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We are a community connection to reading, life-long learning, and personal enrichment for a changing and diverse population.
Thursday, September 29th @ 5:30pm | ZOOM | Linus is a buttoned-up, live-by-the-rules, no-fun employee who works for the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. When he gets his latest secret assignment from Extremely Upper Management to visit an orphanage on a remote island, he doesn't know what to expect.
Thursday, October 27th @ 5:30pm | ZOOM | The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night. Behind the scenes wages a long, mysterious competition between two star-crossed magicians; the circus is a stage for a battle of imagination, will, and love.
It's Warren County Public Library's annual Halloween story time and trick or treat event celebrating fun, fall, and the community we serve.
This is a free event open to the public.
Join us for a conversation with Caitlin Doughty, mortician, bestselling author, and advocate for death acceptance. Hailed by The New York Times as "a relentlessly curious and chipper tour guide to the underworld,” she’ll discuss reform of Western funeral industry practices and much more with Mark Bazer (The Interview Show).
It's not too late to sign up for the Rules of the Road Refresher Course! RSVP required.
Call the library at 309-734-3166 or email adult@wcplibrary.org to reserve a spot!
Wednesday, November 30th @ 5:30pm | ZOOM | Tristran Thorn will do anything to win the cold heart of beautiful Victoria Forester—even fetch her the star they watch fall from the night sky. But to do so, he must enter the unexplored lands on the other side of the ancient wall that gives their tiny village its name. Beyond that stone barrier, Tristran learns, lies Faerie...where nothing not even a fallen star, is what he imagined, and the most exhilarating adventure of the young man's life awaits.
Join Shauna Sever, cookbook author, TV and radio contributor, and daughter of the great Midwest, for this special Illinois Libraries Present holiday season event. Shauna will share her love of food, baking, and some tips to make your holiday gatherings delicious.
Every Saturday @ 10am in the Children's Room!
For young children, ages 0-5 and their siblings.
Play games, sing songs, and listen to stories. Then, enjoy doing a short craft or activity.
A presentation on consumer fraud and identity theft, offered by Heather Calcara with the Office of the Illinois Attorney General. Tuesday, January 10th @ 10am.
Kick off your new year with a conversation about joy with best-selling essayist and award-winning poet Ross Gay. This discussion of his most recent collection of essays, Inciting Joy, will explore the joy we incite when we turn our attention to what brings us together and to what we love.