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Family Storytime at Lincoln Memorial Garden

Thursday, May 29, 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. 

Dementia Caregiving 101

Monday, June 2, 2025 at 2:00pm - 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

Terrain Sculpting Collective: Hedges

Monday, June 2, 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

Land Subdivision Committee

Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:15pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Land Subdivision Committee

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

Land Subdivision Committee

Get Covered Illinois

Tuesday, June 10, 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

Health & Wellness Resource Fair

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 10:00am - 3:00pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Health and Wellness Resource Fair Promoting FREE or Low-Income Programs, Resources and Services for all ages

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

Health and Wellness Resource Fair
Promoting FREE or Low-Income Programs, Resources and Services for all ages

Zine Club Open Workshop

Wednesday, June 11, 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. 

Neurographic Art Workshop with Jeff Lung

Neurographic Art with Jeff Lung

Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Make and Take
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
Make and Take:

A craft program with projects to take home.

Event Details:

Artist Jeff Lung will be here to introduce us to neurographic art. Neurographic art is a form of therapeutic art that combines drawing and doodling with principles rooted in n...

Required
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
Program Type: Crafts, Make and Take
Required
Seats Remaining: 30

Make and Take

A craft program with projects to take home.

Event Details:

Artist Jeff Lung will be here to introduce us to neurographic art. 

Terrain Sculpting Collective: Hedges

Monday, June 16, 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

Exploring Your Family Tree

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom at Lincoln Library
Program Type:
Computer Class
Age Group:
Adults
Computer Class:

Sharpen your computer skills for free in the Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom.

Event Details:

This free course is an introduction to the online genealogy resources offered and compiled by the library. In order to get the most out of this course, you must have computer exper...

Required
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computer Class
Required
Seats Remaining: 10

Computer Class

Sharpen your computer skills for free in the Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom.

Event Details:

This free course is an introduction to the online genealogy resources offered and compiled by the library. In order to get the most out of this course, you must have computer experience.

Closed for Juneteenth

All Day
Lincoln Library

Juneteenth

Closing
Branches:
Lincoln Library
Description:

Juneteenth

Red Cross Blood Drive

Friday, June 20, 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

The Lincoln Library and YMCA logos at the top with text describing the date, time, activities that happen at a Pop-up library.

Pop-Up Library at the YMCA

Monday, June 23, 2025 at 9:00am - 11:00am
Off Site
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Pop-up Library- A pop-up library is a temporary collection of materials for patrons to browse and check out at a location other than the library.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: All Ages
Event Details:

Pop-up Library- A pop-up library is a temporary collection of materials for patrons to browse and check out at a location other than the library.

Get Covered Illinois

Tuesday, June 24, 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

Zine Club Open Workshop

Wednesday, June 25, 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. 

DJC Book Discussion

Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 11:00am - 2:00pm
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

Springfield Economic and Community Development Commission Meeting

Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:30pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

This will be a commission meeting for the Springfield Economic and Community Development Commission.

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

This will be a commission meeting for the Springfield Economic and Community Development Commission.

Land Subdivision Committee

Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:15pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Land Subdivision Committee

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

Land Subdivision Committee

Closed for Independence Day

All Day
Lincoln Library

Independence Day

Closing
Branches:
Lincoln Library
Description:

Independence Day

Terrain Sculpting Collective: Trees

Monday, July 7, 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 scraggy ironwood to stout maples, trees take up a great deal of space in nature and imagination. Whether they are hiding monsters (both human and not) or providing a mysteri...

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 scraggy ironwood to stout maples, trees take up a great deal of space in nature and imagination.

Get Covered Illinois

Tuesday, July 8, 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

Robin Song’s Music Studio Recital

Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
Purpose of Meeting:

To have the students play their music!

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

To have the students play their music!

Historic Sites Commission

Monday, July 14, 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

Terrain Sculpting Collective: Trees

Monday, July 21, 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 scraggy ironwood to stout maples, trees take up a great deal of space in nature and imagination. Whether they are hiding monsters (both human and not) or providing a mysteri...

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 scraggy ironwood to stout maples, trees take up a great deal of space in nature and imagination.