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A cartoon rendering of a theater box of popcorn and a text invitation to Popcorn Night in Spring Bay on the second Thursday of each month from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm.

Popcorn Night

Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Main Reading Room (SB) at Spring Bay
Program Type:
Cooking & Food, Family Programming
Age Group:
Youth, Babies (0 - 24 months), Toddlers (2 - 6), Children (7 - 11), Teens (12 - 18), Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Fun is popping up in Spring Bay! The second Thursday of each month is Popcorn Night at the Spring Bay branch.  Stop by for your free popcorn, and pick up a book or two or t...

Library Branch: Spring Bay
Room: Main Reading Room (SB)
Age Group: Youth, Babies (0 - 24 months), Toddlers (2 - 6), Children (7 - 11), Teens (12 - 18), Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Cooking & Food, Family Programming
Event Details:

Fun is popping up in Spring Bay!

The second Thursday of each month is Popcorn Night at the Spring Bay branch.  Stop by for your free popcorn, and pick up a book or two or twelve while you are there!

A chair carved out of a tree trunk with the word "storytime" engraved into the seat.

Story Time

Friday, July 12, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Roanoke City Park at Roanoke
Program Type:
Educational Programming, Family Programming
Age Group:
Toddlers (2 - 6)
Story Time:

Stories, activities, music, and movement! Learning is a circle with no beginning and no end.  Boys, girls, and children of all ages are invited to join our circle for stori...

Event Details:

Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Story Time. Registering guarantees your space, should capacity become an issue.  It also allows us to adequately pre...

Registration Open
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Roanoke
Room: Roanoke City Park
Age Group: Toddlers (2 - 6)
Program Type: Educational Programming, Family Programming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20

Story Time

Stories, activities, music, and movement!

Learning is a circle with no beginning and no end.  Boys, girls, and children of all ages are invited to join our circle for stories & silliness, activities & antics, music & movement, learning & laughter, and fun & fellowship!

All ages and developmental stages are welcome.  Parents and caregivers are welcome to participate or hang back, watch, and socialize.

 

Event Details:

Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Story Time.

Registering guarantees your space, should capacity become an issue.  It also allows us to adequately prepare materials for all attendees.  Finally, it gives ou

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Supervision

IPDPL programming is not designed to be "drop and go" for children.  Please have a parent, guardian, or another responsible caregiver present if your child is attending this program.  Thank you!

 

Children Outdoors

Whenever possible, children's programming sessions will be held in outdoor green spaces, weather permitting.  Please call the library at (309) 921-5074 if you have questions regarding any possible weather cancellations or alternate locations.  In the event of inclement weather, sessions scheduled outdoors will be held inside the local library branch.

Cartoon boy thinking, "What will I build today?" Text: IPDPL LEGO Club You supply the imagination; We supply the bricks!* Metamora – Tuesdays from 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm; Washburn – Thursdays from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm; Roanoke – Saturdays from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm; Benson – All day, every day! *Supplied LEGO bricks are the property of IPDPL and are not intended to be taken home.

LEGO Club

Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Play Space (R) at Roanoke
Program Type:
Family Programming
Age Group:
Youth, Children (7 - 11), Teens (12 - 18)
LEGO Club:

Did you know that using only six 2 x 4 LEGO bricks, there are 915,103,765 possible building combinations?  IPDPL has a LOT more than six LEGO bricks, so the combinations ...

Library Branch: Roanoke
Room: Play Space (R)
Age Group: Youth, Children (7 - 11), Teens (12 - 18)
Program Type: Family Programming

LEGO Club

Did you know that using only six 2 x 4 LEGO bricks, there are 915,103,765 possible building combinations?  IPDPL has a LOT more than six LEGO bricks, so the combinations could be endless!  Come to our drop-in LEGO Club sessions to build whatever is in your imagination!   

 

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Supervision

IPDPL programming is not designed to be "drop and go" for children.  Please have a parent, guardian, or another responsible caregiver present if your child is attending this program.  Thank you!

 

LEGO Club

LEGO Club is intended as an opportunity for children to exercise their creativity using LEGO bricks and pieces.  All supplied LEGO bricks and pieces provided during LEGO Club are the property of Illinois Prairie District Public Library and are not intended to be taken home.  Completed LEGO builds may be displayed within the library at the discretion of library staff.

WARNING! CHOKING HAZARD: Standard LEGO pieces are intended and rated for children 3 years and up.  LEGO pieces should not be placed in or near the mouth.  LEGO pieces should not be swallowed as this can present a choking hazard.

 

A chair carved out of a tree trunk with the word "storytime" engraved into the seat.

Story Time

Monday, July 15, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Benson Community Park at Benson
Program Type:
Educational Programming, Family Programming
Age Group:
Toddlers (2 - 6)
Story Time:

Stories, activities, music, and movement! Learning is a circle with no beginning and no end.  Boys, girls, and children of all ages are invited to join our circle for stori...

Event Details:

Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Story Time. Registering guarantees your space, should capacity become an issue.  It also allows us to adequately pre...

Registration Open
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Benson
Room: Benson Community Park
Age Group: Toddlers (2 - 6)
Program Type: Educational Programming, Family Programming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10

Story Time

Stories, activities, music, and movement!

Learning is a circle with no beginning and no end.  Boys, girls, and children of all ages are invited to join our circle for stories & silliness, activities & antics, music & movement, learning & laughter, and fun & fellowship!

All ages and developmental stages are welcome.  Parents and caregivers are welcome to participate or hang back, watch, and socialize.

 

Event Details:

Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Story Time.

Registering guarantees your space, should capacity become an issue.  It also allows us to adequately prepare materials for all attendees.  Finally, it gives ou

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Supervision

IPDPL programming is not designed to be "drop and go" for children.  Please have a parent, guardian, or another responsible caregiver present if your child is attending this program.  Thank you!

 

Children Outdoors

Whenever possible, children's programming sessions will be held in outdoor green spaces, weather permitting.  Please call the library at (309) 921-5074 if you have questions regarding any possible weather cancellations or alternate locations.  In the event of inclement weather, sessions scheduled outdoors will be held inside the local library branch.

A chair carved out of a tree trunk with the word "storytime" engraved into the seat.

Story Time

Monday, July 15, 2024 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Garden Gazebo (SB) at Spring Bay
Program Type:
Educational Programming, Family Programming
Age Group:
Toddlers (2 - 6)
Story Time:

Stories, activities, music, and movement! Learning is a circle with no beginning and no end.  Boys, girls, and children of all ages are invited to join our circle for stori...

Event Details:

Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Story Time. Registering guarantees your space, should capacity become an issue.  It also allows us to adequately pre...

Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Spring Bay
Room: Garden Gazebo (SB)
Age Group: Toddlers (2 - 6)
Program Type: Educational Programming, Family Programming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8

Story Time

Stories, activities, music, and movement!

Learning is a circle with no beginning and no end.  Boys, girls, and children of all ages are invited to join our circle for stories & silliness, activities & antics, music & movement, learning & laughter, and fun & fellowship!

All ages and developmental stages are welcome.  Parents and caregivers are welcome to participate or hang back, watch, and socialize.

 

Event Details:

Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Story Time.

Registering guarantees your space, should capacity become an issue.  It also allows us to adequately prepare materials for all attendees.  Finally, it gives ou

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Supervision

IPDPL programming is not designed to be "drop and go" for children.  Please have a parent, guardian, or another responsible caregiver present if your child is attending this program.  Thank you!

 

Children Outdoors

Whenever possible, children's programming sessions will be held in outdoor green spaces, weather permitting.  Please call the library at (309) 921-5074 if you have questions regarding any possible weather cancellations or alternate locations.  In the event of inclement weather, sessions scheduled outdoors will be held inside the local library branch.

An infant with a cloth book

Baby Bookworms

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Black Partridge Park at Metamora
Program Type:
Educational Programming, Family Programming
Age Group:
Babies (0 - 24 months)
Baby Bookworms:

Stories, music, and movement for our youngest readers! Babies are learning from the moment they are born, and studies have shown that reading to infants helps promote literacy a...

Event Details:

Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Baby Bookworms. Registering guarantees your space, should capacity become an issue.  It also allows us to adequately...

Registration Open
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Metamora
Room: Black Partridge Park
Age Group: Babies (0 - 24 months)
Program Type: Educational Programming, Family Programming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8

Baby Bookworms

Stories, music, and movement for our youngest readers!

Babies are learning from the moment they are born, and studies have shown that reading to infants helps promote literacy and independent reading later in life.  Our sessions will include stories just for babies, music to inspire and entertain, and movement activities perfect for little wrigglers!

Babies, caregivers, and older siblings are all welcome at Baby Bookworms!

 

Event Details:

Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Baby Bookworms.

Registering guarantees your space, should capacity become an issue.  It also allows us to adequately prepare materials for all attendees.  Finally, it give

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Supervision

IPDPL programming is not designed to be "drop and go" for children.  Please have a parent, guardian, or another responsible caregiver present if your child is attending this program.  Thank you!

 

Children Outdoors

Whenever possible, children's programming sessions will be held in outdoor green spaces, weather permitting.  Please call the library at (309) 921-5074 if you have questions regarding any possible weather cancellations or alternate locations.  In the event of inclement weather, sessions scheduled outdoors will be held inside the local library branch.

A chair carved out of a tree trunk with the word "storytime" engraved into the seat.

Story Time

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Black Partridge Park at Metamora
Program Type:
Educational Programming, Family Programming
Age Group:
Toddlers (2 - 6)
Story Time:

Stories, activities, music, and movement! Learning is a circle with no beginning and no end.  Boys, girls, and children of all ages are invited to join our circle for stori...

Event Details:

Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Story Time. Registering guarantees your space, should capacity become an issue.  It also allows us to adequately pre...

Registration Open
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Metamora
Room: Black Partridge Park
Age Group: Toddlers (2 - 6)
Program Type: Educational Programming, Family Programming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12

Story Time

Stories, activities, music, and movement!

Learning is a circle with no beginning and no end.  Boys, girls, and children of all ages are invited to join our circle for stories & silliness, activities & antics, music & movement, learning & laughter, and fun & fellowship!

All ages and developmental stages are welcome.  Parents and caregivers are welcome to participate or hang back, watch, and socialize.

 

Event Details:

Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Story Time.

Registering guarantees your space, should capacity become an issue.  It also allows us to adequately prepare materials for all attendees.  Finally, it gives ou

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Supervision

IPDPL programming is not designed to be "drop and go" for children.  Please have a parent, guardian, or another responsible caregiver present if your child is attending this program.  Thank you!

 

Children Outdoors

Whenever possible, children's programming sessions will be held in outdoor green spaces, weather permitting.  Please call the library at (309) 921-5074 if you have questions regarding any possible weather cancellations or alternate locations.  In the event of inclement weather, sessions scheduled outdoors will be held inside the local library branch.

Cartoon boy thinking, "What will I build today?" Text: IPDPL LEGO Club You supply the imagination, we’ll supply the bricks!* Metamora – Tuesdays from 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm Washburn – Thursdays from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Roanoke – First Saturday of each month from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Benson – All day, every day! *Supplied LEGO bricks are the property of IPDPL and are not intended to be taken home.

LEGO Club

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 3:30pm - 6:00pm
Play Space (M) at Metamora
Program Type:
Family Programming
Age Group:
Youth, Children (7 - 11), Teens (12 - 18)
LEGO Club:

Did you know that using only six 2 x 4 LEGO bricks, there are 915,103,765 possible building combinations?  IPDPL has a LOT more than six LEGO bricks, so the combinations ...

Library Branch: Metamora
Room: Play Space (M)
Age Group: Youth, Children (7 - 11), Teens (12 - 18)
Program Type: Family Programming

LEGO Club

Did you know that using only six 2 x 4 LEGO bricks, there are 915,103,765 possible building combinations?  IPDPL has a LOT more than six LEGO bricks, so the combinations could be endless!  Come to our drop-in LEGO Club sessions to build whatever is in your imagination!   

 

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Supervision

IPDPL programming is not designed to be "drop and go" for children.  Please have a parent, guardian, or another responsible caregiver present if your child is attending this program.  Thank you!

 

LEGO Club

LEGO Club is intended as an opportunity for children to exercise their creativity using LEGO bricks and pieces.  All supplied LEGO bricks and pieces provided during LEGO Club are the property of Illinois Prairie District Public Library and are not intended to be taken home.  Completed LEGO builds may be displayed within the library at the discretion of library staff.

WARNING! CHOKING HAZARD: Standard LEGO pieces are intended and rated for children 3 years and up.  LEGO pieces should not be placed in or near the mouth.  LEGO pieces should not be swallowed as this can present a choking hazard.

 

A chair carved out of a tree trunk with the word "storytime" engraved into the seat.

Story Time

Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:30am
East Lawn (W) at Washburn
Program Type:
Educational Programming, Family Programming
Age Group:
Toddlers (2 - 6)
Story Time:

Stories, activities, music, and movement! Learning is a circle with no beginning and no end.  Boys, girls, and children of all ages are invited to join our circle for stori...

Event Details:

Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Story Time. Registering guarantees your space, should capacity become an issue.  It also allows us to adequately pre...

Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Washburn
Room: East Lawn (W)
Age Group: Toddlers (2 - 6)
Program Type: Educational Programming, Family Programming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10

Story Time

Stories, activities, music, and movement!

Learning is a circle with no beginning and no end.  Boys, girls, and children of all ages are invited to join our circle for stories & silliness, activities & antics, music & movement, learning & laughter, and fun & fellowship!

All ages and developmental stages are welcome.  Parents and caregivers are welcome to participate or hang back, watch, and socialize.

 

Event Details:

Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Story Time.

Registering guarantees your space, should capacity become an issue.  It also allows us to adequately prepare materials for all attendees.  Finally, it gives ou

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Supervision

IPDPL programming is not designed to be "drop and go" for children.  Please have a parent, guardian, or another responsible caregiver present if your child is attending this program.  Thank you!

 

Children Outdoors

Whenever possible, children's programming sessions will be held in outdoor green spaces, weather permitting.  Please call the library at (309) 921-5074 if you have questions regarding any possible weather cancellations or alternate locations.  In the event of inclement weather, sessions scheduled outdoors will be held inside the local library branch.

An assortment of yarn balls.

Knit & Stitch Group

Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room (GH) at Germantown Hills
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Knit & Stitch:

Knit & Stitch is a "loose-knit" group of crafters who enjoy fiber arts and handwork, including knitting, crochet, needlepoint, and other portable projects.  Bring your yar...

Library Branch: Germantown Hills
Room: Meeting Room (GH)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Knit & Stitch

Knit & Stitch is a "loose-knit" group of crafters who enjoy fiber arts and handwork, including knitting, crochet, needlepoint, and other portable projects.  Bring your yarn, thread, needles, and hooks, and don't forget a good story or two!  

An infant with a cloth book

Baby Bookworms

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
West Lawn (GH) at Germantown Hills
Program Type:
Educational Programming, Family Programming
Age Group:
Babies (0 - 24 months)
Baby Bookworms:

Stories, music, and movement for our youngest readers! Babies are learning from the moment they are born, and studies have shown that reading to infants helps promote literacy a...

Event Details:

Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Baby Bookworms. Registering guarantees your space, should capacity become an issue.  It also allows us to adequately...

Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Germantown Hills
Room: West Lawn (GH)
Age Group: Babies (0 - 24 months)
Program Type: Educational Programming, Family Programming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10

Baby Bookworms

Stories, music, and movement for our youngest readers!

Babies are learning from the moment they are born, and studies have shown that reading to infants helps promote literacy and independent reading later in life.  Our sessions will include stories just for babies, music to inspire and entertain, and movement activities perfect for little wrigglers!

Babies, caregivers, and older siblings are all welcome at Baby Bookworms!

 

Event Details:

Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Baby Bookworms.

Registering guarantees your space, should capacity become an issue.  It also allows us to adequately prepare materials for all attendees.  Finally, it give

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Supervision

IPDPL programming is not designed to be "drop and go" for children.  Please have a parent, guardian, or another responsible caregiver present if your child is attending this program.  Thank you!

 

Children Outdoors

Whenever possible, children's programming sessions will be held in outdoor green spaces, weather permitting.  Please call the library at (309) 921-5074 if you have questions regarding any possible weather cancellations or alternate locations.  In the event of inclement weather, sessions scheduled outdoors will be held inside the local library branch.

A chair carved out of a tree trunk with the word "storytime" engraved into the seat.

Story Time

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
West Lawn (GH) at Germantown Hills
Program Type:
Educational Programming, Family Programming
Age Group:
Toddlers (2 - 6)
Story Time:

Stories, activities, music, and movement! Learning is a circle with no beginning and no end.  Boys, girls, and children of all ages are invited to join our circle for stori...

Event Details:

Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Story Time. Registering guarantees your space, should capacity become an issue.  It also allows us to adequately pre...

Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Germantown Hills
Room: West Lawn (GH)
Age Group: Toddlers (2 - 6)
Program Type: Educational Programming, Family Programming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20

Story Time

Stories, activities, music, and movement!

Learning is a circle with no beginning and no end.  Boys, girls, and children of all ages are invited to join our circle for stories & silliness, activities & antics, music & movement, learning & laughter, and fun & fellowship!

All ages and developmental stages are welcome.  Parents and caregivers are welcome to participate or hang back, watch, and socialize.

 

Event Details:

Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Story Time.

Registering guarantees your space, should capacity become an issue.  It also allows us to adequately prepare materials for all attendees.  Finally, it gives ou

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Supervision

IPDPL programming is not designed to be "drop and go" for children.  Please have a parent, guardian, or another responsible caregiver present if your child is attending this program.  Thank you!

 

Children Outdoors

Whenever possible, children's programming sessions will be held in outdoor green spaces, weather permitting.  Please call the library at (309) 921-5074 if you have questions regarding any possible weather cancellations or alternate locations.  In the event of inclement weather, sessions scheduled outdoors will be held inside the local library branch.

A plush green sea turtle toy.

Critter Conservation Creation 3 - Turtle Plush

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room (GH) at Germantown Hills
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Family Programming, Summer Reading, Workshops
Age Group:
Youth, Teens (12 - 18), Adults, Everyone
Summer Reading Activities:

Summer Reading Activities are "extras" - programs, presentations, and special events hosted by the library - designed to complement the reading goals of our annual summer reading c...

Event Details:

Create your own 15" turtle!   During this workshop, we will make fluffy, furry plush turtle friends!     Due to limited quantities, registration i...

Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Germantown Hills
Room: Meeting Room (GH)
Age Group: Youth, Teens (12 - 18), Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Family Programming, Summer Reading, Workshops
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 2

Summer Reading Activities

Summer Reading Activities are "extras" - programs, presentations, and special events hosted by the library - designed to complement the reading goals of our annual summer reading challenges.  Participating in these special programs earns additional badges in Beanstack and additional tickets for the ticket drawing prizes!

For Secret Code Word activities, be sure to look for the sign with the secret code word or ask a library staff member during the program!

Meet Tiger!

Tiger is our Summer Reading Activity mascot!  Any time you see Tiger on something advertising a Read, Renew, Repeat event or program, it means that event will give you additional badges and tickets!  

A cartoon tiger is standing on his hind legs. He is wearing a t-shirt and a ball cap and holding a shovel.

 

 

Event Details:

Create your own 15" turtle!  

During this workshop, we will make fluffy, furry plush turtle friends!  

 

Cartoon boy thinking, "What will I build today?" Text: IPDPL LEGO Club You supply the imagination, we’ll supply the bricks!* Metamora – Tuesdays from 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm Washburn – Thursdays from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Roanoke – First Saturday of each month from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Benson – All day, every day! *Supplied LEGO bricks are the property of IPDPL and are not intended to be taken home.

LEGO Club

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Main Reading Room (W) at Washburn
Program Type:
Family Programming
Age Group:
Youth, Children (7 - 11), Teens (12 - 18)
LEGO Club:

Did you know that using only six 2 x 4 LEGO bricks, there are 915,103,765 possible building combinations?  IPDPL has a LOT more than six LEGO bricks, so the combinations ...

Library Branch: Washburn
Room: Main Reading Room (W)
Age Group: Youth, Children (7 - 11), Teens (12 - 18)
Program Type: Family Programming

LEGO Club

Did you know that using only six 2 x 4 LEGO bricks, there are 915,103,765 possible building combinations?  IPDPL has a LOT more than six LEGO bricks, so the combinations could be endless!  Come to our drop-in LEGO Club sessions to build whatever is in your imagination!   

 

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Supervision

IPDPL programming is not designed to be "drop and go" for children.  Please have a parent, guardian, or another responsible caregiver present if your child is attending this program.  Thank you!

 

LEGO Club

LEGO Club is intended as an opportunity for children to exercise their creativity using LEGO bricks and pieces.  All supplied LEGO bricks and pieces provided during LEGO Club are the property of Illinois Prairie District Public Library and are not intended to be taken home.  Completed LEGO builds may be displayed within the library at the discretion of library staff.

WARNING! CHOKING HAZARD: Standard LEGO pieces are intended and rated for children 3 years and up.  LEGO pieces should not be placed in or near the mouth.  LEGO pieces should not be swallowed as this can present a choking hazard.

 

A chair carved out of a tree trunk with the word "storytime" engraved into the seat.

Story Time

Friday, July 19, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Roanoke City Park at Roanoke
Program Type:
Educational Programming, Family Programming
Age Group:
Toddlers (2 - 6)
Story Time:

Stories, activities, music, and movement! Learning is a circle with no beginning and no end.  Boys, girls, and children of all ages are invited to join our circle for stori...

Event Details:

Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Story Time. Registering guarantees your space, should capacity become an issue.  It also allows us to adequately pre...

Registration Open
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Roanoke
Room: Roanoke City Park
Age Group: Toddlers (2 - 6)
Program Type: Educational Programming, Family Programming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20

Story Time

Stories, activities, music, and movement!

Learning is a circle with no beginning and no end.  Boys, girls, and children of all ages are invited to join our circle for stories & silliness, activities & antics, music & movement, learning & laughter, and fun & fellowship!

All ages and developmental stages are welcome.  Parents and caregivers are welcome to participate or hang back, watch, and socialize.

 

Event Details:

Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Story Time.

Registering guarantees your space, should capacity become an issue.  It also allows us to adequately prepare materials for all attendees.  Finally, it gives ou

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Supervision

IPDPL programming is not designed to be "drop and go" for children.  Please have a parent, guardian, or another responsible caregiver present if your child is attending this program.  Thank you!

 

Children Outdoors

Whenever possible, children's programming sessions will be held in outdoor green spaces, weather permitting.  Please call the library at (309) 921-5074 if you have questions regarding any possible weather cancellations or alternate locations.  In the event of inclement weather, sessions scheduled outdoors will be held inside the local library branch.

Cartoon boy thinking, "What will I build today?" Text: IPDPL LEGO Club You supply the imagination; We supply the bricks!* Metamora – Tuesdays from 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm; Washburn – Thursdays from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm; Roanoke – Saturdays from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm; Benson – All day, every day! *Supplied LEGO bricks are the property of IPDPL and are not intended to be taken home.

LEGO Club

Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Play Space (R) at Roanoke
Program Type:
Family Programming
Age Group:
Youth, Children (7 - 11), Teens (12 - 18)
LEGO Club:

Did you know that using only six 2 x 4 LEGO bricks, there are 915,103,765 possible building combinations?  IPDPL has a LOT more than six LEGO bricks, so the combinations ...

Library Branch: Roanoke
Room: Play Space (R)
Age Group: Youth, Children (7 - 11), Teens (12 - 18)
Program Type: Family Programming

LEGO Club

Did you know that using only six 2 x 4 LEGO bricks, there are 915,103,765 possible building combinations?  IPDPL has a LOT more than six LEGO bricks, so the combinations could be endless!  Come to our drop-in LEGO Club sessions to build whatever is in your imagination!   

 

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Supervision

IPDPL programming is not designed to be "drop and go" for children.  Please have a parent, guardian, or another responsible caregiver present if your child is attending this program.  Thank you!

 

LEGO Club

LEGO Club is intended as an opportunity for children to exercise their creativity using LEGO bricks and pieces.  All supplied LEGO bricks and pieces provided during LEGO Club are the property of Illinois Prairie District Public Library and are not intended to be taken home.  Completed LEGO builds may be displayed within the library at the discretion of library staff.

WARNING! CHOKING HAZARD: Standard LEGO pieces are intended and rated for children 3 years and up.  LEGO pieces should not be placed in or near the mouth.  LEGO pieces should not be swallowed as this can present a choking hazard.

 

A chair carved out of a tree trunk with the word "storytime" engraved into the seat.

Story Time

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Benson Community Park at Benson
Program Type:
Educational Programming, Family Programming
Age Group:
Toddlers (2 - 6)
Story Time:

Stories, activities, music, and movement! Learning is a circle with no beginning and no end.  Boys, girls, and children of all ages are invited to join our circle for stori...

Event Details:

Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Story Time. Registering guarantees your space, should capacity become an issue.  It also allows us to adequately pre...

Registration Open
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Benson
Room: Benson Community Park
Age Group: Toddlers (2 - 6)
Program Type: Educational Programming, Family Programming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10

Story Time

Stories, activities, music, and movement!

Learning is a circle with no beginning and no end.  Boys, girls, and children of all ages are invited to join our circle for stories & silliness, activities & antics, music & movement, learning & laughter, and fun & fellowship!

All ages and developmental stages are welcome.  Parents and caregivers are welcome to participate or hang back, watch, and socialize.

 

Event Details:

Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Story Time.

Registering guarantees your space, should capacity become an issue.  It also allows us to adequately prepare materials for all attendees.  Finally, it gives ou

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Supervision

IPDPL programming is not designed to be "drop and go" for children.  Please have a parent, guardian, or another responsible caregiver present if your child is attending this program.  Thank you!

 

Children Outdoors

Whenever possible, children's programming sessions will be held in outdoor green spaces, weather permitting.  Please call the library at (309) 921-5074 if you have questions regarding any possible weather cancellations or alternate locations.  In the event of inclement weather, sessions scheduled outdoors will be held inside the local library branch.

A chair carved out of a tree trunk with the word "storytime" engraved into the seat.

Story Time

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Garden Gazebo (SB) at Spring Bay
Program Type:
Educational Programming, Family Programming
Age Group:
Toddlers (2 - 6)
Story Time:

Stories, activities, music, and movement! Learning is a circle with no beginning and no end.  Boys, girls, and children of all ages are invited to join our circle for stori...

Event Details:

Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Story Time. Registering guarantees your space, should capacity become an issue.  It also allows us to adequately pre...

Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Spring Bay
Room: Garden Gazebo (SB)
Age Group: Toddlers (2 - 6)
Program Type: Educational Programming, Family Programming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8

Story Time

Stories, activities, music, and movement!

Learning is a circle with no beginning and no end.  Boys, girls, and children of all ages are invited to join our circle for stories & silliness, activities & antics, music & movement, learning & laughter, and fun & fellowship!

All ages and developmental stages are welcome.  Parents and caregivers are welcome to participate or hang back, watch, and socialize.

 

Event Details:

Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Story Time.

Registering guarantees your space, should capacity become an issue.  It also allows us to adequately prepare materials for all attendees.  Finally, it gives ou

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Supervision

IPDPL programming is not designed to be "drop and go" for children.  Please have a parent, guardian, or another responsible caregiver present if your child is attending this program.  Thank you!

 

Children Outdoors

Whenever possible, children's programming sessions will be held in outdoor green spaces, weather permitting.  Please call the library at (309) 921-5074 if you have questions regarding any possible weather cancellations or alternate locations.  In the event of inclement weather, sessions scheduled outdoors will be held inside the local library branch.

An infant with a cloth book

Baby Bookworms

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Black Partridge Park at Metamora
Program Type:
Educational Programming, Family Programming
Age Group:
Babies (0 - 24 months)
Baby Bookworms:

Stories, music, and movement for our youngest readers! Babies are learning from the moment they are born, and studies have shown that reading to infants helps promote literacy a...

Event Details:

Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Baby Bookworms. Registering guarantees your space, should capacity become an issue.  It also allows us to adequately...

Registration Open
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Metamora
Room: Black Partridge Park
Age Group: Babies (0 - 24 months)
Program Type: Educational Programming, Family Programming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8

Baby Bookworms

Stories, music, and movement for our youngest readers!

Babies are learning from the moment they are born, and studies have shown that reading to infants helps promote literacy and independent reading later in life.  Our sessions will include stories just for babies, music to inspire and entertain, and movement activities perfect for little wrigglers!

Babies, caregivers, and older siblings are all welcome at Baby Bookworms!

 

Event Details:

Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Baby Bookworms.

Registering guarantees your space, should capacity become an issue.  It also allows us to adequately prepare materials for all attendees.  Finally, it give

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Supervision

IPDPL programming is not designed to be "drop and go" for children.  Please have a parent, guardian, or another responsible caregiver present if your child is attending this program.  Thank you!

 

Children Outdoors

Whenever possible, children's programming sessions will be held in outdoor green spaces, weather permitting.  Please call the library at (309) 921-5074 if you have questions regarding any possible weather cancellations or alternate locations.  In the event of inclement weather, sessions scheduled outdoors will be held inside the local library branch.

A chair carved out of a tree trunk with the word "storytime" engraved into the seat.

Story Time

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Black Partridge Park at Metamora
Program Type:
Educational Programming, Family Programming
Age Group:
Toddlers (2 - 6)
Story Time:

Stories, activities, music, and movement! Learning is a circle with no beginning and no end.  Boys, girls, and children of all ages are invited to join our circle for stori...

Event Details:

Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Story Time. Registering guarantees your space, should capacity become an issue.  It also allows us to adequately pre...

Registration Open
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Metamora
Room: Black Partridge Park
Age Group: Toddlers (2 - 6)
Program Type: Educational Programming, Family Programming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12

Story Time

Stories, activities, music, and movement!

Learning is a circle with no beginning and no end.  Boys, girls, and children of all ages are invited to join our circle for stories & silliness, activities & antics, music & movement, learning & laughter, and fun & fellowship!

All ages and developmental stages are welcome.  Parents and caregivers are welcome to participate or hang back, watch, and socialize.

 

Event Details:

Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Story Time.

Registering guarantees your space, should capacity become an issue.  It also allows us to adequately prepare materials for all attendees.  Finally, it gives ou

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Supervision

IPDPL programming is not designed to be "drop and go" for children.  Please have a parent, guardian, or another responsible caregiver present if your child is attending this program.  Thank you!

 

Children Outdoors

Whenever possible, children's programming sessions will be held in outdoor green spaces, weather permitting.  Please call the library at (309) 921-5074 if you have questions regarding any possible weather cancellations or alternate locations.  In the event of inclement weather, sessions scheduled outdoors will be held inside the local library branch.

Cartoon boy thinking, "What will I build today?" Text: IPDPL LEGO Club You supply the imagination, we’ll supply the bricks!* Metamora – Tuesdays from 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm Washburn – Thursdays from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Roanoke – First Saturday of each month from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Benson – All day, every day! *Supplied LEGO bricks are the property of IPDPL and are not intended to be taken home.

LEGO Club

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 3:30pm - 6:00pm
Play Space (M) at Metamora
Program Type:
Family Programming
Age Group:
Youth, Children (7 - 11), Teens (12 - 18)
LEGO Club:

Did you know that using only six 2 x 4 LEGO bricks, there are 915,103,765 possible building combinations?  IPDPL has a LOT more than six LEGO bricks, so the combinations ...

Library Branch: Metamora
Room: Play Space (M)
Age Group: Youth, Children (7 - 11), Teens (12 - 18)
Program Type: Family Programming

LEGO Club

Did you know that using only six 2 x 4 LEGO bricks, there are 915,103,765 possible building combinations?  IPDPL has a LOT more than six LEGO bricks, so the combinations could be endless!  Come to our drop-in LEGO Club sessions to build whatever is in your imagination!   

 

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Supervision

IPDPL programming is not designed to be "drop and go" for children.  Please have a parent, guardian, or another responsible caregiver present if your child is attending this program.  Thank you!

 

LEGO Club

LEGO Club is intended as an opportunity for children to exercise their creativity using LEGO bricks and pieces.  All supplied LEGO bricks and pieces provided during LEGO Club are the property of Illinois Prairie District Public Library and are not intended to be taken home.  Completed LEGO builds may be displayed within the library at the discretion of library staff.

WARNING! CHOKING HAZARD: Standard LEGO pieces are intended and rated for children 3 years and up.  LEGO pieces should not be placed in or near the mouth.  LEGO pieces should not be swallowed as this can present a choking hazard.

 

A chair carved out of a tree trunk with the word "storytime" engraved into the seat.

Story Time

Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:30am
East Lawn (W) at Washburn
Program Type:
Educational Programming, Family Programming
Age Group:
Toddlers (2 - 6)
Story Time:

Stories, activities, music, and movement! Learning is a circle with no beginning and no end.  Boys, girls, and children of all ages are invited to join our circle for stori...

Event Details:

Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Story Time. Registering guarantees your space, should capacity become an issue.  It also allows us to adequately pre...

Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Washburn
Room: East Lawn (W)
Age Group: Toddlers (2 - 6)
Program Type: Educational Programming, Family Programming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10

Story Time

Stories, activities, music, and movement!

Learning is a circle with no beginning and no end.  Boys, girls, and children of all ages are invited to join our circle for stories & silliness, activities & antics, music & movement, learning & laughter, and fun & fellowship!

All ages and developmental stages are welcome.  Parents and caregivers are welcome to participate or hang back, watch, and socialize.

 

Event Details:

Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Story Time.

Registering guarantees your space, should capacity become an issue.  It also allows us to adequately prepare materials for all attendees.  Finally, it gives ou

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Supervision

IPDPL programming is not designed to be "drop and go" for children.  Please have a parent, guardian, or another responsible caregiver present if your child is attending this program.  Thank you!

 

Children Outdoors

Whenever possible, children's programming sessions will be held in outdoor green spaces, weather permitting.  Please call the library at (309) 921-5074 if you have questions regarding any possible weather cancellations or alternate locations.  In the event of inclement weather, sessions scheduled outdoors will be held inside the local library branch.

An assortment of yarn balls.

Knit & Stitch Group

Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room (GH) at Germantown Hills
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Knit & Stitch:

Knit & Stitch is a "loose-knit" group of crafters who enjoy fiber arts and handwork, including knitting, crochet, needlepoint, and other portable projects.  Bring your yar...

Library Branch: Germantown Hills
Room: Meeting Room (GH)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Knit & Stitch

Knit & Stitch is a "loose-knit" group of crafters who enjoy fiber arts and handwork, including knitting, crochet, needlepoint, and other portable projects.  Bring your yarn, thread, needles, and hooks, and don't forget a good story or two!  

An infant with a cloth book

Baby Bookworms

Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
West Lawn (GH) at Germantown Hills
Program Type:
Educational Programming, Family Programming
Age Group:
Babies (0 - 24 months)
Baby Bookworms:

Stories, music, and movement for our youngest readers! Babies are learning from the moment they are born, and studies have shown that reading to infants helps promote literacy a...

Event Details:

Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Baby Bookworms. Registering guarantees your space, should capacity become an issue.  It also allows us to adequately...

Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Germantown Hills
Room: West Lawn (GH)
Age Group: Babies (0 - 24 months)
Program Type: Educational Programming, Family Programming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10

Baby Bookworms

Stories, music, and movement for our youngest readers!

Babies are learning from the moment they are born, and studies have shown that reading to infants helps promote literacy and independent reading later in life.  Our sessions will include stories just for babies, music to inspire and entertain, and movement activities perfect for little wrigglers!

Babies, caregivers, and older siblings are all welcome at Baby Bookworms!

 

Event Details:

Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Baby Bookworms.

Registering guarantees your space, should capacity become an issue.  It also allows us to adequately prepare materials for all attendees.  Finally, it give

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Supervision

IPDPL programming is not designed to be "drop and go" for children.  Please have a parent, guardian, or another responsible caregiver present if your child is attending this program.  Thank you!

 

Children Outdoors

Whenever possible, children's programming sessions will be held in outdoor green spaces, weather permitting.  Please call the library at (309) 921-5074 if you have questions regarding any possible weather cancellations or alternate locations.  In the event of inclement weather, sessions scheduled outdoors will be held inside the local library branch.