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Saturday Craft Kits

All Day
Storytime Area at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Crafts
Age Group:
Toddlers, Pre-K, Children
Event Details:

The weather outside is frightful, but crafts make everything delightful! Every Saturday this holiday season, while supplies last, come to the children's department to grab a fun, a...

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Storytime Area
Age Group: Toddlers, Pre-K, Children
Program Type: Crafts
Event Details:

The weather outside is frightful, but crafts make everything delightful! Every Saturday this holiday season, while supplies last, come to the children's department to grab a fun, at-home take & make kit!

Raising Hope: A community Event For Parents Raising Exceptional family members.

Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

To provide education and a save space for parents raising children with special needs.

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

To provide education and a save space for parents raising children with special needs.

Kwanzaa Celebration

Monday, December 30, 2024 at 3:00pm - 8:00pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Annual Kwanzaa Celebration for the community

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

Annual Kwanzaa Celebration for the community

Closing at 5pm

Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Lincoln Library

Closing early for New Year's Eve

Closing
Branches:
Lincoln Library
Description:

Closing early for New Year's Eve

Closed for New Year's Day

All Day
Lincoln Library

New Year's Day

Closing
Branches:
Lincoln Library
Description:

New Year's Day

Buzz Bomb Board Games

Board Game Night at Buzz Bomb

Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Off Site
Age Group:
Adults 21+
Event Details:

Join us at Buzz Bomb Brewing Co. for a downtown Springfield night of beer and board games! We'll have a wide-ranging collection of board games to choose from, from old classics to ...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults 21+
Event Details:

Join us at Buzz Bomb Brewing Co. for a downtown Springfield night of beer and board games! We'll have a wide-ranging collection of board games to choose from, from old classics to modern euro games!

Red Cross Blood Drive

Friday, January 3, 2025 at 10:00am - 4:00pm
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

Saturday Craft Kits

All Day
Storytime Area at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Crafts
Age Group:
Toddlers, Pre-K, Children
Event Details:

The weather outside is frightful, but crafts make everything delightful! Every Saturday this holiday season, while supplies last, come to the children's department to grab a fun, a...

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Storytime Area
Age Group: Toddlers, Pre-K, Children
Program Type: Crafts
Event Details:

The weather outside is frightful, but crafts make everything delightful! Every Saturday this holiday season, while supplies last, come to the children's department to grab a fun, at-home take & make kit!

Michael McDonald Art Class

Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Multipurpose Room at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Free Community Art Classes

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

Free Community Art Classes

A black and white illustration of a small person standing up between the pages of a book. They are appearing to read the words in the very large book.

The Gathering of the Bookalos: A Silent Book Club

Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Want to carve out time to read but don't want the pressure to finish and discuss a specific book?  Want to learn what others are reading and low-key socialize? It sounds ...

Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Want to carve out time to read but don't want the pressure to finish and discuss a specific book?  Want to learn what others are reading and low-key socialize? It sounds to us like you may be a Bookalo.

Terrain Sculpting Collective

Monday, January 6, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Collaboratory at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
CoLab
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Make and Take:

A craft program with projects to take home.

Event Details:

The Battlefield Sculpting Collective is an interactive and educational program designed to engage teens and adults in the creative process of miniature terrain building for w...

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Collaboratory
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: CoLab

Make and Take

A craft program with projects to take home.

Event Details:

The Battlefield Sculpting Collective is an interactive and educational program designed to engage teens and adults in the creative process of miniature terrain building for wargaming and dioramas.

Podcasting 101

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Collaboratory at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
CoLab
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

An introductory class about podcasting! How to decide on a topic, what equipment and software you need to get started, how to decide on a topic, and where and how you can publish i...

Required
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Collaboratory
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: CoLab
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

An introductory class about podcasting! How to decide on a topic, what equipment and software you need to get started, how to decide on a topic, and where and how you can publish it.

Stitchuation

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
DeFrates Room at Lincoln Library
Event Details:

Join the Stitch-uation! Bring your craft of choice for a time, a place, and a supportive space to work on your projects. Crafters of all kinds and all skill levels are welcome...

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: DeFrates Room
Event Details:

Join the Stitch-uation! Bring your craft of choice for a time, a place, and a supportive space to work on your projects. Crafters of all kinds and all skill levels are welcome.

Moorish Celebration

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 2:00pm - 6:00pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Celebration and Information

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

Celebration and Information

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

Ask a Library Techie

Thursday, January 9, 2025 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, January 10, 2025 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

Financial Literacy: Because it is hard. Here is a class to help.

Financial Literacy

Monday, January 13, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Lecture Series
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
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. Whether you’re just starti...

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.

Historic Sites Commission

Monday, January 13, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Multipurpose Room at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Meeting

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

Meeting

PNG: Podcasting for Teens

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Collaboratory at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
CoLab, Workshop
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
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 ...

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.

Michael McDonald Art Class

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Multipurpose Room at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Free Community Art Class

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

Free Community Art Class

Closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

All Day
Lincoln Library

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 

Closing
Branches:
Lincoln Library
Description:

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 

PNG: Podcasting for Teens

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Collaboratory at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
CoLab, Workshop
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
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 ...

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

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:30pm
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

promotional image for Horror Book Club showing a town in a blizzard underneath a red sky that gradually turns black

Spinetinglers Horror Book Club

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Bicentennial Room at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
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, thi...

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!