Today is #LibraryGivingDay!

This Library Giving Day, Bloomington Library is raising funds to help support its 2025 Summer Reading Program. 

During the summer of 2024, a record-breaking 5,330 kids, teens, and adults completed the program, exceeding the library’s previous record by a whopping 16.9 percent. To donate, please visit bloomingtonlibrary.org/donate.

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Bookmobile to Eagle Ridge

5:30pm - 6:45pm
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:

Silent Book Club

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adult
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adult
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?

Bookmobile to Ballybunion

7:30pm - 8:30pm
Everyone
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
:

Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

Bookmobile to Angler's Manor

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

Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

Bookmobile to Somerset Court

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:

Bookmobile to Crestwicke

8:45am - 9:45am
Everyone
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
:

Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

Ghost in the Opera House

10:00am - 11:00am
Child
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Community Rm 1 & 2
Age Group: Child
Program Type: In-Person Program
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Prairie Fire Theatre Children's Opera Presents Ghost in the Opera House!

Disclaimer(s)

Hearing Device Assistance

To accommodate hard-of-hearing patrons, the library offers the use of assistive listening devices in each Community Room and in each Children’s Program Room. For these devices to work, the presenter must use the room’s sound system. For the clearest sound, make sure the device is unobstructed by clothing or jewelry and sit in the first few rows.
If you experience connectivity issues, please let a staff member know. A guide on using the assistive listening devices is available.

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:

Houseplant Swap

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adult, Teens
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Outside
Age Group: Adult, Teens
Program Type: In-Person Program
:

Calling all plant people! 

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:

School-Age Crafts

3:00pm - 7:00pm
Child
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Children's Program Rm 1
Age Group: Child
Program Type: In-Person Program
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School-age children are invited to join us on the following afternoons/evenings to create the following crafts.

Disclaimer(s)

Hearing Device Assistance

To accommodate hard-of-hearing patrons, the library offers the use of assistive listening devices in each Community Room and in each Children’s Program Room. For these devices to work, the presenter must use the room’s sound system. For the clearest sound, make sure the device is unobstructed by clothing or jewelry and sit in the first few rows.
If you experience connectivity issues, please let a staff member know. A guide on using the assistive listening devices is available.

Bookmobile to Tracy Drive

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Everyone
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
:

Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

Bookmobile to Grove

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Everyone
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
:

Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

Custom Sublimated T-Shirts

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Teens
Bloomington Public Library
Registration
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Innovation Lab
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Innovation Lab
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
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Using Canva, registered teens will design a full-color sublimation print which will be pressed onto a white t-shirt. The library's sublimation printer and press will bring their project to life!

Bookmobile to Eagle View

7:45pm - 8:30pm
Everyone
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
:

Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

Bookmobile to Four Seasons

3:15pm - 4:15pm
Everyone
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
:

Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

5th Grade TeenZone Preview Nights

5:00pm - 9:00pm
Child, Teens
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: TeenZone
Age Group: Child, Teens
Program Type: In-Person Program
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Calling all graduating 5th graders! School will soon be out, and starting in the summer (May 27) you are considered a Teen by the library! So, how about getting a TeenZone preview before the summer begins?

Bookmobile to Oakwood

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:

Poverty: A Discussion with Matthew Desmond

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adult
Bloomington Public Library
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Virtual Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Online Program
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Matthew Desmond is a professor of sociology at Princeton University and author of the award winning book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City.

Mystery Book Club

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adult
Bloomington Public Library & Online
Register
Registration
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library & Online
Room: Conference Room & Online
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club, In-Person Program, Online Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 28
:

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. 

Bookmobile to Laesch Acres

7:30pm - 8:30pm
Everyone
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
:

Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

Bookmobile to Wine Way

3:15pm - 4:30pm
Everyone
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
:

Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

5th Grade TeenZone Preview Nights

5:00pm - 9:00pm
Child, Teens
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: TeenZone
Age Group: Child, Teens
Program Type: In-Person Program
:

Calling all graduating 5th graders! School will soon be out, and starting in the summer (May 27) you are considered a Teen by the library! So, how about getting a TeenZone preview before the summer begins?

Bookmobile to North Pointe

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: