We are a community connection to reading, life-long learning, and personal enrichment for a changing and diverse population.
We are a community connection to reading, life-long learning, and personal enrichment for a changing and diverse population.
The creatures of the sea have bizarre shapes and forms. Through the use of preserved specimens, participants can interact with sea horses, coral, sea stars, shark teeth, a squid beak, an eel skull and more! We are directly connected to the oceans by the Mississippi River. Learn about our impact on the oceans and how […]
Bill Wallace, Master Gardener with the University of IL- Extension Service, will discuss the world of “poisonous” plants. A plant can be medicinal, deadly, or both depending on its use. Learn more about these families of plants that can do both harm and good.
A highly skilled bubbleologist will dazzle you with fire, bubble fog, and a nearly perfect cube bubble!
Our Crafty Fridays Series continue during Summer Reading! Points awarded for attending a craft. Learn to make a simple device that will shoot pom poms into the air (or at each other). Craft will take place in the Teen Area.
A pot paining craft to help you celebrate Independence Day in July!
Look at the change in dinosaurs through time resulting in today’s modern birds. Learn about reptiles from the age of dinosaurs (turtles and crocodilians) that survived the mass extinction 65 million years ago. Examine dinosaur fossils, bird and reptile artifacts to see that dinosaurs are still with us today!
Our Crafty Fridays Series continue during Summer Reading! Points awarded for attending a craft. Make a firefly using pop bottles, craft materials, and a glow stick. Craft will take place in the Children's Room.
Join edutainer Barry Cloyd in tracing the history of the Midwestern Rivers with history and song!
Saturday, June 18 @ 3:30pm at the Warren County Public Library
Warren County Public Library is joining libraries across the state of Illinois to host award-winning chef Kwame Onwuachi. Onwuachi will discuss his new cookbook My America: Recipes from a Young Black Chef. The event will be held virtually on Wednesday, June 22, at 7 p.m. To register, visit https://bit.ly/June22_KwameOnwuachi
Learn basic wildflower identifications skills with Master Gardener Bill Wallace, then search around the library (and Pattee Plaza) to see how many you can find and identify.