Week Calendar

Galesburg Public Library’s Skills Lab is an interactive classroom for adults and teens to develop skills, gain independence, and engage in hands-on, life-long learning. Visit the Skills Lab with or without an appointment!

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

Visit the Tech Lab with or without an appointment!

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

The Ivy Rehab for Kids team in Peoria is visiting the Galesburg Library to provide information about developmental milestones.

Discover the power of brain training with University of Illinois Educator Tessa Hobbs-Curley!

Drop in to practice reading with a trained volunteer. New and developing readers will read aloud to their buddy, build fluency & confidence, and have fun! Readers attending at least two sessions may choose a free book to keep.

Please visit the Group Study Room at your previously arranged appointment time to work with an AARP Volunteer for taxes.

The Friends of the Galesburg Public Library will be accepting book sale donations Saturdays from March 7 through April 25.

Meet us in the Group Study Room at 1:00 PM to discuss Bite by Bite by Aimee Nezhukumatathil.

Make new friends and play games! Board games, card games, and dice games will be provided- or bring your own.

This event is held in partnership with Galesburg Public Library and Royal Neighbors Chapter 20347.

Free movie and popcorn!

Galesburg Public Library’s Skills Lab is an interactive classroom for adults and teens to develop skills, gain independence, and engage in hands-on, life-long learning. Visit the Skills Lab with or without an appointment!

Practice your reading skills by reading to a furry friend from Galesburg Therapy Dogs. Open to kids ages 12 and under; kids under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

Drop in to practice reading with a trained volunteer. New and developing readers will read aloud to their buddy, build fluency & confidence, and have fun! Readers attending at least two sessions may choose a free book to keep.

Galesburg Public Library’s Skills Lab is an interactive classroom for adults and teens to develop skills, gain independence, and engage in hands-on, life-long learning. Visit the Skills Lab with or without an appointment!

Visit the Tech Lab with or without an appointment!

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.

Visit the Tech Lab with or without an appointment!

Galesburg Public Library’s Skills Lab is an interactive classroom for adults and teens to develop skills, gain independence, and engage in hands-on, life-long learning. Visit the Skills Lab with or without an appointment!

Independent readers in grades 4-6 are invited to join our Children’s Librarians for this monthly club. Enjoy talking about fun novels with other readers your age.

Sign up in the Children’s Room, or by calling 309-343-6118.

Drop in to practice reading with a trained volunteer. New and developing readers will read aloud to their buddy, build fluency & confidence, and have fun! Readers attending at least two sessions may choose a free book to keep.

We are making a movie! But first, we've got to write the script. Help us structure the narrative, plot scenes, and write dialogue! New faces are welcome, even if you haven't worked on this project or any kind of movie scripting before.

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).

Are you ready to do science in your own backyard? Come join us for DIY Backyard Science! We’ll do fun activities that will help make your backyard a wildlife habitat, and create observation journals so you can write about the critters you see!

In this talk, Cynthia Clampitt will present the history of corn and how it transformed the Americas before First Contact, how it traveled the world after First Contact, and its stunning impact on the creation of not only the historic Midwest but j

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

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

Meet us at Jimmy's Pizza to discuss this year's Community Read book, Bite by Bite by Aimee Nezhukumatatil.