BabyTALK Times are small parent-child gatherings designed for families with children from birth to three to share parenting questions and concerns, to celebrate babies' achievements, and to have fun with books, toys, songs, and fingerplays. BabyTALK Times are held in the Community Room on Wednesday each week from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m.

No registration required.

Story Time is back and better than ever! Beginning Tuesday, September 2 at 5:30 p.m., there will be Evening Story Time with Miss Vanessa as well as regular Story Time on Friday at 10:00 a.m. Kids are invited to enjoy stories and fun with our new Youth Services Librarian, Vanessa. Story Time is designed for ages 2-5 with siblings welcome to join in!

No registration required.

Hey, all you Pokemon fans! Join us monthly for this awesome and fun club. You can play the Pokemon card game, show off or trade your favorite cards & work on becoming a Pokemon Master!

No Registration Required

Want to practice your Master Builder skills? Join our LEGO® club where you can tackle a new design at each meeting! We supply the bricks, you supply the creativity! Designs will be displayed in the library.

No Registration Required

Have you ever been curious about how things work? Have you ever wanted to perform your own science experiment but aren’t sure how? Join us at Makers & Masterminds where we’ll be working with a variety of STEM/STEAM projects each month!

No Registration Required

Do you enjoy reading books that have been adapted to television shows or movies? If so, join our new tweens book club, From Pages to Popcorn! Every six weeks we’ll read a different book. We then meet to discuss the book, watch a bit of the television or movie adaptation, and talk about the differences, similarities, favorites and not-so-favorites.

Our first book is The Bad Beginning, Book 1 in the Lemony Snickett books, A Series of Unfortunate Events and the Netflix program of the same name.

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Ever hear the phrase, “the book is better”? With the Read, Watch, Repeat Teens Club you can put that statement to the test.

The premise: we read a book every six weeks. We then meet to review the book, watch a bit of the television or movie adaptation, and discuss the differences, similarities, favorites and not-so-favorites.

Our first book is the graphic novel Nimona by N.D. Stephenson and the movie of the same name.

No Registration Required

Throughout the year, FPL offers a wide range of art classes geared toward adults. These include everything from pottery painting, resin art, painting with watercolors, crocheting, paper-folding and so much more. See our monthly calendar for the latest offerings!

Registration is required. Sign up on Eventbrite or by calling the library at 217-877-8174.

Check the calendar for the latest Saturday Drop In events. These can include everything from making friendship bracelets and designing backpack buttons to taste testing international candies and playing family-friendly board games. All Saturday Drop In programs are held from 10 AM - 12 PM.

Registration is not required.

Once you finish checking out your books, be sure to grab one of our monthly kids' take & make craft kits to create and enjoy at home! Kits are available while supplies last.