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Vintage Pin Display

All Day 3/1 - 3/31
Display Cases
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Display Cases
Purpose of Meeting

Vintage Library Marketing Display

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

Financial Literacy for Teens

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Multipurpose Room
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Lecture Series
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9

Lecture Series

Enjoy a local expert discussing a topic of interest.

Event Details:

This series of five financial literacy courses will be taught by Mark Franklin. Each week will cover a different topic, culminating goal planning and vision boards for the future: 

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

Terrain Sculpting Collective

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens, Adults
Collaboratory
Cancelled
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Collaboratory
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: CoLab

Make and Take

A craft program with projects to take home.

Event Details:

This program has been canceled for today due to illness. Please join us for the next scheduled program in the series, on April 7th!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Amateur Writer's Guild

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
DeFrates Room
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: DeFrates Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Social, Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Come together with other writers for feedback on anything you have written, or answers to questions you might have!
For Zoom information, please email us at asklincolnlibrary@gmail.com.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Computer Basics 1

6:00pm - 7:00pm
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: Unlimited
Event Details:

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

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

Spinetinglers Horror Book Club

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

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

Zine Club Open Workshop

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Workshop
Event Details:

The Zine Club at the Lincoln Library is open to everyone!

Come spend some time with creative people and work on your very own Zine.

Not sure what a Zine is? That's fine, we'll show you!

Materials will be provided. 

Voices of Love, Joy, and Peace Rehearsal

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Carnegie North
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Purpose of Meeting

Meeting & Rehearsal

This event is in the "Adults 21+" group.
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults 21+
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:

Introduction:

From Gutters to Glory is a live storytelling event where participants share their personal tales of encountering difficulty but coming out victorious in one way or another. 

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

Preschool Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Toddlers, Pre-K, Children
Storytime Area
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Storytime Area
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:

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.

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Event Details:

“Susan Lawrence Dana: A Great Lady Lived Here,” tells the story of Susan Lawrence Dana, original owner of what is now the Dana-Thomas House State Historic Site.  Adapted and directed by Kevin Purcell and performed by Leigh Steiner, it feature

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Illinois Libraries Present: 9to5: The Story of a Movement

03/21/2025 @ 2:00pm - 03/23/2025 @ 11:45pm
Adults
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Watch the award-winning documentary from the comfort of your home!

AARP Tax Preparation

10:00am - 3:00pm
Multipurpose Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Purpose of Meeting

AARP Tax Preparation

Lived Experience Advisory Board: Focus Group

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

The lived experience advisory board will be hosting a focus group on homelessness in Sangamon County.

Doc Helm's Images of Illinois 1940s-1960s

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Carnegie North
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Purpose of Meeting

This presentation is made possible by a grant from Illinois Humanities. Audience will view and discuss 10 photos from E. Winfred "Doc" Helm's professional collection at the Illinois State Archives.

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Noble Discontent: Louisa May Alcott

3:00pm - 4:30pm
All Ages
Carnegie North
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Performance

Performance

Enjoy a free performance at the library.

Event Details:

Come and join us for this living history performance by Debra Ann Miller. 

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 "Toddlers" group.

Toddler Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Toddlers
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.

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

Financial Literacy

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens, Adults
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Lecture Series
Event Details:

Are you ready to take control of your finances? Join us for a series of informative workshops designed to empower you with essential financial knowledge.

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

Financial Literacy for Teens

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Multipurpose Room
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Lecture Series
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9

Lecture Series

Enjoy a local expert discussing a topic of interest.

Event Details:

This series of five financial literacy courses will be taught by Mark Franklin. Each week will cover a different topic, culminating goal planning and vision boards for the future: 

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: Unlimited
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

Mystery Book Club

1:00pm - 3:00pm
DeFrates Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: DeFrates Room
Purpose of Meeting

Mystery Book Club

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Black Authors Book Club

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Bicentennial Room
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Bicentennial Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club

Book Club

Event Details:

All are welcome to come and discuss this book. This space is for all readers to share & learn about the Black experience, and discuss books by Black authors that reflect that perspective.