Save the date for the 2nd Annual Galena Pride Picnic! We are very excited to announce that plans are underway for Galena’s 2nd Annual Pride Picnic in Grant Park on… Continue reading Galena Pride Picnic
Co-hosted by Riverview Center/NW IL GSA. Decorate a planter and fill it with succulents! Enjoy socializing in a safe space and celebrate pride! An LGBTQIA+ group for adults in our… Continue reading Planting Pride: Adult Night
The Korean Spirit and Culture Promotion Project (KSCPP) will teach participants step by step how making a lovely lotus flower lantern using colored paper and a pre-made wire frame. At… Continue reading Lotus Flower Lantern Workshop
Top Chef contestant and award-winning chef Kwame Onwuachi will discuss his cookbook My America: Recipes from a Young Black Chef. His cookbook celebrates the cuisine of the African diaspora, “the… Continue reading An Evening with Chef Kwame Onwuachi
Award winning author and journalist Robert W. Fieseler to read from Tinderbox and discuss the Up Stairs Lounge fire's Illinois impact. Register here: https://tinderbox.eventbrite.com An essential work of American civil… Continue reading Tinderbox: The Untold Story of the Upstairs Lounge Fire
Hybrid lecture presented by Dr. Pip Gordon. Register here: http://galenapubliclibrary.eventbrite.com and choose In-person or Virtual Attendance. This talk will discuss the Stonewall Riot, which is credited as being the inspiration… Continue reading LGBTQ+ History: Stonewall and Beyond
Galena has a very rich history. Dale Glick has curated a collection of over fifty stereoviews featuring houses and scenes of Galena in its earliest years. Dale (he/him) is a… Continue reading Stereoviews of Galena
We will be discussing The Human Cosmos: Civilization and the Stars by Jo Marchant. The discussion will be held outdoors and led by John Heasley (he/him), Driftless Stargazing, LLC. After… Continue reading Community Reads for Inquiring Minds: Human Cosmos
Innovative Independence Inc Presents: Tech Tuesday! Bring your devices and your questions for an interactive presentation and discussion on some basic smart device concepts. Alison has presented at the library… Continue reading Tech Tuesday: Group Class for Seniors
Register here: http://priderocks.eventbrite.com NWILGSA is excited to announce our adult theme night for our Safe Spaces activity in August as PRIDE Rocks! We are planning on painting rocks to spread… Continue reading Pride Rocks! NWILGSA Adult Safe Spaces
Morning Book Club will discuss the book, The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich, winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Based on the extraordinary life of National Book Award-winning… Continue reading Morning Book Club: The Night Watchman
Evening Book Club will discuss the book, The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah, which takes place in Texas, 1934. Millions are out of work and a drought has broken the… Continue reading Evening Book Club: The Four Winds
601 S Bench St
Galena, IL 61036
815.777.0200
LIBRARY HOURS
MON – THU: 10:00am – 7:00pm
FRI & SAT: 10:00am – 5:00pm
HISTORICAL ROOM HOURS
SUN & MON: Closed
TUE – SAT: 12:00pm – 5:00pm
601 S Bench St
Galena, IL 61036
815.777.0200
LIBRARY HOURS
MON – THU: 11:00am – 8:00pm
FRI & SAT: 11:00am – 5:00pm
HISTORICAL ROOM HOURS
MON WED FRI: 1:00pm – 5:00pm
SAT: 1:00pm – 3:00pm