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STEM Activities: Olympic Games

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! Join us this month as we learn about winter games and build our own ramps!

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.

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

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
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs, crafts, rhymes, and more! Storytime builds your kiddos' early literacy skills to help them prep for Kindergarten and 1st grade! Planned for preschool-aged children.

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

6:30pm–7:30pm
Kids, Teens (Grades 6-12)
Library Branch: Glen Carbon Centennial Library
Room: Youth Room
Age Group: Kids, Teens (Grades 6-12)
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Sit with licensed therapy dogs and read a story of your choosing! An individual youth or group will have 15 minutes to read and pet a loveable dog! There will be two dogs, allowing two groups to participate simultaneously.

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
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs, crafts, rhymes, and more! Storytime builds your kiddos' early literacy skills to help them prep for Kindergarten and 1st grade! Planned for preschool-aged children.

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.

Finance Committee Meeting

5:00pm–6:00pm
Room reservations are not endorsed by the library.
Library Branch: Glen Carbon Centennial Library
Room: Conference Room

Teen Art Unlimited: iPad Digital Art

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

Join us at the library as we craft and create! Each month will feature a different art medium and project, some 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.

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:

January 13: The Rose Code by Kate Quinn

February 10: Becoming by Michelle Obama 

March 10: Let’s Call her Barbie by Renée Rosen

Snacks in the Stacks

4:30pm–5:30pm
Kids, Children (Grades K-5)
Library Branch: Glen Carbon Centennial Library
Room: Youth Room
Age Group: Kids, Children (Grades K-5)
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Other
Event Details:

Snack in the Stacks is a new program meant to teach school-age children K-5 basic food preparation skills and new healthy snack ideas in a fun, relaxed environment.  This is a drop-in program with limited supplies.  

 

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.

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

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.

Twitch

6:00pm–7:00pm
Teens (Grades 6-12)
Cancelled
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!

AARP Tax-Aide

9:00am–12:00pm
All Ages
Library Branch: Glen Carbon Centennial Library
Room: Youth Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Community Event/Partnership
Event Details:

The Volunteers of the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program provides free tax preparation assistance to anyone.

Yoga with Sarah - Via Zoom

9:30am–10:30am
Adults
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Get fit and healthy when you join us for an energizing session of yoga.

DIY Moose Stuffies

1:00pm–1:30pm
Kids, Preschool (Ages 3-5), Children (Grades K-5), Family
Registration Required
Library Branch: Glen Carbon Centennial Library
Room: Youth Room
Age Group: Kids, Preschool (Ages 3-5), Children (Grades K-5), Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us at the library to make your very own moose stuffy! You will stuff your moose, name it, and make a wish to put inside. We'll then sit with our moose stuffies and do a short 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.

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

Game On!

10:00am–12:00pm
Kids, Children (Grades K-5), Family
Library Branch: Glen Carbon Centennial Library
Room: Youth Room
Age Group: Kids, Children (Grades K-5), Family
Program Type: Gaming, Play and Learn
Event Details:

Board games, card games and more - get your game on at the library! Learn to play your Reading Dragon cards against 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.

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.

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

Twitch

5:00pm–6:00pm
Teens (Grades 6-12)
Cancelled
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.

Medicare Q & A

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
Registration Required
Library Branch: Glen Carbon Centennial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Event/Partnership
Registration Required
Event Details:

Facilitated by: Jon or Jay Burgmann of Burgmann Insurance Group in O'Fallon, IL If you are looking to sign up for Medicare and have questions on how to register or what is covered, this will be a great time to ask.

Imagination Station

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: Play and Learn
Event Details:

Join us for a morning of activity, imagining, creating, songs, and fun! The last Imagination Station 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.

Hobbits and Hobbies

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults
Registration Required
Library Branch: Glen Carbon Centennial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Movie
Registration Required
Event Details:

Registration is only required if you would like to reserve a diamond painting kit.

Library Board Meeting

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Glen Carbon Centennial Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

The Board of Trustees meets every month except December on the Fourth Tuesday.

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.

Tech Club: Spheros

4:00pm–4:45pm
Children (Grades K-5), Teens (Grades 6-12)
Registration Required
Library Branch: Glen Carbon Centennial Library
Room: Youth Room
Age Group: Children (Grades K-5), Teens (Grades 6-12)
Program Type: STEM, Technology Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

Explore technology and coding in this club for kids looking to get hands-on experience using different tech!

 

Disclaimer(s)

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.

Metro East Rainbow Readers

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
Registration Required
Library Branch: Glen Carbon Centennial Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us in reading books by and about LGBTQ+ people. Visit the website for the current book list. 

Mama Bears Support Group

10:00am–11:00am
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)
Cancelled
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!

AARP Tax-Aide

9:00am–12:00pm
All Ages
Library Branch: Glen Carbon Centennial Library
Room: Youth Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Community Event/Partnership
Event Details:

The Volunteers of the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program provides free tax preparation assistance to anyone.