Upcoming Events

Name: Take & Make: Mini Journals or Art Books!
Start: 2024-06-03T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-06-29T17:00:00-05:00
Location: Quincy Public Library

Featured Events

A mini book decorated and held together with binder rings

Take & Make: Mini Journals or Art Books!

06/03/2024 @ 9:00am to 06/29/2024 @ 5:00pm

Quincy Public Library

Program Type:

Take & Make, Summer Reading, Crafts / DIY

Age Group:

Tweens (9-12 or 5th-8th grade), Teens (13+ or 9th -12th grade), Adults (18+), Seniors

Library Branch: Quincy Public Library

Age Group: Tweens (9-12 or 5th-8th grade), Teens (13+ or 9th -12th grade), Adults (18+), Seniors

Program Type: Take & Make, Summer Reading, Crafts / DIY

Registration Required

Event Details:

The sky is the limit when it comes to upcycling! A little time, enjoyment, and TLC will turn a standard used deck of cards and some discarded books into an adorable book that you can decorate your own way!

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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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)

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.

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

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:

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

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

The Heat Will Kill You First: The 411 on Climate Change

Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Large Meeting Room at Quincy Public Library

Program Type:

Summer Reading

Age Group:

Adults (18+), Seniors

Library Branch: Quincy Public Library

Room: Large Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults (18+), Seniors

Program Type: Summer Reading

Registration Required

Event Details:

The Earth is changing. And it will continue to change as climate change wreaks havoc across the world. But wait... is climate change real?

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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I Love the 90s Movie Night- FernGully: the Last Rainforest

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Large Meeting Room at Quincy Public Library

Program Type:

Summer Reading, Movie

Age Group:

Teens (13+ or 9th -12th grade), Adults (18+)

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Library Branch: Quincy Public Library

Room: Large Meeting Room

Age Group: Teens (13+ or 9th -12th grade), Adults (18+)

Program Type: Summer Reading, Movie

Event Details:

The 90s are back, baby! Brush up on a classic from the last century.

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Memorial Day

All Day

Closing

Branches:

Quincy Public Library

Bookies

1:00pm - 2:30pm

Book Club

Library Branch: Quincy Public Library

Room: Small Conference Room

Age Group: Adults (18+), Seniors

Program Type: Book Club

Event Details:

Bookies meet at 1:00 on the first Wednesday of every month. Book selections are made 3-6 months in advance. Anyone interested in book discussions is welcome to attend!

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

10:00am - 11:30am

Book Club

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!

Banned Book Club

6:30pm - 7:45pm

Book Club

Registration

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.

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

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Book Club

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.

Let's Taco Bout Books: Teen Book Club

3:00pm - 4:30pm

Book Club

Registration

Library Branch: Quincy Public Library

Room: Large Meeting Room

Age Group: Teens (13+ or 9th -12th grade)

Program Type: Book Club

Registration Required

Event Details:

Reading a book? Let's Taco Bout It!

Bookies

1:00pm - 2:30pm

Book Club

Library Branch: Quincy Public Library

Room: Small Conference Room

Age Group: Adults (18+), Seniors

Program Type: Book Club

Event Details:

Bookies meet at 1:00 on the first Wednesday of every month. Book selections are made 3-6 months in advance. Anyone interested in book discussions is welcome to attend!

Independence Day

All Day

Closing

Branches:

Quincy Public Library

Renaissance Readers: An Immense World by Ed Yong

10:00am - 11:30am

Book Club

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!

Unshelved Book Club: Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Book Club

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.

Let's Taco Bout Books: Teen Book Club

3:00pm - 4:30pm

Book Club

Registration

Library Branch: Quincy Public Library

Room: Large Meeting Room

Age Group: Teens (13+ or 9th -12th grade)

Program Type: Book Club

Registration Required

Event Details:

Reading a book? Let's Taco Bout It!

Banned Book Club

6:30pm - 7:45pm

Book Club

Registration

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.

Bookies

1:00pm - 2:30pm

Book Club

Library Branch: Quincy Public Library

Room: Small Conference Room

Age Group: Adults (18+), Seniors

Program Type: Book Club

Event Details:

Bookies meet at 1:00 on the first Wednesday of every month. Book selections are made 3-6 months in advance. Anyone interested in book discussions is welcome to attend!

Let's Taco Bout Books: Teen Book Club

3:00pm - 4:30pm

Book Club

Registration

Library Branch: Quincy Public Library

Room: Large Meeting Room

Age Group: Teens (13+ or 9th -12th grade)

Program Type: Book Club

Registration Required

Event Details:

Reading a book? Let's Taco Bout It!

Renaissance Readers: (TBA)

10:00am - 11:30am

Book Club

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!

Unshelved Book Club: Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Book Club

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.

Banned Book Club

6:30pm - 7:45pm

Book Club

Registration

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.

Labor Day

All Day

Closing

Branches:

Quincy Public Library

Renaissance Readers: (TBA)

10:00am - 11:30am

Book Club

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!

Unshelved Book Club: Moorewood Family Rules by HelenKay Dimon

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Book Club

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.

Banned Book Club

6:30pm - 7:45pm

Book Club

Registration

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.

Renaissance Readers: (TBA)

10:00am - 11:30am

Book Club

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!

Unshelved Book Club: Big Read Book

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Book Club

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.

Banned Book Club

6:30pm - 7:45pm

Book Club

Registration

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.

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