The library will be closed all day on Friday, April 19 for a staff training day. We will reopen at 9 am on Saturday, April 20.
Join us in celebrating Asian history and culture throughout the library! Learn, participate and celebrate with many different performances and activities, including Chinese Martial Arts performed by a Kung Fu Master, Tea Culture and Tasting, Indian Henna Art, and Asian musical performances to name a few. See below for our full line up!
1:15 - 2 pm
Origami: Japanese Art of paper folding
Chinese Art Painting
2 - 4pm
Asian Dress Up Station
Asian Cultural Showcase featuring games, calligraphy and artifacts
Illinois Art Station - Art Booth
2:15 - 3:00pm
Indian Henna Art
Asian Face Painting
3:10 - 3:30pm
Chinese Martial Arts
3:45 - 4:30pm
Chinese and Taiwanese Tea Culture and Tasting (registration is required)
Asian Music and Songs
Asian Fashion Show
All in-person events will follow current library policy regarding masks.
Be sure to catch these other free events around town in celebration of Asian Heritage Week!
April 22 at 7:30pm, ISU Campus, Center for Visual Arts
A staged reading of Dear Mr. G by Tidtaya Sinutoke, Winner of the 2022 Diverse Voices Playwriting Initiative
April 23 from 10am - 2pm, Illinois Art Station Personal artmaking inspired by Asian artists
The Asian Heritage Celebration is brought to you by ISU AsiaConnect, ISU Lab Schools, Korean Academy of Language and Culture, Normal Public Library, and the Illinois Art Station.