Week Calendar

Name: Veterans Through Song
Start: 2024-11-09T14:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-11-09T15:30:00-05:00
Location: Central Library

Featured Events

Veterans Through Song

Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm

CL Community Room at Central Library

Program Type:

Community Events, Performances

Age Group:

Adults

Registration Open

Library Location: Central Library

Room: CL Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Community Events, Performances

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: Unlimited

Event Details:

Join local musician Jon Waterman for an unforgettable event of music and storytelling, featuring figures like James Reese Europe, Ira Hayes, Elvis Presley, and more.

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Registration Optional

Registration for this event is encouraged, but optional.

The T-birds mascot Boomer and player Drew Callin (#77) host a storytime for kids at the Sixteen Acres branch in 2023

Boomer's Book Club

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Children's Program Room at Central Library

Program Type:

Community Events, Storytimes & Playgroups

Age Group:

Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages

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Library Location: Central Library

Room: Children's Program Room

Age Group: 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.

Comic book panels with speech bubbles and explosions (drawing)

Chibicon 2024

All Day 11/16 - 11/17

CL Community Room at Central Library

Program Type:

Community Events

Age Group:

Teens, All Ages

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Library Location: Central Library

Room: CL Community Room

Age Group: Teens, All Ages

Program Type: Community Events

Springfield City Library's celebration of Anime and Comics culture is back and better than ever!

Picture of stacks of coins, pie chart, bar chart with line going up

Lunch & Learn: Financial Wellness

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm

CL Community Room at Central Library

Program Type:

Classes & Workshops

Age Group:

Adults

Registration Open

Library Location: Central Library

Room: CL Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Classes & Workshops

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 16

Event Details:

Spend a lunch break at the Library and get financially fit with Dawn Creighton of Liberty Bank! Join Dawn for a series of engaging lunch-time workshops about budgeting, money management, saving, credit-building, home-buying, and more.

Disclaimer(s)

Registration Required

Registration for this event is required due to space constraints.

Boomer's Book Club

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Indian Orchard Branch

Program Type:

Community Events, Storytimes & Playgroups

Age Group:

Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages

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Library Location: Indian Orchard Branch

Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages

Program Type: Community Events, Storytimes & Playgroups

Event Details:

Hands wearing green and pink mittens hold out a red paper heart

Mitten Tree

All Day 12/2 - 12/31

Special Events

Program Type:

Community Events

Age Group:

Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages

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Library Location: Special Events

Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages

Program Type: Community Events

Event Details:

Get in the giving spirit this holiday season and add your donations of new mittens, gloves, hats, and scarves to the Mitten Tree at every library location. Donated items will be distributed throughout Springfield in January.

Lunch & Learn: Financial Wellness

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm

CL Community Room at Central Library

Program Type:

Classes & Workshops

Age Group:

Adults

Registration Open

Library Location: Central Library

Room: CL Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Classes & Workshops

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 16

Event Details:

Disclaimer(s)

Registration Required

Registration for this event is required due to space constraints.

A cozy scene with a cup of cocoa, a maple leaf, and a book, lit by a candle

Winter Reading

All Day 1/1 - 2/24

Special Events

Program Type:

Book Groups & Reading, Community Events

Age Group:

Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages

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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 you are 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.

Springfield's Big Lego Day

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 3:00pm - 6:00pm

Special Events

Program Type:

Games

Age Group:

Children, Tweens, Teens

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Library Location: Special Events

Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens

Program Type: Games

Event Details:

Celebrate International LEGO Day at the Library. Enjoy snacks, prizes, and, of course, LEGO-building fun! Recommended for grades K-12. All skill levels are welcome.

A craft project with bright red paper hearts on white paper

Valentine's Day Cards

All Day 2/1 - 2/14

Special Events

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens

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Library Location: Special Events

Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Event Details:

Valentine's Day is February 14. Drop by any location and make a card for that special someone in your life. All supplies are included.

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1 pm		This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Lego Freestyle Club 1:00pm - 4:30pm Children, Tweens, Teens Sixteen Acres Branch This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Library Location: Sixteen Acres Branch Room: SA Community Room Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: Attention LEGO enthusiasts! All are invited to drop in for our freestyle Lego Building Club. Make new friends and browse our library's many LEGO-themed books. Have the freedom to build using your imagination. 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.
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5 pm	This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Typing Club 5:30pm - 7:30pm Teens, Adults Central Library This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Library Location: Central Library Room: Computer Lab Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Technology, Work & Careers Event Details: Boost your typing and mouse skills at Springfield City Library! Join our monthly Typing Club and get comfortable with a mouse and keyboard, or improve your existing typing skills.

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