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.

This event is in the "Child" group.
This event is in the "Baby & Toddler" group.

Smarty Pants Story Time

10:00am - 10:30am
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Virtual Room
Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler
Program Type: Story Time,
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Smarty Pants Story Time

Join us for Smarty Pants Story Time! Mr. Jesse and Ms. Alex will be reading books aloud and singing your favorite songs.

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Bookmobile to Spring Ridge

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
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Bookmobile to Spring Ridge

Due to COVID-19, limited services are being offered at Bookmobile stops.

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Bookmobile to Suburban East

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
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Bookmobile to Suburban East

Due to COVID-19, limited services are being offered at Bookmobile stops.

This event is in the "Child" group.

Tales for Tails - Tech Edition

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Full
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Virtual Room
Age Group: Child
Program Type: Online Program
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
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This program pairs trained and certified therapy dogs with children in grades K-5 who want to practice reading aloud.

There will be 4 time slots available for kids to meet and read to a pup live via Zoom:

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Mrs. Lincoln in Love

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Full
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Virtual Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Online Program
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
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Mrs. Lincoln In Love

Mary Todd Lincoln lived a life filled with triumphs and tragedies but few people know her true story.

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Bookmobile to Garling Heights

7:15pm - 8:30pm
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
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Bookmobile to Garling Heights

Due to COVID-19, limited services are being offered at Bookmobile stops.