Baby Bookworms

9:00am - 10:00am
Babies (0 - 24 months)
Metamora
Closed
Registration
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Library Branch: Metamora
Room: Play Space (M)
Age Group: Babies (0 - 24 months)
Program Type: Educational Programming, Family Programming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0

Baby Bookworms

Stories, music, and movement activities designed specifically for our youngest readers!

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.

Story Time

10:30am - 11:30am
Toddlers (2 - 6)
Metamora
Closed
Registration
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Library Branch: Metamora
Room: Play Space (M)
Age Group: Toddlers (2 - 6)
Program Type: Educational Programming, Family Programming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9

Story Time

Children of all ages are invited to join us for stories and songs, movement and music, and literacy and laughter!

All ages and developmental stages are welcome.

 

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.

Reservation

The Papercrafter's Workshop

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Spring Bay
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Spring Bay
Room: Main Reading Room (SB)
Purpose of Meeting
We have a new name to reflect our expanding interests!

The Papercrafter's Workshop is a place to gather for anyone interested in papercrafting of any kind!  Whether you are a scrapbooker, a cardmaker, or someone who makes 3D objects out of p

LEGO Club

3:30pm - 6:00pm
Youth (0 - 18), Children (7 - 11), Teens (12 - 18)
Metamora
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Metamora
Room: Play Space (M)
Age Group: Youth (0 - 18), 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.

 

Teen Advisory Board

4:30pm - 6:30pm
Teens (12 - 18)
Metamora
Closed
Registration
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Metamora
Room: Black Partridge Park
Age Group: Teens (12 - 18)
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Outdoor Activities
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited

Teen Advisory Board for Ages 12 - 18

The IPDPL Teen Advisory Board (TAB) is a place for area teens to gather, have fun, and be heard!

Join TAB and meet new people, make book and movie recommendations, and tell us what programs you are interested in.  It is also a great resource for completing volunteer service hours.

 

Event Details:

Let's Go Hiking!

We will meet at Black Partridge Park to walk and talk!  Fall is a great time to get outdoors and see the world from a new perspective.  We will make a community snack, and then hit the trails before returning i

Food, Family, and Folktales: A Conversation with Grace Lin

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Children (7 - 11), Teens (12 - 18), Adults
Virtual Library
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Virtual Library
Age Group: Children (7 - 11), Teens (12 - 18), Adults
Program Type: Author Events, Family Programming, Virtual/Zoom Events
Event Details:

Join Newbery and Caldecott honoree and New York Times bestselling Grace Lin for an engaging conversation about her journey to become an award-winning author and illustrator.

Before she was a bestselling author