LIBRARY CLOSURE - May 20-23

Bloomington Library will be CLOSED Monday-Thursday, May 20-23.

The Bookmobile will make its stops during these closures. The Bookmobile schedule is available at bit.ly/bookmobileschedule.

  • Monday’s English Conversation Group will meet at STAR Literacy (201 E. Grove St.)
  • Tuesday’s Fiction Book Club will meet online via Zoom. Visit bit.ly/fiction521 to register for this program and receive the Zoom link.

This closure will allow us to continue to unbox 107,000 books (which were moved to storage when our construction project began) and to shelve 262,000 books. Some collections and areas of the library will not be available until the library reopens on Friday, May 24.

During open hours leading up to the closure, call 309.590.6120 or text 309.446.8398 with questions.

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Fiction Book Club

7:00pm - 8:15pm
Bloomington Public Library
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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Virtual Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club, In-Person Program, Online Program
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Fact and Fiction with Author Jocelyn Green

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Bloomington Public Library & Online
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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library & Online
Room: Community Rm 2 & Online
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Bloomington Reads, In-Person Program, Online Program
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This program is part of Bloomington Reads, a community reading program series which encourages people to read and talk about the same book or, in 2024, the same topic.

Hidden Gifts of Visual Thinkers

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Bloomington Public Library
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Age Group: Adult
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The Hidden Gifts of Visual Thinkers

True Colors Book Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm
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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
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Age Group: Adult, Teens
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Mystery Book Club

7:00pm - 8:30pm
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Mystery Book Club

The Mystery Book Club will meet to discuss The Girl Beneath the Sea by Andrew Mayne. Participants have the option to meet either in-person at Bloomington Public Libra

The Woman Who Would Not Be Silenced

7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Age Group: Adult
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Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard was committed to the Illinois State Hospital (the state mental asylum) in 1860 and was kept under lock and key for three years, all the while protesting her sanity.

Fiction Book Club

7:00pm - 8:15pm
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True Crime Book Club

7:00pm - 8:15pm
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Room: Community Rm 2 & Online
Age Group: Adult
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Exploring Historic Traditions at ISU

7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Treasured Traditions: Exploring Historic Traditions at ISU

Did you know that Illinois State University's teams weren't originally The Redbirds? How old is the ISU Fight Song? Has ISU’s Homecoming always featured a parade?

Hunting the I-70 Serial Killer

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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In 1992, the serial killer known as the "I-70 Serial Killer" murdered six people along Interstate 70, a major east-west highway  through the Midwest. In 2021, a task force formed to take one final crack at solving the crimes.

Mystery Book Club

7:00pm - 8:30pm
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Mystery Book Club

The Mystery Book Club will meet to discuss The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell. Participants have the option to meet either in-person at Bloomington Publ

Fiction Book Club

7:00pm - 8:15pm
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Meditation for a More Balanced Life

7:00pm - 8:15pm
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Meditation for a More Balanced Life  

History Reads Book Club

7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Age Group: Adult
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History Reads Book Club

The History Reads Book Club will meet to discuss Cahokia: Ancient America's Great City on the Mississippi by Timothy Pauketat. 

Mystery Book Club

7:00pm - 8:30pm
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Age Group: Adult
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Mystery Book Club

The Mystery Book Club will meet to discuss A Disappearance in Fiji by Nilima Rao. Participants have the option to meet either in-person at Bloomington Public Library

Fiction Book Club

7:00pm - 8:15pm
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Age Group: Adult
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True Colors Book Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm
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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Offsite & Online
Age Group: Adult, Teens
Program Type: Book Club, In-Person Program, Online Program
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Mystery Book Club

7:00pm - 8:30pm
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Age Group: Adult
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Mystery Book Club

The Mystery Book Club will meet to discuss Don't Know Tough by Eli Cranor. Participants have the option to meet either in-person at Bloomington Public Library or onli

Fiction Book Club

7:00pm - 8:15pm
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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library & Online
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Age Group: Adult
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True Crime Book Club

7:00pm - 8:15pm
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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library & Online
Room: Community Rm 2 & Online
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club, In-Person Program, Online Program
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Seats Remaining: 176
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Mystery Book Club

7:00pm - 8:30pm
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Age Group: Adult
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Seats Remaining: 24
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Mystery Book Club

The Mystery Book Club will meet to discuss The Kingdoms of Savannah by George Dawes Green. Participants have the option to meet either in-person at Bloomington Public

Fiction Book Club

7:00pm - 8:15pm
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Age Group: Adult
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Mystery Book Club

7:00pm - 8:30pm
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Age Group: Adult
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Mystery Book Club

The Mystery Book Club will meet to discuss Secret Lives by Mark De Castrique. Participants have the option to meet either in-person at Bloomington Public Library or o

Fiction Book Club

7:00pm - 8:15pm
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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library & Online
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Age Group: Adult
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