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Facts Not Fear: Understanding Death and Dying

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room at Galesburg Public Library
Program Type:
Discussion, General, Lecture
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Join Order of the Good Death Volunteer and Children's Librarian, LeAnna Whitaker, for a discussion about death, dying, and caregiving in Illinois. Let's demystify the dying process and the logistics that go along with it.

Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Discussion, General, Lecture
Event Details:

Join Order of the Good Death Volunteer and Children's Librarian, LeAnna Whitaker, for a discussion about death, dying, and caregiving in Illinois. Let's demystify the dying process and the logistics that go along with it.

This event is in the "Everyone" group

The Feelings Feast at GCAC

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Discussion
Age Group:
Everyone

Meet us at the Galesburg Community Arts Center to create a "Feelings Feast"! Explore emotional nourishment: What ‘feeds’ you? If your emotions were a meal, what would they look like? [Collage, paint, mixed media]

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Discussion
Event Details:

Meet us at the Galesburg Community Arts Center to create a "Feelings Feast"! Explore emotional nourishment: What ‘feeds’ you? If your emotions were a meal, what would they look like? [Collage, paint, mixed media]

This event is in the "Adults" group

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
CBI Bank & Trust Meeting Room at Galesburg Public Library
Program Type:
Discussion
Age Group:
Adults

Senior adults raising children are invited to attend support group meetings to connect with other families and gain resources from the community. This program is held in partnership with Alternatives for Older Adults and the VNA.

 

Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: CBI Bank & Trust Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:

Senior adults raising children are invited to attend support group meetings to connect with other families and gain resources from the community. This program is held in partnership with Alternatives for Older Adults and the VNA.

 

Staff Development

All Day
Galesburg Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Galesburg Public Library
This event is in the "Adults" group

Food Insecurity & Resources: A Community Conversation

Friday, April 10, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Community Room at Galesburg Public Library
Program Type:
Discussion, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults

If you've been reading along for this year's Community Read of Bite by Bite by Aimee Nezhukumatathil (sponsored by the Galesburg Public Library Foundation), you'll know that we're celebrating food in all its nourishments and jamborees.

Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

If you've been reading along for this year's Community Read of Bite by Bite by Aimee Nezhukumatathil (sponsored by the Galesburg Public Library Foundation), you'll know that we're celebrating food in all its nourishments and jamborees.

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This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Bite by Bite Discussion at Seymour Library

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Discussion
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Join us at Knox College's Seymour Library in the Abolition Lab (first floor) to discuss this year's Community Read of Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees by Aimee Nezhukumatathil, sponsored by the Galesburg Public Library Foundation.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:

Join us at Knox College's Seymour Library in the Abolition Lab (first floor) to discuss this year's Community Read of Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees by Aimee Nezhukumatathil, sponsored by the Galesburg Public Library Foundation.

This event is in the "Everyone" group

Ingredients of Identity at GCAC

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Discussion
Age Group:
Everyone

Meet us at the Galesburg Community Arts Center to discover your "Ingredients of Identity"! Think back to some of your favorite meal experiences (grandma’s famous soup, Thanksgiving when you were 7, trying that new food from that new place).

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Discussion
Event Details:

Meet us at the Galesburg Community Arts Center to discover your "Ingredients of Identity"! Think back to some of your favorite meal experiences (grandma’s famous soup, Thanksgiving when you were 7, trying that new food from that new place).

This event is in the "Everyone" group

Fruit & Vegetable Printmaking at GCAC

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Discussion
Age Group:
Everyone

Meet us at the Galesburg Community Arts Center to try Fruit & Vegetable Printmaking! Explore the natural beauty of fruits and veggies by using them like stamps! Each fruit and veggie has unique visual qualities that POP on the page.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Discussion
Event Details:

Meet us at the Galesburg Community Arts Center to try Fruit & Vegetable Printmaking! Explore the natural beauty of fruits and veggies by using them like stamps! Each fruit and veggie has unique visual qualities that POP on the page.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
CBI Bank & Trust Meeting Room at Galesburg Public Library
Program Type:
Discussion
Age Group:
Adults

Senior adults raising children are invited to attend support group meetings to connect with other families and gain resources from the community. This program is held in partnership with Alternatives for Older Adults and the VNA.

 

Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: CBI Bank & Trust Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:

Senior adults raising children are invited to attend support group meetings to connect with other families and gain resources from the community. This program is held in partnership with Alternatives for Older Adults and the VNA.

 

Holiday

All Day
Galesburg Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Galesburg Public Library
This event is in the "Adults" group

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
CBI Bank & Trust Meeting Room at Galesburg Public Library
Program Type:
Discussion
Age Group:
Adults

Senior adults raising children are invited to attend support group meetings to connect with other families and gain resources from the community. This program is held in partnership with Alternatives for Older Adults and the VNA.

 

Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: CBI Bank & Trust Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:

Senior adults raising children are invited to attend support group meetings to connect with other families and gain resources from the community. This program is held in partnership with Alternatives for Older Adults and the VNA.

 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
CBI Bank & Trust Meeting Room at Galesburg Public Library
Program Type:
Discussion
Age Group:
Adults

Senior adults raising children are invited to attend support group meetings to connect with other families and gain resources from the community. This program is held in partnership with Alternatives for Older Adults and the VNA.

 

Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: CBI Bank & Trust Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:

Senior adults raising children are invited to attend support group meetings to connect with other families and gain resources from the community. This program is held in partnership with Alternatives for Older Adults and the VNA.

 

Holiday

All Day
Galesburg Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Galesburg Public Library

Holiday

All Day
Galesburg Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Galesburg Public Library
This event is in the "Adults" group

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
CBI Bank & Trust Meeting Room at Galesburg Public Library
Program Type:
Discussion
Age Group:
Adults

Senior adults raising children are invited to attend support group meetings to connect with other families and gain resources from the community. This program is held in partnership with Alternatives for Older Adults and the VNA.

 

Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: CBI Bank & Trust Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:

Senior adults raising children are invited to attend support group meetings to connect with other families and gain resources from the community. This program is held in partnership with Alternatives for Older Adults and the VNA.

 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
CBI Bank & Trust Meeting Room at Galesburg Public Library
Program Type:
Discussion
Age Group:
Adults

Senior adults raising children are invited to attend support group meetings to connect with other families and gain resources from the community. This program is held in partnership with Alternatives for Older Adults and the VNA.

 

Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: CBI Bank & Trust Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:

Senior adults raising children are invited to attend support group meetings to connect with other families and gain resources from the community. This program is held in partnership with Alternatives for Older Adults and the VNA.

 

Holiday

All Day
Galesburg Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Galesburg Public Library
This event is in the "Adults" group

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

Thursday, October 1, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
CBI Bank & Trust Meeting Room at Galesburg Public Library
Program Type:
Discussion
Age Group:
Adults

Senior adults raising children are invited to attend support group meetings to connect with other families and gain resources from the community. This program is held in partnership with Alternatives for Older Adults and the VNA.

 

Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: CBI Bank & Trust Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:

Senior adults raising children are invited to attend support group meetings to connect with other families and gain resources from the community. This program is held in partnership with Alternatives for Older Adults and the VNA.

 

Staff Development

All Day
Galesburg Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Galesburg Public Library
This event is in the "Adults" group

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
CBI Bank & Trust Meeting Room at Galesburg Public Library
Program Type:
Discussion
Age Group:
Adults

Senior adults raising children are invited to attend support group meetings to connect with other families and gain resources from the community. This program is held in partnership with Alternatives for Older Adults and the VNA.

 

Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: CBI Bank & Trust Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:

Senior adults raising children are invited to attend support group meetings to connect with other families and gain resources from the community. This program is held in partnership with Alternatives for Older Adults and the VNA.

 

Holiday

All Day
Galesburg Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Galesburg Public Library
This event is in the "Adults" group

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

Thursday, December 3, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
CBI Bank & Trust Meeting Room at Galesburg Public Library
Program Type:
Discussion
Age Group:
Adults

Senior adults raising children are invited to attend support group meetings to connect with other families and gain resources from the community. This program is held in partnership with Alternatives for Older Adults and the VNA.

 

Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: CBI Bank & Trust Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion
Event Details:

Senior adults raising children are invited to attend support group meetings to connect with other families and gain resources from the community. This program is held in partnership with Alternatives for Older Adults and the VNA.

 

Holiday

All Day 12/24 - 12/26
Galesburg Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Galesburg Public Library

Holiday

All Day 12/31 - 1/2
Galesburg Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Galesburg Public Library