Bloomington Library will be CLOSED Monday-Thursday, May 20-23.
The Bookmobile will make its stops during these closures. The Bookmobile schedule is available at bit.ly/bookmobileschedule.
This closure will allow us to continue to unbox 107,000 books (which were moved to storage when our construction project began) and to shelve 262,000 books. Some collections and areas of the library will not be available until the library reopens on Friday, May 24.
During open hours leading up to the closure, call 309.590.6120 or text 309.446.8398 with questions.
Now available for all patrons to check out with their library card, memory care kits give people the opportunity to recall moments from the past. Containing photographs, music, movies, and activities, these kits can help trigger memories and provide a bridge for caregivers and loved ones to communicate and connect. Kits can be placed on hold. Patrons can find available memory care kits on the 2nd floor of the library.
Themed around animals, this memory care kit includes an animal picture book, a DVD focused on goats, a jigsaw puzzle, aquapaint sheets with water paint brushes, dog themed photocards, a pop-it crab, and a plush sensory toy dog.
Themed around gardening, this memory care kit includes a DVD about flowers, a CD with songs for rest and relaxation, a jigsaw puzzle, a picture book of gardens, a metamorphosis flipbook, aquapain sheets with water paint brushes, a pop-it butterfly, and colored pencils with coloring sheets.
Themed around home, this memory care kit includes a DVD of favorite home items, a CD of greatest hits from the 50s, a jigsaw puzzle, a quilting picture book, aquapaint sheets with water paint brushes, homemaker themed photocards, and colored pencils with coloring sheets, and tangram blocks.
Themed around movies and music, this memory care kit include a collection of 5 Elvis based movies, 10 classic movies, a CD of Jukebox Favorite songs, a jigsaw puzzle, a music joke book, a book of music stars from the 1940s to the 1960s, and a Wizard of Oz flip book.
Themed around patriotism, this memory care kit includes a favorite patriotic things DVD, a CD of American Patriotic Military Songs, a jigsaw puzzle, an American Scenic Wonders book, a picture book of patriotic songs, patriotic themed photocards, and an I-Spy patriotic things rice grain busy bottle.
