Galena Public Library and Northwest IL GSA are teaming up again for a teen safe spaces event! Craft with us in a welcoming, safe space. We'll have three stations at this event: bath bombs, embroidered stationery/wall art, and wrapped wire jewelry/keychains. For students in grades 6-12.
Explore the intersecting worlds of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math with hands-on projects. For grades 3-7. Registration strongly encouraged.
Galena has a very rich history. Dale Glick has curated a collection of over seventy stereoviews featuring houses and scenes of Galena in its earliest years. Dale (he/him) is a historical librarian at the Galena Public Library. He has been fortunate to meet several prominent researchers in the Galena area who had original stereoviews. In… Continue reading Stereoviews of Galena: Part 2
Register here: https://bit.ly/ILP_MarleeMatlin In celebration of Deaf Awareness Month, Marlee Matlin joins Illinois Libraries Present to share the highs and lows of her Hollywood career and journeys as an activist. The youngest recipient of the Best Actress Oscar, Matlin’s acting career recently achieved another milestone as her 2021 film CODA swept every category it was… Continue reading A Conversation with Marlee Matlin: From Oscar to West Wing
Afterschool, hands-on art program for grades K-2. Attendees must be accompanied by a caregiver 16 or older. Registration strongly encouraged.
We got new furniture. Come build life-size forts with the giant boxes it came in! Ideal for grades K-6.
Explore the intersecting worlds of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math with hands-on projects. For grades 3-7. Registration strongly encouraged.
The evening book club will read and discuss The Hawthorne School by Sylvie Perry. Then Sylvie herself will join us to answer our questions and talk to her process and inspiration. Evening book club meetings are currently being offered in a hybrid format - virtual via Zoom and in-person at the library. Contact adult services… Continue reading Evening Book Club + Meet the Author!
Representatives from the League of Women Voters will be helping citizens register to vote at the library! Please bring a Drivers License OR State of IL ID OR Social Security Card AND Proof of current address – such as a utility bill. National Voter Registration Day is a nonpartisan civic holiday celebrating our democracy. First… Continue reading Register to Vote at Your Library!
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