For toddlers though second grade. Your favorite stuffie gets to spend the night in the library! Drop your stuffed animal off by 5pm on June 24 and pick them up on June 25. You'll get pictures of the mischief they got up to.
Family storytime for toddlers through second grade. Stories, songs, crafts, playtime. Held outside, as weather permits.
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 world’s wisest food.” Onwuachi will share stories behind his family’s recipes, and the importance of the connections between cuisine, place, and culture. Register here: https://bit.ly/June22_KwameOnwuachi… 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 rights history -- winner of the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America and the Devil's Kitchen Reading Award from Southern Illinois University, Robert… Continue reading Tinderbox: The Untold Story of the Upstairs Lounge Fire
Family storytime for toddlers through second grade. Stories, songs, crafts, playtime. Held outside, as weather permits.
Ages 4 and up. Build with the library's huge collection of Lego bricks. Display your creation on our mantle.