Library Closed
Library will be closed during library hours Friday, April 18th and Saturday, April 19th.
Glow in Dark Easter Egg Hunt is still on.
All Libraries
Please view each of our locations’ programs below. Call us or email us with questions or concerns.
The Art of Foraging with Alexis Nikole Nelson
The Art of Foraging with Alexis Nikole Nelson
Wednesday, April 10th
7:00 P.M.
Alexis Nikole Nelson is a forager and an outdoor educator using her platforms, TikTok account alexisnikole and Instagram page black forager, to celebrate all the edible plants hiding in plain sight. She peels back historical layers on African American and Indigenous food traditions that have traditionally been repressed and empowers those living in food deserts with greater self- sufficiency.
https://bit.ly/ILP_AlexisNikoleNelson
Movie Matinee: Rachel Carson
Movie Matinee: Rachel Carson
Tuesday, April 8th, 1:00 P.M.
The Library hosts a screening of the documentary, “Rachel Carson.” When Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring was published in 1962, the book became a phenomenon. A passionate and eloquent warning about the long-term dangers of pesticides, the book unleashed an extraordinary national debate and was greeted by vigorous attacks from the chemical industry. But it would also inspire President Kennedy to launch the first-ever investigation into the public health effects of pesticides. The documentary is one hour and fifty-four minutes in length, and is rated PG. It is made possible through public performance rights through Kanopy.
National Library Week
National Library Week
April 6 – 12
Open House and special events at our branches this week.
Illinois Valley Road Trip!
Illinois Valley Road Trip!
April 6 – May 10
Take an Illinois Valley road trip this spring! Visit our library neighbors and see what unique collections they offer, and the different services available. Visit the circulation desk at each library to collect a stamp on your passport. Collect stamps, then turn in your passport at your home library for entry into a drawing. Visit your home library and get your road trip passport. Visit as many libraries as you can and have your passport stamped. Return your passport to your home library and enter to win! Prizes for Adults that go to at least one other library in the area, Someone who goes to each of our branches, and a child that participates.
Hennepin
Spring Book Sale
Spring Book Sale
Thursday, April 24th – Saturday, April 26
During Library Hours
Stop by the library to pick up books during the town-wide garage sales. Donations accepted.
Glow in the Dark Easter Egg Hunt
Glow in the Dark Easter Egg Hunt
Friday, April 18th
7:30 P.M. At the library
8:00 P.M. Easter Egg Hunt
Meet at the library first to take photos with the Easter Bunny. Head over after at the Walter Durley Boyle Park for the Egg Hunt. Age 0 – Grade 3. Rain date will be Saturday, April 19th.
Cricut Makerspace
Cricut Makerspace
April 7 – 11
During Library Hours
Come in to learn how to use the Cricut Maker. Crafty Adults welcome! Call ahead to schedule your appointment.
Paper Flowers.
A River of Stories
A River of Stories
Thursday, April 3rd
Brian “Fox” Ellis will be presenting. Funded by the Illinois River Tour Foundation. 2:00 P.M. – 2:45 P.M. School program: River Tales
3:30 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. Conversation with the Historical Society Workshop 6:00 P.M. A River of Stories at the library
Putnam County Book Club
Putnam County Book Club
We meet 3rd Wednesday every month either at Hennepin or Granville Library at 6:30 P.M. Come join us and share your ideas. We choose books together and look forward to completing our list for the next year. Looking forward to sharing our enthusiasm for books. Follow us on Facebook.
Homework Helper
Homework Helper
Anytime during Library Hours
Starting in Hennepin this Spring. Students are welcome to work on homework at the library during library hours.
Granville
Movie Matinee: Intelligent Trees
Movie Matinee: Intelligent Trees
Tuesday, April 22nd, 1:00 P.M.
Library hosts a screening of the documentary, “Intelligent Trees,” to celebrate Earth Day. Trees talk, know family ties and care for their young? Is this too fantastic to be true? Peter Wohlleben, author and forester, and Suzanne Simard, scientist, have been observing and investigating the communication between trees over decades. This documentary features the main observations that are covered in Wohlleben’s book, The Hidden Life of Trees. The film is forty-five minutes in length, not rated, and is made possible by public performance rights through Kanopy.
Decorate your own cupcakes
Decorate your own cupcakes
April, Friday 18th @ 1:00 P.M.
Decorate your own cupcakes and discover books about Baking and Cooking for kids.
DIY Slime Demonstration
DIY Slime Demonstration
April Wednesday 16th, 1:00 P.M.
Make and Take your own homemade slime.
Mindfulness Mandala Art
Mindfulness Mandala Art
April, Tuesday 15th, 1:00 PM.
Mandalas are a fantastic way to promote mindfulness and foster creativity.
Free for All: The Public Library
Free for All: The Public Library
Thursday, April 10th, 5:00 P.M.
The Library hosts, in partnership with Independent Lens, the new documentary, “Free for All: The Public Library,” to celebrate National Library Week. The documentary tells the story of the quiet revolutionaries who made a simple idea happen. From the pioneering women behind the Free Library Movement to today’s librarians who service the public despite working in a contentious age of closures and book bans, meet those who created a civic institution where everything is free, and the doors are open to all. Following the screening, Library staff will share information library card sign-up and resources available through the Library. The film is one hour in length. Free for All: The Public Library will premiere on PBS on April 29th.
Family Friday
Family Friday
Read together books. Start a new tradition, read together as a family, over the weekend! Pick up a curated book bundle or find a new family favorite to read together. Popcorn included!
Homeschool Meet and Greet.
Homeschool Meet and Greet.
First Friday of the month. March 7th , April 4th, May 2nd 10-12 A.M.
Ready Set Read Wednesday
Ready Set Read Wednesday
Wednesdays at 11:00 A.M.
Explore our collection of early readers, phonics materials and letter recognition games. Take home reinforcement sheet provided.
1st Wednesday Fun at the library.
1st Wednesday Fun at the library.
School gets out early the first Wed. of the month, so the Granville library will have a variety of board games and a light snack available for our school age patrons. Challenge yourself or a friend on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1-3. Games are resources that may be checked out as well.
Toddler Time Tuesday
Toddler Time Tuesday
Tuesdays at 10:30 AM
Provides unstructured time for our youngest patrons to explore movement and music. Our Tonie boxes will provide the music and we’ll shake maracas, wave scarves, and blow bubbles together.
Putnam
Books and Brunch
Books & Brunch
First Saturday of the month during library hours. Food, Books, and Friends.
Magnolia
Homework Helpers
Students are welcome to work on homework at the library during library hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
McNabb
Mini Gardens
Mini Gardens
Wednesday, April 23rd, 4:00 P.M.
Celebrate Earth Month by creating a mini garden using recycled glass jars. All supplies will be provided.
Chicken Hatching with Incubator
Chicken Hatching with Incubator
Saturday, April 26th
Study and watch for 10 days process until they hatch.
Homework Helpers
Students are welcome to work on homework at the library during library hours on Wednesdays.
Standard
“Great Depression”
“Great Depression”
Thursday, April 10th @ 12:30 P.M.
Historian, Jim Gibbons, will present The Great Depression, starting in 1929 and
its ending during the war years of the 1940s. Gibbons will take you through the
Roaring Twenties, the Stock Market Crash of 1929, and then into the 1930’s and
Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal program.
A River of Stories
A River of Stories
Thursday, April 3rd
Brian “Fox” Ellis will be presenting. Funded by the Illinois River Tour Foundation. 2:00 P.M. – 2:45 P.M. School program: River Tales
3:30 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. Conversation with the Historical Society Workshop 6:00 P.M. A River of Stories at the library