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PNG: Podcasting for Teens

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Collaboratory
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Collaboratory
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: CoLab, Workshop

Workshop

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

Event Details:

An introductory class about podcasting! How to decide on a topic, what equipment and software you need to get started, covering the actual uploading process, setting up an account and where and how you can publish it.

Girl Scout Troop 6753

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

Girl Scout troop meeting

The Truth Commission

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

Meeting

Michael McDonald Art Class

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

Free Community Art Class

Yoga Beginners to Advanced

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teens, Adults
Carnegie North
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Everyone ages 13 and up is welcome in this community yoga class. We will focus on breathing, stretching and honoring our bodies. Just bring a mat and comfy clothes! 

Closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Lincoln Library
Description:

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 

PNG: Podcasting for Teens

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Collaboratory
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Collaboratory
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: CoLab, Workshop

Workshop

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

Event Details:

An introductory class about podcasting! How to decide on a topic, what equipment and software you need to get started, covering the actual uploading process, setting up an account and where and how you can publish it.

Sangamon County Historical Society

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

Program

Spinetinglers Horror Book Club

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Teens, Adults
Bicentennial Room
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Bicentennial Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Club

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!

DIY Zine Workshop

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Tweens, Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
Bicentennial Room
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Bicentennial Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
Program Type: Crafts, Workshop
Event Details:

Zines are small-batch, DIY publications that provide a powerful platform of expression for underrepresented voices.

Ask a Library Techie

10:30am - 11:30am
Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
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: 5

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.

Beginner/Intermediate Sewing Class: Simple Placemats

2:30pm - 4:30pm
Children, Tweens, Adults
Collaboratory
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Collaboratory
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Adults
Program Type: CoLab
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

In this sewing class we'll show you how to make a set of placemats that can easily be customized or embellished based on your sewing skill level! This class is suitable for all levels of sewing experience.

Call 2 Action Community Volunteer Fair

10:00am - 3:30pm
Carnegie North
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Purpose of Meeting

The SC2A Community Volunteer Fair features multiple organizations soliciting volunteers for their organizational purposes. We expect approximately 20 community organizations to have a table at this event.

Call 2 Action Community Volunteer Fair - Volunteer training workshops

10:00am - 3:30pm
Multipurpose Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Purpose of Meeting

This is an adjunct to our Community Volunteer Fair which will be going on in the Carnegie Room. We plan to have 3 to 4 "workshops" - training sessions on volunteer activities.

Dementia Caregiving 101

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Multipurpose Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Purpose of Meeting

This is an 8 week series, 2 hours a week, to address various topics of dementia, specifically Alzheimer's Disease. The Program is geared towards Caregivers or Loved Ones of those suffering from Dementia.

PNG Digital Drawing - Comics

3:30pm - 5:30pm
Tweens, Teens
Carnegie North
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10

Workshop

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

Event Details:

Come join our presenter from Do Art Productions in this exciting workshop learning how to make digital comics!

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.

Intermediate Sewing Class: Hanging Organizer

5:30pm - 7:30pm
Children, Tweens, Teens
Collaboratory
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Collaboratory
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: CoLab
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Is "get organized" one of your New Year's resolutions for 2025? If so, you may enjoy this intermediate-level sewing class, where you'll learn how to sew a nifty hanging organizer from fabric.

Amateur Writer's Guild

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

Come together with other writers for feedback on anything you have written, or answers to questions you might have!

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

PNG: Podcasting for Teens

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Collaboratory
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Collaboratory
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: CoLab, Workshop

Workshop

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

Event Details:

An introductory class about podcasting! How to decide on a topic, what equipment and software you need to get started, covering the actual uploading process, setting up an account and where and how you can publish it.

Key Retirement Solutions

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

To educate beneficiaries on benefits of Medicare

Zwie Dumm Meeting

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

To clown and learn about clowning

The Great Springfield Puzzle Off

5:30pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Social
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

Each year, National Puzzle Day is celebrated on January 29th, and this year, the Library is celebrating with The Great Springfield Puzzle Off, a jigsaw puzzle competition.