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Until further notice, Lincoln Library has limited services available. Item pickup available through curbside service only. More information about curbside can be found here. Computer use is available by appointment only. More information is available here. 

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Illinois Legal Aid Online (ILAO) Virtual Legal Self-Help Appointments

4:00pm - 7:00pm
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:
Make a free appointment to talk to a Community Navigator by video (Zoom) or phone!  Learn about the law, your legal rights, and how to go to court. The ILAO Navigator will: Help you search online for answers to your legal questions,s...

Friends of Lincoln Library presents Behind the Book with Ken Mitchell

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Registration
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: All Ages
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Springfield author Ken Mitchell discusses The Little Village That Could: The Untold Story of Devereux Heights and his new title Eight Tomatoes: Letters from the Heart That Heal, Fulfill & Forgive. Part of the Lincoln Library&nb...

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 reading The Brothers: The Road to an American Tragedy by Masha Gessen. So, make sure to grab your favorite brew and join Rachel &...

Storytime Live!

10:30am - 11:00am
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Infants, Toddlers, Pre-K

Bring Your Own Book Club

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Discussion

Book Club

Discuss your latest read with friends.

Event Details:
Join us every other Thursday for BYOBook Club! Bring a book that you're reading or are dying to discuss and get recommendations from other readers and librarians. Meet us on Zoom! ...

Monthly Madness Challenge

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Crafts, Trivia
Event Details:
Check in the first Monday of every month to see what the monthly challenge is all about! We will provide a video of the activity, everything from what you need and how to conduct the challenge. Send in your videos or pictures with your final result! ...

Tuesday Teen Challenge

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Trivia
Event Details:
Bored? Well, so are we, but we may have just stumbled on the cure. Equipped with a list of 100 “fun” activities for teens, we’re going to see how many we can get through, make fools of ourselves, pick up some new skills and maybe even have a little f...

Flannel Fun with Miss Kim

10:30am - 11:00am
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Infants, Toddlers, Pre-K
Program Type: Storytime, Performance
Event Details:
Fun rhymes and stories told with flannel characters with Miss Kim. ...

Nothing Says Lovin' Like Somethin' From the Oven: Pillsbury in Springfield

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Lecture Series, Discussion
Event Details:
Join Mike Kienzler, former reporter and editor with the State Journal-Register and founding editor of SangamonLink.org, online encyclopedia of the Sangamon County Historical Society, as he discusses the turbulent history of the former Springfield Pil...

Storytime Live!

10:30am - 11:00am
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Infants, Toddlers, Pre-K

The Super Bowl: A History of the Game of Games

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages

Lecture Series

Enjoy a local expert discussing a topic of interest.

Event Details:
The Super Bowl is much more than a football game, and as you might know, it is the only sports event that impacts every community in the United States. But, did you know that the Super Bowl rose out of the civil rights movement, specifically the Afri...

1st Chapter Fridays

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Storytime, Performance, Book Club
Event Details:
Join Miss Lisa every Friday as she reads the opening chapter of what just might be your new favorite book! ...

Microsoft Word Basics

11:00am - 12:00pm
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computer Class
Event Details:
Learn how to create and edit a document with Microsoft Word. ...

Tuesday Teen Challenge

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Trivia
Event Details:
Bored? Well, so are we, but we may have just stumbled on the cure. Equipped with a list of 100 “fun” activities for teens, we’re going to see how many we can get through, make fools of ourselves, pick up some new skills and maybe even have a little f...

Zoom Yoga

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Registration
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:
Join Justina from Springfield's Trailhead Yoga for an hour of All Levels Yoga. Registration is required for this event. ...

"The Haunted President: Abraham Lincoln and the Spirit World" with Troy Taylor

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:
Join us for Behind the Book with Troy Taylor as he presents on his new book, "One Night in Washington: The True Story of America's Most Haunted President". Troy Taylor lifts the veil from Lincoln’s often macabre and eerie life, from his eeril...

Storytime Live!

10:30am - 11:00am
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Infants, Toddlers, Pre-K

Career Center

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10

Workshop

Get hands-on and learn a new skill at the Lincoln Library.

Event Details:
Come get help with a resume, or reviewing some great websites and ways to find a job with a member of the Lincoln Library staff! ...

Bring Your Own Book Club

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Discussion

Book Club

Discuss your latest read with friends.

Event Details:
Join us every other Thursday for BYOBook Club! Bring a book that you're reading or are dying to discuss and get recommendations from other readers and librarians. Meet us on Zoom! ...

Closed

All Day
Branches:
Lincoln Library, Virtual Branch, Off Site
Description:
Lincoln's Birthday Holiday. Library Closed.  ...

Tuesday Teen Challenge

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Trivia
Event Details:
Bored? Well, so are we, but we may have just stumbled on the cure. Equipped with a list of 100 “fun” activities for teens, we’re going to see how many we can get through, make fools of ourselves, pick up some new skills and maybe even have a little f...

Black Oscars: The Complicated Legacy of African Americans in Film with Dr. Frederick Gooding, Jr.

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:
  Join us as Dr. Gooding discusses his book, "Black Oscars: From Mammy to Minny, What the Academy Awards Tell Us about African Americans" as part of our ongoing Behind the Book series. Dr. Frederick Gooding, Jr. is an associate professor o...

Flannel Fun with Miss Kim

10:30am - 11:00am
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Infants, Toddlers, Pre-K
Program Type: Storytime, Performance
Event Details:
Fun rhymes and stories told with flannel characters with Miss Kim. ...

Storytime Live!

10:30am - 11:00am
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Infants, Toddlers, Pre-K