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True Colors Book Club

Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Offsite & Online at Bloomington Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club, In-Person Program, Online Program
Age Group:
Adult, Teens
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True Colors Book Club The True Colors Book Club will meet to discuss Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur. Participants have the option to meet either in ...

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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Offsite & Online
Age Group: Adult, Teens
Program Type: Book Club, In-Person Program, Online Program
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Seats Remaining: Unlimited
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The Magic of Raina Telgemeier

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual Room at Bloomington Public Library
Program Type:
Online Program
Age Group:
Child, Adult, Teens, Everyone
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Join us for a night with critically acclaimed comic artist Raina Telgemeier! Raina is the author and illustrator of the graphic novels Smile, Drama, Sisters, Ghosts, and Guts, all ...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Virtual Room
Age Group: Child, Adult, Teens, Everyone
Program Type: Online Program
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Join us for a night with critically acclaimed comic artist Raina Telgemeier! Raina is the author and illustrator of the graphic novels Smile, Drama, Sisters, Ghosts, and Guts, all No. 1 bestsellers.

Book Ends

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 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
:

Calling all readers! You're invited to share some favorite books that you've read this year. It doesn't matter if you read them for a book club, by recommendation, or by chance ......

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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: 9
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Calling all readers! You're invited to share some favorite books that you've read this year. It doesn't matter if you read them for a book club, by recommendation, or by chance ... if they've been around for a while or are newly published.

True Crime Book Club

Monday, December 16, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Conference Room & Online at Bloomington Public Library & Online
Program Type:
Book Club, In-Person Program, Online Program
Age Group:
Adult
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Lock Your Doors: A True Crime Book Club Lock Your Doors: A True Crime Book Club will meet to discuss Bitter Harvest by Ann Rule. Attendees will have the option to meet e...

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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library & Online
Room: Conference Room & Online
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club, In-Person Program, Online Program
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Seats Remaining: 8
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Lock Your Doors:

A True Crime Book Club

Lock Your Doors: A True Crime Book Club will meet to discuss Bitter Harvest by Ann Rule.

Little Women: The Musical

12/20/2024 @ 2:00pm to 12/22/2024 @ 11:45pm
Virtual Room at Bloomington Public Library
Program Type:
Online Program
Age Group:
Child, Adult, Teens, Everyone
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Join us for a virtual screening of Little Women The Musical, based on Louisa May Alcott’s classic story of four sisters growing up in 19th-century Massachusetts. This recordin...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Virtual Room
Age Group: Child, Adult, Teens, Everyone
Program Type: Online Program
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Join us for a virtual screening of Little Women The Musical, based on Louisa May Alcott’s classic story of four sisters growing up in 19th-century Massachusetts.

Chicago Pizza with Steve Dolinsky

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Virtual Room at Bloomington Public Library
Program Type:
Online Program
Age Group:
Adult
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Illinois Libraries Present Steve Dolinsky, well known Food Guy reporter at NBC 5 (Chicago) and James Beard Award winner for his TV, radio and podcast work. Steve is host of the The...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Virtual Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Online Program
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Illinois Libraries Present Steve Dolinsky, well known Food Guy reporter at NBC 5 (Chicago) and James Beard Award winner for his TV, radio and podcast work.

Mystery Book Club

Tuesday, January 14, 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 The Golden Gate by Amy Chua. Participants have the option to meet either in person at Bloomington Public Library or online via Zoom....

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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: 27
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The Mystery Book Club will meet to discuss The Golden Gate by Amy Chua. Participants have the option to meet either in person at Bloomington Public Library or online via Zoom. 

Fiction Book Club

Tuesday, January 21, 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 discuss The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore. 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: 11
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The Fiction Book Club will discuss The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore.

Love and Laughs with Michelle Buteau

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Virtual Room at Bloomington Public Library
Program Type:
Online Program
Age Group:
Adult
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Comedian, actor, and author Michelle Buteau will have you rolling with laughter as she discusses her work and her life. Her collection of essays Survival of the Thickest, ...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Virtual Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Online Program
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Comedian, actor, and author Michelle Buteau will have you rolling with laughter as she discusses her work and her life.

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. These days, Western medicine, through research-based studies, is also recogn...

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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.

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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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: 30
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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. 

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: 12
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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! But what if you're unsure how to use the equipment and programs? Maybe you missed this program...

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! But what if you're unsure how to use the equipment and programs?

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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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.

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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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: 30
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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. 

Fiction Book Club

Tuesday, March 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
:

The Fiction Book Club will meet to discuss The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonson.  Participants have the option to meet either in-per...

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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: 12
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Mystery Book Club

Tuesday, April 8, 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 Murder on Black Swan Lane by Andrea Penrose. Participants have the option to meet either in person at Bloomington Public Library or ...

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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: 30
:

The Mystery Book Club will meet to discuss Murder on Black Swan Lane by Andrea Penrose.

Fiction Book Club

Tuesday, April 15, 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
:

The Fiction Book Club will meet to discuss The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride.  Participants have the option to meet either in-person in the Con...

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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: 12
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The Fiction Book Club will meet to discuss The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride. 

Mystery Book Club

Tuesday, May 13, 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 City Under One Roof by Iris Yamashita. Participants have the option to meet either in person at Bloomington Public Library or online...

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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: 30
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The Mystery Book Club will meet to discuss City Under One Roof by Iris Yamashita. Participants have the option to meet either in person at Bloomington Public Library or online via Zoom. 

Fiction Book Club

Tuesday, May 20, 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
:

The Fiction Book Club will meet to discuss Yellowface by R.F. Kuang.  Participants have the option to meet either in person in the Conference Room (Second Floor) a...

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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: 12
:

The Fiction Book Club will meet to discuss Yellowface by R.F. Kuang. 

Mystery Book Club

Tuesday, June 10, 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 In The Deep by Loreth Ann White. Participants have the option to meet either in person at Bloomington Public Library or online via Z...

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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: 30
:

The Mystery Book Club will meet to discuss In The Deep by Loreth Ann White. Participants have the option to meet either in person at Bloomington Public Library or online via Zoom. 

Fiction Book Club

Tuesday, June 17, 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
:

The Fiction Book Club will meet to discuss The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd.  Participants have the option to meet either in person in the Conference Room (Secon...

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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: 12
:

The Fiction Book Club will meet to discuss The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd.