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.

End of Summer & Grand Re-Opening Celebration

Program Type:

Innovation Lab, In-Person Program

Age Group:

Child, Baby & Toddler, Adult, Teens, Everyone

Celebrate the end of summer reading and explore our newly renovated building with a variety of activities for all ages! 

  • Animals Around the World, presented by Incredible Bats, in the Community Rooms 2-3 (two sessions offered)
    • 10am-11am
    • 11:30am-12:30pm (this session will end after other celebration programming has concluded)
  • Tours of our newly expanded and renovated building will be offered at 10am, 10:30am, 11am & 11:30am. Tours will leave from the Check Out Desk on the first floor.
  • Demos in the new Innovation Lab
  • Demos in the new Recording Studios
  • Crafts in the Children's Department
  • Lego Challenge in the Children's Department
  • Magic School Bus Bounce House in Community Room 1
  • Bay Area Mexicana Food Truck
  • Olde Tyme Ice Cream Food Truck
  • "Ribbon cutting" photo opportunity; first floor lobby

The library's official ribbon cutting with the McLean County Chamber of Commerce will take place at 11:30am on Thursday, August 1.

All are welcome!

Email childrensstaff@bloomingtonlibrary.org if you have questions.