Library Closed Holiday
Library Closed
Monday, July 5th
Putnam County Public Library District will be closed due to Independence Day (Observed) Have a wonderful and safe Holiday! We will reopen Tuesday, July 6th.
All Libraries
Please view each of our locations’ programs below. Call us with questions or concerns.
Hennepin
DIY Water Rockets
DIY Water Rockets
Thursday, July 15th @ 6:00 P.M.
We will be building and launching outside the library
Walking Club Pop-Up
Walking Club Pop-Up
University of Illinois Extension Office Program for youth, ages 8-12.
July 12, 14 & 16 from 2:00 -3:00 PM.
Youth will be setting a goal and learning to count their steps, we will be completing some crafts and trying new activities (like giant walking shoes), and learning nutrition facts. A snack is included. They will be required to have on their mask and we’ll follow social distance guidelines.
Bad Art Craft July
Bad Art Craft
Thursday, July 8th: All Day
Clay Plant Impressions. Grab and Go Craft Art Program for all audiences. Select Thursdays.
National Bomb Pop Day
National Bomb Pop Day
Thursday, June 24th All Day
Stop by the library to get a FREE Bomb Pop
Wild Boar to Baconfest: Pigs in History and Popular Culture
Wild Boar to Baconfest: Pigs in History and Popular Culture
Sunday, June 13th @ 1:00 P.M.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86820453393
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Survey after the program: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86820453393
Illinois Humanities Road Scholar Cynthia Clampitt will be presenting this program.
Pigs were the first food animals to be domesticated, so they have a history with humans that goes back more than 12,000 years. Antiquity is only one of the reasons, however, that pork is the most commonly eaten meat in the world. This odd, contradictory animal offers a great range of advantages when it comes to feeding large populations, especially urban populations, though historically, it has also offered several disadvantages. Once pigs were introduced to the Americas, they became an almost instant success, raised by settlers but also valued by Native Americans. As the Midwest opened, pigs moved west, and numbers grew rapidly. From Cincinnati, known in the early 1800s as Porkoplis, the center of pork culture moved to Chicago, Sandburg’s “Hog butcher for the world.” Pigs offer culinary delight and potential medical advances, but also create some challenges. So the topic of pigs is as far-ranging as the pigs themselves.
Reading Colors Your World Summer Baskets.
Reading Colors Your World Summer Baskets.
Four baskets will be available. Add your name each time you visit the library for the month of June. We will announce the winners Thursday, July 1st.
Granville
Summer Reading Basket
Summer Reading Basket
First Week of July until the week before school. For every book, audiobook, or dvd you checkout and return you get to enter your name toward the drawing. Enjoy your summer.
Granville Story Hour
Granville Story Hour
Every Tuesday @ Hopkins Park @ 11:00 A.M. in the shelter.
Stop in for a story & craft! See our Friends! For children 2 – 5 years of age.
Of course, we will be following these protocols: social distancing.
Putnam
Magnolia
Flutist Ken Troyan
Flutist Ken Troyan
Tuesday, July 13th
5:00 – 7:00 P.M.
Ken will be playing Native American Flute concert outside of the library. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets.
McNabb
Bad Art Craft July
Bad Art Craft
Saturday, July 10th All Morning
Clay Plant Impressions. Grab and Go Craft Art Program for all audiences. Select Thursdays.
Standard
Standard Library is celebrating National Ice Cream Month!
It’s National Ice Cream Month!
So Stop in @ the Standard Library for a delicious ice cream treat! Individually wrapped mini ice cream sandwiches and cones will be offered.
Tuesday, July 13th from 1:00 – 5:00 P.M.
Standard Library Celebrates National Ice Cream Month!
Standard Library Celebrates National Ice Cream Month!
July 13 from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Stop in for a delicious ice cream treat!
Individually wrapped Mini ice cream sandwiches and cones will be offered.