Library Closed
CLOSED
Monday, June 19th
We are closed for the Holiday and will reopen Tuesday, June 20th.
All Libraries
Please view each of our locations’ programs below. Call us or email us with questions or concerns.
Calendar Coloring Contest 2024
Calendar Coloring Contest
Help Putnam County Public Library District design the 2024 Calendar. Submission deadline is Thursday, August 31st. Stop by any of your local library branches to pick your Adult or Kids coloring pages. Good Luck!
Read 1000 Books before Kindergarten
Putnam County Public Library District will be offering a new service.
Read 1000 Books before Kindergarten.
Do you have a child between the ages of 0-5? We will be offering prizes for every 100 books that are read to your child until they reach 1000 books. For more information stop by any of our library branches to pick up your first logbook.
Hennepin
National Bomb Pop Day!
National Bomb Pop Day!
Thursday, June 29th
All Day Event
Stop by the library to get a FREE Bomb Pop!
PCCC’s Outreach
PCCC’s Outreach
Worker will be at the Hennepin Library Branch Thursday, June 15th, 9:30 – 11:30 A.M. To answer questions about and discuss available benefits and services for older adults. No appointment is necessary.
Cricut MakerSpace
Cricut MakerSpace
June 5th – 9th
Come in to learn how to use the Cricut Maker on select Thursdays and Fridays.
Crafty Adults Welcome! All Day event. Call ahead. This month is Garden Flags.
Read to 10
Read to 10
For anyone who reads 10 books this summer receives a prize.
Pick up a special bookmark to participate and bring it each time you visit the library. All ages!
Outdoor STEAM Projects
Outdoor STEAM Projects
Thursdays in June
10:00 A.M.
At Walter Durley Boyle Park a new activity each week Paper Roll Bird Feeders, Cheese STEM Engineer, Sidewalk Smoke Bombs, Marshmallow Shooters, & Bottle Rockets. All Ages Welcome!
STEAM 2 GO!
STEAM 2 GO!
Pick up during library hours.
Craft to go project. All Month long. DIY Kite.
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
STEAM Projects
STEAM Projects
Fridays in June
10:30 – 11:30 A.M.
Seed Bombs, Sun Dial, Pollinator habitat. Butterfly watch – All ages Welcome!
Arts and Crafts
Arts and Crafts
Wednesdays in June
1:00 – 2:00 P.M.
Plaster painting, Rock painting, Bubble painting. School-age activities.
Summer Story Time Fun
Summer Story Time Fun
Wednesdays at Hopkins Park
10:00- 11:00 A.M.
Storytime with stickers, chalk, and bubbles. Toddler-appropriate activities, siblings welcome!
Summer Reading Granville
Sign up for the Summer Reading Program for incentives and a special prize at the end of the season.
Pick up a Summer Reading Chart to record your progress, and for every 10 books claim a freeze pops!
Snacks will be provided in conjunction with the P.C. Food Pantry. If you want to find out more about the food pantry, call 815-866-6484.
Young Adult Book Group
Young Adult Book Group
Sunday, June 11th 1:00 P.M.
High School students looking to discuss books they are reading. While sharing and learning what other books are being read in the group.
E-Waste Removal
E-Waste Removal
Saturday, June 10th
9:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
Varna E-Waste removal computers, cell phones, and other electric materials. (No-TVs).
Brick Builders club
Brick Builders club
1st and 2nd Tuesday evenings every month
Ages 5 and up. Legos will be available and creations will be displayed for 2 weeks.
Ready set read
Ready set read
Every Friday @ 10:30 A.M.
Emergent Readers will explore readers and first chapter books. We’ll read a book and do a follow-up an activity together.
Sensory Story Time
Sensory Story Time
Every Wednesday @ 10:30 A.M.
Children 2-5 are invited to explore a sensory activity and then share a snack and story.
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.
Expired: Story Hour
Story Hour
Thursday, February 2nd @ 3:30 P.M.
Brownie Groundhog and February Fox with brownies and hot cocoa
Lemonade Stand
Lemonade Stand
Tuesday, June 20th
4:00 – 6:00 P.M.
Make Bird Feeders
Make Bird Feeders
Thursday, June 22nd
3:00 P.M.
The University of Illinois Extension Office program.
Cooking for a Healthy Heart
Cooking for a Healthy Heart
Tuesday, June 27th
4:00 P.M.
Susan Glassman from the University of Illinois Extension Office will be discussing how to cook for a healthy heart.
McNabb
Plant Butterfly Garden
Plant Butterfly Garden
Wednesday, May 3, 17, & 31
West side of the building plant and work on building a butterfly garden.
Homework Helpers
Students are welcome to work on homework at the library during library hours on Wednesdays.
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The 1893 Chicago World’s Fair
The 1893 Chicago World’s Fair
Tuesday, June 13th
12:30 P.M.
The year is 1893 and the city of Chicago is booming. Chicago is told it will be the city chosen among several others to officially hold the World’s Columbian Exposition, celebrating the 400th Anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ arrival. The fair will mark a turning point in Chicago’s history, bringing diverse cultures to the area as well as architecture, the arts, sanitation and more. It will also help bring an industrial boom to the city, bringing those from all over the world to what would become a key melting pot city in America.