Labor Day Closure

The Library will be closed Monday, September 1st in observance of Labor Day. Remember, our online resources are always available! 

Upcoming Events

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Teen advisory group

3:00pm–4:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Multipurpose Room
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Social
Event Details:

Make friends, eat snacks, and share your ideas for the library!

Computer Basics 1

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Registration Required
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computer Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

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

Family 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
Event Details:

Storytime

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

Stories, songs, and movement for ages 0-5! Join us on Thursdays this fall!

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.

Pop-Up Library

10:00am–11:00am
All Ages
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: All Ages
Event Details:

A pop-up library is a temporary collection of materials for patrons to browse and check out at a location other than the library.

Terrain Sculpting Collective

5:00pm–7:00pm
Teens, Adults
Collaboratory
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Collaboratory
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: CoLab
Event Details:

Make and Take

A craft program with projects to take home.

This program introduces terrain-making enthusiasts to the essential design principles behind building immersive and functional environments.

Amateur Writer's Guild

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
Multipurpose Room
Registration Required
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Social, Workshop
Registration Required
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.

Pioneer Park Homeowner's Association

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

HOA Meeting

Sangamon County Historical Society

5:00pm–7:00pm
Carnegie North
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Purpose of Meeting

Presentation

Spinetinglers Horror Book Club

6:00pm–7:30pm
DeFrates Room
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: DeFrates Room
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Book Club

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!

Teen Board Games

3:00pm–4:00pm
Children
Multipurpose Room
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Social

Connect with friends at the Lincoln Library.

Teens in grades 6 - 12 are welcome to join us for an hour of board games - eat snacks, make friends, play games!

Zine Club Open Workshop

5:00pm–7:00pm
Teens, Adults
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Make and Take, Social
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. 

ACLU Monthly Board Meeting

5:30pm–7:00pm
Bicentennial Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Bicentennial Room
Purpose of Meeting

Monthly Board Meeting

Family 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
Event Details:

Storytime

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

Stories, songs, and movement for ages 0-5! Join us on Thursdays this fall!

NPR Exhibit

6:00pm–9:00pm
Carnegie North
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Purpose of Meeting

NPR Exhibit

NPR Exhibit

6:00pm–9:00pm
Atrium
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Atrium
Purpose of Meeting

NPR Exhibit

Pop Up Library in the Park

9:00am–11:00am
All Ages
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: All Ages
Event Details:

A pop-up library is a temporary collection of materials for patrons to browse and check out at a location other than the library.

Sewing Class: Basic Quilt Blocks

2:00pm–4:30pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Collaboratory
Registration Required
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Collaboratory
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: CoLab
Registration Required
Event Details:

In this sewing class, you'll learn the basics of constructing simple quilt blocks that can be incorporated into larger quilting projects.

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.

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.

Girl Scout Recruitment Event

5:00pm–6:30pm
Multipurpose Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Purpose of Meeting

Girl Scout Recruitment

DSA Book Club - Huey Newton, Revolutionary Suicide

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

Monthly DSA Book Club. This month we are reading Huey Newton’s Revolutionary Suicide. Open to the public.

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

Sewing Class: Easy Drawstring Backpack

3:30pm–6:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Collaboratory
Registration Required
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Collaboratory
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: CoLab
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn how to make a cute and functional drawstring backpack in this intermediate sewing class. Some prior sewing experience is recommended, although sewists of all skill levels are welcome to attend.