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This event is in the "Pre-K" group.
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Saturday Craft Kits

All Day
Toddlers, Pre-K, Children
Storytime Area
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!

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

3:00pm - 8:00pm
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

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

Closing early for New Year's Eve

Branches:
Lincoln Library
Description:

New Year's Day

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

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

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

Saturday Craft Kits

All Day
Toddlers, Pre-K, Children
Storytime Area
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

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

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.

Terrain Sculpting Collective

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens, Adults
Collaboratory
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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Podcasting 101

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Adults
Collaboratory
Registration
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Collaboratory
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: CoLab
Registration 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

6:00pm - 7:30pm
DeFrates Room
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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

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.

Red Cross Blood Drive

10:00am - 3:00pm
Carnegie North
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Purpose of Meeting

Blood Drive

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

Financial Literacy

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens, Adults
Nancy Huntley Computer Classroom
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

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Multipurpose Room
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Purpose of Meeting

Meeting

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

PNG: Podcasting for Teens

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Collaboratory
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

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 Class

Branches:
Lincoln Library
Description:

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 

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

PNG: Podcasting for Teens

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Collaboratory
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

5:00pm - 7:30pm
Carnegie North
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Purpose of Meeting

Program

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

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!

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
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.