Thanksgiving Closure

The Library will close at 5pm on Wednesday, November 27th and remain closed Thursday, November 28th and Friday, November 29th for the Thanksgiving holiday. Remember, our online resources are always available! 

Upcoming Events

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Cricut Class: A Very Cricut Christmas

2:00pm - 4:30pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Collaboratory
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Collaboratory
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: CoLab
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1

Workshop

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

Event Details:

In this class, we'll show you how to use our Cricut machines to create gifts and decorations that will make your Christmas merry and bright!

The Gathering of the Bookalos: A Silent Book Club

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Adults
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 22
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.

Springfield NOW meeting

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Bicentennial Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Bicentennial Room
Purpose of Meeting

Reorganization discussion and packing comfort care kits

Beginner Sewing Class: Sew a Snowman

5:30pm - 7:30pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Collaboratory
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Collaboratory
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: CoLab
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Learn how to sew your own snowman in this beginner sewing class--perfect for a stocking stuffer, or to keep for yourself!

Microsoft Word Basics

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
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: 13

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.

Ask a Library Techie

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Adults
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
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.

Santa Meet & Greet

11:00am - 1:00pm
Infants, Toddlers, Pre-K, Children, Tweens, Teens
Storytime Area
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Storytime Area
Age Group: Infants, Toddlers, Pre-K, Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Social
Event Details:

Free books?! From Santa?! Join the Lincoln Library Alliance on Saturday, December 14th from 11am - 1pm as they help us make things merry in the children's department!

Piano Recital

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Carnegie North
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Purpose of Meeting

Students perform piano selections they have been working on

Amateur Writer's Guild

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Multipurpose Room
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Social, Workshop
Registration 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!

Get Covered Illinois

12:00pm - 4:00pm
Atrium
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Atrium
Purpose of Meeting

Informational outreach

Spinetinglers Horror Book Club

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Teens, Adults
Bicentennial Room
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!

Springfield Jaycees General Membership Meeting

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Carnegie North
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Purpose of Meeting

Our monthly General Membership meeting.

Holiday Storytime & Crafts

10:30am - 11:00am
Infants, Toddlers, Pre-K, Children
Storytime Area
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Storytime Area
Age Group: Infants, 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:

Join us for an extra special storytime as we have some holiday fun! 

Ask a Library Techie

10:30am - 11:30am
Teens, Adults, Adults 21+
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.

Intermediate Sewing Class: Cell Phone Wallet

2:00pm - 4:30pm
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Collaboratory
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Collaboratory
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: CoLab
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 2

Workshop

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

Event Details:

Learn how to sew a wallet with enough space to hold your cell phone and your important cards!

Great Horned Owls: Hiding in Plain Sight

2:30pm - 4:30pm
All Ages
Carnegie North
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:

Mark H.X. Glenshaw is an award-winning naturalist who has closely observed and documented the lives of Great Horned Owls in Forest Park, a large urban park in St.

Pop-Up Library at the YMCA

9:00am - 11:00am
All Ages
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.

Closed for Christmas Holiday

All Day 12/24 - 12/25
Closing
Branches:
Lincoln Library
Description:

Christmas 

Closing at 5pm

5:00pm - 8:00pm
Closing
Branches:
Lincoln Library
Description:

Closing early for New Year's Eve

Closed for New Year's Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Lincoln Library
Description:

New Year's Day

Land Subdivision Committee

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Carnegie North
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Purpose of Meeting

LSC

Board Game Night at Buzz Bomb

7:00pm - 9:00pm
Adults 21+
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

10:00am - 4:00pm
Carnegie North
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Purpose of Meeting

Blood drive

Michael McDonald Art Class

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Multipurpose Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Purpose of Meeting

Free Community Art Classes