Week Calendar

Name: Typing Club
Start: 2025-01-08T17:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-01-08T19:30:00-05:00
Location: Central Library

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Winter Reading Challenge

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 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.

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Typing Club

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Computer Lab at Central Library

Program Type:

Classes & Workshops, Technology, Work & Careers

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

Registration Open

Library Location: Central Library

Room: Computer Lab

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Technology, Work & Careers

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 12

Event Details:

Boost your typing and mouse skills! Drop in to our monthly Typing Club and get comfortable with the basics of using the mouse and keyboard, or improve your existing typing skills.

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Diamond Art Bookmarks

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Rice Hall Mezzanine at Central Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Adults

Registration Open

Library Location: Central Library

Room: Rice Hall Mezzanine

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 5

Event Details:

Discover the popular pastime of diamond art! Join us for an evening of creating beautiful bookmarks that match the night sky. Ages 18+

Disclaimer(s)

Registration Required

Registration for this event is required due to space constraints.

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Computer Basics: Getting Started

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm

Computer Lab at Central Library

Program Type:

Classes & Workshops, Technology

Age Group:

Adults

Registration Open

Library Location: Central Library

Room: Computer Lab

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Technology

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 10

Event Details:

This is the first in a series of hands-on workshops to build computer skills. The Getting Started class focuses on the basics of using a desktop computer.

Disclaimer(s)

Registration Required

Registration for this event is required due to space constraints.

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Romance Book Club

Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Online

Program Type:

Book Groups & Reading

Age Group:

Adults

Registration Open

Library Location: Online

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Groups & Reading

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: Unlimited

Event Details:

Get your Happily Ever After fix from the Romance Book Club!

We discuss a different romance novel each month - our choices explore all the sub-genres, and a wide representation of characters. One Saturday a month, online via Zoom.

Disclaimer(s)

Registration Optional

Registration for this event is encouraged, but optional.

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Learn Needle Felting - Winter Scene

Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm

CL Community Room at Central Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Adults

Registration Open

Library Location: Central Library

Room: CL Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 8

Event Details:

Learn how to “paint” with wool in this seasonal landscape. Use a barbed needle to attach colorful wool to an embroidery hoop. You'll leave the class with a finished piece, basic tools and the knowledge you'll need to felt on your own.

Disclaimer(s)

Registration Required

Registration for this event is required due to space constraints.

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.

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Black History Month Bookmarks

All Day 2/1 - 2/28

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:

Celebrate Black History Month at the Library! Stop by any location during the month of February to make an artistic collaged bookmark to be inspired by your favorite African American historical figure all year long, every time you read.

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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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10 am		This event is in the "Adults" group. Computer Basics: Getting Started 10:00am - 12:00pm Adults Central Library Registration Open Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. Registration Open Library Location: Central Library Room: Computer Lab Age Group: Adults Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Technology Registration Required Seats Remaining: 10 Event Details: This is the first in a series of hands-on workshops to build computer skills. The Getting Started class focuses on the basics of using a desktop computer. Disclaimer(s) Registration Required Registration for this event is required due to space constraints.
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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 Registration Open Registration This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Registration Open Library Location: Central Library Room: Computer Lab Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Technology, Work & Careers Registration Required Seats Remaining: 12 Event Details: Boost your typing and mouse skills! Drop in to our monthly Typing Club and get comfortable with the basics of using the mouse and keyboard, or improve your existing typing skills.

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