Name: Summer Reading Program
Start: 2023-05-30
End: 2023-07-31
Location: Your House

All Day

Summer Reading Program

All Day 5/30 - 7/31

Child, Baby & Toddler, Adult, Teens, Everyone

Offsite Event

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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library

Room: Offsite Event

Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler, Adult, Teens, Everyone

Program Type: At Home (supplies and/or written instructions provided)

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The 2023 Summer Reading Program at Bloomington Public Library will run from Tuesday, May 30 to Monday, July 31.

Enter to Win Brookfield Zoo Tickets

All Day 7/1 - 7/31

Child

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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library

Room: Children's Department

Age Group: Child

Program Type: In-Person Program

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Enter to Win Brookfield Zoo Tickets

Children and their families can enter a drawing for a chance to win (2) general admission passes to Brookfield Zoo!

Felt Keychain: Take & Make Craft

07/05/2023 @ 9:00am - 07/31/2023 @ 9:00pm

Teens

Full

Required

Offsite Event

Full

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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library

Room: Offsite Event

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: At Home (supplies and/or written instructions provided)

Required

Seats Remaining: 0

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Felt Ice Cream Cone Keychain: Take & Make Craft

Teens will use this craft kit to create a summer-inspired ice cream cone keychain. Keychain supply kits will be reserved for the first 36 teens who register.

Beginning Cross-Stitch

07/10/2023 @ 9:00am - 08/04/2023 @ 9:00am

Adult, Teens

Full

Required

Virtual Event

Full

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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library

Room: Virtual Room

Age Group: Adult, Teens

Program Type: Online Program, At Home (supplies and/or written instructions provided)

Required

Seats Remaining: 0

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Beginning Cross-Stitch

Get started with cross-stitching and make a cute design to hang in your home or give as a gift. This fun class -- suitable for teens and adults -- will be led by

9 am

Bookmobile to Shirley

9:00am - 10:00am

Everyone

Offsite Event

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Library Branch: Bookmobile

Age Group: Everyone

Program Type: Bookmobile Stop

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Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

309.590.6120 (call)
309.446.8398 (text)

View the Bookmobile schedule at bit.ly/bplbkmschedule.

Glorious Garden Festival StoryWalk®

9:00am - 12:00pm

Child, Baby & Toddler

Offsite Event

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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library

Room: Offsite Event

Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler

Program Type: In-Person Program

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Glorious Garden Festival StoryWalk®

Read The Honeybee by Kirsten Hall and Isabelle Arsenault (Atheneum Books, 2018) as you walk Sarah's Garden at the David Davis Mansion, 1000 Monroe Dr. This StoryWalk® is on

10 am

Bookmobile to Rowe Drive

10:30am - 11:30am

Everyone

Offsite Event

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Library Branch: Bookmobile

Age Group: Everyone

Program Type: Bookmobile Stop

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Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

309.590.6120 (call)
309.446.8398 (text)

View the Bookmobile schedule at bit.ly/bplbkmschedule.

Bookmobile to Pepper Ridge

10:30am - 11:45am

Everyone

Offsite Event

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Library Branch: Bookmobile

Age Group: Everyone

Program Type: Bookmobile Stop

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Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

309.590.6120 (call)
309.446.8398 (text)

View the Bookmobile schedule at bit.ly/bplbkmschedule.

11 am

12 pm

Bookmobile to Franklin Park

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Everyone

Offsite Event

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Library Branch: Bookmobile

Age Group: Everyone

Program Type: Bookmobile Stop

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Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

309.590.6120 (call)
309.446.8398 (text)

View the Bookmobile schedule at bit.ly/bplbkmschedule.

On-The-Go Story Time

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Child, Baby & Toddler

Offsite Event

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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library

Room: Offsite Event

Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler

Program Type: In-Person Program

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On-the-Go Story Time

Children’s Services staff will partner with the Bookmobile to bring stories, music, movement, activities, and fun to a Bookmobile stop near you.

Bookmobile to Heartland Hills

12:30pm - 1:30pm

Everyone

Offsite Event

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Library Branch: Bookmobile

Age Group: Everyone

Program Type: Bookmobile Stop

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Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

309.590.6120 (call)
309.446.8398 (text)

View the Bookmobile schedule at bit.ly/bplbkmschedule.

1 pm

Glorious Garden Festival StoryWalk®

1:00pm - 5:00pm

Child, Baby & Toddler

Offsite Event

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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library

Room: Offsite Event

Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler

Program Type: In-Person Program

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Glorious Garden Festival StoryWalk®

Read The Honeybee by Kirsten Hall and Isabelle Arsenault (Atheneum Books, 2018) as you walk Sarah's Garden at the David Davis Mansion, 1000 Monroe Dr. This StoryWalk® is one of

2 pm

D&D for Kids: Character Creation

2:30pm - 3:30pm

Child

Full

Required

Virtual Event

Full

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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library

Room: Virtual Room

Age Group: Child

Program Type: Online Program

Required

Seats Remaining: 0

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D&D for Kids: Character Creation

Are you in Grades 3-5 and interested in learning how to play 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons?

First, you'll need an adventurer!

3 pm

Bookmobile to Waterford Estates

3:30pm - 4:30pm

Everyone

Offsite Event

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Library Branch: Bookmobile

Age Group: Everyone

Program Type: Bookmobile Stop

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Bookmobile to Four Seasons

3:15pm - 4:15pm

Everyone

Offsite Event

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Library Branch: Bookmobile

Age Group: Everyone

Program Type: Bookmobile Stop

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Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

309.590.6120 (call)
309.446.8398 (text)

View the Bookmobile schedule at bit.ly/bplbkmschedule.

Bookmobile to Sapphire Lake

3:15pm - 4:30pm

Everyone

Offsite Event

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Library Branch: Bookmobile

Age Group: Everyone

Program Type: Bookmobile Stop

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309.590.6120 (call)
309.446.8398 (text)

View the Bookmobile schedule at bit.ly/bplbkmschedule.

4 pm

5 pm

Bookmobile to The Grove

5:30pm - 7:00pm

Everyone

Offsite Event

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Library Branch: Bookmobile

Age Group: Everyone

Program Type: Bookmobile Stop

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Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

309.590.6120 (call)
309.446.8398 (text)

View the Bookmobile schedule at bit.ly/bplbkmschedule.

Bookmobile to Oakwood

5:30pm - 6:45pm

Everyone

Offsite Event

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Library Branch: Bookmobile

Age Group: Everyone

Program Type: Bookmobile Stop

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Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

309.590.6120 (call)
309.446.8398 (text)

View the Bookmobile schedule at bit.ly/bplbkmschedule.

Tales for Tails @ Miller Park

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Child

Full

Required

Offsite Event

Full

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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library

Room: Offsite Event

Age Group: Child

Program Type: In-Person Program

Required

Seats Remaining: 0

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Tales for Tails @ Miller Park

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:

Bookmobile to North Pointe

5:30pm - 6:45pm

Everyone

Offsite Event

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Library Branch: Bookmobile

Age Group: Everyone

Program Type: Bookmobile Stop

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Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

309.590.6120 (call)
309.446.8398 (text)

View the Bookmobile schedule at bit.ly/bplbkmschedule.

Intro to SculptGL

5:00pm - 6:30pm

Teens

Full

Required

Offsite Event

Full

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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library

Room: Offsite Event

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: In-Person Program

Required

Seats Remaining: 4

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Intro to SculptGL

During this program, teens will create digital sculptures after learning the basics of SculptGL, a digital sculpting web app.

Bookmobile to Wingover

5:30pm - 8:00pm

Everyone

Offsite Event

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Library Branch: Bookmobile

Age Group: Everyone

Program Type: Bookmobile Stop

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309.590.6120 (call)
309.446.8398 (text)

View the Bookmobile schedule at bit.ly/bplbkmschedul.e

6 pm

Navigating Solar Options

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Adult

Full

Required

Virtual Event

Full

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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library

Room: Virtual Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Online Program

Required

Seats Remaining: Unlimited

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Are you interested in going solar?

Learn if solar is right for your home and how to get the most value out of your solar system from consumer advocate experts Citiz

7 pm

Bookmobile to Eagle View

7:45pm - 8:30pm

Everyone

Offsite Event

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Library Branch: Bookmobile

Age Group: Everyone

Program Type: Bookmobile Stop

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309.590.6120 (call)
309.446.8398 (text)

View the Bookmobile schedule at bit.ly/bplbkmschedule.

Mystery Book Club

7:00pm - 8:45pm

Adult

Full

Required

Virtual Event

Full

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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library

Room: Virtual Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Book Club, Online Program

Required

Seats Remaining: 13

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The Mystery Book Club will meet to discuss The Long Call by Ann Cleeves.

Bookmobile to Deer Ridge

7:30pm - 8:30pm

Everyone

Offsite Event

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Library Branch: Bookmobile

Age Group: Everyone

Program Type: Bookmobile Stop

:

Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

309.590.6120 (call)
309.446.8398 (text)

View the Bookmobile schedule at bit.ly/bplbkmschedule.

University at War

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Adult

Full

Required

Virtual Event

Full

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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library

Room: Virtual Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Online Program

Required

Seats Remaining: Unlimited

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University at War: ISNU during the Civil War

Join April Anderson-Zorn, Illinois State University's archivist, as she explores the history of the school and its involvement in the Civil War.

Bookmobile to Eagle Crest

7:30pm - 8:30pm

Everyone

Offsite Event

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Library Branch: Bookmobile

Age Group: Everyone

Program Type: Bookmobile Stop

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309.590.6120 (call)
309.446.8398 (text)

View the Bookmobile schedule at bit.ly/bplbkmschedule.

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Felt Ice Cream Cone Keychain: Take & Make Craft

Beginning Cross-Stitch

Glorious Garden Festival StoryWalk®

On-the-Go Story Time

Glorious Garden Festival StoryWalk®

D&D for Kids: Character Creation

Tales for Tails @ Miller Park

Intro to SculptGL

Are you interested in going solar?

University at War: ISNU during the Civil War