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October 2019

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		Tuesday Tales 10:00am - 10:30am Main Branch Book Nook Age Group: Kids Description Join us on Tuesday mornings for stories and songs at Tuesday Tales!... Pop-Up NPL @ Normal ARC 10:00am - 11:00am Offsite/Outreach Age Group: Everyone Description Pop-Up NPL brings the library to you!... 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 6:00pm - 6:45pm Registration Required Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 6:00pm - 6:45pm Oct 1, 2019 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 9:30am - 10:15am Registration Required Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 9:30am - 10:15am Oct 2, 2019 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 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 Oct 2, 2019 Main Branch Story Hour Room Age Group: Kids Registration Required Seats Remaining: 9 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 Oct 3, 2019 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 Oct 3, 2019 Main Branch Story Hour Room Age Group: Kids Registration Required Seats Remaining: 11 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 Tiny Book Concerts 12:00pm - 1:00pm Main Branch Café Age Group: Everyone Description Stop in on Thursdays at noon to enjoy a variety of pop-up concerts put on by local musicians. October 3: The Sunshine Bells are a group who show a great sense of joy as they share their music. Let's ring!... 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 The Autism Cafe is a monthly activity-focused social gathering for adults living with autism. ...	Jam Session 10:00am - 10:45am Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Kids Description Join us in the Community Room for this exceptionally musical storytime!... After School Art Club with Illinois Art Station 3:30pm - 4:30pm After School Art Club with Illinois Art Station 3:30pm - 4:30pm Oct 4, 2019 Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Kids Description Start your weekend off creatively with After School Art Club! Kids ages 6-10 are welcome to join us for FREE visual arts classes featuring painting, sculpture, collage and mixed media. Classes are from 3:30-4:30 pm.... After-Hours Autism Resource Fair & Storytime 5:30pm - 7:00pm After-Hours Autism Resource Fair & Storytime 5:30pm - 7:00pm Oct 4, 2019 Main Branch Normal Public Library Age Group: Everyone Description /-->/ /-->/ ...
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	Baby Rock 10:00am - 10:30am 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! ... Tech-It-Out 4:00pm - 5:30pm Main Branch Story Hour Room Age Group: Kids Description Drop in for a chance to Tech-It-Out with gadgets in our Story Hour Room!... Dungeons & Dragons 5:00pm - 8:00pm Main Branch Board Room Age Group: Teens Description /-->/ /-->/ ...	Tuesday Tales 10:00am - 10:30am Main Branch Book Nook Age Group: Kids Description Join us on Tuesday mornings for stories and songs at Tuesday Tales!... Lunchtime Yoga 12:00pm - 12:45pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Adults Description ... Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 6:00pm - 6:45pm Registration Required Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 6:00pm - 6:45pm Oct 8, 2019 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 9:30am - 10:15am Registration Required Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 9:30am - 10:15am Oct 9, 2019 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 Oct 9, 2019 Main Branch Story Hour Room Age Group: Kids Registration Required Seats Remaining: 9 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 Join us each month for a different craft or tech-based maker activity! This program is aimed at patrons ages 12 to 18. All materials will be provided....	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 Oct 10, 2019 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 Oct 10, 2019 Main Branch Story Hour Room Age Group: Kids Registration Required Seats Remaining: 11 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 Tiny Book Concerts 12:00pm - 1:00pm Main Branch Café Age Group: Everyone Description Stop in on Thursdays at noon to enjoy a variety of pop-up concerts put on by local musicians. October 3: The Sunshine Bells are a group who show a great sense of joy as they share their music. Let's ring!... 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! ... 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! ... Seed Swap 7:00pm - 8:00pm Main Branch Café Age Group: Everyone Description Our Normal Seed Library Seed Swap is like a potluck for seeds. Participants bring a variety of fresh seeds to share, and they go home with several more varieties....		Pages & Paws 2:00pm - 3:00pm 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. ...
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Dungeons & Dragons 1:00pm - 4:00pm Registration Required Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Adults Registration Required Seats Remaining: 0 Description Flyer This series is for ages 18 and over. ...	Baby Rock 10:00am - 10:30am 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! ... Pokemon Hunt 10:00am - 7:00pm Main Branch Children's Department Age Group: Kids Description /-->/ /-->/ Gotta Catch 'Em All!... 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 writers workshops on the second Monday of each month.... Retirement University 6:00pm - 7:30pm Registration Required Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Adults Registration Required Seats Remaining: 50 Description /-->/ /-->/ ... An Inside Look: Outside Mullingar 7:00pm - 8:00pm Main Branch Café Age Group: Adults Description Enjoy a sneak peek of Heartland Theatre's upcoming show. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet production staff and discuss relevancy, history, and technical aspects of the valuable theatre offering....	Tuesday Tales 10:00am - 10:30am Main Branch Book Nook Age Group: Kids Description Join us on Tuesday mornings for stories and songs at Tuesday Tales!... Pop-Up NPL @ Normal ARC 10:00am - 11:00am Offsite/Outreach Age Group: Everyone Description Pop-Up NPL brings the library to you!... 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 6:00pm - 6:45pm Registration Required Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 6:00pm - 6:45pm Oct 15, 2019 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. ... Retirement Planning for Preserving Your Wealth, Lifestyle & Legacy 6:00pm - 7:15pm Retirement Planning for Preserving Your Wealth, Lifestyle & Legacy 6:00pm - 7:15pm Oct 15, 2019 Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Adults Description /-->/ /-->/ ...	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 Oct 16, 2019 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 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.... Virtual Vacations: Dive into the Ocean 11:00am - 12:00pm Registration Required Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Adults Registration Required Seats Remaining: 25 Description /-->/ /-->/ ... 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 Oct 16, 2019 Main Branch Story Hour Room Age Group: Kids Registration Required Seats Remaining: 9 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 Oct 17, 2019 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 Oct 17, 2019 Main Branch Story Hour Room Age Group: Kids Registration Required Seats Remaining: 11 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 Tiny Book Concerts 12:00pm - 1:00pm Main Branch Café Age Group: Everyone Description Stop in on Thursdays at noon to enjoy a variety of pop-up concerts put on by local musicians. October 3: The Sunshine Bells are a group who show a great sense of joy as they share their music. Let's ring!... Lunchtime Yoga 12:00pm - 12:45pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Adults Description ... Contra Dance Workshops 6:30pm - 7:30pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Everyone Description Contra Dance Workshops ... Poetry is Normal 7:30pm - 8:30pm Main Branch Café Age Group: Adults Description Flyer...	Sign & Sing Story Time with Communication Junction 10:00am - 10:30am Sign & Sing Story Time with Communication Junction 10:00am - 10:30am Oct 18, 2019 Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Kids Description /-->/ /-->/ ... Pop-Up NPL @ Children's Discovery Museum 10:30am - 11:30am Pop-Up NPL @ Children's Discovery Museum 10:30am - 11:30am Oct 18, 2019 Offsite/Outreach Age Group: Everyone Description Pop-Up NPL brings the library to you!... Pop-Up NPL @ Coffee House 12:00pm - 1:00pm Offsite/Outreach Age Group: Everyone Description Pop-Up NPL brings the library to you!... Young At Heartland: Curiosity 2:00pm - 3:00pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Everyone Description “That curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back.” Heartland’s senior acting program struts its stuff on stage at the Normal Public Library this fall. Enjoy talented seniors performing scenes and original short plays. ... Tech-It-Out 3:00pm - 4:30pm Main Branch Story Hour Room Age Group: Kids Description Drop in for a chance to Tech-It-Out with gadgets in our Story Hour Room!...
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	Baby Rock 10:00am - 10:30am 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! ... Pages & Paws 4:00pm - 5:00pm 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. ... Dungeons & Dragons 5:00pm - 8:00pm Main Branch Board Room Age Group: Teens Description /-->/ /-->/ ... Retirement University 6:00pm - 7:30pm Registration Required Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Adults Registration Required Seats Remaining: 50 Description /-->/ /-->/ ...	Tuesday Tales 10:00am - 10:30am Main Branch Book Nook Age Group: Kids Description Join us on Tuesday mornings for stories and songs at Tuesday Tales!... Art for All Ages: Pumpkin Palooza! 10:00am - 12:00pm Registration Required Main Branch Café Age Group: Everyone Registration Required Seats Remaining: 50 Description /-->/ /-->/ ... Lunchtime Yoga 12:00pm - 12:45pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Adults Description ... Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 6:00pm - 6:45pm Registration Required Story Hour for Three, Four, and Five-Year-Olds 6:00pm - 6:45pm Oct 22, 2019 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. ... Art for All Ages: Pumpkin Palooza! 6:00pm - 8:00pm Registration Required Main Branch Café Age Group: Everyone Registration Required Seats Remaining: 50 Description No matter your age or skill level, drop in and create pumpkin art at the Pumpkin Palooza. A variety of pumpkin projects will be available to choose from. Children under the age of 12 should be accompanied by an adult....	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 Oct 23, 2019 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 Oct 23, 2019 Main Branch Story Hour Room Age Group: Kids Registration Required Seats Remaining: 9 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 Oct 24, 2019 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 Oct 24, 2019 Main Branch Story Hour Room Age Group: Kids Registration Required Seats Remaining: 11 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 Tiny Book Concerts 12:00pm - 1:00pm Main Branch Café Age Group: Everyone Description Stop in on Thursdays at noon to enjoy a variety of pop-up concerts put on by local musicians. October 3: The Sunshine Bells are a group who show a great sense of joy as they share their music. Let's ring!... Lunchtime Yoga 12:00pm - 12:45pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Adults Description ... Reel Classics: Film Noir 1:30pm - 4:00pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Everyone Description In our reimagined movie matinee offering, we have put together a selection of classic films to entertain and delight! This fall we begin our new series Reel Classics with three classic film noir.... 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! ... 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! ...	Sign & Sing Story Time with Communication Junction 10:00am - 10:30am Sign & Sing Story Time with Communication Junction 10:00am - 10:30am Oct 25, 2019 Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Kids Description /-->/ /-->/ ... Frightfully Fun Friday Night 6:00pm - 8:00pm Registration Required Main Branch Normal Public Library Age Group: Kids Registration Required Seats Remaining: 75 Description Join us for our after-hours Halloween party complete with food, games, a black-light party, ghost hunt, spooky stories and more! ...
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	Baby Rock 10:00am - 10:30am 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! ... Retirement University 6:00pm - 7:30pm Registration Required Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Adults Registration Required Seats Remaining: 50 Description /-->/ /-->/ ...	Tuesday Tales 10:00am - 10:30am Main Branch Book Nook Age Group: Kids Description Join us on Tuesday mornings for stories and songs at Tuesday Tales!... Lunchtime Yoga 12:00pm - 12:45pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Adults Description ... Halloween Family Story Hour 6:00pm - 7:00pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Kids Description Enjoy stories, songs, a costume parade, activities, refreshments, and more! Don't forget your costume and your camera! This activity is best for kids ages 3-5 and their families, but all are welcome. ...	Halloween Family Story Hour 10:00am - 11:00am Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Kids Description Enjoy stories, songs, a costume parade, activities, refreshments, and more! Don't forget your costume and your camera! This activity is best for kids ages 3-5 and their families, but all are welcome. ... NPL Board Meeting 5:30pm - 8:00pm 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. ...	Halloween Family Story Hour 10:00am - 11:00am Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Kids Description Enjoy stories, songs, a costume parade, activities, refreshments, and more! Don't forget your costume and your camera! This activity is best for kids ages 3-5 and their families, but all are welcome. ... NPL Tiny Book Concerts 12:00pm - 1:00pm Main Branch Café Age Group: Everyone Description Stop in on Thursdays at noon to enjoy a variety of pop-up concerts put on by local musicians. October 3: The Sunshine Bells are a group who show a great sense of joy as they share their music. Let's ring!... Lunchtime Yoga 12:00pm - 12:45pm Main Branch Community Room Age Group: Adults Description ... Teen Halloween Party @ BPL 6:00pm - 8:00pm Offsite/Outreach Age Group: Teens Description Join us as we meet at Bloomington Public Library for a horrifying evening of costumes, games, tricks, treats, and more at this off-site event!...