Public Services
Featured Events
Feb
04
2025
- Tuesday
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- Meeting Room
- Adults
Illinois Libraries Present: An Evening with James McBride
Illinois Libraries Present: An Evening with James McBride
James McBride is an award-winning author, musician, and screenwriter. His landmark memoir, The Color of Water, was published in 1996 and his novel, The Good Lord Bird, won the National Book Award for Fiction. His 2023 novel, The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, was named one of the New York Times’ 100 Notable Books of 2023. A recipient of the National Humanities Medal in 2016, McBride is a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University. Register here to get the Zoom link!https://bit.ly/ILP_JamesMcBride Virtual Presenter
Feb
06
2025
- Thursday
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- Meeting Room
- Adults
Fiftyleven Things to Say – Stories & Songs of Black History
Fiftyleven Things to Say – Stories & Songs of Black History
This performance from Kelly Campos entwines music and story from the African American culture. Folk tale, jazz melodies, and true-life experience all coexist in this performance that weaves a tapestry from history.
Feb
11
2025
- Tuesday
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- Meeting Room
- Adults
The Lincoln Family After 1865
The Lincoln Family After 1865
Explore the lives of the Lincoln family members following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln with Valerie Gugala. Learn how Mary Lincoln and her surviving children, Robert and Thomas (Tad), coped with their immense loss and the challenges they faced in the post-war period, such as Mary's struggles with grief and mental health, Robert's career and public life, and Tad's early death.
Feb
13
2025
- Thursday
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- Meeting Room
- Adults
Basic Estate Planning
Basic Estate Planning
Local attorney Mike Maslanka instructs about how to get started with estate planning.
Feb
16
2025
- Sunday
- 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- Meeting Room
- Adults
Sunday @ The Cinema: Groundhog Day
Sunday @ The Cinema: Groundhog Day
Who's ready for another classic?! Get ready to watch Groundhog Day on the big screen in our Meeting Room! Who's ready for another classic?! Get ready to watch Groundhog Day on the big screen in our Meeting Room! (wait... didn't we already talk about this?) Rating: PGRun time: 101 minutes
Feb
18
2025
- Tuesday
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- Meeting Room
- Adults
The History of Bob Marley
The History of Bob Marley
Celebrate the 80th birthday of Bob Marley, a famous Jamaican musician and a man with deep religious convictions who rose from poverty to become a global musical and cultural icon. Though he survived an assassination attempt, he ultimately died of cancer at age 36. Using performance and interview clips, music aficionado Gary Wenstrup will trace the arc of Bob’s career.
