Spring Break Activities: Drop-In Children's Crafts Basic crafts will be available in the Children's Department during the library's open hours ...

Spring Break Activities: Drop-In Lego Challenge Children ages 3-11 years are invited to visit the library's Children's Department during any open hours from March 24-April 1, to participate in a Lego Challenge and have their picture taken with the...

Spring Break Program: My Museum Bloomington Public Library is partnering with the McLean County Museum of History to present My Museum, a program which aims to help children learn about museums. During the program, children will participate i...

Spring Break Program: 2 Hours Outside (Party) Spend up to two hours outside and log those hours onto your 1000-Hours-Outside Tracker (or start your tracker at this event)! This outdoor party will take place near the pavilion at Miller Park and wil...

Virtual Reality Experience at Mass VR Discover a new reality! Join us in a 4 v 4 virtual reality experience at Mass VR in Bloomington. Infiltrate the enemy's base to destroy their power core while defending your own base against incoming attacks. ...

National Play Outside Day The first Saturday of every month is National Play Outside Day, and Spring is blooming! That means it's a fantastic time to unplug and get our bodies moving outside.  To encourage outdoor exploration, come to the ...

April is National Poetry Month! Help us celebrate by creating your very own haiku to add to our poetree display in the Children's Department! A traditional haiku is a three-line poem, usually about nature, with a total of 17 syllables. The fi...

Books on Tap Book Club The Books on Tap Book Club will meet at Lil Beaver Brewery to discuss A Generation of Sociopaths : How the Baby Boomers Betrayed America by Bruce Gibney.  Contact the Adult Services Desk at 309.590.6168&nbs...

Tales for Tails @ Miller Park 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: 5-5:10pm 5:15-5:25p...

Story Time @ The Junction Join us at The Junction (301 E Oakland Ave) for music and movement, stories, and fun! This program is intended for children ages birth to 11 years and their caregivers. Registration is required and is limited to 10 fam...

Tales for Tails @ Miller Park 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: 5-5:10pm 5:15-5...

Story Time @ The Junction Join us at The Junction (301 E Oakland Ave) for music and movement, stories, and fun! This program is intended for children ages birth to 11 years and their caregivers. Registration is required and is limited to 10 fam...

Intro to Micro:bit Micro:bit is a computer that fits in your hand and can introduce you to how software and hardware work together. In this program, teens will have the opportunity to use codeblocks in Makecode Micro:bit to write the code for a si...

Tales for Tails @ Miller Park 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: 5-5:10pm 5:15-5...

Story Time @ The Junction Join us at The Junction (301 E Oakland Ave) for music and movement, stories, and fun! This program is intended for children ages birth to 11 years and their caregivers. Registration is required and is limited to 10 fam...

Drop-In Lego Challenge Children ages 3-11 years are invited to visit the library's Children's Department on Saturday, April 22, between 10-11am to participate in a Lego Challenge and have their picture taken with their creation. The Challenge: ...

National Library Week 2023: There's More to the Story Join us in celebrating National Library Week 2023! This year's theme is There's More to the Story! As you visit the Children's Department during open library hours the week of April 23-29, y...

Intro to Fresco Teens will explore graphic art and illustration using the free Adobe software Fresco, a program based off of Adobe's original Illustrator software. Laptops and drawing pads will be provided for teens to use to create their designs....

ESL Conversation: English as a Second Language Come and practice speaking English with the Bloomington Public Library & STAR Adult Literacy. Each month we will introduce a new topic to discuss.  The group meets on various Mondays ...

Tales for Tails @ Miller Park 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: 5-5:10pm 5:15-5...

Story Time @ The Junction Join us at The Junction (301 E Oakland Ave) for music and movement, stories, and fun! This program is intended for children ages birth to 11 years and their caregivers. Registration is required and is limited to 10 fam...

Books on Tap Book Club The Books on Tap Book Club will meet at Lil Beaver Brewery to discuss Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner.  Contact the Adult Services Desk at 309.590.6168 or reference@bloomingtonlibrary.org ...

ESL Conversation: English as a Second Language Come and practice speaking English with the Bloomington Public Library & STAR Adult Literacy. Each month we will introduce a new topic to discuss.  The group meets on various Mondays ...

Books on Tap Book Club The Books on Tap Book Club will meet at Lil Beaver Brewery to discuss The Black Tides of Heaven by Neon Yang.  Contact the Adult Services Desk at 309.590.6168 or reference@bloomingtonlibrary.org t...