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.
Teen Writing Workshop: Part 1 of 2
Are you a teen in grades 6-12 who enjoys writing? Are you interested in becoming an author? Do you write just for fun? If any of those apply, join us for a two-part virtual Zoom workshop to receive writing instruction and guidance from Ezekiel Jarvis, Ph.D., author, and Professor of Creative Writing at Eureka College. Registration is required; we can accommodate up to 15 participants. Registration opens at 10am on Monday, July 27, and can be completed online at bit.ly/bplwritewkshp, by phone at 309.828.6093, or in person at the Adult Services Desk. The Zoom meeting link will be emailed to those who register. The second session of this workshop will meet at 3pm on Thursday, August 20.
Teens who register for the writing workshop are expected to attend both Part 1 and Part 2 as the second session will build on the first. Because of this, registration for the workshop will close when the August 6 session begins.