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Bookmobile to Bohmer

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Everyone
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
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Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

This event is in the "Child" group.

Tales for Tails

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Child
Bloomington Public Library
Registration
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Children's Department
Age Group: Child
Program Type: In-Person Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
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This program pairs trained and certified therapy dogs with children in Grades K-5 who want to practice reading aloud.

There will be 4 time slots available for kids to meet and read to a pup in the Children's Department:

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Genre Book Club

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens
Bloomington Public Library
Register
Registration
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book Club, In-Person Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
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The Teen Genre Book Club will meet monthly to discuss a different genre of book, giving you more choice of what to read. Pick any book that fits the month's genre.

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Bookmobile to Rainbow Ave

7:15pm - 8:30pm
Everyone
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
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Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Bookmobile to Wingover

9:30am - 10:30am
Everyone
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
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This event is in the "Baby & Toddler" group.

Toddler Story Time

10:00am - 10:30am
Baby & Toddler
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Children's Program Rm 1 & 2
Age Group: Baby & Toddler
Program Type: Story Time, In-Person Program
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Toddlers are always on the go! Come to story time to encourage their emerging skills with books, rhymes, music, and lots of movement activities.

This event is in the "Child" group.
This event is in the "Baby & Toddler" group.

Sensory Story Time

11:00am - 12:00pm
Child, Baby & Toddler
Bloomington Public Library
Registration
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Children's Program Rm 1 & 2
Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler
Program Type: Story Time, In-Person Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
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This inclusive story time offers stories, songs, and sensory-focused activities for children of all ages and abilities! After story time, stay for sensory play and socialization.

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Bookmobile to Eagle Ridge

5:30pm - 6:45pm
Everyone
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
:

Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

This event is in the "Child" group.
This event is in the "Baby & Toddler" group.

Winter Chess Club

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Child, Baby & Toddler
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Children's Program Rm 1 & 2
Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler
Program Type: In-Person Program
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Calling all knights of the square table! Come to the Children's Department for an informal chess drop-in event. All levels of chess skills are welcome! Bring a friend to play with or come to meet a new checkmate (Ha ha!

This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Silent Book Club

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adult, Teens
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adult, Teens
Program Type: Book Club, In-Person Program
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Are you looking for a book club without assigned reading?
Do you need a peaceful hour with a good book?

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Bookmobile to Ballybunion

7:30pm - 8:30pm
Everyone
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
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Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

This event is in the "Child" group.
This event is in the "Baby & Toddler" group.

Fun Friday Story Time

10:00am - 10:30am
Child, Baby & Toddler
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Children's Program Rm 1 & 2
Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler
Program Type: Story Time, In-Person Program
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Join us every Friday from January 17-February 28, for a 30-minute, all-ages story time in Children's Program Room. We'll enjoy music, lots of movement, stories, and FUN!

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Daycares

Due to limited space in the Children's Program Rooms, groups (such as daycare centers) interested in story times need to make arrangements in advance by contacting the Children's Services Desk by phone at 309.590.6155 or e-mail at childrensstaff@bloomingtonlibrary.org.

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Bookmobile to Angler's Manor

10:30am - 11:30am
Everyone
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
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Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

This event is in the "Child" group.

Love Your Library

11:00am - 4:00pm
Child
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Children's Program Rm 1 & 2
Age Group: Child
Program Type: In-Person Program
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Following our weekly Fun Friday Story Time (begins at 10am), these love-themed activities will be available in the Children’s Department:

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Bookmobile to Somerset Court

12:15pm - 1:15pm
Everyone
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
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Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Bookmobile to Crestwicke

8:45am - 9:45am
Everyone
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
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Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

This event is in the "Child" group.

Lego Construction

9:30am - 11:30am
Child
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Children's Program Rm 1 & 2
Age Group: Child
Program Type: In-Person Program
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Join us for Lego Construction, and have your picture taken with your creation. The challenge is to build whatever you want!

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Bookmobile to Viking Brews

10:15am - 11:30am
Everyone
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
:

The Freedom Oil Bookmobile Stop has permanently moved to Viking Brews. 

Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Bookmobile to White Eagle

12:15pm - 1:15pm
Everyone
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
:

Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

This event is in the "Teens" group.

D&D: A Ship in the Mist (for teens)

12:45pm - 4:45pm
Teens
Bloomington Public Library
Registration
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: In-Person Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
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In A Ship in the Mist, the players are hired to recover a lost skyship known as the Sky Scythe and retrieve an experimental artifact called the Veil of Aramis.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen UnValentine Day Party

2:00pm - 4:30pm
Teens
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Community Rm 1, 2, & 3
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: In-Person Program
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Are you a teen who's over the romance and the sappiness of Valentine's Day? Are you ready to celebrate the "day of love" being over? Then join us in Community Rooms 1-3 for an afternoon of No Romance and UnValentine activities.

This event is in the "Child" group.

Snowman Poppers & Winter Fun

10:00am - 7:00pm
Child
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Children's Program Rm 1 & 2
Age Group: Child
Program Type: In-Person Program
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On this day without school, join us at the library for some winter fun!
Those who visit will have an opportunity to make Snowman Poppers and take part in snowy challenges.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

No-School Craft for Teens

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Teens
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Community Rm 2 & 3
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: In-Person Program
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Teens in Grades 6-12 are invited to join us for a different craft on each of the no-school days listed below.

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Bookmobile to Tracy Drive

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Everyone
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
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Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile: