Please view each of our locations’ programs below. Call us or email us with questions or concerns.
Illinois Library Presents: 9to5: The Story of a Movement
March 21st – 23rd
Watch the award winning documentary from the comfort of your home! The documentary highlights the creation of the 9to5 movement, established to fight for workplace equity and against wage discrepancy and was the basis for the feature film, 9 to 5, starring Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton and Lily Tomlin.
Register at: https://bit.ly/ILP_9to5
CLOSED
Staff Meeting
We will be closed Friday March 14th at noon for a staff meeting. We will reopen Saturday, March 15th.
Illinois Library Presents: Exploring Space with Coralie Adam
Tuesday, March 4th
7:00 – 8:00 P.M.
Get an inside look at the space industry with Illinois’ own Coralie Adam. She’ll be joined in conversation by Renae Kerrigan, Curator of Science and Director of the Dome Planetarium at Peoria Riverfront Museum.
https://bit.ly/ILP_CoralieAdam
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
Crochet Night
Thursday, March 27th
6:00 P.M.
Sidney Galvar from the Utica Public Library will be here to teach the public how to crochet. This program is required to sign up. Please bring 5 mm crochet needles.
History of American Pies… and Illinois is well represented!
Friday, March 14th
6:00 P.M.
Pies are as American as pizza is American: we took a great idea, adapted it to our needs, and ran with it. Our ancestors used what they had available locally and made the most from it. You might be thinking that pies are just for dessert, but for our American ancestors, they were often considered survival food. Sometimes, they ate pie for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for months at a time.
Catherine Lambrecht, who achieved Grand Champion and Best of Show at the Lake County Fair for apple pie, will present the history of pies in America and our state.
The Journey Back: Mobile Virtual Reality
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
Public Viewing Monday March 10th – Friday March 21st
During Library Hours
8th Graders Monday, March 17th, 18th, 20, & 21st
11:30 A.M.
Discover the power of virtual reality to enhance Holocaust education through 360-degree immersive technology. “Walk” with Holocaust Survivors through childhood hometowns and concentration camps as they share their stories of survival, creating an unforgettable experience. 5 films will be featured.
Cricut Makerspace
March 3 – 7
During Library Hours
Come in to learn how to use the Cricut Maker. Crafty Adults welcome! Call ahead to schedule your appointment. St. Pats Book display.
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
Anytime during Library Hours
Starting in Hennepin this Spring. Students are welcome to work on homework at the library during library hours.
Throw and Grow: Seed Bomb Workshop
Tuesday, April 1st, 4:00 P.M.
The Library will be making pollinator seed bombs using clay, soil, and seeds. Come get your hands dirty and help our buzzing friends thrive.
Movie Matinee: My Garden of a Thousand Bees
Tuesday, April 1st, 1:00 P.M.
Library hosts a screening of the documentary, “My Garden of a Thousand Bees.” This documentary follows acclaimed wildlife filmmaker Martin Dohrn, who, locked down by coronavirus, turns his lenses on the surprising and spectacular bees living in his own urban garden in Bristol, England. The documentary is fifty-four minutes in length, and is rated G. It is made possible through public performance rights by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI).
Book Page Butterflies
Tuesday, March 25th, 4:00 P.M.
Library hosts an art workshop creating butterflies using recycled books to welcome Spring.
Movie Matinee: The Codebreaker
Tuesday, March 18th, 1:00 P.M.
Based on the book, “The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America’s Enemies,” the documentary reveals the fascinating story of Elizabeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst whose painstaking work to decode thousands of messages for the U.S. government would send infamous gangsters to prison in the 1930s and bring down a massive, near-invisible Nazi spy ring in World War II. The documentary is fifty-two minutes in length, rated PG and made possible through public performance rights through Kanopy.
Tales with Tails (Read to Rosie)
Cancelled Saturday, March 15th, 10:00 A.M.
Thursday, March 27th, 4:00 P.M.
Saturday, April 5th, 10:00 A.M.
Thursday, April 24th, 4:00 P.M.
Saturday, May 3rd, 10:00 A.M.
Thursday, May 15th, 4:00 P.M.
This fun program allows youth to practice literacy skills. Dogs love stories, even when words have to be worked out, missed, or are misspoken.
Neighborhood Forest Plant a Tree Giving Trees to Children
In order to receive a free tree, parents, or guardians will need to register their
child(ren) vie online form by March 15th. Register https://2ly.link/237×8 Tree Saplings will
be picked up Tuesday, April 22nd
Film Screening Tuesday, April 22nd @ 1:00 P.M. the library will be screening the documentary
“Intelligent Trees”. This film follows Scientist, Suzanne Simard and Forester and Author Peter Wohlleben on their journey in investigating the communication between trees.
The film is forty-five minutes and is not rated.
Seed Exchange
March Friday 14th and 21st
Available all day.
A variety of seeds will be available while supplies last.
Faux Stained Glass Shamrocks
Tuesday, March 11th
4:00 P.M.
When the Library hosts an art workshop creating faux stained glass shamrocks using watercolors and glue. All supplies will be provided.
Tales with Tails (Read to Hobo)
Tuesday, March 4th, 5:00 P.M.
Tuesday, March 18th, 5:00 P.M.
Tuesday, April 8th, 5:00 P.M.
Tuesday, April 29th, 5:00 P.M.
Saturday, May 10th, 10:00 A.M.
Tuesday, May 27th, 5:00 P.M.
This fun program allows youth to practice literacy skills. Dogs love stories, even when words have to be worked out, missed, or are misspoken.
Movie Matinee: No Job for a Woman:
Pioneering Women Reporters in WWII
Tuesday, March 4th, 1:00 P.M.
When the Library screens the documentary, “No Job for a Woman: Pioneering Women Reporters of WWII.” When WWII broke out, reporter Martha Gellhorn was so determined to get to the frontlines that she left her husband, Ernest Hemingway, never to be reunited. Ruth Cowan’s reporting was hampered by a bureau chief who refused to talk to her. Dickey Chappelle, photojournalist, wanted to get so close to the action that she could feel bullets whizzing by. The documentary is one hour and five minutes in length, not rated, and made possible through public performance rights through Kanopy.
Books & Brunch
First Saturday of the month during library hours. Food, Books, and Friends.
Students are welcome to work on homework at the library during library hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Cardboard Bird Feeder Craft
Wednesday, April 2nd, 4:00 P.M.
Celebrate Earth Month by creating a bird feeder out of cardboard. All supplies will be provided.
Cherry Blossom Windsock Craft
Wednesday, March 19th, 4:00 P.M.
Celebrate the National Cherry Blossom Festival by making cherry blossom windsocks! All supplies will be provided.
Lets Get Lucky
Saturday, March 15th
9:00 A.M. – Noon
Find book with 4 leaf clover and win
Chicken Hatching with Incubator
Saturday, April 26th
Study and watch for 10 days process until they hatch.
Paper Flower Craft
Wednesday, March 5th, 4:00 P.M.
Welcome Spring by making paper flowers. All supplies will be provided.
Students are welcome to work on homework at the library during library hours on Wednesdays.
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
Notorious: The Life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Tuesday, March 18th
12:30 P.M.
Historical Presneter, Michelle Gibbons will portray the notorious RBG and explain first hand how her fight for women’s rights led to greater freedom for all. She will explain how her brave actions created an iconic (yet unintended) status.
St. Patrick’s day and the luck of the Chicagoland Irish: Historical facts and more
Thursday, March 13th
12:30 P.M.
Historian Jim Gibbons will explain this and more in his St. Patrick’s Day themed historical program! Gibbons will explain how Chicagoland’s Irish history and heritage, St. Patrick’s Day themed parades and food, and Irish settlers themselves, were all established in Chicago, Illinois and the surrounding areas!
Consumer Scams and Identity Theft
Illinois Attorney General Office
Heather Calacara
Tuesday, March 11 @ 12:30 P.M.
