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April 2018

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Library Closed 12:00am - 11:45pm Branch: Main Branch Description The library is closed today for the Easter holiday. Our onsite and offsite bookdrops will remain open. We will reopen Monday, April 2 at 9am. ...	Baby Rock 9:30am - 10:00am Main Branch Community Room B Age Group: Kids Description Flyer 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 Flyer 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 Flyer... 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. ... 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 Apr 3, 2018 Main Branch Story Hour Room Age Group: Kids Registration Required Seats Remaining: 0 Description Flyer... 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 Apr 3, 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 9:30am - 10:15am Registration Required Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 9:30am - 10:15am Apr 4, 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 11:00am - 11:45am Registration Required Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 11:00am - 11:45am Apr 4, 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 9:30am - 10:15am Registration Required Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 9:30am - 10:15am Apr 5, 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 11:00am - 11:45am Registration Required Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 11:00am - 11:45am Apr 5, 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. ... 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 Flyer... 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. ...		Pages & Paws 10:30am - 11:30am Main Branch Story Hour Room Age Group: Kids Description Flyer...
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	Baby Rock 9:30am - 10:00am Main Branch Community Room B Age Group: Kids Description Flyer 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 Flyer Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays, all intended to stimulate and enhance babies' development of language and senses. Every session ends with BUBBLES! ... National Library Week Open House 3:30pm - 6:30pm Main Branch Normal Public Library Age Group: Everyone Description /-->/ /-->/ ... 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 Flyer 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 Flyer... Lunchtime Yoga 12:00pm - 12:45pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Adults Description ... Tech-It-Out 3:00pm - 4:30pm Main Branch Story Hour Room Age Group: Kids Description Flyer... 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 Apr 10, 2018 Main Branch Story Hour Room Age Group: Kids Registration Required Seats Remaining: 0 Description Flyer... 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 Apr 10, 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 9:30am - 10:15am Registration Required Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 9:30am - 10:15am Apr 11, 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 11:00am - 11:45am Registration Required Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 11:00am - 11:45am Apr 11, 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. ... Teen Maker Wednesdays 4:30pm - 6:00pm Main Branch Café Age Group: Teens 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 Apr 12, 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. ... Stained Glass Frame 10:00am - 12:00pm Registration Required Main Branch Community Room A Age Group: Adults Registration Required Seats Remaining: 4 Description Register for this craft to make a stained glass picture frame! This event is for ages 15 and up. Please bring a picture frame with you that has a glass front. Registration begins on March 26 at 9am and ends on April 9 at 9pm.... 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 Apr 12, 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. ... Lunchtime Yoga 12:00pm - 12:45pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Adults Description ... STEAM Club 4:00pm - 4:45pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Kids Description Flyer Join us on the second Thursday of the month for STEAM Club Meetings! Now at a new time!... 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! ... WWI Speaker Series: Angela Bonnell & April Anderson 7:00pm - 8:00pm WWI Speaker Series: Angela Bonnell & April Anderson 7:00pm - 8:00pm Apr 12, 2018 Main Branch Café Age Group: Adults Description Flyer...	Book Adventures 10:30am - 12:00pm Main Branch Children's Department Age Group: Kids Description Our theme this month is Earth Day! Join us in the Book Nook at 10:30 for stories and songs, followed by crafts and activities throughout the Children's Department. Best for kids ages 3-5 with a grown-up. ...	Adult DIY Day 10:00am - 3:00pm Main Branch Café Age Group: Adults Description Flyer Have a project you've been itching to start? Then drop in for our DIY day, where you'll have the space and tools to unleash your creativity! ... Book Adventures 10:30am - 12:00pm Main Branch Children's Department Age Group: Kids Description Our theme this month is Earth Day! Join us in the Book Nook at 10:30 for stories and songs, followed by crafts and activities throughout the Children's Department. Best for kids ages 3-5 with a grown-up. ... Music of WWI with Dale Evans and Hannah Kerrigan 2:00pm - 2:45pm Music of WWI with Dale Evans and Hannah Kerrigan 2:00pm - 2:45pm Apr 14, 2018 Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Everyone Description Flyer Dale Evans and Hannah Kerrigan will join us to present on and perform songs from the World War I era. ... LEGO Academy 3:00pm - 4:00pm Registration Required Main Branch Story Hour Room Age Group: Kids Registration Required Seats Remaining: 0 Description Join us for hands-on, model building fun! We will build new LEGO projects each month based on a theme. Registration begins on January 27. Each month requires separate registration. For kids ages 8-12. ...
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	Baby Rock 9:30am - 10:00am Main Branch Community Room B Age Group: Kids Description Flyer 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 Flyer Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays, all intended to stimulate and enhance babies' development of language and senses. Every session ends with BUBBLES! ... McLean County Arts Center: Writing & Collage - Zines 6:00pm - 8:00pm McLean County Arts Center: Writing & Collage - Zines 6:00pm - 8:00pm Apr 16, 2018 Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Adults Description The McLean County Arts Center is pleased to present the Spring 2018 Harmon Arts Workshops. Funded by a grant from the Town of Normal, this workshop series is organized by the McLean County Arts Center and hosted by the Normal Public Library. ...	Tuesday Tales 10:30am - 11:00am Main Branch Book Nook Age Group: Kids Description Flyer... 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 Apr 17, 2018 Main Branch Story Hour Room Age Group: Kids Registration Required Seats Remaining: 0 Description Flyer... Stained Glass Frame 6:00pm - 8:00pm Registration Required Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Adults Registration Required Seats Remaining: 2 Description Register for this craft to make a stained glass picture frame! This event is for ages 15 and up. Please bring a picture frame with you that has a glass front. Registration begins on March 26 at 9am and ends on April 9 at 9pm.... 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 Apr 17, 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. ... 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 9:30am - 10:15am Registration Required Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 9:30am - 10:15am Apr 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. ... 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 Apr 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. ... 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 Apr 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. ... 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 Apr 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. ... Lunchtime Yoga 12:00pm - 12:45pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Adults Description ... Movie Matinee 1:30pm - 3:30pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Adults Description Flyer Join us on the third Thursday of each month for a movie and snacks! Our current schedule: January 18: Funny Face... Poetry is Normal 7:30pm - 8:30pm Main Branch Café Age Group: Adults Description Flyer...		Pages & Paws 10:30am - 11:30am Main Branch Story Hour Room Age Group: Kids Description Flyer...
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	Baby Rock 9:30am - 10:00am Main Branch Community Room B Age Group: Kids Description Flyer 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 Flyer Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays, all intended to stimulate and enhance babies' development of language and senses. Every session ends with BUBBLES! ... Baby Rock: Evening Edition 6:00pm - 6:30pm Main Branch Book Nook Age Group: Kids Description Flyer Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays, all intended to stimulate and enhance babies' development of language and senses. Every session ends with BUBBLES! ... McLean County Arts Center: Pastel Still-Life 6:00pm - 8:00pm McLean County Arts Center: Pastel Still-Life 6:00pm - 8:00pm Apr 23, 2018 Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Adults Description The McLean County Arts Center is pleased to present the Spring 2018 Harmon Arts Workshops. Funded by a grant from the Town of Normal, this workshop series is organized by the McLean County Arts Center and hosted by the Normal Public Library. ...	Tuesday Tales 10:30am - 11:00am Main Branch Book Nook Age Group: Kids Description Flyer... 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 Apr 24, 2018 Main Branch Story Hour Room Age Group: Kids Registration Required Seats Remaining: 0 Description Flyer... 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 Apr 24, 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. ... Unit 5 Reads 6:30pm - 7:00pm Main Branch Book Nook Age Group: Kids Description Visit the library for stories told by principals and staff at Unit 5 schools. Each participating school will have a night with one featured guest reader. All Unit 5 Reads events begin at 6:30 in the Book Nook....	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 Apr 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 11:00am - 11:45am Registration Required Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 11:00am - 11:45am Apr 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. ... 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. ... Tech-It-Out 5:15pm - 6:45pm Main Branch Story Hour Room Age Group: Kids 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 Apr 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. ... Chalk Memo Board 10:00am - 12:00pm Registration Required Main Branch Café Age Group: Adults Registration Required Seats Remaining: 11 Description Register for this craft to make a chalk memo board! This event is for ages 15 and up. Please bring one yard of fabric (cotton or blend) and a spool of coordinating or matching ribbon.... 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 Apr 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. ... 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! ...		Sci-Fi STEAM 10:00am - 11:30am Registration Required Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Kids Registration Required Seats Remaining: 126 Description Flyer... Among the Readers 1:00pm - 2:00pm Registration Required Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Kids Registration Required Seats Remaining: 15 Description Flyer A parent and child book club event!... An Evening of Time Travel & Mystery 5:00pm - 7:00pm Offsite/Outreach Age Group: Everyone Description Flyer Join us for An Evening of Time Travel & Mystery, featuring Margaret Peterson Haddix at ISU's Hancock Stadium Club....
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	Baby Rock 9:30am - 10:00am Main Branch Community Room B Age Group: Kids Description Flyer 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 Flyer Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays, all intended to stimulate and enhance babies' development of language and senses. Every session ends with BUBBLES! ... McLean County Arts Center: Watercolor Basics 6:00pm - 8:00pm McLean County Arts Center: Watercolor Basics 6:00pm - 8:00pm Apr 30, 2018 Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Adults Description The McLean County Arts Center is pleased to present the Spring 2018 Harmon Arts Workshops. Funded by a grant from the Town of Normal, this workshop series is organized by the McLean County Arts Center and hosted by the Normal Public Library. ... Unit 5 Reads 6:30pm - 7:00pm Main Branch Book Nook Age Group: Kids Description Visit the library for stories told by principals and staff at Unit 5 schools. Each participating school will have a night with one featured guest reader. All Unit 5 Reads events begin at 6:30 in the Book Nook....