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Toddler Storytime, Mondays at 10:00 AM

Toddler Storytime

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Children's Programming Room at Galesburg Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Stories, rhymes, songs, and movement for toddlers ages 18-36 months and their caregivers. No registration required. 

Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: Children's Programming Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Stories, rhymes, songs, and movement for toddlers ages 18-36 months and their caregivers. No registration required. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to enjoy this program together with your child. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photo permission

Staff often take pictures during library programs. The library uses photos in its publicity, in social media, and on its website. If you do not want your photo used, please tell a library staff member and the library will honor that request.

Adult Coloring

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Group Study Room at Galesburg Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Come share your love of coloring and join us in adult coloring for relaxation! We'll provide drinks, coloring pages, and colored pencils. Free to attend. 

Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: Group Study Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Come share your love of coloring and join us in adult coloring for relaxation! We'll provide drinks, coloring pages, and colored pencils. Free to attend. 

Galesburg Public Library Dungeons and Dragons. Open to teens ages 12 to 18 or in grades 7 through 12. Fourth Monday of every month, 4 PM to 6 PM

Teen Dungeons & Dragons Club

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
F&M Bank Meeting Room at Galesburg Public Library
Age Group:
Teens
Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: F&M Bank Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
microfilm tutor hours

Microfilm Tutor Hours

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Galesburg Public Library
Program Type:
Technology
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Learn how to use our new microfilm machines! Make an appointment at the Reference Desk or call 309-343-6118.

Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology
Event Details:

Learn how to use our new microfilm machines! Make an appointment at the Reference Desk or call 309-343-6118.

Fall Guy movie poster

Movie Club

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 4:45pm - 8:00pm
Off Site - AMC Theater
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Outing to the AMC Galesburg to see the movie The Fall Guy. We'll head to a restaurant afterwards for discussion. You will pay for your own ticket and food/drink.He’s a stuntman, an...

Library Branch: Off Site - AMC Theater
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Outing to the AMC Galesburg to see the movie The Fall Guy. We'll head to a restaurant afterwards for discussion. You will pay for your own ticket and food/drink.

Baby Bounce, Wednesdays at 9:15

Baby Bounce

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 9:15am - 10:00am
Children's Programming Room at Galesburg Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Stories, songs, sign language, and bounces for kids ages 0-18 months old and their caregivers. No registration required.

Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: Children's Programming Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Stories, songs, sign language, and bounces for kids ages 0-18 months old and their caregivers. No registration required.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to enjoy this program together with your child. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photo permission

Staff often take pictures during library programs. The library uses photos in its publicity, in social media, and on its website. If you do not want your photo used, please tell a library staff member and the library will honor that request.

Adult System of Care Coordinator Available

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Study Room A (Red Room) at Galesburg Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Jamie Stark, the Adult System of Care Coordinator from Bridgeway, is available to meet one on one with community members and direct them to the appropriate services to meet their n...

Cancelled
Required
Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: Study Room A (Red Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Jamie Stark, the Adult System of Care Coordinator from Bridgeway, is available to meet one on one with community members and direct them to the appropriate services to meet their needs.

Honeybee Heart Has Five Openings Book Cover

Food for Thought Book Discussion

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 11:30am - 12:30pm
Off Site: Cornucopia Natural Market and Deli
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

A Honeybee Heart Has Five Openings by Helen Jukes is an inspiring portrait of tending to a honeybee hive, capturing the wondrous, complex universe of honeybees and learning a new w...

Library Branch: Off Site: Cornucopia Natural Market and Deli
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

A Honeybee Heart Has Five Openings by Helen Jukes is an inspiring portrait of tending to a honeybee hive, capturing the wondrous, complex universe of honeybees and learning a new way of being in the world.

Friends of the Library Meeting

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
F&M Bank Meeting Room at Galesburg Public Library
Program Type:
Friends of the Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The Friends of the Library will meet to discuss accepting book donations and plan for their book sale. 

Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: F&M Bank Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Friends of the Library
Event Details:

The Friends of the Library will meet to discuss accepting book donations and plan for their book sale. 

Big Library Read event description

Virtual Book Discussion

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join a virtual discussion of Wild New World by Dan Flores. The title will be available to download for anyone using the Libby app from May 9-23. Questions will be posted in the GPL...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join a virtual discussion of Wild New World by Dan Flores. The title will be available to download for anyone using the Libby app from May 9-23.

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All Day
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Branches:
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microfilm tutor hours

Microfilm Tutor Hours

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Galesburg Public Library
Program Type:
Technology
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Learn how to use our new microfilm machines! Make an appointment at the Reference Desk or call 309-343-6118.

Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology
Event Details:

Learn how to use our new microfilm machines! Make an appointment at the Reference Desk or call 309-343-6118.

Baby Bounce, Wednesdays at 9:15

Baby Bounce

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 9:15am - 10:00am
Children's Programming Room at Galesburg Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Stories, songs, sign language, and bounces for kids ages 0-18 months old and their caregivers. No registration required.

Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: Children's Programming Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Stories, songs, sign language, and bounces for kids ages 0-18 months old and their caregivers. No registration required.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to enjoy this program together with your child. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photo permission

Staff often take pictures during library programs. The library uses photos in its publicity, in social media, and on its website. If you do not want your photo used, please tell a library staff member and the library will honor that request.

Adult System of Care Coordinator Available

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Study Room A (Red Room) at Galesburg Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Jamie Stark, the Adult System of Care Coordinator from Bridgeway, is available to meet one on one with community members and direct them to the appropriate services to meet their n...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: Study Room A (Red Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Jamie Stark, the Adult System of Care Coordinator from Bridgeway, is available to meet one on one with community members and direct them to the appropriate services to meet their needs.

Color Purple movie poster

Free movie: The Color Purple

Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Community Room at Galesburg Public Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Free showing of The Color Purple, a musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel about the life-long struggles of an African American woman living in the south during the early ...

Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Free showing of The Color Purple, a musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel about the life-long struggles of an African American woman living in the south during the early 1900s. (140 min., rated PG-13, ©Warner Brothers)

Adult System of Care Coordinator Available

Friday, May 31, 2024 at 9:00am - 12:00pm
Study Room A (Red Room) at Galesburg Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Jamie Stark, the Adult System of Care Coordinator from Bridgeway, is available to meet one on one with community members and direct them to the appropriate services to meet their n...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: Study Room A (Red Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Jamie Stark, the Adult System of Care Coordinator from Bridgeway, is available to meet one on one with community members and direct them to the appropriate services to meet their needs.

Cold Storage book cover

Tome Raiders Book Discussion

Friday, May 31, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Years ago, bioterror operative Roberto Diaz was assigned to contain a highly mutative organism capable of extinction-level destruction. He buried it in cold storage deep undergroun...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Years ago, bioterror operative Roberto Diaz was assigned to contain a highly mutative organism capable of extinction-level destruction. He buried it in cold storage deep underground. Now, the specimen has found its way out.

Summer Storytimes Mondays at 10:00 AM

Summer Storytime

Monday, June 3, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Children's Programming Room at Galesburg Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Stories, songs, and movement, geared toward kids ages 5 and under with an adult.

Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: Children's Programming Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime, Summer Reading
Event Details:

Stories, songs, and movement, geared toward kids ages 5 and under with an adult.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to enjoy this program together with your child. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photo permission

Staff often take pictures during library programs. The library uses photos in its publicity, in social media, and on its website. If you do not want your photo used, please tell a library staff member and the library will honor that request.

Duke Otherwise

Duke Otherwise Family Concert

Monday, June 3, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room at Galesburg Public Library
Program Type:
Music, Performance, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Kick off our Summer Reading Program with a free concert by Madison-based family musician Duke Otherwise. Duke is a singer, guitarist, and tap dancer whose live shows are filled wit...

Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Music, Performance, Summer Reading
Event Details:

Kick off our Summer Reading Program with a free concert by Madison-based family musician Duke Otherwise.

Disclaimer(s)

Photo permission

Staff often take pictures during library programs. The library uses photos in its publicity, in social media, and on its website. If you do not want your photo used, please tell a library staff member and the library will honor that request.

microfilm tutor hours

Microfilm Tutor Hours

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Galesburg Public Library
Program Type:
Technology
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Learn how to use our new microfilm machines! Make an appointment at the Reference Desk or call 309-343-6118.

Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology
Event Details:

Learn how to use our new microfilm machines! Make an appointment at the Reference Desk or call 309-343-6118.

Baby Bounce, Wednesdays at 9:15

Baby Bounce

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 9:15am - 10:00am
Children's Programming Room at Galesburg Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Stories, songs, sign language, and bounces for kids ages 0-18 months old and their caregivers. No registration required.

Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: Children's Programming Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Stories, songs, sign language, and bounces for kids ages 0-18 months old and their caregivers. No registration required.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to enjoy this program together with your child. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photo permission

Staff often take pictures during library programs. The library uses photos in its publicity, in social media, and on its website. If you do not want your photo used, please tell a library staff member and the library will honor that request.

Adult System of Care Coordinator Available

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Study Room A (Red Room) at Galesburg Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Jamie Stark, the Adult System of Care Coordinator from Bridgeway, is available to meet one on one with community members and direct them to the appropriate services to meet their n...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: Study Room A (Red Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Jamie Stark, the Adult System of Care Coordinator from Bridgeway, is available to meet one on one with community members and direct them to the appropriate services to meet their needs.

Family Films Wednesdays at 2:00 PM

Family Film: WALL-E

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Children's Programming Room at Galesburg Public Library
Program Type:
Movie, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Join us for a showing of a family-friendly movie that relates to our Summer Reading theme: Read, Renew, Repeat! Free and open to kids of all ages and their caregivers. Children und...

Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: Children's Programming Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Movie, Summer Reading
Event Details:

Join us for a showing of a family-friendly movie that relates to our Summer Reading theme: Read, Renew, Repeat! Free and open to kids of all ages and their caregivers. Children under age 8 must be accompanied by an adult. 

Craft & Chat

Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Group Study Room at Galesburg Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Bring your current craft project to work on and make new friends. All skill levels are encouraged to come!

Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: Group Study Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Bring your current craft project to work on and make new friends. All skill levels are encouraged to come!