Name: Story Time
Start: 2025-05-05T10:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-05-05T11:30:00-05:00
Location: IPDPL - Benson

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Branches	Benson	Spring Bay	Washburn
Rooms	Main Reading Room (B)	Main Reading Room (SB)	Community Room (W)
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10:30am	This event is in the "Toddlers (2 - 6)" group. Story Time 10:30am - 11:30am Toddlers (2 - 6) Benson Open Registration This event is in the "Toddlers (2 - 6)" group. Open Library Branch: Benson Room: Main Reading Room (B) Age Group: Toddlers (2 - 6) Program Type: Educational Programming, Family Programming Registration Required Seats Remaining: 10 Story Time Children of all ages are invited to join us for stories and songs, movement and music, and literacy and laughter! All ages and developmental stages are welcome. Event Details: Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Story Time. Registering guarantees your space, should capacity become an issue. It also allows us to adequately prepare materials for all attendees. Finally, it gives our Disclaimer(s) Adult Supervision IPDPL programming is not designed to be "drop and go" for children. Please have a parent, guardian, or another responsible caregiver present if your child is attending this program. Thank you! Children Outdoors Whenever possible, children's programming sessions will be held in outdoor green spaces, weather permitting. Please call the library at (309) 921-5074 if you have questions regarding any possible weather cancellations or alternate locations. In the event of inclement weather, sessions scheduled outdoors will be held inside the local library branch.
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3:00pm		This event is in the "Toddlers (2 - 6)" group. Story Time 3:00pm - 4:00pm Toddlers (2 - 6) Spring Bay Open Registration This event is in the "Toddlers (2 - 6)" group. Open Library Branch: Spring Bay Room: Main Reading Room (SB) Age Group: Toddlers (2 - 6) Program Type: Educational Programming, Family Programming Registration Required Seats Remaining: 8 Story Time Children of all ages are invited to join us for stories and songs, movement and music, and literacy and laughter! All ages and developmental stages are welcome. Event Details: Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Story Time. Registering guarantees your space, should capacity become an issue. It also allows us to adequately prepare materials for all attendees. Finally, it gives our Disclaimer(s) Adult Supervision IPDPL programming is not designed to be "drop and go" for children. Please have a parent, guardian, or another responsible caregiver present if your child is attending this program. Thank you! Children Outdoors Whenever possible, children's programming sessions will be held in outdoor green spaces, weather permitting. Please call the library at (309) 921-5074 if you have questions regarding any possible weather cancellations or alternate locations. In the event of inclement weather, sessions scheduled outdoors will be held inside the local library branch.	This event is in the "Everyone" group. LEGO Free Play and Are You Game? 3:00pm - 5:00pm Everyone Washburn This event is in the "Everyone" group. Library Branch: Washburn Room: Community Room (W) Age Group: Everyone Program Type: Family Programming, Games & Gaming, STEAM LEGO Free Play Did you know that using only six 2 x 4 LEGO bricks, there are 915,103,765 possible building combinations? IPDPL has a LOT more than six LEGO bricks, so the combinations could be endless! Come to our drop-in LEGO Free Play session to build whatever is in your imagination! Event Details: Are You Game? Bring your friends and family to the library for some tabletop gaming fun! Explore the library’s collection of games, or bring your own family-friendly favorites to share. Disclaimer(s) Adult Supervision IPDPL programming is not designed to be "drop and go" for children. Please have a parent, guardian, or another responsible caregiver present if your child is attending this program. Thank you! LEGO Free Play LEGO Free Play sessions are intended as an opportunity for children to exercise their creativity using LEGO bricks and pieces. All supplied LEGO bricks and pieces provided are the property of Illinois Prairie District Public Library and are not intended to be taken home. Completed LEGO builds may be displayed within the library at the discretion of library staff. WARNING! CHOKING HAZARD: Standard LEGO pieces are intended and rated for children 3 years and up. LEGO pieces should not be placed in or near the mouth. LEGO pieces should not be swallowed as this can present a choking hazard.
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6:00pm		This event is in the "Adults" group. Spring Bay Bookies 6:00pm - 7:00pm Adults Spring Bay This event is in the "Adults" group. Library Branch: Spring Bay Room: Main Reading Room (SB) Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Clubs, Literature & Writing Bookies The Spring Bay Bookies is an adult book club that focuses on literary and women's fiction. Readers who share a love of books and laughter are always welcome, but be warned - discussions are sure to get off the beaten path from time to time! The Bookies meet on the first Monday* of the month at 6:00 pm at IPDPL - Spring Bay. Regularly scheduled meetings that fall on holidays when the library is closed are routinely rescheduled to the following Monday. Event Details:* The River We Remember: A Novel, by William Kent Krueger On Memorial Day 1958 in Jewel, Minnesota, the body of wealthy landowner Jimmy Quinn is found floating in the Alabaster River, dead from a shotgun blast.
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Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Story Time.

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Story Time

Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Story Time.

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LEGO Free Play and Are You Game?

LEGO Free Play and Are You Game?

LEGO Free Play

Are You Game?

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The River We Remember: A Novel, by William Kent Krueger

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Story Time

Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Story Time.

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Supervision

Children Outdoors

Story Time

Due to space limitations, registration is requested for Story Time.

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Supervision

Children Outdoors

LEGO Free Play

Are You Game?

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Supervision

LEGO Free Play

Bookies

The River We Remember: A Novel, by William Kent Krueger