3D-Printed Holidays After reviewing Tinkercad's best practices and tools, teens will use Tinkercad to create 3D-printed ornaments, gifts, or winter decorations. Different designs will be shared which teens will be able to personalize. Attendees wi...

Books on Tap Book Club The Books on Tap Book Club will meet at Lil Beaver Brewery to discuss The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin.  Contact the Adult Services Desk at 309.590.6168 or reference@bloomingtonlibrary...

The  Power of Meditation and Gratitude This Holiday Season Meditation has become increasingly popular. It can provide life transforming benefits. By learning and practicing this simple yet profound technique, it will become clear how med...

Who Killed Carol Rofstad? On December 22, 1975, ISU student Carol Rofstad was beaten and left for dead in front of her home, the Delta Zeta sorority house. She died that Christmas Eve, only 21 years old. The case remains unsolved.  Join th...

Stuffed Animal Dropoff Does your child have a stuffed animal who would love to come to a sleepover at the library? Stuffed animals can be dropped off at the desk in the Children's Department any time between 5pm and 9pm on Wednesday, December 1...

Make Your D&D Mini Teens who register are invited to join us in the library's Computer Lab as we create custom D&D mini figures using Hero Forge -- an online character design application that allows users to create a custom miniature for t...

Books on Tap Book Club The Books on Tap Book Club will meet at Lil Beaver Brewery (5 Finance Drive, Bloomington) to discuss Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R. F. Kuang. ...

Mystery Book Club The Mystery Book Club will meet to discuss An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene Tursten. Participants have the option to meet either in-person at Bloomington Public Library or online via Zoom.  Contact ...

Fiction Book Club The Fiction Book Club will meet to discuss The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles. Participants have the option to meet either in-person in the Conference Room at Bloomington Public Library or online via Zoom.  Conta...

History Reads / True Crime (Combined Book Club) The History Reads Book Club and True Crime Book Club will meet together to discuss Mary Jane's Ghost: The Legacy of a Murder in Small Town America by Ted Gregory. This is a one-time combine...

Let's Dish! A Cookbook Club  Calling culinary enthusiasts! Join us in exploring the book Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking by Toni Tipton-Martin. Prepare a recipe of your choosing from the cookbook and bring it t...

Mystery Book Club The Mystery Book Club will meet to discuss Pay Dirt Road by Samantha Jayne Allen. Participants have the option to meet either in-person at Bloomington Public Library or online via Zoom.  Contact the library's He...

English Language Conversation The English Language Conversations Group, offered in partnership with STAR Adult Literacy, is designed for adults for whom English is a second language. The group works on conversation skills with guided topics....

Fiction Book Club In recognition of Black History Month, the Fiction Book Club will meet to discuss Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow. Participants have the option to meet either in-person in the Conference Room at Bloom...

True Colors Book Club The True Colors Book Club will meet to discuss Pageboy by Elliot Page. Participants have the option to meet either in-person at the Unitarian Church (1613 E. Emerson St.) or online via Zoom.  Registratio...

Mystery Book Club The Mystery Book Club will meet to discuss Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson. Participants have the option to meet either in-person at Bloomington Public Library or online via Zoom.  ...

English Language Conversation The English Language Conversations Group, offered in partnership with STAR Adult Literacy, is designed for adults for whom English is a second language. The group works on conversation skills with guided topics....

Fiction Book Club In recognition of Women's History Month, the Fiction Book Club will meet to discuss The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff. Participants have the option to meet either in-person in the Conference Room at Bloom...

Books on Tap Book Club he Books on Tap Book Club will meet at Lil Beaver Brewery to discuss World Running Down by Al Hess.   Contact the Help Desk at 309.590.6168 or reference@bloomingtonlibrary.org to check ou...

Let’s Dish! A Cookbook Club Calling culinary enthusiasts! Join us in exploring the book Falastin: A Cookbook by Sami Tamimi & Tara Wigley. Prepare a recipe of your choosing from the cookbook and bring it to share. Copies of the cookbook w...

Mystery Book Club The Mystery Book Club will meet to discuss Vanishing Edge by Claire Kells. Participants have the option to meet either in-person at Bloomington Public Library or online via Zoom.  Contact the library's Help Desk...

English Language Conversation The English Language Conversations Group, offered in partnership with STAR Adult Literacy, is designed for adults for whom English is a second language. The group works on conversation skills with guided topics....

Fiction Book Club In recognition of Arab American Heritage Month, the Fiction Book Club will meet to discuss The Other Americans by Laila Lalami. Participants have the option to meet either in-person in the Conference ...