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Cricut Class: Summery Wall Art

3:30pm - 6:00pm
Collaboratory
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Collaboratory
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: CoLab, Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0

Workshop

Get hands-on and learn a new skill at the Lincoln Library.

Event Details:

Learn how to create vibrant, summer-themed wall art using paper and our Cricut cutting machines!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Exploring Your Family Tree

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computer Class
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8

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.

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

Yoga Beginners to Advanced

6:30pm - 7:30pm
DeFrates Room
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: DeFrates Room
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

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
Program Type: Computer Class
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3

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 "Adults" group.

Amateur Writer's Guild - Rescheduled

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Multipurpose Room
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

Come together with other writers for feedback on anything you have written, or answers to questions you might have!

Join via Zoom here

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

Creating Magic: TinkerCAD for Beginners

12:00pm - 2:00pm
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: CoLab, Computer Class
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6

Computer Class

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

Event Details:

🌟 Discover the World of 3D Design with TinkerCAD! đźŚź

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

10:30am - 11:30am
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
Program Type: Computer Class
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3

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

Sewing Class: Simple Bucket Hat

1:30pm - 4:00pm
Collaboratory
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Collaboratory
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: CoLab, Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0

Workshop

Get hands-on and learn a new skill at the Lincoln Library.

Event Details:

Learn how to sew a simple bucket hat to keep cool during the summer heat! This is an intermediate sewing class, so prior experience using a sewing machine is recommended. 

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

Yoga Beginners to Advanced

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Carnegie North
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 "Adults" group.
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration 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.

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

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
Program Type: Computer Class
Registration 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 "Adults" group.

DAR-Lincoln Program

10:00am - 12:00pm
Bicentennial Room
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Bicentennial Room
Age Group: Adults
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Film Screening "Springfield Had No Shame"

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Carnegie North
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Through the use of historical photographs and dramatic readings and re-enactments based on original newspaper accounts, presents the story of the August 14, 1908 race riot in Springfield, Illinois.

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

Microsoft Word Basics

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
Program Type: Computer Class
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15

Computer Class

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

Event Details:

Learn how Word works! From writing letters, to crafting research papers, and even making labels, there's plenty this program offers, and we'll show you how.

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

10:30am - 11:30am
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
Program Type: Computer Class
Registration 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 "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults 21+" group.

Microsoft Word Basics

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
Program Type: Computer Class
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15

Computer Class

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

Event Details:

Learn how Word works! From writing letters, to crafting research papers, and even making labels, there's plenty this program offers, and we'll show you how.

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

Microsoft Word Basics

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
Program Type: Computer Class
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15

Computer Class

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

Event Details:

Learn how Word works! From writing letters, to crafting research papers, and even making labels, there's plenty this program offers, and we'll show you how.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Jameson Jenkins and the Underground Railroad

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Carnegie North
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

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture Series

Lecture Series

Enjoy a local expert discussing a topic of interest.

Event Details:

Though Illinois entered the Union as a free state in 1818, slavery continued to exist within its borders for decades.