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Virtual Story Time on Facebook (January 11 - March 17)

  • ​Baby and Toddler Story Time: Tuesdays, 10:00 am

  • Preschool Story Time: Thursdays, 10:00 am

  • Watch any past story times on our Facebook Story Time Videos page!

Outdoor Story Time (March 22 - May 19)

  • ​Baby Story Time (ages 0-2): Tuesdays, 9:30-9:50 am

  • Preschool Story Time (ages 3-5): Tuesdays, 10:00-10:30 am

  • Family Evening Story Time (ages 0-10): Wednesdays, 6:30-7:00 pm

  • Toddler Story Time (ages 2-3): Thursdays, 9:30-9:50 am

  • All Ages Story Time (ages 0-5): Thursdays, 10:00-10:30 am

Middle Grade & Teen Book Loot Subscriptions (February)

  • For upper elementary students and teens (ages 10-19)

  • Sign up January 1-25; pick up your subscription beginning February 1

 

Hot Cocoa, Hot Reads - There's Snow Better Thing! Winter Reading Challenge for Adults & Teens
January 3, 2022, 9:00 am to February 28, 2022, 8:00 pm
Ages
13+
Winter Reading Challenge: January 3-February 28For High School and AdultsWinter evenings are made for curling up with a warm drink and a good book! High school...
Try Something New Year: Spice Exploration - Simmer Pots
January 17, 2022, 9:00 am to January 21, 2022, 6:00 pm
Ages
adult
For our annual Try Something New Year series, we're spicing up this month’s Spice Exploration with simmer pots! A stove-top simmer pot is a pot...
Take and Make Kits for Kids and Teens
January 17, 2022, 9:00 am to May 9, 2022, 9:00 am
Ages
5-18
Need a rainy day or indoor activity? Love doing arts and crafts? Come pick up a craft kit from the library!Every other Monday this fall and winter, we will...
Try Something New Year: Naked Tree Walk at Elks Lake Pavilion
January 22, 2022, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Ages
adult
You may be able to recognize a tree by its leaves, but can you recognize a tree when it's bark naked? Join us Saturday, January 22 for a walk in the winter...
Teen Craft Connection: Junk Journals
January 24, 2022, 9:00 am to January 31, 2022, 8:00 pm
Ages
13-19
A junk journal is typically a handmade book made up of recycled items such as magazine pages, brochures, patterned paper, music sheets, envelopes, packaging,...
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Illinois Libraries Present: An Evening with Silvia Moreno-Garcia (via Zoom)
January 26, 2022, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Ages
ADULT
Bestselling and award-winning author of Mexican Gothic, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, discusses her newest book, Velvet Was the Night, and her genre-defying mashups of...
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