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This event is in the "All Ages" group

Mobile Branch at Kerasotes YMCA

10:00am–11:30am
All Ages
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Mobile Branch
Age Group: All Ages
Event Details:

Lincoln Library’s Mobile Branch is a bookmobile that brings books, digital resources, internet access, and programs directly to the community.

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Making Sense of Dollars

4:00pm–5:00pm
All Ages
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Lecture Series
Event Details:

Enjoy a local expert discussing a topic of interest.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen writers' workshop

4:00pm–5:30pm
Teens
DeFrates Room
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: DeFrates Room
Age Group: Teens
Event Details:

Do you like to write?

Looking for a safe space to share and workshop your writing?

Then this might just be the thing you’ve been looking for.

Recommended for teens 14 and up.

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:

Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard was committed to the Illinois State Hospital (the state mental asylum) in 1860, and was kept under lock and key for three years, all the while protesting her sanity.

Young adults 2.0

6:00pm–7:30pm
Multipurpose Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Purpose of Meeting

For young adults to discuss the world's problems.

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Mobile Branch at Lowe's North

9:45am–10:30am
All Ages
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Mobile Branch
Age Group: All Ages
Event Details:

Lincoln Library’s Mobile Branch is a bookmobile that brings books, digital resources, internet access, and programs directly to the community.

This event is in the "Toddlers" group

Toddler Time

10:30am–11:00am
Toddlers
Carnegie North
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Storytime

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

Join us on Tuesdays this spring for Toddler Time!

This event is in the "All Ages" group
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Mobile Branch
Age Group: All Ages
Event Details:

Lincoln Library’s Mobile Branch is a bookmobile that brings books, digital resources, internet access, and programs directly to the community.

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

Informational

This event is in the "Adults" group

Podcasting 101

5:30pm–6:30pm
Adults
Collaboratory
Registration Required
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Collaboratory
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: CoLab
Registration Required
Event Details:

An introductory class about podcasting! How to decide on a topic, what equipment and software you need to get started, how to decide on a topic, and where and how you can publish it.

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

CANCELLED: Civil Civics America 250: Drafting a New America

6:00pm–7:30pm
Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
Bicentennial Room
Cancelled
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Bicentennial Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:

Bill of Rights, Part 1

COS Orientation

8:30am–3:30pm
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Purpose of Meeting

New Hire Orientation

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Mobile Branch at Lincoln Park

12:15pm–1:00pm
All Ages
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Mobile Branch
Age Group: All Ages
Event Details:

Lincoln Library’s Mobile Branch is a bookmobile that brings books, digital resources, internet access, and programs directly to the community.

History in Film: The Sandlot

1:00pm–3:00pm
Carnegie North
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Movie

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

Join the Sangamon Valley Collection and the State Historic Sites of Springfield for the showing of the film the Sandlot (1993) and some history of youth baseball in Springfield.

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Mobile Branch at Schnucks North

1:30pm–2:15pm
All Ages
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Mobile Branch
Age Group: All Ages
Event Details:

Lincoln Library’s Mobile Branch is a bookmobile that brings books, digital resources, internet access, and programs directly to the community.

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Mobile Branch at Poplar Place

2:45pm–3:30pm
All Ages
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Mobile Branch
Age Group: All Ages
Event Details:

Lincoln Library’s Mobile Branch is a bookmobile that brings books, digital resources, internet access, and programs directly to the community.

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

Teen Crafty Afternoon

3:00pm–4:00pm
Tweens, Teens
DeFrates Room
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: DeFrates Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

Social

Connect with friends at the Lincoln Library.

Bring your own craft or use some of our materials for a chill afternoon program. Crochet hooks, yarn, coloring pages, and colored pencils will be provided. For grades 6-12 (Ages 11-18).

History in Film: A League of Their Own

5:00pm–7:30pm
Carnegie North
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Movie

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

Join the Sangamon Valley Collection and the State Historic Sites of Springfield for a showing of the film A League of Their Own (1992) and some history of women's baseball.

This event is in the "All Ages" group
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Mobile Branch
Age Group: All Ages
Event Details:

Lincoln Library’s Mobile Branch is a bookmobile that brings books, digital resources, internet access, and programs directly to the community.

Sangamon County Historical Society Board Meeting

5:30pm–6:30pm
Multipurpose Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Purpose of Meeting

Monthly Board Meeting

This event is in the "All Ages" group
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Mobile Branch
Age Group: All Ages
Event Details:

Lincoln Library’s Mobile Branch is a bookmobile that brings books, digital resources, internet access, and programs directly to the community.

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

Preschool Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Pre-K, Children
Carnegie North
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: Pre-K, Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Storytime

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

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.

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 "All Ages" group
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Mobile Branch
Age Group: All Ages
Event Details:

Lincoln Library’s Mobile Branch is a bookmobile that brings books, digital resources, internet access, and programs directly to the community.