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Sim Showcase by Pierre Berry

Friday, October 11, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Music Program

Carnegie North
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Purpose of Meeting

Music Program

PowerPoint 101

Friday, October 11, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Computer Class
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Learn the basics of Microsoft PowerPoint with this helpful computer class.

Required
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computer Class
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Learn the basics of Microsoft PowerPoint with this helpful computer class.

Toddler Time

Monday, October 14, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime Area at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Toddlers
Storytime:

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

Event Details:

Get up and get moving at our Toddler Time! This program is full of books, songs and fun activities designed to help develop your child’s language skills. Children ages 18-36 months...

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Storytime Area
Age Group: Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime

Storytime

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

Event Details:

Get up and get moving at our Toddler Time! This program is full of books, songs and fun activities designed to help develop your child’s language skills.

Financial literacy is hard! Here is a class to help you

Financial Literacy for Beginners : Budgeting for the Holidays

Monday, October 14, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Multipurpose Room at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Lecture Series
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Lecture Series:

Enjoy a local expert discussing a topic of interest.

Event Details:

Financial Literacy for Beginners Are you ready to take control of your finances? Join us for a series of informative workshops designed to empower you with essential financial k...

Required
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Lecture Series
Required
Seats Remaining: 12

Lecture Series

Enjoy a local expert discussing a topic of interest.

Event Details:

Financial Literacy for Beginners

Sangamon County Historical Society

Monday, October 14, 2024 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Program

Carnegie North
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Purpose of Meeting

Program

The flier reads Lincoln Library's Amateur Writers Guild Presents: Just Add Magic: An Eclectic Take on Self-Publishing. Presented by Sianyn Leigh. Monday, October 14th from 6:00-7:00 in the multi-purpose room. Skip the stress, publish yourself!

Just Add Magic: An Eclectic Take on Self-Publishing

Monday, October 14, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Multipurpose Room at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Social, Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Author Sianyn Leigh discusses the pros and cons of skipping big name publishers and publishing yourself in the modern day.  Presented by the Lincoln Library Amateur Writer's ...

Required
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Social, Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Author Sianyn Leigh discusses the pros and cons of skipping big name publishers and publishing yourself in the modern day. 
Presented by the Lincoln Library Amateur Writer's Guild.

YA Civil Civics: Race to 270

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Multipurpose Room at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Trivia
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Come and try your hand at our original game, "Race to 270". It's "Risk" meets the Electoral College.  It takes 270 Electoral College votes to be elected President of the Un...

Required
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Trivia
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Come and try your hand at our original game, "Race to 270". It's "Risk" meets the Electoral College. 

Civil Civics Fall 2024 Events

Civil Civics: Race to 270

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Multipurpose Room at Lincoln Library
Age Group:
Adults
Trivia:

Challenge your brain, and your rivals, with trivia questions.

Event Details:

Adults, it's your turn!  Come and try your hand at our original game, "Race to 270". It's "Risk" meets the Electoral College.  It takes 270 Electoral College votes ...

Required
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Adults
Required
Seats Remaining: 19

Trivia

Challenge your brain, and your rivals, with trivia questions.

Event Details:

Adults, it's your turn! 

Come and try your hand at our original game, "Race to 270". It's "Risk" meets the Electoral College. 

Wednesday Teen Programs, Every Wednesday at 3pm starting September 4th

Teen Time

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen Zone at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Social
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

Every Wednesday at 3pm starting September 4th there will be a Teen Program in the Teen Zone. There will be some exceptions depending on holidays and school schedules, but every day...

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Teen Zone
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Social
Event Details:

Every Wednesday at 3pm starting September 4th there will be a Teen Program in the Teen Zone. There will be some exceptions depending on holidays and school schedules, but every day there is a program will be marked on our calendar. 

Make a Monster!

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Multipurpose Room at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Make and Take
Age Group:
Children, Tweens
Event Details:

Make a monster using air-dry clay and an assortment of other crafty items! 

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Crafts, Make and Take
Event Details:

Make a monster using air-dry clay and an assortment of other crafty items! 

Combating Election Disinformation

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:45pm
Multipurpose Room at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Presentation on Election Misinformation

Multipurpose Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Purpose of Meeting

Presentation on Election Misinformation

Springfield Jaycees General Membership Meeting

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Our monthly general membership meeting.

Carnegie North
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Purpose of Meeting

Our monthly general membership meeting.

Preschool Storytime

Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime Area at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Pre-K
Storytime:

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

Event Details:

Share the fun of reading with your children ages 3-5 years! Children and their grownups will explore stories and activities to encourage children to develop a lifelong love of read...

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Storytime Area
Age Group: Pre-K
Program Type: Storytime

Storytime

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

Event Details:

Share the fun of reading with your children ages 3-5 years! Children and their grownups will explore stories and activities to encourage children to develop a lifelong love of reading and learning.

An image of a laptop, phone, and tablet, over a swirling black background

Ask a Library Techie

Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Computer Class
Age Group:
Adults
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 ...

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.

Red Cross Blood Drive

Friday, October 18, 2024 at 10:00am - 3:00pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Blood Drive

Carnegie North
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Purpose of Meeting

Blood Drive

Kappa Sigma Zeta Youth Informational

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Multipurpose Room at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

We will be providing information about our youth auxiliaries.

Multipurpose Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Purpose of Meeting

We will be providing information about our youth auxiliaries.

Christian Science Lecture

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

To explain what Christian Science is to the public.

Carnegie North
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Purpose of Meeting

To explain what Christian Science is to the public.

Walk with Pride graphic (a view of the Capitol building with some vintage photos underneath)

Walk with Pride: A Tour of Springfield's LGBTQ+ History (Encore)

Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Atrium at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Lecture Series
Age Group:
All Ages
Lecture Series:

Enjoy a local expert discussing a topic of interest.

Event Details:

This LGBTQ+ History Month, join Lincoln Library’s staff for an encore performance of our free walking tour of historic LGBTQ+ sites in Downtown Springfield. From Ethel Mars to Smok...

Required
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Atrium
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Lecture Series
Required
Seats Remaining: 18

Lecture Series

Enjoy a local expert discussing a topic of interest.

Event Details:

This LGBTQ+ History Month, join Lincoln Library’s staff for an encore performance of our free walking tour of historic LGBTQ+ sites in Downtown Springfield.

Toddler Time

Monday, October 21, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime Area at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Toddlers
Storytime:

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

Event Details:

Get up and get moving at our Toddler Time! This program is full of books, songs and fun activities designed to help develop your child’s language skills. Children ages 18-36 months...

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Storytime Area
Age Group: Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime

Storytime

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

Event Details:

Get up and get moving at our Toddler Time! This program is full of books, songs and fun activities designed to help develop your child’s language skills.

IMSA Information Sessions

Monday, October 21, 2024 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Multipurpose Room at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

IMSA is a 3-year public residential high school. IMSA innovates the future of science, technology, engineering, and math education. It creates a strong and diverse pipeline of tale...

Multipurpose Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Purpose of Meeting

IMSA is a 3-year public residential high school. IMSA innovates the future of science, technology, engineering, and math education.

Jameson Jenkins and the Underground Railroad

Monday, October 21, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Lincoln Home National Historic Site Historian, Tim Townsend will talk about Jameson Jenkins and the underground railroad. Abraham Lincoln’s neighbor, Jameson Jenkins, played a...

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Lincoln Home National Historic Site Historian, Tim Townsend will talk about Jameson Jenkins and the underground railroad. Abraham Lincoln’s neighbor, Jameson Jenkins, played an important role in the hopes of freedom seekers passing through Sp

Computer Basics 1

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Computer Class
Event Details:

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

Required
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Program Type: Computer Class
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

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

Get Covered Illinois

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Study Room 2 at Lincoln Library
Study Room 2
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Study Room 2
Wednesday Teen Programs, Every Wednesday at 3pm starting September 4th

Teen Time

Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen Zone at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Social
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

Every Wednesday at 3pm starting September 4th there will be a Teen Program in the Teen Zone. There will be some exceptions depending on holidays and school schedules, but every day...

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Teen Zone
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Social
Event Details:

Every Wednesday at 3pm starting September 4th there will be a Teen Program in the Teen Zone. There will be some exceptions depending on holidays and school schedules, but every day there is a program will be marked on our calendar.