Please view each of our locations’ programs below. Call us with questions or concerns.
Coloring Calendar Contest
Starting Monday, July 22nd Kids 12 and under will be able to participate in coloring pages in our calendar. There will be a selection of pages to color. You can pick up at your local branch. Please place name and branch on the back. Enjoy coloring!
Thursday, August 22nd
6:30 P.M.
Prior to 1920, women were denied the vote in the majority of elections in the United States. The struggle for enfranchisement began with the birth of our nation and was strategized differently in our local, state, and federal elections. Despite what people today believe to be a straightforward goal, the path to women’s suffrage was infused with sexism and racism and triggered a fear of feminism whose roots are still seen today. While wealthy women advocates played a vital role in the suffrage movement, they were not the only ones seeking enfranchisement. From attorney Ellen Martin, the first woman to vote in Illinois, to Ida B. Wells, a woman who did not let racism stop her voice, women’s suffrage has been a battle hard fought by a diverse group of activists in Illinois.
Thursday, August 15th
6:00 P.M.
We are seeking new members to join in supporting the library. Create funding opportunities for our collection, materials, etc… Check for more information from your local library branch.
Thursday, August 8th @ 6:00 P.M.
Author Heinz Dietrich Suppan will be at the library to discuss the Radium Girls of Ottawa who used radium to paint luminous dials after World War I. Considered a miracle drug it became a deadly poison that plagued the girls who worked with radium.
Thursday, August 1st, @ 6:30pm
NASA Ambassador Sandulla Epsicokhan will be at the library to discuss what makes the International Space Station so important to understanding our planet and our universe we live in. Listen to plans going on now and what is in store for the space station.
Sunday, July 28th @ 2:00 P.M.
Historian Jim Gibbons will discuss both World Wars significant events that thrust the United States into both.
Join us for story time in Hennepin. For children 2 – 5 years of age.
Saturday, July 27th @ 2:00 P.M.
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World will be playing at the library. Snacks will be provided.
Meets 1st & 3rd Monday of every month. No assigned book to read.
Group directed. Instead share your own insights, opinions, and views.
Make recommendations. Please join us and share!
Stop in for stories, crafts, activities and more!
For children 2 – 5 years of age.
30 minutes of stories and songs!
Ideal for little ones under 3 years of age.
A morning gathering to enjoy coffee and a light breakfast with fellow readers.
Cancelled
Thursday, July 25th @ 3:00 P.M.
Lisa Sons from Illinois Department of Natural Resources Natural Resource Coordinator Starved Rock and Matthiessen State Parks. She will be at the library discussing Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardens.
Condit (Putnam) branch of the P.C. Library District will be closed for maintenance until further notice.
Please do not leave books in containers. Return all material to the Hennepin Branch. All holds will need to be picked up at the Hennepin Branch.
Saturday, August 17
@ 11:00 A.M.
At the Ballfield STEM Demonstrations involving aerospace stomp, robotics, 3D printing, and more!
@ 1:00 P.M.
Chase Chickens and Stick Horse Races
Jr. Chef Quesadilla Party
Tuesday, August 6th
3:00 P.M.
The University of Illinois Extension Nutrition and Wellness Program. Invites youth 5-12. Learn how to make healthy quesadilla snacks and learn how to cook. Contact the Marshall/Putnam Extension office (309)-364-2356 and contact Susan Glassman (815)224-0889
Kids have the opportunity to create a craft at the library.
Wednesday, August 7th @3:30pm
Come and learn about one of our favorite beneficial insects, the monarch butterfly.
Wednesday, July 10th @ 5:00 P.M.
Kids enjoy a picnic with your teddy bear.
Second Saturday of the month.
A morning gathering to enjoy coffee and
a light breakfast with fellow readers.
