a...

Star Wars Day Movie: Return of the Jedi

2:00pm - 4:30pm
Carnegie North
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Movie

Movie

Enjoy a movie with digital surround sound at the Lincoln Library.

Event Details:
Wrap up Star Wars Day at Lincoln Library with a showing of the 1983 film Return of the Jedi! ...

Stitchuation

6:00pm - 7:30pm
DeFrates Room
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: DeFrates Room
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...

ILP Presents: The Many Lives of Kal Penn

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Lecture Series
Event Details:
Lincoln Library joins more than 200 Illinois libraries to continue Season 3 of Illinois Libraries Present, a collaborative effort featuring virtual events with bestselling and award-winning authors and esteemed speakers. The season will culminate wit...

Storytime & Pop-Up Library in the Park

10:00am - 11:00am
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Infants, Toddlers, Pre-K, Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:
Share the fun of reading with your children! Children and their grownups will explore stories to encourage children to develop a lifelong love of reading. Storytime is designed to promote language and listening skills, expand children’s imaginations ...

Teen Board Games and More

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen Zone
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Teen Zone
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Event Details:
Come to the Teen Zone to play some games! A variety of games will be set out for those in grades 6-12 to play.  ...

Family Storytime at Lincoln Memorial Garden

11:00am - 11:30am
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: 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:
During the month of May, we'll be holding outdoor storytimes at Lincoln Memorial Garden! Join us on the Woodland Patio for a fun, family storytime, then spend some time exploring all the Garden has to offer.  (in the event of inclement weathe...

Ask a Library Techie

2:30pm - 3:30pm
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: 2

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. Two of our tech-savvy staff membe...

Mini Chess Tournament

10:00am - 2:00pm
Multipurpose Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Purpose of Meeting
Free chess tournament . 3 games, all ages and skill levels welcome. Bring your own chess set....

Exploring Your Family Tree

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: 9

Computer Class

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

Event Details:
This free course is an introduction to the online genealogy resources offered and compiled by the library. In order to get the most out of this course, you must have computer experience. We cover: Ancestry Library Edition, Heritage Hub, HeritageQu...

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! ...

Kids' STEM program: The Life Cycle of Pollinators

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Multipurpose Room
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Make and Take, Lecture Series

Make and Take

A craft program with projects to take home.

Event Details:
Join us as we partner with Dr. Michelle Norberto-Whipple from Illinois 4H for an exciting program all about the life cycle of pollinators!  Pollinators play an essential role in our ecosystems. They are responsible for pollinating plants - ab...

Family Storytime at Lincoln Memorial Garden

11:00am - 11:30am
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: 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:
During the month of May, we'll be holding outdoor storytimes at Lincoln Memorial Garden! Join us on the Woodland Patio for a fun, family storytime, then spend some time exploring all the Garden has to offer.  (in the event of inclement weathe...

Pop-Up Library in the Park

9:00am - 10:30am
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. We will make and renew library cards, and patrons can return library materials they have checked out to ...

Amateur Writer's Guild

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Multipurpose Room
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:
Come together with other writers for feedback on anything you have written, or answers to questions you might have! Join via Zoom here --> https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84501777792?pwd=WkNLUk9FeHFBRWc1U1Z2QUlMSHBndz09 ...

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 May 21st will be Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man ...

Teen Book Club - The Black Flamingo

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

Book Club

Event Details:
Make friends, eat pizza, and discuss this month's book club pick! This month, we'll be reading Dean Atta's novel: The Black Flamingo. Check out a copy from the library or download it on Libby, Boundless, or Hoopla! Summary: A boy comes to terms...

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 ...

Family Storytime at Lincoln Memorial Garden

11:00am - 11:30am
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: 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:
During the month of May, we'll be holding outdoor storytimes at Lincoln Memorial Garden! Join us on the Woodland Patio for a fun, family storytime, then spend some time exploring all the Garden has to offer.  (in the event of inclement weathe...

Movie Matinee

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Carnegie North
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie

Movie

Enjoy a movie with digital surround sound at the Lincoln Library.

Event Details:
Movie about women in baseball ...

Red Light Night: How to Spot AI in Art

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Carnegie North
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Purpose of Meeting
The Springfield Area Arts Council presents Red Light Night, a series of discussions on provocative topics within the arts led by guest lecturers and panelists on select evenings. These sessions serve as a platform to explore a variety of themes that ...

Decorate the Teen Zone!

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen Zone
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Teen Zone
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Event Details:
Make decorations and set or hang them around the Teen Zone to decorate! Crafting materials will be provided.     ...