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GED Classes

Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Quincy Public Library
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room

Upcycled Crafts: Recycled Beasties

Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Children's Theatre at Quincy Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts / DIY
Age Group:
Children, Tweens (9-12 or 5th-8th grade)
Event Details:

Today’s craft will challenge participants to create a beastie or animal from recycled plastic bottles and craft supplies. Are you up for the challenge? This program is for children...

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Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Children's Theatre
Age Group: Children, Tweens (9-12 or 5th-8th grade)
Program Type: Crafts / DIY
Registration Required
Event Details:

Today’s craft will challenge participants to create a beastie or animal from recycled plastic bottles and craft supplies. Are you up for the challenge? This program is for children ages 7 to 12, but all are welcome to attend.

Red Cross Disaster Meeting

Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Small Conference Room at Quincy Public Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Small Conference Room

Upcycled Crafts: Recycled Beasties

Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 6:00pm - 6:45pm
Children's Theatre at Quincy Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts / DIY
Age Group:
Children, Tweens (9-12 or 5th-8th grade)
Event Details:

Tonight's craft will challenge participants to create a beastie or animal from recycled plastic bottles and craft supplies. Are you up for the challenge? This program is for childr...

Registration
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Children's Theatre
Age Group: Children, Tweens (9-12 or 5th-8th grade)
Program Type: Crafts / DIY
Registration Required
Event Details:

Tonight's craft will challenge participants to create a beastie or animal from recycled plastic bottles and craft supplies. Are you up for the challenge?

Educational Seminar for Those Joining Medicare

Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Quincy Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

This seminar is for educational purposes to help those who will soon be retiring. In this seminar we will go over the 2 pathways of Medicare and what options are available for ret...

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

This seminar is for educational purposes to help those who will soon be retiring. In this seminar we will go over the 2 pathways of Medicare and what options are available for retirees.

Playdate at the Library

Friday, June 7, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Children's Theatre at Quincy Public Library
Program Type:
Playtime
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Join us for a playdate at the library! Play stations will be set up for your child(ren) to play with you and other children and their caregivers. Some of the play stations featured...

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Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Children's Theatre
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Playtime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a playdate at the library! Play stations will be set up for your child(ren) to play with you and other children and their caregivers.

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Upcycle Art: Puzzle Piece Tree

Friday, June 7, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Large Meeting Room at Quincy Public Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading, Crafts / DIY
Age Group:
Teens (13+ or 9th -12th grade)
Event Details:

Discover how to upcycle those old art supplies. Breathe new life into leftover puzzles and paints! Create a unique work of art that can be copied but never repeated. ♻🌳🧩 All mat...

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Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (13+ or 9th -12th grade)
Program Type: Summer Reading, Crafts / DIY
Registration Required
Event Details:

Discover how to upcycle those old art supplies. Breathe new life into leftover puzzles and paints! Create a unique work of art that can be copied but never repeated. ♻🌳🧩

All materials will be provided.

Parkinson's Group

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Quincy Public Library
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Photo of Karen Anderson, IL Humanities Road Scholar

More Than a Color: The Marginalization of African Beauty Through History

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Quincy Public Library
Program Type:
Performance / Lecture
Age Group:
Teens (13+ or 9th -12th grade), Adults (18+), Seniors
Event Details:

  A thoughtful and passionate artist and speaker, Karen Anderson honors Black women by examining how beauty standards have devalued Black beauty over centuri...

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Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (13+ or 9th -12th grade), Adults (18+), Seniors
Program Type: Performance / Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

 

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Accommodations

If you are a person with a disability who requires special assistance, please call 217-223-1309 in advance. 

Make Way for Movies: Migration

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Theatre at Quincy Public Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Children, Tweens (9-12 or 5th-8th grade), Family / Families
Event Details:

A family of ducks try to convince their overprotective father to go on the vacation of a lifetime (IMDB.com). This film series is intended for children of all ages with adult super...

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Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Children's Theatre
Age Group: Children, Tweens (9-12 or 5th-8th grade), Family / Families
Program Type: Movie
Registration Required
Event Details:

A family of ducks try to convince their overprotective father to go on the vacation of a lifetime (IMDB.com). This film series is intended for children of all ages with adult supervision.

Friends of the Library Meeting

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Children's Theatre at Quincy Public Library
Program Type:
Friends of the Library
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Children's Theatre
Program Type: Friends of the Library
Vito

Monday Matinee Movies: Vito

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Quincy Public Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adults (18+), Seniors
Event Details:

Monday Movies take place at 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm in the Large Meeting Room. Patrons are invited to bring a snack and non-alcoholic beverage to enjoy! Not sure if you'll enjoy this m...

Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults (18+), Seniors
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Monday Movies take place at 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm in the Large Meeting Room. Patrons are invited to bring a snack and non-alcoholic beverage to enjoy! Not sure if you'll enjoy this movie? Take a look at its audience rating to help you decide!

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you are a person with a disability who requires special assistance, please call 217-223-1309 in advance. 

AAUW Book Club

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Small Conference Room at Quincy Public Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Small Conference Room
Vito

Monday Movies: Vito

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Quincy Public Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adults (18+), Seniors
Event Details:

Monday Movies take place at 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm in the Large Meeting Room. Patrons are invited to bring a snack and non-alcoholic beverage to enjoy! Not sure if you'll enjoy this m...

Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults (18+), Seniors
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Monday Movies take place at 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm in the Large Meeting Room. Patrons are invited to bring a snack and non-alcoholic beverage to enjoy! Not sure if you'll enjoy this movie? Take a look at its audience rating to help you decide!

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you are a person with a disability who requires special assistance, please call 217-223-1309 in advance. 

Magnificent Mondays: Paper Collage

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 6:00pm - 6:45pm
Children's Theatre at Quincy Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts / DIY
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Participants will create a paper collage using scraps of paper and glue sticks. This program is designed for children ages 3-6, but all are welcome to attend. All QPL programs are ...

Registration
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Children's Theatre
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts / DIY
Registration Required
Event Details:

Participants will create a paper collage using scraps of paper and glue sticks. This program is designed for children ages 3-6, but all are welcome to attend.

ABA Therapy Meeting

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 9:00am - 12:00pm
South Study Room at Quincy Public Library
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: South Study Room

Toddler Time

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Children's Theatre at Quincy Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Toddler Time familiarizes toddlers with Library resources using music, songs, and playtime. This program is designed for children ages 16 months to 36 months, but all are welcome t...

Registration
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Children's Theatre
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Toddler Time familiarizes toddlers with Library resources using music, songs, and playtime. This program is designed for children ages 16 months to 36 months, but all are welcome to attend.

What's Gotten Into You

Renaissance Readers: What's Gotten Into You by Dan Levitt

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Small Conference Room at Quincy Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults (18+), Seniors
Event Details:

Renaissance Readers meet at 10:00 am on the second Tuesday of each month. Book titles are selected 3-6 months in advance. Any interested reader is invited to join the discuss...

Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Small Conference Room
Age Group: Adults (18+), Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Renaissance Readers meet at 10:00 am on the second Tuesday of each month.

Book titles are selected 3-6 months in advance.

Any interested reader is invited to join the discussion!

Minecraft Club

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:45pm
Children's Theatre at Quincy Public Library
Age Group:
Children, Tweens (9-12 or 5th-8th grade)
Event Details:

Join us at QPL’s first Minecraft Club. This unstructured program allows children to relax after school and play Minecraft with friends using the library’s Nintendo Switch Lites! Pa...

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Registration
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Children's Theatre
Age Group: Children, Tweens (9-12 or 5th-8th grade)
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us at QPL’s first Minecraft Club. This unstructured program allows children to relax after school and play Minecraft with friends using the library’s Nintendo Switch Lites! Participants can bring their own devices to the program as well.

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Teen Tuesday

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Quincy Public Library
Program Type:
Playtime
Age Group:
Teens (13+ or 9th -12th grade)
Event Details:

Teen Tuesday gives teens a safe place to hang out with friends. It's FREE and there's FOOD, what more could you want? Play video games, make a craft, and find friends. BOOM *mic...

Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (13+ or 9th -12th grade)
Program Type: Playtime
Event Details:

Teen Tuesday gives teens a safe place to hang out with friends. It's FREE and there's FOOD, what more could you want?

Play video games, make a craft, and find friends. BOOM *mic drop*

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you are a person with a disability who requires special assistance, please call 217-223-1309 in advance. 

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Banned Book Club

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Large Meeting Room at Quincy Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults (18+), Seniors
Event Details:

To read? Or not to Read? Is often the question that comes up with banned and challenged books. This book club answers that question with a big 'Heck Yes!' In this club, we are...

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Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults (18+), Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

To read? Or not to Read? Is often the question that comes up with banned and challenged books.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you are a person with a disability who requires special assistance, please call 217-223-1309 in advance. 

Baby Time

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Children's Theatre at Quincy Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Birth - Preschool
Event Details:

Baby Time is a lap-sit storytime for babies (birth-16 months) and their parents/caregivers, including books, rhymes, and songs. This program targets babies ages birth-16 months, bu...

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Registration
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Children's Theatre
Age Group: Children, Birth - Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Baby Time is a lap-sit storytime for babies (birth-16 months) and their parents/caregivers, including books, rhymes, and songs. This program targets babies ages birth-16 months, but all are welcome to attend.

Book Cover

Unshelved Book Club: Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Small Conference Room at Quincy Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults (18+), Seniors
Event Details:

Unshelved book club meets at 1:00 pm on the second Wednesday of every month.  Books are selected 3-6 months in advance.  Anyone interested in discussing the selected mont...

Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Small Conference Room
Age Group: Adults (18+), Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Unshelved book club meets at 1:00 pm on the second Wednesday of every month.  Books are selected 3-6 months in advance.  Anyone interested in discussing the selected monthly book is welcome to attend!  

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you are a person with a disability who requires special assistance, please call 217-223-1309 in advance. 

GED Classes

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Quincy Public Library
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room