Name: MLK Peace Quilt
Start: 2025-01-06
End: 2025-01-18
Location: Mason Square Branch

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Branches	Central Library			Brightwood Branch		East Forest Park Branch		Forest Park Branch	Indian Orchard Branch	Mason Square Branch		Sixteen Acres Branch			Off Site	Special Events
Rooms	Children's Program Room	Rice Hall	Rotunda	No room assigned	BW Community Room	Children's Room	Makerspace	FP Community Room	No room assigned	No room assigned	MS Community Room	No room assigned	Children's Room	SA Community Room	No room assigned	No room assigned
All Day										This event is in the "All Ages" group. MLK Peace Quilt All Day 1/6 - 1/18 All Ages Mason Square Branch This event is in the "All Ages" group. Library Location: Mason Square Branch Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: Create a Peace Quilt in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. Quilt will be displayed in the library during January. All ages.						This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "All Ages" group. Winter Reading Challenge All Day 1/1 - 2/24 Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages Special Events Virtual Event This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "All Ages" group. Library Location: Special Events Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages Program Type: Book Groups & Reading, Community Events Event Details: This January and February you're invited to compete in the Winter Reading Challenge! Follow the prompts, get a bingo, and earn a prize. Submit your finished bingo sheets to a librarian by February 24. For children, teens, and adults.
10:00am														Reservation Diabetes Shoe Clinic 10:00am - 4:00pm Sixteen Acres Branch This is not a library sponsored event. Library Location: Sixteen Acres Branch Room: SA Community Room Purpose of Meeting Provide Medicare beneficiaries their prescribed footwear	This event is in the "Adults" group. Raymond Jordan Senior Center Book Club 10:00am - 11:00am Adults Off Site Offsite Event This event is in the "Adults" group. Library Location: Off Site Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Groups & Reading Event Details: Come join us for a book club at the Raymond Jordan Senior Center! Love to read? If so, then meet us at the Raymond Jordan Senior Center for our monthly Book Club, where we delve into the heart of historical fiction, non-fiction, and even memoir. Adults 18+
10:15am
10:30am						This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. Tiny Tots Sensory Fun 10:30am - 11:15am Babies & Toddlers East Forest Park Branch This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. Library Location: East Forest Park Branch Room: Children's Room Age Group: Babies & Toddlers Program Type: Storytimes & Playgroups Event Details: Bring your little ones for some sensory fun this fall and let us worry about cleaning up the mess! Every Thursday we will offer an array of toddler friendly sensory activities to work on motor skills. Aimed at toddlers, but siblings welcome. Disclaimer(s) Accompanying Adults This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.						This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Children" group. Circle Time Fun 10:30am - 11:30am Babies & Toddlers, Children Sixteen Acres Branch This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Children" group. Library Location: Sixteen Acres Branch Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children Program Type: Storytimes & Playgroups Event Details: Come join us for educational fun and learning at a librarian facilitated playgroup! No registration required, just drop in anytime during the program. Birth - 5 years, siblings welcome. Disclaimer(s) Accompanying Adults This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.
10:45am
11:00am	This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. Wiggle Worms Storytime 11:00am - 11:30am Babies & Toddlers Central Library This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. Library Location: Central Library Room: Children's Program Room Age Group: Babies & Toddlers Program Type: Storytimes & Playgroups Event Details: Join us for a baby storytime on Thursday mornings. We'll read, sing, and play with toys together. Geared towards babies, older siblings welcome. Disclaimer(s) Accompanying Adults This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.
11:15am
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1:00pm									This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Not Your Ordinary Coloring Club 1:00pm - 5:00pm Tweens, Teens Indian Orchard Branch This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Library Location: Indian Orchard Branch Age Group: Tweens, Teens Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: Want to hang out with other artists? Join our Not Your Ordinary Coloring Club. We supply the artist-quality crayons, pencils and pens and coloring pages, to spark your creativity. Just drop by and color your stress away. For tweens and teens.
1:15pm
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1:45pm
2:00pm		This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Adult Chess Club 2:00pm - 4:00pm Teens, Adults Central Library This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Library Location: Central Library Room: Rice Hall Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: Games Event Details: The adult chess club is for chess players of all levels, from beginner to advanced. Whether you're looking for a casual game or a competitive match, check out the library's adult chess club.	This event is in the "Adults" group. STCC Information Table 2:00pm - 4:00pm Adults Central Library This event is in the "Adults" group. Library Location: Central Library Room: Rotunda Age Group: Adults Program Type: Work & Careers Event Details: Stop by to learn about free job training and adult education classes offered by Springfield Technical Community College. Free classes include				This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "All Ages" group. Sew Fun! Drop-In 2:00pm - 4:30pm Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages East Forest Park Branch This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "All Ages" group. Library Location: East Forest Park Branch Room: Makerspace Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: Drop-in for our weekly studio session. From sewing a button or hemming pants, to following a pattern to construct a garment using a sewing machine, our sewing volunteer can help you get started!
2:15pm
2:30pm				This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Tweens" group. MLK Jr. Day Celebration 2:30pm - 4:00pm Children, Tweens Brightwood Branch This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Tweens" group. Library Location: Brightwood Branch Age Group: Children, Tweens Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Groups & Reading Event Details: "I Have a Dream" A Mobile Cloud / Story Craft to honor MLK Jr. message of Peace and Justice. Materials provided.
2:45pm
3:00pm													This event is in the "Children" group. Meet Me at the Library! 3:00pm - 4:45pm Children Sixteen Acres Branch This event is in the "Children" group. Library Location: Sixteen Acres Branch Room: Children's Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Community Events Event Details: It's an afterschool playdate at the library! Stop by between 3:00 - 4:45 for plenty of family friendly fun. Disclaimer(s) Accompanying Adults This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.
3:15pm
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3:45pm						This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "All Ages" group. Boomer's Book Club 3:45pm - 4:45pm Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages East Forest Park Branch This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "All Ages" group. Library Location: East Forest Park Branch Room: Children's Room Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages Program Type: Community Events, Storytimes & Playgroups Event Details: Join Springfield Thunderbirds hockey player Drew Callin as he shares some of his favorite books with you. He’ll be joined by a teammate. We will have a scavenger hunt or other activity as well. Great for families. Disclaimer(s) Accompanying Adults This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.
4:00pm					Reservation PSL Community Action Planning Session 4:00pm - 6:15pm Brightwood Branch This is not a library sponsored event. Library Location: Brightwood Branch Room: BW Community Room Purpose of Meeting Planning of community action to lend visibility and highlight community organizations engaged in working with the most vulnerable populations in the city of Springfield.					This event is in the "All Ages" group. Hello Dolly! Make Your Own Paper Dolls 4:00pm - 5:00pm All Ages Mason Square Branch This event is in the "All Ages" group. Library Location: Mason Square Branch Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: Make your own paper dolls and learn how to cut a paper doll chain. While you're here, check out our new doll house for play during open hours this winter.
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5:30pm											Reservation Sector F Meeting 5:30pm - 7:30pm Mason Square Branch This is not a library sponsored event. Library Location: Mason Square Branch Room: MS Community Room Purpose of Meeting The primary purpose of the beat community meeting is to allow beat residents, other community stakeholders, and police to discuss chronic problems on the beat and to engage in problem-solving.
5:45pm
6:00pm								This event is in the "Adults" group. Learn Needle Felting - Felted Gnome 6:00pm - 7:30pm Adults Forest Park Branch Registration Open Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. Registration Open Library Location: Forest Park Branch Room: FP Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts Registration Required Seats Remaining: 3 Event Details: Learn how to needle felt wool with Pop up Art School. Use a barbed needle and wool roving to create a felted gnome. In this beginner’s class, you’ll learn how to sculpt basic shapes and attach them together. Disclaimer(s) Registration Required Registration for this event is required due to space constraints.
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