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Get Mixing!

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Computer Lab at Bloomington Public Library
Program Type:
In-Person Program
Age Group:
Adult
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Are you a musician, podcaster, content creator, or just curious about how to take your audio recordings to the next level? Now is your time to learn! Join us in the Computer Lab to...

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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: In-Person Program
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Seats Remaining: 0
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Are you a musician, podcaster, content creator, or just curious about how to take your audio recordings to the next level? Now is your time to learn! Join us in the Computer Lab to Get Mixing!  

Diversity Mural

All Day 2/1 - 2/28
Children's Activity Room at Bloomington Public Library
Program Type:
In-Person Program
Age Group:
Child, Baby & Toddler, Adult, Teens, Everyone
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Join us in celebrating Black History Month by visiting the library during the month of February and creating a self-portrait to add to our Diversity Mural. While you're at the libr...

Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Children's Activity Room
Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler, Adult, Teens, Everyone
Program Type: In-Person Program
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Join us in celebrating Black History Month by visiting the library during the month of February and creating a self-portrait to add to our Diversity Mural.

Books on Tap Book Club

Monday, February 3, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Offsite Event at Bloomington Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
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The Books on Tap Book Club will meet at Lil Beaver Brewery to discuss Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb. Contact the Help Desk at 309.590.6168 or&nb...

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Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Offsite Event
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
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The Books on Tap Book Club will meet at Lil Beaver Brewery to discuss Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb.

History Reads Book Club

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Conference Room & Online at Bloomington Public Library & Online
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
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The History Reads Book Club will meet to discuss Abe and Fido: Lincoln's Love of Animals and the Touching Story of His Favorite Canine Companion by Matthew Algeo. Pa...

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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library & Online
Room: Conference Room & Online
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
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The History Reads Book Club will meet to discuss Abe and Fido: Lincoln's Love of Animals and the Touching Story of His Favorite Canine Companion by Matthew Algeo. Participants have the option to meet either

An Evening with Author James McBride

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Virtual Room at Bloomington Public Library
Program Type:
Online Program
Age Group:
Adult
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James McBride is an award-winning author, musician, and screenwriter. His landmark memoir The Color of Water, published in 1996, has sold millions of copies and spent more than two...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Virtual Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Online Program
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James McBride is an award-winning author, musician, and screenwriter. His landmark memoir The Color of Water, published in 1996, has sold millions of copies and spent more than two years on The New York Times' bestseller list.

Meditation as a Healing Practice

Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Virtual Room at Bloomington Public Library
Program Type:
Online Program
Age Group:
Adult, Teens
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Meditation has been valued for centuries as being beneficial to physical, mental, and spiritual health. Western medicine, through research-based studies, is also recognizing the ef...

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Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Virtual Room
Age Group: Adult, Teens
Program Type: Online Program
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
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Meditation has been valued for centuries as being beneficial to physical, mental, and spiritual health.

Creating Quilted Hearts

Monday, February 10, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Innovation Lab at Bloomington Public Library
Program Type:
Innovation Lab, In-Person Program
Age Group:
Adult, Teens
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Teens and adults will learn how to sew small, quilted hearts. The library will provide participants with an assortment of fabrics, sewing tools, and thread. Completed hearts can be...

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Required
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Innovation Lab
Age Group: Adult, Teens
Program Type: Innovation Lab, In-Person Program
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Seats Remaining: 3
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Teens and adults will learn how to sew small, quilted hearts. The library will provide participants with an assortment of fabrics, sewing tools, and thread.

Let's Dish! A Cookbook Club

Monday, February 10, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Community Rm 3 at Bloomington Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
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Calling culinary enthusiasts! Join us in exploring the book In Bibi's Kitchen by Hawa Hassan. Copies of the spotlight cookbook will be available to borrow from the Help Desk o...

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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Community Rm 3
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
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Calling culinary enthusiasts! Join us in exploring the book In Bibi's Kitchen by Hawa Hassan.

Mystery Book Club

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Conference Room & Online at Bloomington Public Library & Online
Program Type:
Book Club, In-Person Program, Online Program
Age Group:
Adult
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The Mystery Book Club will meet to discuss A Peculiar Combination by Ashley Weaver. Participants have the option to meet either in person at Bloomington Public Library or onli...

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Required
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library & Online
Room: Conference Room & Online
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club, In-Person Program, Online Program
Required
Seats Remaining: 26
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The Mystery Book Club will meet to discuss A Peculiar Combination by Ashley Weaver. Participants have the option to meet either in person at Bloomington Public Library or online via Zoom. 

Silent Book Club

Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Conference Room at Bloomington Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club, In-Person Program
Age Group:
Adult, Teens
:

Are you looking for a book club without assigned reading? Do you need a peaceful hour with a good book? Join BPL's Silent Book Club! Bring your own book or find a new favorite ...

Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adult, Teens
Program Type: Book Club, In-Person Program
:

Are you looking for a book club without assigned reading?
Do you need a peaceful hour with a good book?

English Language Conversation Group

Monday, February 17, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Community Rm 3 at Bloomington Public Library
Program Type:
In-Person Program
Age Group:
Adult, Teens
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The English Language Conversations Group, offered in partnership with STAR Adult Literacy, is designed for adults for whom English is a second language. The group works on co...

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Required
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Community Rm 3
Age Group: Adult, Teens
Program Type: In-Person Program
Required
Seats Remaining: 170
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The English Language Conversations Group, offered in partnership with STAR Adult Literacy, is designed for adults for whom English is a second language.

Fiction Book Club

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Conference Room & Online at Bloomington Public Library & Online
Program Type:
Book Club, In-Person Program, Online Program
Age Group:
Adult, Teens
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The Fiction Book Club will meet to discuss Book Lovers by Emily Henry.  Participants have the option to meet either in-person in the Conference Room (Second Floor)...

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Required
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library & Online
Room: Conference Room & Online
Age Group: Adult, Teens
Program Type: Book Club, In-Person Program, Online Program
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
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The Fiction Book Club will meet to discuss Book Lovers by Emily Henry. 

Recording Studio Basics

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Computer Lab at Bloomington Public Library
Program Type:
In-Person Program, Online Program
Age Group:
Adult, Teens
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Bloomington Public Library has two new recording studios that are open to the public! This comprehensive program will give you a good starting point on how to use the equipment and...

Required
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adult, Teens
Program Type: In-Person Program, Online Program
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
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Bloomington Public Library has two new recording studios that are open to the public!

Slowing Down with Author Amy Tan

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Virtual Room at Bloomington Public Library
Program Type:
Online Program
Age Group:
Adult
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Prolific author Amy Tan has entranced millions of readers with her moving stories about Chinese people in both China and the United States.  Her newest book The Backyard ...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Virtual Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Online Program
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Prolific author Amy Tan has entranced millions of readers with her moving stories about Chinese people in both China and the United States.  Her newest book The Backyard Bird Chronicles is nonfiction, focusing on what she learne

Night at the Oscars: Academy Awards History

Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual Room at Bloomington Public Library
Program Type:
Online Program
Age Group:
Adult
:

It’s time to get red carpet-ready! Join film historian Annette Bochenek, Ph.D., online via Zoom as she presents the history of the Academy Awards and some of its memorable moments....

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Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Virtual Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Online Program
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
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It’s time to get red carpet-ready! Join film historian Annette Bochenek, Ph.D., online via Zoom as she presents the history of the Academy Awards and some of its memorable moments.

True Crime Book Club

Monday, February 24, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Conference Room at Bloomington Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
:

Lock Your Doors: A True Crime Book Club will meet to discuss Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers by Frank Figliuzzi. Attendees will have the option to meet eithe...

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Required
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
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Books on Tap Book Club

Monday, March 3, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Offsite Event at Bloomington Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult
:

The Books on Tap Book Club will meet at Lil Beaver Brewery to discuss When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill.  Contact the Help Desk at 309.590.6168&n...

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Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Offsite Event
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
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The Books on Tap Book Club will meet at Lil Beaver Brewery to discuss When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill. 

Exploring Space with Coralie Adam

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Virtual Room at Bloomington Public Library
Program Type:
Online Program
Age Group:
Adult
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Get an inside look at the space industry with Illinois’ own Coralie Adam. She’ll be joined in conversation by Renae Kerrigan, Curator of Science and Director of the Dome Plane...

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Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Virtual Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Online Program
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
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Get an inside look at the space industry with Illinois’ own Coralie Adam. She’ll be joined in conversation by Renae Kerrigan, Curator of Science and Director of the Dome Planetarium at Peoria Riverfront Museum.

Why Plant Trees?

Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Community Rm 3 at Bloomington Public Library
Program Type:
In-Person Program
Age Group:
Adult
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The Ecology Action Center’s Tree Corps program aims to plant 10,000 trees every year in McLean County! Join the EAC's Tree Coordinator, Tess, to talk about the program and the bene...

Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Community Rm 3
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: In-Person Program
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The Ecology Action Center’s Tree Corps program aims to plant 10,000 trees every year in McLean County!

Mystery Book Club

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Conference Room & Online at Bloomington Public Library & Online
Program Type:
Book Club, In-Person Program, Online Program
Age Group:
Adult
:

The Mystery Book Club will meet to discuss Deep Into the Dark by P. J. Tracy. Participants have the option to meet either in person at Bloomington Public Library or online via...

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Required
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library & Online
Room: Conference Room & Online
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club, In-Person Program, Online Program
Required
Seats Remaining: 29
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The Mystery Book Club will meet to discuss Deep Into the Dark by P. J. Tracy. Participants have the option to meet either in person at Bloomington Public Library or online via Zoom. 

Social Security and Tax Planning

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Rm 2 & 3 at Bloomington Public Library
Program Type:
In-Person Program
Age Group:
Adult
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Now could be the time to take advantage of strategies that can optimize your income. Do you know about past changes and new ones coming for social security and taxes? Your Social S...

Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Community Rm 2 & 3
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: In-Person Program
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Now could be the time to take advantage of strategies that can optimize your income. Do you know about past changes and new ones coming for social security and taxes?

Silent Book Club

Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Conference Room at Bloomington Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club, In-Person Program
Age Group:
Adult, Teens
:

Are you looking for a book club without assigned reading? Do you need a peaceful hour with a good book? Join BPL's Silent Book Club! Bring your own book or find a new favorite ...

Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adult, Teens
Program Type: Book Club, In-Person Program
:

Are you looking for a book club without assigned reading?
Do you need a peaceful hour with a good book?

True Colors Book Club

Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Offsite Event at Bloomington Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult, Teens
:

The True Colors Book Club will meet to discuss Singlets and Secrets by Joe Chianakas. This book club meets in person at the Unitarian Church (1613 E. Emerson Street, Bloomin...

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Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Offsite Event
Age Group: Adult, Teens
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
:

The True Colors Book Club will meet to discuss Singlets and Secrets by Joe Chianakas.

HER Story Histories

Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Children's Department at Bloomington Public Library
Program Type:
In-Person Program
Age Group:
Child, Baby & Toddler, Adult, Teens, Everyone
:

Women's History Month comes alive during this unique, immersive pop-up event! Local playwrights and actors from Nomad Theatre will perform scenes involving famous women throug...

Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Children's Department
Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler, Adult, Teens, Everyone
Program Type: In-Person Program
:

Women's History Month comes alive during this unique, immersive pop-up event!