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Picture Book Poetry

All Day 4/1 - 4/30
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Children's Department
Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler
Program Type: In-Person Program
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Join us in celebrating National Poetry Month by visiting the Children's Department during the month of April and creating a poem from our picture books. Browse the spines to find titles that you would like to use. Then stack them to create your poem....

El día de los niños/El día de los libros

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Bloomington Public Library
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Offsite Event
Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler
Program Type: In-Person Program
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English Celebrate reading during El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Day of the Child/Day of the Book) at Illinois Art Station (101 E. Vernon Ave., Normal, IL) with the Bloomington and Normal public libraries! Enjoy arts and crafts, snacks, ...

"Capsized!" with Author Patricia Sutton

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, Baby & Toddler, Adult, Teens, Everyone
Program Type: Bloomington Reads, In-Person Program, Online Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 48
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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. --- Capsized! The Forgotten Story of the SS Eastland Disaster is an engaging...

"Treble Trouble": A Children's Opera!

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Community Rm 2
Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler
Program Type: In-Person Program
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Join us for a performance of the children’s opera “Treble Trouble”, a production of Prairie Fire Theatre and Illinois Wesleyan University! This fun-filled show is approximately 40 minutes long, and seating will be available on a first-come, first-sea...

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. Arrive early to visit the library's table, collect your summer reading log, and say "hi" to the animals! Beg...

Kerfuffle's "The Conductors"

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Community Rm 1, 2, & 3
Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler
Program Type: In-Person Program
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Join us for Kerfuffle's The Conductors! presented by The Connecting Routes Project and Illinois Art Station and directed by Ashley Laverty. Description: Where should we go? Who shall we visit? The conductors are on a search for treasure ...

Pop-Up Story Time @ Farmers' Market

10:00am - 10:30am
Bloomington Public Library
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Offsite Event
Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler, Everyone
Program Type: Story Time, In-Person Program
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Join us @ the Farmers’ Market in Downtown Bloomington for an all-ages, 30-minute story time. We'll sing, dance, and be silly together outside in the sunshine! This story time is perfect for everyone in your family -- right down to the wiggliest membe...

Didgeridoo Down Under

11:00am - 12:00pm
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Community Rm 2 & 3
Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler
Program Type: In-Person Program
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The Didgeridoo Down Under Show is an energetic fusion of Australian music, culture, art, science, comedy, character building and audience participation. The didgeridoo has been played by Aboriginal Australians for at least 1,500 years, and is known f...

Summer Reading Story Time

10:00am - 10:30am
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Community Rm 1 & 2
Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler
Program Type: Story Time, In-Person Program
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Children of all ages are welcome to join us for stories, songs, and fun this summer! Questions about this program can be emailed to jessew@bloomingtonlibrary.org. ...

Summer Reading Story Time

10:00am - 10:30am
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Community Rm 1 & 2
Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler
Program Type: Story Time, In-Person Program
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Children of all ages are welcome to join us for stories, songs, and fun this summer! Questions about this program can be emailed to jessew@bloomingtonlibrary.org. ...

Juneteenth at BPL!

10:00am - 12:00pm
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Community Rm 1, 2, & 3
Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler
Program Type: In-Person Program
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Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States, was officially recognized as a federal holiday in 2021, and is celebrated on June 19. Join us at Bloomington Public Library as we celebrate Juneteenth ...

Summer Reading Story Time

10:00am - 10:30am
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Community Rm 1 & 2
Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler
Program Type: Story Time, In-Person Program
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Children of all ages are welcome to join us for stories, songs, and fun this summer! Questions about this program can be emailed to jessew@bloomingtonlibrary.org. ...

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. Members from the local PFLAG chapter and th...

Summer Reading Story Time

10:00am - 10:30am
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Community Rm 1 & 2
Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler
Program Type: Story Time, In-Person Program
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Children of all ages are welcome to join us for stories, songs, and fun this summer! Questions about this program can be emailed to jessew@bloomingtonlibrary.org. ...

Summer Reading Story Time

10:00am - 10:30am
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Community Rm 1 & 2
Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler
Program Type: Story Time, In-Person Program
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Children of all ages are welcome to join us for stories, songs, and fun this summer! Questions about this program can be emailed to jessew@bloomingtonlibrary.org. ...

Glorious Garden Festival StoryWalk®

1:00pm - 5:00pm
Bloomington Public Library
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Offsite Event
Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler
Program Type: In-Person Program
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Read My Garden by Kevin Henkes as you walk through Sarah's Garden at the David Davis Mansion, 1000 Monroe Dr. This StoryWalk® is one of several free events included in the 2024 Glorious Garden Festival and will be available from 1...

StoryWalk® at the Glorious Garden Festival

9:00am - 12:00pm
Bloomington Public Library
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Offsite Event
Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler
Program Type: In-Person Program
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Read My Garden by Kevin Henkes as you walk through Sarah's Garden at the David Davis Mansion, 1000 Monroe Dr. This StoryWalk® is one of several free events included in the 2024 Glorious Garden Festival and will be available from 1...

Summer Reading Story Time

10:00am - 10:30am
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Community Rm 1 & 2
Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler
Program Type: Story Time, In-Person Program
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Children of all ages are welcome to join us for stories, songs, and fun this summer! Questions about this program can be emailed to jessew@bloomingtonlibrary.org. ...

Summer Reading Story Time

10:00am - 10:30am
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Community Rm 1 & 2
Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler
Program Type: Story Time, In-Person Program
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Children of all ages are welcome to join us for stories, songs, and fun this summer! Questions about this program can be emailed to jessew@bloomingtonlibrary.org. ...

Boxes and Bubble Wrap Bash

10:00am - 12:00pm
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Community Rm 2
Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler
Program Type: In-Person Program
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What could be better for the summer reading theme of "Read, Renew, Repeat" than a repeat of a favorite program -- another Boxes and Bubble Wrap Bash! Join us for free play with a bunch of boxes and bubble wrap! Make new friends or pop on over with ol...

Ribbon Cutting: Celebrate the Expanded Library

11:30am - 12:30pm
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Children's Activity Room
Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler, Adult, Teens, Everyone
Program Type: In-Person Program
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After two long years of construction, Bloomington Public Library is ready to introduce the public to its expanded and renovated building! This Ribbon Cutting with the McLean County Chamber of Commerce will take place between Circulation and the Ch...

Animals Around the World

10:00am - 11:00am
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Community Rm 2 & 3
Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler, Adult, Teens, Everyone
Program Type: In-Person Program
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The Animals Around the World show, presented by Incredible Bats, Inc., will take you on a journey by continent across the globe. You will meet native animals from North America and then the exotic mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and invertebrat...

End of Summer & Grand Re-Opening Celebration

10:00am - 12:00pm
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Community Rm 1
Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler, Adult, Teens, Everyone
Program Type: In-Person Program
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Celebrate the end of summer reading and explore our newly renovated building with a variety of activities for all ages!  The following events and more are being planned. (This calendar entry will be updated as additional activities are confirmed...

Animals around the World

11:30am - 12:30pm
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Community Rm 2 & 3
Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler, Adult, Teens, Everyone
Program Type: In-Person Program
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The Animals Around the World show, presented by Incredible Bats, Inc., will take you on a journey by continent across the globe. You will meet native animals from North America and then the exotic mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and invertebrat...