THE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, APRIL 22

On the day of the closure ...

  • The Bookmobile will make all its stops.
  • Our book return drop box will be relocated to the area outside of the Olive Street entrance.

This closure will allow us to apply asphalt to our parking lot.
Prior to the closure, call 309.590.6120 or text 309.446.8398 with questions.

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"Capsized!" with Author Patricia Sutton

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: Child, Baby & Toddler, Adult, Teens, Everyone
Program Type: Bloomington Reads, In-Person Program, Online Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 56
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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. --- Capsized! The Forgotten Story of the SS Eastland Disaster is an engaging...

Houseplant Swap

11:00am - 12:00pm
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Outside
Age Group: Child, Adult, Teens, Everyone
Program Type: In-Person Program
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House Plant Exchange Calling all Plant People! The popular BPL Plant Share is back and will be held on the library's patio. Plant lovers: bring plants, cuttings, and seeds to share, and take new plants home. Introduce your plant to it...

Mason Jar Ring Wind Chime

05/06/2024 @ 10:00am - 05/31/2024 @ 5:00pm
Bloomington Public Library
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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Offsite Event
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: At Home (supplies and/or written instructions provided)
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 40
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Mason Jar Ring Wind Chimes for Teens With this take-and-make craft, teens can create a Wind Chime. Kits will be reserved for the first 40 teens who register. An email with details about picking up the kit -- including a pickup deadline -- will fol...

Bookmobile to Ekstam Drive

3:15pm - 4:15pm
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
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Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile: 309.590.6120 (call) 309.446.8398 (text) Find more information about the Bookmobile and schedule online. ...

Bookmobile to Rollingbrook South

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
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Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile: 309.590.6120 (call) 309.446.8398 (text) Find more information about the Bookmobile and schedule online. ...

Books on Tap Book Club

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Bloomington Public Library
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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Offsite Event
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club, In-Person Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
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Books on Tap Book Club The Books on Tap Book Club will meet at Lil Beaver Brewery to discuss Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto.  Contact the Help Desk at 309.590.6168 or reference@bloomingtonli...

Bookmobile to Harvest Pointe

7:15pm - 8:30pm
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
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Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile: 309.590.6120 (call) 309.446.8398 (text) Find more information about the Bookmobile and schedule online. ...

Bookmobile to Holton Homes

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
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Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile: 309.590.6120 (call) 309.446.8398 (text) Find more information about the Bookmobile and schedule online. ...

Bookmobile to Eagle Creek

5:30pm - 6:45pm
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
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Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile: 309.590.6120 (call) 309.446.8398 (text) Find more information about the Bookmobile and schedule online. ...

History Reads Book Club

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Bloomington Public Library & Online
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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library & Online
Room: Conference Room & Online
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club, In-Person Program, Online Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 17
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History Reads Book Club The History Reads Book Club will meet to discuss The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore. Participants have the option to meet either in-person at Bloomington Public Library or online via Zoom.  Registrati...

The Many Lives of Kal Penn

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Bloomington Public Library
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Virtual Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Online Program
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Kal Penn (kalpenn.com) is an actor, writer, producer, and former Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. Penn was a national co-chair for the Obama/Biden re-election campaign in 2012 and served on the President’s Committee ...

Bookmobile to Tipton Trails

7:30pm - 8:30pm
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
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Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile: 309.590.6120 (call) 309.446.8398 (text) Find more information about the Bookmobile and schedule online. ...

Bookmobile to Arcadia Drive

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
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Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile: 309.590.6120 (call) 309.446.8398 (text) Find more information about the Bookmobile and schedule online. ...

Bookmobile to Sunnyside Park

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
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Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile: 309.590.6120 (call) 309.446.8398 (text) Find more information about the Bookmobile and schedule online. ...

"Treble Trouble": A Children's Opera!

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Community Rm 2
Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler
Program Type: In-Person Program
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Join us for a performance of the children’s opera “Treble Trouble”, a production of Prairie Fire Theatre and Illinois Wesleyan University! This fun-filled show is approximately 40 minutes long, and seating will be available on a first-come, first-sea...

Bookmobile to Garling Heights

7:30pm - 8:30pm
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
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Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile: 309.590.6120 (call) 309.446.8398 (text) Find more information about the Bookmobile and schedule online. ...

Bookmobile to Broadmoor

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
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Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile: 309.590.6120 (call) 309.446.8398 (text) Find more information about the Bookmobile and schedule online. ...

Bookmobile to Cardinal Ridge

5:30pm - 6:45pm
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
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Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile: 309.590.6120 (call) 309.446.8398 (text) Find more information about the Bookmobile and schedule online. ...

Bookmobile to Hilltop Mobile Home Park

7:30pm - 8:30pm
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
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Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile: 309.590.6120 (call) 309.446.8398 (text) Find more information about the Bookmobile and schedule online. ...

Bookmobile to Waterford Estates

10:30am - 11:30am
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
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Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile: 309.590.6120 (call) 309.446.8398 (text) Find more information about the Bookmobile and schedule online. ...

Bookmobile to Brookridge Heights Apts

12:15pm - 1:15pm
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
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Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile: 309.590.6120 (call) 309.446.8398 (text) Find more information about the Bookmobile and schedule online. ...

Bookmobile to Arrowsmith

8:45am - 9:45am
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
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Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile: 309.590.6120 (call) 309.446.8398 (text) Find more information about the Bookmobile and schedule online. ...

Bookmobile to Ellsworth

10:15am - 11:00am
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
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Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile: 309.590.6120 (call) 309.446.8398 (text) Find more information about the Bookmobile and schedule online. ...

COMPOST ... Nature’s Climate Champion!

11:00am - 12:00pm
Bloomington Public Library & Online
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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library & Online
Room: Community Rm 2 & Online
Age Group: Adult, Teens
Program Type: In-Person Program, Online Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 176
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--- Have you wondered about the benefits of using compost and composting food and yard waste? --- Do you live in an apartment or shared housing and think that composting is not something you can do?  --- Would you like to get started but don't...