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COMPOST ... Nature’s Climate Champion!

11:00am - 12:00pm
Bloomington Public Library & Online
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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library & Online
Room: Community Rm 2 & Online
Age Group: Adult, Teens
Program Type: In-Person Program, Online Program
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--- Have you wondered about the benefits of using compost and composting food and yard waste?
--- Do you live in an apartment or shared housing and think that composting is not something you can do? 

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Mystery Book Club

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Bloomington Public Library
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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Virtual Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club, Online Program
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Mystery Book Club

The Mystery Book Club will meet online via Zoom to discuss Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge.  

This event is in the "Adult" group.

"Ashes Under Water" with Author Michael McCarthy

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Bloomington Public Library & Online
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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library & Online
Room: Community Rm 2 & Online
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Bloomington Reads, In-Person Program, Online Program
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Seats Remaining: 46
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Bloomington Reads is a community reading program series, encouraging people to read and talk about the same book or, for 2024, the same topic.

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Music of the Great Lakes and Illinois Waterways

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Bloomington Public Library & Online
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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library & Online
Room: Community Rm 2 & Online
Age Group: Child, Adult, Teens, Everyone
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This program is part of Bloomington Reads, a community reading program series which encourages people to read and talk about the same book or, in 2024, the same topic.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
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English Language Conversation

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Bloomington Public Library
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Room: Community Rm 2
Age Group: Adult, Teens
Program Type: In-Person Program
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English Language Conversation

The English Language Conversations Group, offered in partnership with STAR Adult Literacy, is designed for adults for whom English is a second language.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Fiction Book Club

7:00pm - 8:15pm
Bloomington Public Library & Online
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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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Fact and Fiction with Author Jocelyn Green

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Bloomington Public Library & Online
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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library & Online
Room: Community Rm 2 & Online
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Bloomington Reads, In-Person Program, Online Program
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This program is part of Bloomington Reads, a community reading program series which encourages people to read and talk about the same book or, in 2024, the same topic.

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

Zoovie at Miller Park Zoo

7:00pm - 10:30pm
Bloomington Public Library
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Offsite Event
Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler, Adult, Teens, Everyone
Program Type: Movie
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Join us at Miller Park Zoo for a family night zoovie. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem (PG) will be shown at 8pm.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Books on Tap Book Club

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Bloomington Public Library
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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Offsite Event
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
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Books on Tap Book Club

The Books on Tap Book Club will meet at Lil Beaver Brewery to discuss Life as a Unicorn: A Journey from Shame to Pride and Everything in Between by Amrou Al-Kadhi.&nbs

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Hidden Gifts of Visual Thinkers

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Bloomington Public Library
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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Virtual Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Online Program
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The Hidden Gifts of Visual Thinkers

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True Colors Book Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Bloomington Public Library
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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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Let's Dish! A Cookbook Club

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Bloomington Public Library
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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Community Rm 3
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club, In-Person Program
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Let’s Dish! A Cookbook Club

Calling culinary enthusiasts! Join us in exploring the book The Wok: Recipes and Techniques by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt.

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Mystery Book Club

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Bloomington Public Library & Online
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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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Mystery Book Club

The Mystery Book Club will meet to discuss The Girl Beneath the Sea by Andrew Mayne. Participants have the option to meet either in-person at Bloomington Public Libra

This event is in the "Adult" group.

The Woman Who Would Not Be Silenced

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Bloomington Public Library
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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Virtual Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Online Program
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Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard was committed to the Illinois State Hospital (the state mental asylum) in 1860 and was kept under lock and key for three years, all the while protesting her sanity.

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English Language Conversation

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Bloomington Public Library
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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Community Rm 2
Age Group: Adult, Teens
Program Type: In-Person Program
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Seats Remaining: 39
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English Language Conversation

The English Language Conversations Group, offered in partnership with STAR Adult Literacy, is designed for adults for whom English is a second language.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Fiction Book Club

7:00pm - 8:15pm
Bloomington Public Library & Online
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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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True Crime Book Club

7:00pm - 8:15pm
Bloomington Public Library & Online
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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library & Online
Room: Community Rm 2 & Online
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club, In-Person Program, Online Program
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This event is in the "Adult" group.

Exploring Historic Traditions at ISU

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Bloomington Public Library & Online
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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library & Online
Room: Community Rm 2 & Online
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: In-Person Program, Online Program
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Treasured Traditions: Exploring Historic Traditions at ISU

Did you know that Illinois State University's teams weren't originally The Redbirds? How old is the ISU Fight Song? Has ISU’s Homecoming always featured a parade?

This event is in the "Adult" group.

D&D: Murder in Leilon for Adults

12:45pm - 4:45pm
Bloomington Public Library
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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: In-Person Program
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A member of Leilon’s town council has been murdered, and only you can solve case and bring the killer to justice!

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This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Pride in the Park

3:00pm - 7:00pm
Bloomington Public Library
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Offsite Event
Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler, Adult, Teens, Everyone
Program Type: Story Time, In-Person Program
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Pride in the Park

Join the Bloomington and Normal Public Libraries at the Miller Park Bandstand for an afternoon of fun as we celebrate National Pride Month and the LGBTQ+ community.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Books on Tap Book Club

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Bloomington Public Library
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Room: Offsite Event
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club, In-Person Program
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Books on Tap Book Club

The Books on Tap Book Club will meet at Lil Beaver Brewery to discuss Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell. 

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Hunting the I-70 Serial Killer

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Bloomington Public Library & Online
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Room: Community Rm 2 & Online
Age Group: Adult
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In 1992, the serial killer known as the "I-70 Serial Killer" murdered six people along Interstate 70, a major east-west highway  through the Midwest. In 2021, a task force formed to take one final crack at solving the crimes.

This event is in the "Adult" group.

Mystery Book Club

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Bloomington Public Library & Online
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Room: Conference Room & Online
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club, In-Person Program, Online Program
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Mystery Book Club

The Mystery Book Club will meet to discuss The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell. Participants have the option to meet either in-person at Bloomington Publ

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

English Language Conversation

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Bloomington Public Library
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Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Community Rm 2
Age Group: Adult, Teens
Program Type: In-Person Program
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Seats Remaining: 39
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English Language Conversation

The English Language Conversations Group, offered in partnership with STAR Adult Literacy, is designed for adults for whom English is a second language.