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Toddler Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Children
Storytime
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.

Tech Lab - Appointments

3:30pm - 7:30pm
STEM
Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: Tech Lab
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

The Tech Lab is open on Monday evenings by appointment, so call 309-343-6118, email reference@galesburglibrary.org, or stop by the Reference Desk any time to schedule an appointment!

Employment Specialist in the Red Study Room

5:00pm - 7:45pm
Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: Red Study Room
Event Details:

The Employment Specialist is available in the Red Study Room. Visit the Reference Desk or call 309-343-6118 to schedule an appointment. Walk-ins are welcome as time allows.

Young Adventurers: Dungeons & Dragons for Beginners

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Children
Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: Children's Programming Room
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Meet at the library for a kid-friendly introduction to the world of Dungeons & Dragons. We'll cover the basics of tabletop role playing games and then play through a self-contained adventure. No previous experience needed!

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.

AARP Tax Assistance

12:00pm - 5:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: F&M Bank Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

AARP volunteers will be conducting tax-assistance appointments in the F&M Bank Meeting Room.

Tuesday Book Club

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults
Book Club
Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: Group Study Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of the Community Read book, Correction: Parole, Prison, and the Possibility of Change by Ben Austen. Copies will be available at the Checkout Desk, and they are yours to keep when you've finished reading!

Citizen Science Fair

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Children
Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Join us for an introduction to citizen science.

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.

Skills Lab Open Hours

5:00pm - 7:45pm
Arts & Crafts, STEM
Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: Skills Lab
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM

Cuenta Cuentos: Bilingual Storytime

6:30pm - 7:00pm
Children
Storytime
Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: Children's Programming Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Let's read, sing, and play together in English and Spanish. For kids ages 6 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.

Baby Bounce

9:15am - 10:00am
Children
Storytime
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.

Genealogy Assistance

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library

Tech Lab Appointments

2:00pm - 4:45pm
STEM
Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: Tech Lab
Program Type: STEM

Skills Lab Appointments

2:00pm - 5:00pm
Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: Skills Lab

LEGO Mania

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children
STEM
Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: Children's Programming Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

Come build with LEGO blocks to your heart's content. For kids of all ages with an adult.


 

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.

Employment Specialist in the Red Study Room

5:00pm - 7:45pm
Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: Red Study Room
Event Details:

The Employment Specialist is available in the Red Study Room. Visit the Reference Desk or call 309-343-6118 to schedule an appointment. Walk-ins are welcome as time allows.

Teen Advisory Board

6:00pm - 6:45pm
Teens
Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Event Details:

Join the Library’s Teen Advisory Board, where you can make YOUR voice heard about the library!

Community Read Craft at the GCAC: Personal Nook

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

In the 19th century, Vincent Van Gogh made paintings of the small, simple bedroom that was his sanctuary in Arles.

Book Club Tuesday/Thursday (TnT)

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Book Club
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion of the Community Read book, Correction: Parole, Prison, and the Possibility of Change by Ben Austen. Copies will be available at the Checkout Desk, and they are yours to keep when you've finished reading!

Spring Book Scavenger Hunt

6:45pm - 7:30pm
Teens
Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: F&M Bank Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Event Details:

Start in the Community Room, then search around the library for clues and gather objects for this spring-themed scavenger hunt!

Tech Lab Open Hours

12:00pm - 4:00pm
STEM
Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: Tech Lab
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

Drop by the Tech Lab during these open hours! No appointment required today!

Toddler Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Children
Storytime
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.

Junior Book Club

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Children
Book Club
Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join us for a fun program designed for readers in grades K-2 making the move from picture books to chapter books! Each read-aloud will be followed by a related STEM activity. Registration required.

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.

Tech Lab - Appointments

3:30pm - 7:30pm
STEM
Library Branch: Galesburg Public Library
Room: Tech Lab
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

The Tech Lab is open on Monday evenings by appointment, so call 309-343-6118, email reference@galesburglibrary.org, or stop by the Reference Desk any time to schedule an appointment!

Seek Out Nature at Lake Storey

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children
STEM
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

Join us at Lake Storey Park to learn to use Seek and iNaturalist, two free apps that help you learn more about the natural world around you!

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.