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Bookmobile to Garling Heights

7:30pm–8:30pm
Everyone
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
:

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Closed until Noon for Strategic Planning Staff Workshop

9:00am–12:00pm
Bloomington Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Bloomington Public Library
Description:

The library will be closed until noon for a Strategic Planning Staff Workshop.

Bookmobile to Broadmoor

3:30pm–4:30pm
Everyone
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
:

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After School @BPL

3:30pm–5:30pm
Child
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Children's Program Rm 1 & 2
Age Group: Child
Program Type: In-Person Program
:

Join us for after-school fun! Various activities will be offered depending on the date:

Disclaimer(s)

Hearing Device Assistance

To accommodate hard-of-hearing patrons, the library offers the use of assistive listening devices in each Community Room and in each Children’s Program Room. For these devices to work, the presenter must use the room’s sound system. For the clearest sound, make sure the device is unobstructed by clothing or jewelry and sit in the first few rows.
If you experience connectivity issues, please let a staff member know. A guide on using the assistive listening devices is available.

Bookmobile to Cardinal Ridge

5:30pm–6:45pm
Everyone
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
:

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Bookmobile to Hilltop Mobile Home Park

7:30pm–8:30pm
Everyone
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
:

Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

Bookmobile to Waterford Estates

10:30am–11:30am
Everyone
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
:

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Bookmobile to Brookridge Heights Apts

12:15pm–1:15pm
Everyone
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
:

Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

  • 309.590.6120 (call)
  • 309.446.8398 (text)

Find more information about the Bookmobile and schedule online.

Bookmobile to Arrowsmith

8:45am–9:45am
Everyone
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
:

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Prairie Fire Theatre Presents Quack-a-Doodle-Doo

10:00am–11:00am
Child, Baby & Toddler, Adult, Teens, Everyone
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Community Rm 1 & 2
Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler, Adult, Teens, Everyone
Program Type: In-Person Program
:

Prairie Fire Theatre's Children's Opera presents Quack-a-Doodle-Doo.

Disclaimer(s)

Hearing Device Assistance

To accommodate hard-of-hearing patrons, the library offers the use of assistive listening devices in each Community Room and in each Children’s Program Room. For these devices to work, the presenter must use the room’s sound system. For the clearest sound, make sure the device is unobstructed by clothing or jewelry and sit in the first few rows.
If you experience connectivity issues, please let a staff member know. A guide on using the assistive listening devices is available.

Bookmobile to Ellsworth

10:15am–11:00am
Everyone
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
:

Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

Bookmobile to Eagle Crest East

12:00pm–1:00pm
Everyone
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
:

Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

Bookmobile to Arbors Apartments

3:30pm–4:30pm
Everyone
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
:

Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

Bookmobile to Royal Pointe Road

5:30pm–6:30pm
Everyone
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
:

Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

Language Conversation Group

5:30pm–6:30pm
Adult, Teens
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Community Rm 3
Age Group: Adult, Teens
Program Type: In-Person Program
:

Are you looking to practice your language skills in a friendly and relaxed setting? Come join our Language Conversation Group!

Disclaimer(s)

Hearing Device Assistance

To accommodate hard-of-hearing patrons, the library offers the use of assistive listening devices in each Community Room and in each Children’s Program Room. For these devices to work, the presenter must use the room’s sound system. For the clearest sound, make sure the device is unobstructed by clothing or jewelry and sit in the first few rows.
If you experience connectivity issues, please let a staff member know. A guide on using the assistive listening devices is available.

Singing, Swinging Story Time

6:00pm–6:30pm
Child, Baby & Toddler
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Children's Program Rm 1 & 2
Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler
Program Type: Story Time, In-Person Program
:

This story time for people of all ages will deliver an evening of stories, laughter, fingerplays, and songs accompanied by guitar! 

Disclaimer(s)

Hearing Device Assistance

To accommodate hard-of-hearing patrons, the library offers the use of assistive listening devices in each Community Room and in each Children’s Program Room. For these devices to work, the presenter must use the room’s sound system. For the clearest sound, make sure the device is unobstructed by clothing or jewelry and sit in the first few rows.
If you experience connectivity issues, please let a staff member know. A guide on using the assistive listening devices is available.

Bookmobile to Old Farm Lakes

7:15pm–8:30pm
Everyone
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
:

Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

Bookmobile to Traditions

3:30pm–4:30pm
Everyone
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
:

Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

5th Grade TeenZone Preview Nights

5:00pm–8:30pm
Child, Teens
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: TeenZone
Age Group: Child, Teens
Program Type: In-Person Program
:

Calling all graduating 5th graders! School will soon be out and starting May 26 -- the first day of the Summer Reading Program -- the library will consider you a teen!

Bookmobile to Golden Eagle

5:30pm–6:30pm
Everyone
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
:

Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

Fiction Book Club

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adult
Bloomington Public Library & Online
Register
Registration Required
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library & Online
Room: Conference Room & Online
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club, In-Person Program, Online Program
Registration Required
:

The Fiction Book Club will be reading The Verifiers by Jane Pek.        

ILP: Babel-On with R.F. Kuang

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adult
Bloomington Public Library
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Virtual Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Online Program
:

R.F. Kuang’s genre-bending fiction broaches ordinarily serious topics from a satirical and fantastical perspective.

Bookmobile to Ponds Apts

7:15pm–8:30pm
Everyone
Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Bookmobile Stop
:

Call or text if you have questions about the Bookmobile:

Teen Writing Workshop

12:00pm–1:00pm
Teens
Bloomington Public Library
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: TeenZone
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: In-Person Program
:

This writing workshop is for teens in Grades 6-12 and is perfect for homeschooled creative writers!