THE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, APRIL 22

On the day of the closure ...

  • The Bookmobile will make all its stops.
  • Our book return drop box will be relocated to the area outside of the Olive Street entrance.

This closure will allow us to apply asphalt to our parking lot.
Prior to the closure, call 309.590.6120 or text 309.446.8398 with questions.

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Memories from The Eastland Disaster

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: 45
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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. --- Founders of the Eastland Disaster Historical Society (EDHS) will present...

"Capsized!" with Author Patricia Sutton

2:00pm - 3:30pm
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Room: Community Rm 2 & Online
Age Group: Child, Baby & Toddler, Adult, Teens, Everyone
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. --- Capsized! The Forgotten Story of the SS Eastland Disaster is an engaging...

History Reads Book Club

7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Room: Conference Room & Online
Age Group: Adult
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History Reads Book Club The History Reads Book Club will meet to discuss The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore. Participants have the option to meet either in-person at Bloomington Public Library or online via Zoom.  Registrati...

The Many Lives of Kal Penn

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Bloomington Public Library
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Bloomington Public Library
Room: Virtual Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Online Program
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Kal Penn (kalpenn.com) is an actor, writer, producer, and former Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. Penn was a national co-chair for the Obama/Biden re-election campaign in 2012 and served on the President’s Committee ...

COMPOST ... Nature’s Climate Champion!

11:00am - 12:00pm
Bloomington Public Library & Online
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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?  --- Would you like to get started but don't...

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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Seats Remaining: 22
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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.   Contact the library's Help Desk at 309.590.6168 or reference@bloomingtonlibrary.org ...

"Ashes Under Water" with Author Michael McCarthy

7:00pm - 8:30pm
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Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Bloomington Reads, In-Person Program, Online Program
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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. --- Ashes Under Water: The SS Eastland and the Shipwreck That Shook America reviews the 1915 Eas...

Music of the Great Lakes and Illinois Waterways

2:00pm - 3:30pm
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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. --- Musician Lee Murdock performs a boundless body of music and stories from...

Fiction Book Club

7:00pm - 8:15pm
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Age Group: Adult
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Fiction Book Club n recognition of Jewish American Heritage Month, the Fiction Book Club will meet to discuss Künstlers in Paradise by Cathleen Schine. Participants have the option to meet either in-person in the Conference Room...

Fact and Fiction with Author Jocelyn Green

2:00pm - 3:30pm
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Room: Community Rm 2 & Online
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Bloomington Reads, In-Person Program, Online Program
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Seats Remaining: 57
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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. --- Author Jocelyn Green shares her insight into the research and writing of...

Hidden Gifts of Visual Thinkers

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Bloomington Public Library
Virtual Event
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 with Temple Grandin, Phd. Join us for a special event with Temple Grandin, PhD., one of the world’s most accomplished and well-known adults with autism. Grandin has been at the forefront of research and activis...

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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True Colors Book Club he True Colors Book Club will meet to discuss The Pink Line: Journeys Across the World's Queer Frontiers by Mark Gevissier. Participants have the option to meet either in-person at the Unitarian Church (1613 E. ...

Mystery Book Club

7:00pm - 8:30pm
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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 Girl Beneath the Sea by Andrew Mayne. Participants have the option to meet either in-person at Bloomington Public Library or online via Zoom.  Contact the library's...

The Woman Who Would Not Be Silenced

7:00pm - 8:00pm
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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. In spite of her husband Theophilus insisting to everyo...

Fiction Book Club

7:00pm - 8:15pm
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Age Group: Adult
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Fiction Book Club In recognition of Pride Month, the Fiction Book Club will meet to discuss The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. Participants have the option to meet either in-person in the Conference Room at Bloom...

True Crime Book Club

7:00pm - 8:15pm
Bloomington Public Library & Online
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Room: Community Rm 2 & Online
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club, In-Person Program, Online Program
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Lock Your Doors: A True Crime Book Club In recognition of Pride Month, the True Crime Book Club will meet to discuss Party Monster: A Fabulous But True Tale of Murder in Clubland by James St. James. Attendees will have the option to me...

Exploring Historic Traditions at ISU

7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Age Group: Adult
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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? Was graduation ever held ...

Hunting the I-70 Serial Killer

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Age Group: Adult
Program Type: In-Person Program, Online Program
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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. Law enforcement off...

Mystery Book Club

7:00pm - 8:30pm
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Age Group: Adult
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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 Public Library or online via Zoom.  Contact the l...

Fiction Book Club

7:00pm - 8:15pm
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Age Group: Adult
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Fiction Book Club The Fiction Book Club will meet to discuss The House of Lincoln by Nancy Horan. Participants have the option to meet either in-person in the Conference Room at Bloomington Public Library or online via Zoom...

Meditation for a More Balanced Life

7:00pm - 8:15pm
Bloomington Public Library & Online
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Age Group: Adult, Teens
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Meditation for a More Balanced Life   People all over the world are embracing meditation to help them lead a more peaceful and healthy life. Scientific studies have proven that the practice of meditation provides deep relaxation to the b...

History Reads Book Club

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Bloomington Public Library & Online
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Age Group: Adult
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History Reads Book Club The History Reads Book Club will meet to discuss Cahokia: Ancient America's Great City on the Mississippi by Timothy Pauketat.  Participants have the option to meet either in-person at Bloomington Public Librar...

Mystery Book Club

7:00pm - 8:30pm
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Age Group: Adult
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Mystery Book Club The Mystery Book Club will meet to discuss A Disappearance in Fiji by Nilima Rao. Participants have the option to meet either in-person at Bloomington Public Library or online via Zoom.  Contact the library's He...

Fiction Book Club

7:00pm - 8:15pm
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Age Group: Adult
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Fiction Book Club he Fiction Book Club will meet to discuss Sunshine Nails by Mai Nguyen. Participants have the option to meet either in-person in the Conference Room at Bloomington Public Library or online via Zoom.  ...