Events Calendar

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						Anime Movie Marathon 10:00am - 4:00pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Teens Description /-->/ /-->/ ...
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Library Closed All Day Branch: Main Branch Description The library is closed today for the Labor Day holiday. Our onsite and offsite bookdrops will remain open. We will reopen Tuesday, September 4 at 9am. ...	Library Closed All Day Branch: Main Branch Description The library is closed today for the Labor Day holiday. Our onsite and offsite bookdrops will remain open. We will reopen Tuesday, September 4 at 9am. ...	Lunchtime Yoga 12:00pm - 12:45pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Adults Description ... Teen Manga/Anime Club 4:30pm - 6:00pm Main Branch Board Room Age Group: Teens Description Held on the first Tuesday of every month, Manga / Anime Club is for any teens interested in Japanese comics and animation. ...	NPL Knitting & Crocheting Club 10:00am - 12:00pm Main Branch Board Room Age Group: Adults Description Flyer Gather to work on your current project and share tips and information. Please bring a project you'd like to work on....	Cancelled - Reusable Lunch Bag 10:00am - 12:00pm Registration Required Main Branch Café Age Group: Adults Registration Required Seats Remaining: 16 Description Today's event has been cancelled. Registrants should have received an email with additional information. Please call us at 309-452-1757 if you have any questions. ... Lunchtime Yoga 12:00pm - 12:45pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Adults Description ... LEGO My Library 3:00pm - 5:30pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Kids Description Join us every month to build, build, build! Each month will have a new LEGO theme, but all children between the ages of 2 and 12 are welcome to build anything. ... Autism Cafe 6:30pm - 7:30pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Adults Description Flyer The Autism Cafe is a monthly activity-focused social gathering for adults living with autism. ...	What's it Worth? with Mark Moran 10:00am - 2:00pm Main Branch First Floor Age Group: Everyone Description Flyer... Register for What's it Worth? with Mark Moran 10:00am - 11:00am Registration Required Register for What's it Worth? with Mark Moran 10:00am - 11:00am Sep 7, 2018 Main Branch Café Age Group: Everyone Registration Required Seats Remaining: 0 Description Flyer... Register for What's it Worth? with Mark Moran 11:00am - 12:00pm Registration Required Register for What's it Worth? with Mark Moran 11:00am - 12:00pm Sep 7, 2018 Main Branch Café Age Group: Everyone Registration Required Seats Remaining: 0 Description Flyer... Register for What's it Worth? with Mark Moran 12:00pm - 1:00pm Registration Required Register for What's it Worth? with Mark Moran 12:00pm - 1:00pm Sep 7, 2018 Main Branch Café Age Group: Everyone Registration Required Seats Remaining: 0 Description Flyer... Register for What's it Worth? with Mark Moran 1:00pm - 2:00pm Registration Required Register for What's it Worth? with Mark Moran 1:00pm - 2:00pm Sep 7, 2018 Main Branch Café Age Group: Everyone Registration Required Seats Remaining: 0 Description /-->/ /-->/ ...	Wendy and DB in Concert 10:00am - 10:45am Registration Required Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Kids Registration Required Description Flyer Come jam with award-winning children's artists Wendy & DB live at the library! Please register your group.... Adult DIY Day 12:00pm - 4:00pm Main Branch Café Age Group: Adults Description Have a project you've been itching to start? Then drop in for our DIY day, where you'll have space and tools to unleash your creativity. You bring the idea, we'll provide some supplies and equipment, and then you'll do the work!... Itsy Arts: After Nap 2:00pm - 2:45pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Kids Description The Itsy Arts: After Nap class will provide children a safe and playful space where creativity and imagination can flourish and where motor skills, confidence and expression can be nurtured, honed and explored. ... Itsy Arts: After Nap 3:00pm - 3:45pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Kids Description The Itsy Arts: After Nap class will provide children a safe and playful space where creativity and imagination can flourish and where motor skills, confidence and expression can be nurtured, honed and explored. ...

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	Baby Rock 9:30am - 10:00am Main Branch Community Room B Age Group: Kids Description Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays, all intended to stimulate and enhance babies' development of language and senses. Every session ends with BUBBLES! ... Baby Rock 10:30am - 11:00am Main Branch Community Room B Age Group: Kids Description Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays, all intended to stimulate and enhance babies' development of language and senses. Every session ends with BUBBLES! ... Teen Writers Workshop 4:00pm - 5:00pm Main Branch Board Room Age Group: Teens Description Calling all teen writers and artists! Bring your best ideas to our teen writer's workshops on the second Monday of each month. ... Baby Rock: Evening Edition 6:00pm - 6:30pm Main Branch Book Nook Age Group: Kids Description Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays, all intended to stimulate and enhance babies' development of language and senses. Every session ends with BUBBLES! ...	Tuesday Tales 10:30am - 11:00am Main Branch Book Nook Age Group: Kids Description Join us on Tuesday mornings for stories and songs at Tuesday Tales! We'll have Tuesday Tales every Tuesday morning from September 11 through December 11.Books will be aimed at 3- to 5-year-olds, but everyone is welcome. ... Explore Chinese Tea with Ben 11:00am - 11:30am Registration Required Main Branch Gallery Age Group: Adults Registration Required Seats Remaining: 5 Description /-->/ /-->/ ... Explore Chinese Tea with Ben 11:30am - 12:00pm Registration Required Main Branch Gallery Age Group: Adults Registration Required Seats Remaining: 3 Description /-->/ /-->/ ... Lunchtime Yoga 12:00pm - 12:45pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Adults Description ... Reusable Lunch Bag 6:00pm - 8:00pm Registration Required Main Branch Café Age Group: Adults Registration Required Seats Remaining: 17 Description Be green and learn how to make a reusable lunch bag. No sewing skills required. Registrants are asked to bring a half yard of oil cloth or vinyl table cloth to use to create their lunch bag....	Teen Maker Wednesdays 4:30pm - 6:00pm Main Branch Café Age Group: Teens Description Join us each month for a different craft or tech-based maker activity! This program is aimed at patrons ages 12 to 18. ...	From Old Sweater to Device Cover 10:00am - 11:30am Registration Required Main Branch Café Age Group: Adults Registration Required Seats Remaining: 12 Description Do you have an old sweater lying around that you don't need? Bring it to this class and we'll show you how to make it into a cover for your electronic device! ... Lunchtime Yoga 12:00pm - 12:45pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Adults Description ... STEAM Club 4:00pm - 5:00pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Kids Description Join us on the second Thursday of the month for STEAM Club Meetings, September through November.... Teen Advisory Council 4:30pm - 5:30pm Main Branch Board Room Age Group: Teens Description If you want a say in teen programs at NPL, this is the place to be every second and fourth Thursday of the month! ... F3E Tax Code Changes 6:30pm - 7:30pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Adults Description Tax Code Changes and Strategies for 2018... Poetry is Normal Presents Anna Leahy 7:30pm - 8:30pm Main Branch Café Age Group: Adults Description Flyer Join us for a Poetry is Normal Presents event as Anna Leahy comes from California to share her work! ...		Voices from the Home: Stories of the Great War from Normal, Illinois 10:00am - 11:00am Registration Required Voices from the Home: Stories of the Great War from Normal, Illinois 10:00am - 11:00am Sep 15, 2018 Offsite/Outreach Age Group: Everyone Registration Required Seats Remaining: 1 Description Flyer Tour Booklet... Pages & Paws 10:30am - 11:30am Main Branch Story Hour Room Age Group: Kids Description Transform your child's love of animals into a passion for reading with Pages and Paws! This program allows kids between the ages of 6 and 12 to read aloud to registered therapy dogs, building confidence in a friendly and fun environment. ... Experiment with Art: Watercolor Wonderland 1:00pm - 2:00pm Experiment with Art: Watercolor Wonderland 1:00pm - 2:00pm Sep 15, 2018 Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Kids Description Experiment With Art, provided by Illinois Art Station will provide children with a playful, creative space to experiment with art supplies and discover how to create meaningful art works. ... Voices from the Home: Stories of the Great War from Normal, Illinois 2:00pm - 3:00pm Registration Required Voices from the Home: Stories of the Great War from Normal, Illinois 2:00pm - 3:00pm Sep 15, 2018 Offsite/Outreach Age Group: Everyone Registration Required Seats Remaining: 0 Description Flyer Tour Booklet... FamStudio: Watercolor Wisdom 3:00pm - 4:30pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Kids Description Families are invited to attend FamStudio with Illinois Art Station!...
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	Baby Rock 9:30am - 10:00am Main Branch Community Room B Age Group: Kids Description Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays, all intended to stimulate and enhance babies' development of language and senses. Every session ends with BUBBLES! ... Baby Rock 10:30am - 11:00am Main Branch Community Room B Age Group: Kids Description Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays, all intended to stimulate and enhance babies' development of language and senses. Every session ends with BUBBLES! ...	Tuesday Tales 10:30am - 11:00am Main Branch Book Nook Age Group: Kids Description Join us on Tuesday mornings for stories and songs at Tuesday Tales! We'll have Tuesday Tales every Tuesday morning from September 11 through December 11.Books will be aimed at 3- to 5-year-olds, but everyone is welcome. ... Lunchtime Yoga 12:00pm - 12:45pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Adults Description ... Anime Club for Adults 4:30pm - 6:00pm Main Branch Board Room Age Group: Adults Description Held on the third Tuesday of every month, Anime Club for Adults is for anyone over 18 interested in Japanese animation. ... Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 5:30pm - 6:15pm Registration Required Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 5:30pm - 6:15pm Sep 18, 2018 Main Branch Story Hour Room Age Group: Kids Registration Required Seats Remaining: 0 Description Foster an early love of learning and reading in your children through our Story Hour Program. Three-, four-, and five-year-olds are invited to attend a weekly 45-minute program to enjoy stories, songs, games, and crafts. ... From Old Sweater to Device Cover 6:00pm - 7:30pm Registration Required Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Adults Registration Required Seats Remaining: 16 Description Do you have an old sweater lying around that you don't need? Bring it to this class and we'll show you how to make it into a cover for your electronic device! ... Millennial Book Club 6:30pm - 7:30pm Main Branch Café Age Group: Adults Description Flyer All college-aged and twenty-somethings are welcome! Come enjoy snacks and discussion with us. ... Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 6:30pm - 7:15pm Registration Required Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 6:30pm - 7:15pm Sep 18, 2018 Main Branch Story Hour Room Age Group: Kids Registration Required Seats Remaining: 6 Description Foster an early love of learning and reading in your children through our Story Hour Program. Three-, four-, and five-year-olds are invited to attend a weekly 45-minute program to enjoy stories, songs, games, and crafts. ...	Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 9:30am - 10:15am Registration Required Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 9:30am - 10:15am Sep 19, 2018 Main Branch Story Hour Room Age Group: Kids Registration Required Seats Remaining: 1 Description Foster an early love of learning and reading in your children through our Story Hour Program. Three-, four-, and five-year-olds are invited to attend a weekly 45-minute program to enjoy stories, songs, games, and crafts. ... NPL Knitting & Crocheting Club 10:00am - 12:00pm Main Branch Board Room Age Group: Adults Description Flyer Gather to work on your current project and share tips and information. Please bring a project you'd like to work on.... Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 11:00am - 11:45am Registration Required Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 11:00am - 11:45am Sep 19, 2018 Main Branch Story Hour Room Age Group: Kids Registration Required Seats Remaining: 0 Description Foster an early love of learning and reading in your children through our Story Hour Program. Three-, four-, and five-year-olds are invited to attend a weekly 45-minute program to enjoy stories, songs, games, and crafts. ... NPL BookClub 6:30pm - 7:30pm Main Branch Board Room Age Group: Adults Description Flyer... WWI Film Series 6:30pm - 8:30pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Adults Description Flyer...	Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 9:30am - 10:15am Registration Required Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 9:30am - 10:15am Sep 20, 2018 Main Branch Story Hour Room Age Group: Kids Registration Required Seats Remaining: 1 Description Foster an early love of learning and reading in your children through our Story Hour Program. Three-, four-, and five-year-olds are invited to attend a weekly 45-minute program to enjoy stories, songs, games, and crafts. ... Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 11:00am - 11:45am Registration Required Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 11:00am - 11:45am Sep 20, 2018 Main Branch Story Hour Room Age Group: Kids Registration Required Seats Remaining: 7 Description Foster an early love of learning and reading in your children through our Story Hour Program. Three-, four-, and five-year-olds are invited to attend a weekly 45-minute program to enjoy stories, songs, games, and crafts. ... Lunchtime Yoga 12:00pm - 12:45pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Adults Description ... Autism Community Friendly Contra Dancing 6:30pm - 7:30pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Adults Description What is Contra Dancing?Contra dancing has been around since the 1700s. If you don't know it -- it's kind of like square dancing but with long lines of dancers. A caller first explains the movements and then prompts you during the dance....	Evergreen Senior Living 12:00pm - 1:00pm Registration Required Main Branch Café Age Group: Adults Registration Required Description Join us for a fun, interactive session on the physical and emotional benefits of laughter. The presentation will include research-based information on the benefits of laughter, as well as jokes, funny stories, and songs....
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	Baby Rock 9:30am - 10:00am Main Branch Community Room B Age Group: Kids Description Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays, all intended to stimulate and enhance babies' development of language and senses. Every session ends with BUBBLES! ... Baby Rock 10:30am - 11:00am Main Branch Community Room B Age Group: Kids Description Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays, all intended to stimulate and enhance babies' development of language and senses. Every session ends with BUBBLES! ... A Wrinkle in Time & A Wrinkle in Slime 3:30pm - 7:30pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Everyone Description Flyer... Baby Rock: Evening Edition 6:00pm - 6:30pm Main Branch Book Nook Age Group: Kids Description Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays, all intended to stimulate and enhance babies' development of language and senses. Every session ends with BUBBLES! ...	Tuesday Tales 10:30am - 11:00am Main Branch Book Nook Age Group: Kids Description Join us on Tuesday mornings for stories and songs at Tuesday Tales! We'll have Tuesday Tales every Tuesday morning from September 11 through December 11.Books will be aimed at 3- to 5-year-olds, but everyone is welcome. ... Lunchtime Yoga 12:00pm - 12:45pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Adults Description ... Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 5:30pm - 6:15pm Registration Required Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 5:30pm - 6:15pm Sep 25, 2018 Main Branch Story Hour Room Age Group: Kids Registration Required Seats Remaining: 0 Description Foster an early love of learning and reading in your children through our Story Hour Program. Three-, four-, and five-year-olds are invited to attend a weekly 45-minute program to enjoy stories, songs, games, and crafts. ... Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 6:30pm - 7:15pm Registration Required Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 6:30pm - 7:15pm Sep 25, 2018 Main Branch Story Hour Room Age Group: Kids Registration Required Seats Remaining: 6 Description Foster an early love of learning and reading in your children through our Story Hour Program. Three-, four-, and five-year-olds are invited to attend a weekly 45-minute program to enjoy stories, songs, games, and crafts. ...	Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 9:30am - 10:15am Registration Required Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 9:30am - 10:15am Sep 26, 2018 Main Branch Story Hour Room Age Group: Kids Registration Required Seats Remaining: 1 Description Foster an early love of learning and reading in your children through our Story Hour Program. Three-, four-, and five-year-olds are invited to attend a weekly 45-minute program to enjoy stories, songs, games, and crafts. ... Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 11:00am - 11:45am Registration Required Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 11:00am - 11:45am Sep 26, 2018 Main Branch Story Hour Room Age Group: Kids Registration Required Seats Remaining: 0 Description Foster an early love of learning and reading in your children through our Story Hour Program. Three-, four-, and five-year-olds are invited to attend a weekly 45-minute program to enjoy stories, songs, games, and crafts. ... A Wrinkle in Time: Tesseract & Trivia 3:30pm - 6:00pm Main Branch Café Age Group: Everyone Description Flyer Drop in to build a tesseract craft inspired by A Wrinkle in Time. Test your knowledge with trivia from the book and movie.... NPL Board Meeting 5:00pm - 8:30pm Main Branch Board Room Age Group: Everyone Description Our Board of Trustees is a group of seven Normal citizens who are chosen through local elections for six year terms. The Board meets once a month to discuss library issues and plans. ... All Ages Book Club: A Wrinkle in Time 6:00pm - 7:00pm Main Branch Café Age Group: Everyone Description Flyer...	Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 9:30am - 10:15am Registration Required Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 9:30am - 10:15am Sep 27, 2018 Main Branch Story Hour Room Age Group: Kids Registration Required Seats Remaining: 1 Description Foster an early love of learning and reading in your children through our Story Hour Program. Three-, four-, and five-year-olds are invited to attend a weekly 45-minute program to enjoy stories, songs, games, and crafts. ... Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 11:00am - 11:45am Registration Required Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 11:00am - 11:45am Sep 27, 2018 Main Branch Story Hour Room Age Group: Kids Registration Required Seats Remaining: 7 Description Foster an early love of learning and reading in your children through our Story Hour Program. Three-, four-, and five-year-olds are invited to attend a weekly 45-minute program to enjoy stories, songs, games, and crafts. ... Lunchtime Yoga 12:00pm - 12:45pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Adults Description ... Teen Advisory Council 4:30pm - 5:30pm Main Branch Board Room Age Group: Teens Description If you want a say in teen programs at NPL, this is the place to be every second and fourth Thursday of the month! ... Poetry is Normal Presents Valerie Wallace 7:30pm - 8:30pm Poetry is Normal Presents Valerie Wallace 7:30pm - 8:30pm Sep 27, 2018 Main Branch Café Age Group: Adults Description Flyer Poetry is Normal Presents Valerie Wallace....	NPL Used Book Sale 4:30pm - 7:00pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Everyone Description Find great books and support the library! Preview Sale ($5 Admission): Friday, 4:30 - 7:00General Sale: Saturday, 8:00 - 4:00 & Sunday 1:00 - 4:00 Paperbacks: $1Hardcovers: $2 Don't miss it! ...	NPL Used Book Sale 8:00am - 4:00pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Everyone Description Find great books and support the library! Preview Sale ($5 Admission): Friday, 4:30 - 7:00General Sale: Saturday, 8:00 - 4:00 & Sunday 1:00 - 4:00 Paperbacks: $1Hardcovers: $2 Don't miss it! ...
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NPL Used Book Sale - $5 per bag sale 1:00pm - 4:00pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Everyone Description Find great books and support the library! Sunday is our bag sale. You buy a bag from us for $5 and fill it. You may purchase as many bags from us as you like!Don't miss it! ...

Tuesday Tales

10:30am - 11:00am

Main Branch

Book Nook

Age Group: Kids

Description

Join us on Tuesday mornings for stories and songs at Tuesday Tales! We'll have Tuesday Tales every Tuesday morning from September 11 through December 11.Books will be aimed at 3- to 5-year-olds, but everyone is welcome. ...

Lunchtime Yoga

12:00pm - 12:45pm

Main Branch

Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Description

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Anime Club for Adults

4:30pm - 6:00pm

Main Branch

Board Room

Age Group: Adults

Description

Held on the third Tuesday of every month, Anime Club for Adults is for anyone over 18 interested in Japanese animation. ...

Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds

5:30pm - 6:15pm

Registration Required

Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds

5:30pm - 6:15pm
Sep 18, 2018

Main Branch

Story Hour Room

Age Group: Kids

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 0

Description

Foster an early love of learning and reading in your children through our Story Hour Program. Three-, four-, and five-year-olds are invited to attend a weekly 45-minute program to enjoy stories, songs, games, and crafts. ...

From Old Sweater to Device Cover

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Registration Required

Main Branch

Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 16

Description

Do you have an old sweater lying around that you don't need? Bring it to this class and we'll show you how to make it into a cover for your electronic device! ...

Millennial Book Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Main Branch

Café

Age Group: Adults

Description

Flyer All college-aged and twenty-somethings are welcome! Come enjoy snacks and discussion with us. ...

Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds

6:30pm - 7:15pm

Registration Required

Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds

6:30pm - 7:15pm
Sep 18, 2018

Main Branch

Story Hour Room

Age Group: Kids

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 6

Description

Foster an early love of learning and reading in your children through our Story Hour Program. Three-, four-, and five-year-olds are invited to attend a weekly 45-minute program to enjoy stories, songs, games, and crafts. ...

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