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PNG Sewing Class: Pajama Pants, Part 1

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Collaboratory at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
CoLab
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

In Part 1 of this two-part PNG Sewing Class, we'll show you how to read a sewing pattern, take your clothes measurements, and choose fabric to make your own comfy pair of pajama pa...

Required
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Collaboratory
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: CoLab
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

In Part 1 of this two-part PNG Sewing Class, we'll show you how to read a sewing pattern, take your clothes measurements, and choose fabric to make your own comfy pair of pajama pants!

This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Craft: Body Scrub & Bath Bombs

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Multipurpose Room at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Make and Take, Workshop
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Make and Take:

A craft program with projects to take home.

Event Details:

Teens in grades 6-12 (ages 11-18) are welcome to come join us as we make our own body scrub and bath bombs. 

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Make and Take, Workshop

Make and Take

A craft program with projects to take home.

Event Details:

Teens in grades 6-12 (ages 11-18) are welcome to come join us as we make our own body scrub and bath bombs. 

SCHS Board Meeting

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Multipurpose Room at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Board Meeting

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

Board Meeting

This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Zine Club Open Workshop

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Workshop
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

The Zine Club at the Lincoln Library is open to everyone!Come spend some time with creative people and work on your very own Zine.Not sure what a Zine is? That's fine, we'll show y...

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Workshop
Event Details:

The Zine Club at the Lincoln Library is open to everyone!

Come spend some time with creative people and work on your very own Zine.

Not sure what a Zine is? That's fine, we'll show you!

Materials will be provided. 

This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Pre-K" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.

Family Storytime at Lincoln Memorial Garden

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Off Site
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Toddlers, Pre-K, Children
Storytime:

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

Event Details:

During the month of May, we'll be holding outdoor storytimes at Lincoln Memorial Garden! Join us on the Woodland Patio for a fun, family storytime, then spend some time exploring a...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Toddlers, Pre-K, Children
Program Type: Storytime

Storytime

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

Event Details:

During the month of May, we'll be holding outdoor storytimes at Lincoln Memorial Garden! Join us on the Woodland Patio for a fun, family storytime, then spend some time exploring all the Garden has to offer. 

Mini Chess Tournament

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 10:00am - 2:00pm
Multipurpose Room at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Chess tournament. 3 games minimum, more games possible if time permits. Separate rated and unrated sections. All ages and skill levels welcome. Register from 10 to 10:25; play begi...

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

Chess tournament. 3 games minimum, more games possible if time permits. Separate rated and unrated sections. All ages and skill levels welcome. Register from 10 to 10:25; play begins at 10:30, done by 2. Bring your own chess set.

Dementia Caregiving 101

Monday, May 19, 2025 at 2:00am - 4:00pm
Multipurpose Room at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Dementia Caregiving

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

Dementia Caregiving

Book Sale Clean Up

Monday, May 19, 2025 at 10:00am - 4:00pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Book Sale Clean-up

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

Book Sale Clean-up

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Terrain Sculpting Collective: Hedges

Monday, May 19, 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:

From well manicured lawn mazes to fearsome Bocage, hedges are great ways to break up large tracts of land and hide private worlds. In these sessions we will show you how to ma...

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:

From well manicured lawn mazes to fearsome Bocage, hedges are great ways to break up large tracts of land and hide private worlds. In these sessions we will show you how to make hedges that are changeable and others that are perfect for toping a

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Amateur Writer's Guild

Monday, May 19, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Multipurpose Room at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Social, Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Come together with other writers for feedback on anything you have written, or answers to questions you might have!For Zoom information, please email us at asklincolnlibrary@gmail....

Required
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Social, Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Come together with other writers for feedback on anything you have written, or answers to questions you might have!
For Zoom information, please email us at asklincolnlibrary@gmail.com.

Sangamon County Historical Society

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

SCHS Program

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

SCHS Program

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.

Kids' Crinkle Art

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Multipurpose Room at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Workshop
Age Group:
Children, Tweens
Make and Take:

A craft program with projects to take home.

Event Details:

Art can be as simple as scrunching paper and coloring it.Come join us as we make crinkle art.Intended for kids in grades 3-6 (ages 8-12).

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Crafts, Workshop

Make and Take

A craft program with projects to take home.

Event Details:

Art can be as simple as scrunching paper and coloring it.

Come join us as we make crinkle art.

Intended for kids in grades 3-6 (ages 8-12).

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Yoga Beginners to Advanced

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
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! 

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! 

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults 21+" group.

Ask a Library Techie

Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Computer Class
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
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 ...

Required
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
Program Type: Computer Class
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.

This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Pre-K" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.

Family Storytime at Lincoln Memorial Garden

Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Off Site
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Toddlers, Pre-K, Children
Storytime:

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

Event Details:

During the month of May, we'll be holding outdoor storytimes at Lincoln Memorial Garden! Join us on the Woodland Patio for a fun, family storytime, then spend some time exploring a...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Toddlers, Pre-K, Children
Program Type: Storytime

Storytime

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

Event Details:

During the month of May, we'll be holding outdoor storytimes at Lincoln Memorial Garden! Join us on the Woodland Patio for a fun, family storytime, then spend some time exploring all the Garden has to offer. 

DJC Book Discussion

Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 11:00am - 3:00pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Book Discussion

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

Book Discussion

Closed for Memorial Day

All Day
Lincoln Library

Memorial Day

Closing
Branches:
Lincoln Library
Description:

Memorial Day

Get Covered Illinois

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Atrium at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Informational outreach

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

Informational outreach

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Black Authors Book Club

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Bicentennial Room at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Book Club:

Event Details:

Join us for our book club, discussing books by Black authors. We are creating this space for all readers to share & learn about the Black experience, and books that reflect tha...

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Bicentennial Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club

Book Club

Event Details:

Join us for our book club, discussing books by Black authors. We are creating this space for all readers to share & learn about the Black experience, and books that reflect that perspective.

This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

PNG Sewing Class: Pajama Pants, Part 2

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Collaboratory at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
CoLab
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

In Part 2 of our Pajama Pants sewing class, you'll learn how to assemble and sew your pants together, as well as how to make adjustments and alterations for the best possible fit.T...

Required
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Collaboratory
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: CoLab
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

In Part 2 of our Pajama Pants sewing class, you'll learn how to assemble and sew your pants together, as well as how to make adjustments and alterations for the best possible fit.

Community Outreach Fair

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 10:00am - 3:00pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Free Resources, Programs and Services in Springfield for Low Income Families or Homeless

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

Free Resources, Programs and Services in Springfield for Low Income Families or Homeless

LL Board of Trustees Meeting

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 4:45pm - 6:30pm
Bicentennial Room at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Board Meeting 

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

Board Meeting 

This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Zine Club Open Workshop

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Workshop
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

The Zine Club at the Lincoln Library is open to everyone!Come spend some time with creative people and work on your very own Zine.Not sure what a Zine is? That's fine, we'll show y...

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Workshop
Event Details:

The Zine Club at the Lincoln Library is open to everyone!

Come spend some time with creative people and work on your very own Zine.

Not sure what a Zine is? That's fine, we'll show you!

Materials will be provided. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Mary Harlan Lincoln: Mourning First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Performance
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Mary Harlan Lincoln’s mother-in-law was known around the world - Former First Lady, widow of the martyred President Lincoln. But the two Mary Lincolns did not always have a cordial...

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

Mary Harlan Lincoln’s mother-in-law was known around the world - Former First Lady, widow of the martyred President Lincoln.