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Plethora Of Pens

6:30pm - 7:30pm
All Ages
Library Branch: Glen Carbon Centennial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Writers' Group
Event Details:

This is an open group, walk-ins are welcome, all writing levels, all genres. If you just want to write your memoirs for your family, that's great. If you want to write the next breakout series, fantastic.

Read with Dogs

6:45pm - 7:00pm
Kids, Teens (Grades 6-12)
Registration
Library Branch: Glen Carbon Centennial Library
Room: Youth Room
Age Group: Kids, Teens (Grades 6-12)
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Sit with licensed therapy dogs and read a story of your choosing! This registration gives an individual child or group 15 minutes to read and pet a loveable dog!

Disclaimer(s)

The Glen Carbon Centennial Library is committed to making our events accessible to everyone.  If you require an accommodation or service to fully participate, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults.  Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program.  Drop offs will not be permitted.

Read with Dogs

7:00pm - 7:15pm
Kids, Teens (Grades 6-12)
Registration
Library Branch: Glen Carbon Centennial Library
Room: Youth Room
Age Group: Kids, Teens (Grades 6-12)
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Sit with licensed therapy dogs and read a story of your choosing! This registration gives an individual child or group 15 minutes to read and pet a loveable dog!

Disclaimer(s)

The Glen Carbon Centennial Library is committed to making our events accessible to everyone.  If you require an accommodation or service to fully participate, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults.  Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program.  Drop offs will not be permitted.

Read with Dogs

7:15pm - 7:30pm
Kids, Teens (Grades 6-12)
Registration
Library Branch: Glen Carbon Centennial Library
Room: Youth Room
Age Group: Kids, Teens (Grades 6-12)
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Sit with licensed therapy dogs and read a story of your choosing! This registration gives an individual child or group 15 minutes to read and pet a loveable dog!

Disclaimer(s)

The Glen Carbon Centennial Library is committed to making our events accessible to everyone.  If you require an accommodation or service to fully participate, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults.  Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program.  Drop offs will not be permitted.

Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Preschool (Ages 3-5)
Library Branch: Glen Carbon Centennial Library
Room: Youth Room
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 3-5)
Program Type: Storytime

Disclaimer(s)

The Glen Carbon Centennial Library is committed to making our events accessible to everyone.  If you require an accommodation or service to fully participate, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults.  Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program.  Drop offs will not be permitted.

Teen Art Unlimited: Calligraphy

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Teens (Grades 6-12)
Registration
Library Branch: Glen Carbon Centennial Library
Room: Youth Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 6-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Join Sam at the library as we craft and create! Each month will feature a different art medium and project, lasting two weeks. Get your creativity flowing with your friends!

Disclaimer(s)

The Glen Carbon Centennial Library is committed to making our events accessible to everyone.  If you require an accommodation or service to fully participate, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

Occasionally, the library will take photographs during programs for promotional purposes.  These photographs may be placed in the newspaper, website, or on social media.

Teen Hangout

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens (Grades 6-12)
Library Branch: Glen Carbon Centennial Library
Age Group: Teens (Grades 6-12)
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Join us every Wednesday for some free time with your friends! Enjoy activities, board games, and chill vibes while you hang out.

Open to youths in grades 6 through 12.

Disclaimer(s)

The Glen Carbon Centennial Library is committed to making our events accessible to everyone.  If you require an accommodation or service to fully participate, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

Virtual Yoga with Anne

5:30pm - 6:15pm
Adults
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

This Slow Flow practice will lead you through a series of yoga poses that focus on strengthening, lengthening, and stretching. Side effects may include a sense of well-being and feelings of peace and calmness! Recommended props: 1.

Baby Lapsit

10:00am - 11:00am
Babies (Birth-Age 2)
Library Branch: Glen Carbon Centennial Library
Room: Youth Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth-Age 2)
Program Type: Play and Learn, Storytime
Event Details:

Build your baby’s literacy foundation with skills, stories, and songs in a 20-minute session. Playtime follows to help with the development of social skills. Planned for ages birth to 2. 

Disclaimer(s)

The Glen Carbon Centennial Library is committed to making our events accessible to everyone.  If you require an accommodation or service to fully participate, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults.  Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program.  Drop offs will not be permitted.

Jr Friends

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens (Grades 6-12)
Library Branch: Glen Carbon Centennial Library
Age Group: Teens (Grades 6-12)
Program Type: Volunteer
Event Details:

Are you in grades 6-12? Do you want your voice to be heard at your library? Join the Junior Friends of the Library! Earn community service or volunteer hours and help brainstorm ideas to make the library a better place for teens!

Disclaimer(s)

The Glen Carbon Centennial Library is committed to making our events accessible to everyone.  If you require an accommodation or service to fully participate, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

Twitch

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens (Grades 6-12)
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Teens (Grades 6-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Gaming
Event Details:

Do you love art, books, and video games? Do you want to see more of them at the Library? Well, check out our Teen Twitch channel! Sam will be streaming Switch games, learning about and creating art, and talking about her favorite books!

Library Closed: Veteran's Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Glen Carbon Centennial Library

Imagination Station

10:00am - 10:30am
Preschool (Ages 3-5)
Library Branch: Glen Carbon Centennial Library
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 3-5)
Program Type: Play and Learn
Event Details:

Join us for a morning of activity, imagining, creating, songs, and fun! The last Tuesday of each month is a Dance Party with instruments and parachute play.

Disclaimer(s)

The Glen Carbon Centennial Library is committed to making our events accessible to everyone.  If you require an accommodation or service to fully participate, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults.  Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program.  Drop offs will not be permitted.

Art Club

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens (Grades 6-12)
Library Branch: Glen Carbon Centennial Library
Room: Youth Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 6-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Express your unique artistic abilities once a month in this creative hub for art enthusiasts! Bring your own projects to work on, share art you've made on your own, or start a new project with friends! Basic supplies and snacks provided.

Disclaimer(s)

The Glen Carbon Centennial Library is committed to making our events accessible to everyone.  If you require an accommodation or service to fully participate, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

Adult Book Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Glen Carbon Centennial Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Book club selections will be available as e-books and physical books and chosen three months at a time. Limited copies of each book will be available at the help desk or they can be immediately downloaded from Hoopla.

Teen Hangout

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens (Grades 6-12)
Library Branch: Glen Carbon Centennial Library
Age Group: Teens (Grades 6-12)
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Join us every Wednesday for some free time with your friends! Enjoy activities, board games, and chill vibes while you hang out.

Open to youths in grades 6 through 12.

Disclaimer(s)

The Glen Carbon Centennial Library is committed to making our events accessible to everyone.  If you require an accommodation or service to fully participate, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

Virtual Yoga with Anne

5:30pm - 6:15pm
Adults
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

This Slow Flow practice will lead you through a series of yoga poses that focus on strengthening, lengthening, and stretching. Side effects may include a sense of well-being and feelings of peace and calmness! Recommended props: 1.

Pajama Storytime

6:30pm - 7:00pm
Kids
Library Branch: Glen Carbon Centennial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Get all cozy in your pajamas and join us for a night of stories! Pajama Storytime is an excellent way for families to unwind together before bed. Planned for Pre-K to Kindergarten, all are welcome.

Disclaimer(s)

The Glen Carbon Centennial Library is committed to making our events accessible to everyone.  If you require an accommodation or service to fully participate, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults.  Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program.  Drop offs will not be permitted.

Mama Bears Support Group

10:00am - 10:30am
Babies (Birth-Age 2), Preschool (Ages 3-5), Adults
Library Branch: Glen Carbon Centennial Library
Room: Youth Room
Age Group: Babies (Birth-Age 2), Preschool (Ages 3-5), Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Come share your feelings and concerns with other moms in an accepting environment. We’ll have toys available for children to play with, and a library staff member will facilitate the discussion.

Disclaimer(s)

The Glen Carbon Centennial Library is committed to making our events accessible to everyone.  If you require an accommodation or service to fully participate, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults.  Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program.  Drop offs will not be permitted.

Twitch

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens (Grades 6-12)
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Teens (Grades 6-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Gaming
Event Details:

Do you love art, books, and video games? Do you want to see more of them at the Library? Well, check out our Teen Twitch channel! Sam will be streaming Switch games, learning about and creating art, and talking about her favorite books!

Main Street, Illinois

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Glen Carbon Centennial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presenters
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

The product of a 30-year continuing project to capture the many ways our Illinois towns offer Roots, a Hometown, and a Little America for us all, “Main Street, Illinois” is a memorable and fun-filled tour of the charms, traditions, and personaliti

STEM Activities: Dinovember

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Kids, Children (Grades K-5)
Library Branch: Glen Carbon Centennial Library
Room: Youth Room
Age Group: Kids, Children (Grades K-5)
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

Do you enjoy exploring science, technology, engineering, and math in fun, crafty ways? Then come on in for this in-person program at the Library! Once a month, we will dive deep into a project.

Disclaimer(s)

The Glen Carbon Centennial Library is committed to making our events accessible to everyone.  If you require an accommodation or service to fully participate, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults.  Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program.  Drop offs will not be permitted.

Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Preschool (Ages 3-5)
Library Branch: Glen Carbon Centennial Library
Room: Youth Room
Age Group: Preschool (Ages 3-5)
Program Type: Storytime

Disclaimer(s)

The Glen Carbon Centennial Library is committed to making our events accessible to everyone.  If you require an accommodation or service to fully participate, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults.  Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program.  Drop offs will not be permitted.

Twitch

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Teens (Grades 6-12)
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Teens (Grades 6-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Gaming
Event Details:

Do you love art, books, and video games? Do you want to see more of them at the Library? Well, check out our Teen Twitch channel! Aimee will stream Switch games and talk about what she is reading and/or watching.