Toddler Storytime
2025-04-29 10:00 - 10:30 (America/Chicago)
Join us on Tuesday mornings to enjoy storytime for toddlers and caregivers. There will be songs, rhymes, and stories!
Ages 18 months-3 years. No registration required.
Please note: There will NOT be Toddler Storytime on April 1 due to the election.

Preschool Storytime
2025-04-30 10:00 - 10:30
Join us on Wednesday mornings for storytime for preschoolers and caregivers. There will be songs, movement, and books!
Ages 3-5. No registration required.
Please note: There will NOT be Preschool Storytime on April 2 due to the election.

Elementary Explorers
2025-04-30 15:30 - 16:30
Join us every Wednesday for a fun, one hour after school program! Activities will rotate monthly. We’ll usually meet from 3:30-4:30 pm, but we’ll move it up to 1:30-2:30 pm on early dismissal days.
January: LEGO Club

January 15 & 29: regular time (3:30-4:30 pm)
January 22: early dismissal (1:30-2:30 pm)

February: Art Club

February 5, 12, 26: regular time (3:30-4:30 pm)
February 19: early dismissal (1:30-2:30 pm)

March: Pokémon Club

March 5 & 26: regular time (3:30-4:30 pm)
March 12: early dismissal (1:30-2:30 pm)
March 19: no meeting

April: Maker’s Club

April 2: no meeting
April 9: early dismissal (1:30-2:30 pm)
April 16, 23, 30: regular time (3:30-4:30 pm)

Grades K-5. No registration required.

Sixth Annual Jigsaw Puzzle Competition
2025-05-03 13:00 - 15:00
This popular event is back! Get ready to piece together a victory at the Library’s yearly puzzle competition. Race against the clock and complete a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle faster than competing teams. Are you up for the challenge?
Registration as a team of up to 4 people is required. All ages welcome.

ILP: Art and Adventures with Author/Illustrator Dan Santat
2025-05-03 14:00 - 15:00
Join bestselling author and illustrator Dan Santat for an afternoon event all about books and art with friend and collaborator, author Minh Lê.
Dan Santat is the author and illustrator of over a hundred books for young people! Many of his books are New York Times bestsellers, including The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, Are We There Yet?, and After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again). His latest works include the best-selling graphic novels, The Aquanaut and A First Time for Everything. He is also the creator of the Disney animated hit, The Replacements.
Santat won the Caldecott Medal for most distinguished picture book in 2015, the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature in 2023 and Golden Kite Award for Middle Grade Fiction in 2024. In addition to writing books, Dan serves on the board of We Need Diverse Books, and has been a contributor to a variety of national publications, including NPR, HuffPost, and the New York Times.
Minh Lê is the award-winning author of picture books including Drawn Together (winner of the 2019 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature), The Blur (with Dan Santat!), Real to Me, Lift, and graphic novels such as Green Lantern: Legacy and Enlighten Me.
For all ages. Via Zoom. Registration required.
This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present (ILP), a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). ILP is committed to inclusion and accessibility. To request accommodations, please email illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com.

Arts and Crafts Supply Swap
2025-05-10 10:00 - 11:00
Got a surplus of gently-loved or even brand-new art and craft supplies collecting dust at home? Eager to dive into a new hobby without breaking the bank on fresh materials? From May 4-9, drop off supplies in good condition that you’re ready to part with. Then, at the swap, snag some supplies for your creative adventures, free of charge!
Swap Day Schedule:
10:00-10:15 am: Those who donate will receive a voucher for early entry to the swap.
10:15-11:00 am: Public entry (everyone who did not donate supplies) begins
11:00 am: Anyone is welcome to take the remaining materials, even if you have already filled a bag.

All ages. No registration required. Part of our Adult Craft Connection series.

Tuesday Night Book Club
2025-05-13 18:30 - 20:00
Join us at the Library on the second Tuesday of each month as we discuss that month’s great read!
January 14: West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
February 11: The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center
March 11: Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
April 8: The Briar Club by Kate Quinn
May 13: True Biz by Sara Novic
No registration required.

Wondering what books we’ve previously read for Tuesday Night Book Club? Check out our Tuesday Night Book Club Picks list!

ILP: Poverty - A Discussion with Matthew Desmond
2025-05-13 19:00 - 20:00
Join us to close out our fourth season with bestselling author Matthew Desmond in conversation with award-winning journalist, Natalie Moore.
Desmond is a professor of sociology at Princeton University and author of the award-winning book, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. The recipient of a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship, Desmond was named one of “fifty people across the country who are most influencing the national political debate” by Politico 50 in 2016. His research focuses on poverty in the United States, city life, housing insecurity, public policy, racial inequality, and ethnography.
Natalie Moore is an award-winning journalist based in Chicago, whose reporting tackles race, housing, economic development, food injustice and violence. She is the author of the acclaimed The South Side: A Portrait of Chicago and American Segregation and co-author of The Almighty Black P Stone Nation: The Rise, Fall and Resurgence of an American Gang. Moore is the recipient of Chicago Library Foundation’s 21st Century Award and a Studs Terkel Community Media Award among many others. Her work has helped shift the way Chicagoans today think about segregation in the region.
For adults. Via Zoom. Registration required.
This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present (ILP), a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). ILP is committed to inclusion and accessibility. To request accommodations, please email illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com.

Summer Reading Programs
2025-05-21 - 2025-08-02
Summer reading time is here! The much-anticipated Summer Reading Programs kick off on May 21, the last day of school (you can sign up that day!), and conclude on August 1 (the last day to log minutes). This year’s iREAD 2025 theme is “Level Up! at Your Library,” an all ages summer reading program based around puzzles and games. Play is one of the ways we learn to relate to others, to think in new ways, and to foster friendships, new and old. Level Up! reminds us that libraries are not just a space for knowledge, they’re a space for fun! There will be child, teen, and adult prizes (even prizes for the community) based on minutes read.

Kids (Birth-Fifth Grade):

Use your reading log to track your minutes read and earn beads for your brag tag!
Finish your whole log and receive a FREE BOOK, Monicals coupon, and star to put up on the wall in the children’s area.
Earn stickers for your badge book full of bonus reading challenges. Complete all the challenges get a water bottle or tote bag.

Teens (Sixth-Ninth Grade):

Use your reading log to track your minutes read.
Get a raffle ticket for every hour you read.
Finish your whole log and receive a FREE BOOK and Monicals coupon.

Adults (Tenth Grade and Up):
For every 10 hours you read, fill out a raffle ticket for a chance to win a gift card from a local business!

Community Prizes: Help Us “Unlock” Prizes for Everyone!

Download the “Reader Zone” app or log in on their website.
Enter your total number of minutes read.
If the community reads a certain number of minutes in total, we will unlock the following special community prizes:

25,000 Minutes: New train set for the train table
75,000 Minutes: Botley 2.0 Coding Robot
150,000 Minutes: 6 new Wonderbooks
200,000 Minutes: Foam party

School's Out! Ice Daddy's Party
2025-05-21 13:30 - 15:30
School’s out, and the fun begins! Let’s celebrate with free frozen Ice Daddy’s treats for kids, courtesy of Classic Plumbing, Inc. Don’t forget to get signed up for summer reading!

I Spy Summer at the Library
2025-05-24 09:00 - 14:00
Get ready for the ultimate summer kickoff bash! Join our “I Spy” themed walk from Barber Park to the Library, followed by inflatables, carnival games, face painting, temporary tattoos, music, summer reading sign-up, and more. Free hot dogs and chips begin at 11:00 am, while supplies last. Ice Daddy’s shaved ice will also be available for purchase. Don’t miss the fun!

The “I Spy” Walk
You won’t want to miss out on our “I Spy” walk from Barber Park to the Library. All ages are welcome!

FOUR STOPS with special displays! Kids who collect stickers from the red buckets at all 4 stops will get a free book at the end. Grownups will get a free coupon for our Keurig station.
An I Spy hunt all along the route, with plenty of items, some big and some small, to find! This year’s walk will feature dragons, hats, and fish, plus many unique items. We’ll give you a scoresheet to keep track of what you find.

The shuttle will drop you off at Barber Park, then you’ll follow the bike path to the Library. At the end of the trail, you’ll find the rest of the summer party fun! We encourage people to park at the Library and take the provided shuttle to the starting line.

The Course

It’s a 1.3-mile route following the bike path the entire way, and stroller friendly!
All hidden items will be located close to the trail in grassy areas. You will not need to venture into the woods or nearby yards.
The bike path runs along Route 150 for a while. Please make sure you have enough adults in your party to supervise young children for these stretches along the road. The route also crosses a few intersections.
We are offering free shuttle service 9am-1:30pm from the library to the start of the walk.

This fundraising event supports your community through the Rotary Club of Mahomet and the Friends of the Mahomet Public Library.

Proudly sponsored by:

Baby Storytime
2025-06-03 09:30 - 09:50, 2025-06-10 09:30 - 09:50, 2025-06-17 09:30 - 09:50
Bring your baby to storytime on Tuesday mornings in June and July at the Library! There will be songs, bounces, and books!

Ages 0-18 months. No registration required.

Adventures in Art: Splatter Paint
2025-06-03 15:00 - 16:00
Join us for an hour of artistic fun! All supplies needed to make each project will be provided.
Dates and Projects:
June 3: Splatter Paint
June 17: Loom Weaving
July 1: Bubble Paint Flowers
July 15: Stitched Yarn Art
July 29: Perler Bead Pixel Art
Entering grades 2-5. Registration required.

Yoga on the Lawn
2025-06-03 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-06-12 18:00 - 19:00
Downward Facing Dog. Warrior Pose. Lotus Position. Summer Yoga with Colleen Crawford is an approachable yoga practice with options offered and demonstrated that allow you to choose whether you want a more challenging or more chill experience. With a different focus in each of the four classes, expect a unique practice in each class you attend.
Adults. Registration required.
About the Instructor:
Colleen Crawford is an experienced fitness instructor, personal trainer, and yoga teacher. She taught her first group fitness class in 2007 and has pursued and completed numerous continuing education and certification classes in the years since. In her classes, Colleen strives to provide an experience where all participants feel successful by offering options that allow each individual to tailor the movements to their needs. Colleen’s credentials include RYT-200 hr, NCSA-CPT, Certified Pre- and Post-Natal Coach, Roll Model Method Practitioner, Barre Above, PiYo, TurboKick, and INSANITY.

All Ages Storytime
2025-06-04 10:00 - 10:30, 2025-06-11 10:00 - 10:30
Join us for storytime on Wednesday mornings in June and July for children ages 0-5 and caregivers. There will be books, bouncing, songs, and more!

Drop-In Sensory Time
2025-06-05 10:00 - 11:30
Join us for drop-in stations that encourage sensory exploration!
Dates (First Thursdays):
June 5
July 3
Stations designed for children ages 3-7 and their caregivers. No registration required.

Cookbook Club: A Taste of the Mediterranean
2025-06-05 18:30 - 19:30
Join us for Cookbook Club! This month, we will dive into the vibrant flavors of the Mediterranean. Instead of focusing on a single book, choose your own Mediterranean cookbook to explore. Try out a recipe, and bring a dish to share and tell about your experience with fellow food lovers.
Several Mediterranean cookbooks will be available for checkout from the Library or you may choose your own cookbook, either in-print or online. Registered participants will receive an email approximately 2 weeks before the event to sign up for your dish.
Participants may contact Alyssa with any questions. Please note the change in meeting time!
Adults. Registration is required.

Family Fun Friday: Field Day at the Library!
2025-06-06 10:00 - 11:30
Each Friday morning in June and July, we’ll have a fun event for all ages at the Library! Events will range from drop-in stations and outdoor activities to special presentations from professional performers.
Dates and Events:
June 6: Field Day at the Library! (outdoor activities and games; in the case of inclement weather, this will change to a drop-in craft program)
June 13: Magic with Joel Shoemaker*
June 20: Unlazy River (outdoor obstacle course; in the case of inclement weather, this will change to a drop-in craft program)
June 27: Do Art! With Do Art Productions*
July 11: Minecraft BINGO
July 18: Bigger Bang Bubble Show with Absolute Science*
July 25: Blast From the Past: Nostalgic Toys Open Play

*These special presentations end at 11:00 am instead of 11:30 am.
All ages. No registration required.

Teen D&D Club
2025-06-08 13:30 - 16:30
Join us for exciting Dungeons and Dragons adventures that encourage creativity, problem solving, strategy, and teamwork! Library staff member, Ty, will lead players through exciting one-shot D&D adventures!
Entering grades 7-12. Registration required.

Tuesday Night Book Club
2025-06-10 18:30 - 20:00
Connect with fellow book lovers! Join us at the Library on the second Tuesday of each month as we discuss that month’s great read.
June 10: The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
July 8: Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
August 12: Happiness Falls by Angie Kim
No registration required.

Wondering what books we’ve previously read for Tuesday Night Book Club? Check out our Tuesday Night Book Club Picks list!

Level Up! STEM: Egg Drop Challenge
2025-06-11 15:00 - 16:00
Take on a STEM challenge! Level-up your STEM skills with a new challenge each session.
Dates and Challenges:
June 11: Egg Drop Challenge
June 25: LEGO Derby
July 9: DIY Articulated Grabber
July 23: Paper Plate Rollercoasters
For students entering grades 2-5. Registration required.

Little Groovers! Music and Movement
2025-06-12 10:00 - 10:30
Join us for a fun-filled music and movement program designed for toddlers and preschoolers age 2-5 and their caregivers. In this interactive program, children will sing, dance, and move to a variety of exciting songs that engage their imaginations, enhance motor skills, and encourage social interaction.
For children ages 2-5 and their caregivers. No registration required.

Dates (every other Thursday):
June 12
June 26
July 10
July 24

Intro to D&D (Young Adventurers Edition)
2025-06-12 14:00 - 15:00
Curious about Dungeons & Dragons but don’t know where to start? Learn the basics of D&D gameplay with library staff member, Ty!
For students entering grades 3-5. No registration required.

Family Fun Friday: Magic with Joel Shoemaker
2025-06-13 10:00 - 11:00

Teen After Hours Game Night: Uno Tournament
2025-06-13 17:30 - 19:00
Show off your Uno skills! Compete with your friends in a series of Uno games for a chance at winning some awesome prizes! Pizza and refreshments provided.
Grades 6-12. Registration required.

Junior D&D Club
2025-06-14 13:30 - 15:30
Players will embark on an exciting Dungeons and Dragons adventure that will help them develop their creative problem solving skills and teamwork! No D&D experience is necessary.
For students entering grades 3-6. Registration required.
