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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....

Fun Friday Story Time

10:00am - 10:30am
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Community Rm 2
Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler, Everyone
Program Type: Story Time, In-Person Program
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Join us every Friday in April for an all-ages story time in Community Room 2. We'll enjoy music, lots of movement, stories, and of course FUN! This program is perfect for children -- ages birth to 11 years -- and their caregivers.  Questions ...

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Daycares

Due to limited space in the story time room, groups, such as daycares, interested in story times need to make arrangements by contacting Melissa Robinson by phone at 557-8960 or e-mail at melissar@bloomingtonlibrary.org.

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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Registration
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: 50
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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...

Houseplant Swap

11:00am - 12:00pm
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Outside
Age Group: Child, Adult, Teens, Everyone
Program Type: In-Person Program
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House Plant Exchange Calling all Plant People! The popular BPL Plant Share is back and will be held on the library's patio. Plant lovers: bring plants, cuttings, and seeds to share, and take new plants home. Introduce your plant to it...

"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...

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
Program Type: Bloomington Reads, In-Person Program, Online Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 55
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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. --- Musician Lee Murdock performs a boundless body of music and stories from...

Endangered Animal Scavenger Hunt

All Day 5/28 - 7/29
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Children's Department
Age Group: Child
Program Type: In-Person Program
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Endangered Animal Scavenger Hunt Find 15 endangered animals in our Children's Department to complete our Pete the Cat and Friends Endangered Animal Scavenger Hunt. When you're done, show your scavenger hunt sheet to a librarian at the Children’s D...

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 ...

Summer Chess Club

5:30pm - 7:30pm
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Children's Program Rm 1
Age Group: Child
Program Type: In-Person Program
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Calling all knights of the square table! Come to the Children's Department for an informal chess drop-in event. All levels of chess skills are welcome! Bring a friend to play with or come to meet a new checkmate (Ha ha! We couldn't help ourselves). T...

Tales for Tails

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Bloomington Public Library
Registration
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Children's Department
Age Group: Child
Program Type: In-Person Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
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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 in the Children's Department: 6-6:10pm ...

Tales for Tails

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Bloomington Public Library
Registration
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Children's Department
Age Group: Child
Program Type: In-Person Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
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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 in the Children's Department: 1-1:10pm ...

Lego Construction

9:30am - 11:30am
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Children's Program Rm 1 & 2
Age Group: Child
Program Type: In-Person Program
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Lego Construction Join us for Lego Construction and have your picture taken with your creation. The challenge is to build whatever you want! Note: No registration is needed for this drop-in program. This program is suitable for children ages 3-...

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...

Lego Construction

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Children's Program Rm 1 & 2
Age Group: Child
Program Type: In-Person Program
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Lego Construction Join us for Lego Construction and have your picture taken with your creation. The challenge is to build whatever you want! Note: No registration is needed for this drop-in program. This program is suitable for children ages 3-...

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. ...

Tales for Tails

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Bloomington Public Library
Registration
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Children's Department
Age Group: Child
Program Type: In-Person Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
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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 in the Children's Department: 6-6:10pm ...

D&D for Kids

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Bloomington Public Library
Registration
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Children's Program Rm 2
Age Group: Child
Program Type: In-Person Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
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This Dungeons and Dragons experience for kids in grades 3-5 will include a simplified, rules-light adventure. Maybe you want to prove to yourself that you are strong and capable; maybe you want to protect others and make friends; maybe you want to ex...

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 ...

Tales for Tails

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Bloomington Public Library
Registration
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Children's Department
Age Group: Child
Program Type: In-Person Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
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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 in the Children's Department: 6-6:10pm ...

Tales for Tails

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Bloomington Public Library
Registration
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Children's Department
Age Group: Child
Program Type: In-Person Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
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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 in the Children's Department: 1-1:10pm ...