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Library Closed for Independence Day

NPL will be closed Thursday, July 4 for the Independence Day holiday. Our Fell Avenue lot bookdrop and off-site bookdrops will remain available. We will reopen at 9 am on July 5.

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Ready, Set, Read! @ Normal Masonic Lodge Lawn

Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Offsite/Outreach
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In-Person
Age Group:
Kids
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Join us for stories, songs, and crafts! Geared to ages 3-5 with a caregiver, but all are welcome.  This storytime will be outside the Normal Masonic Lodge in the grass w...

Offsite Event
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Baby Wiggles & Giggles @ Normal Masonic Lodge Lawn

Monday, July 8, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Offsite/Outreach
Program Type:
In-Person
Age Group:
Kids
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Enjoy a short story, songs, and BUBBLES intended to stimulate and enhance babies' development. Every session ends with playtime with new friends!   Intended for ages 0...

Offsite Event

Adventures of an Aluminum Can with EAC @ Normal Masonic Lodge Lawn

Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Offsite/Outreach
Age Group:
Kids
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Join the Ecology Action Center for an exciting library program featuring the book Adventures of an Aluminum Can by Alison Inches. Through the humorous diary entries of a can, kids ...

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TinkerCrafting @ Normal Township Hall

Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Offsite/Outreach
Program Type:
In-Person
Age Group:
Kids
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Come learn about the easy-to-use 3D design app TinkerCad! Each session you will have the opportunity to use TinkerCad to create your own 3D design to go along with that month’s the...

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Offsite Event
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Ready, Set, Read! @ Normal Masonic Lodge Lawn

Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Offsite/Outreach
Program Type:
In-Person
Age Group:
Kids
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Join us for stories, songs, and crafts! Geared to ages 3-5 with a caregiver, but all are welcome.  This storytime will be outside the Normal Masonic Lodge in the grass w...

Offsite Event
Comic Book Club

Comic Book Club @ The Community Activity Center

Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Offsite/Outreach
Program Type:
In-Person
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

A book club for all things graphic novels and comics! We’ve picked out a title to read each month, then we'll meet up to chat about it, enjoy themed activities, and make friends! W...

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Required
Offsite Event

Tween/Teen Crafternoon @ Community Activity Center

Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Offsite/Outreach
Program Type:
In-Person
Age Group:
Kids, Teens
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We’ll provide the supplies, you provide the creativity! June’s craft is egg carton flowers. July and August's crafts are jewelry from recycled soda cans and bottles and toile...

Offsite Event
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Sign & Sing with Communication Junction @ Normal Masonic Lodge Lawn

Friday, July 12, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Offsite/Outreach
Program Type:
In-Person
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

Join Miss Meghan of Communication Junction for stories, movement, rhymes, and bubbles!  Caregivers and kids will learn several signs at story time, and every attendee will ...

Offsite Event
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Baby Wiggles & Giggles @ Normal Masonic Lodge Lawn

Monday, July 15, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Offsite/Outreach
Program Type:
In-Person
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

Enjoy a short story, songs, and BUBBLES intended to stimulate and enhance babies' development. Every session ends with playtime with new friends!   Intended for ages 0...

Offsite Event
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Ready, Set, Read! @ Normal Masonic Lodge Lawn

Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Offsite/Outreach
Program Type:
In-Person
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs, and crafts! Geared to ages 3-5 with a caregiver, but all are welcome.  This storytime will be outside the Normal Masonic Lodge in the grass w...

Offsite Event
Camp Half-Blood at NPL

Camp Half-Blood: Trivia Night @Heartland Bank

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Offsite/Outreach
Program Type:
In-Person
Age Group:
Kids, Teens
Event Details:

Back by popular demand! This is a repeat of the March 28th event. Please only register if you did not attend the previous trivia night! Grab your friends and family and test yo...

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Offsite Event

Planting a Rainbow StoryWalk @ Carden Park Ends

Friday, July 19, 2024 at 9:00am - 8:00pm
Offsite/Outreach
Program Type:
In-Person
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

NPL and Normal Parks & Recreation invite you to interact with Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert through games, activities, and a walk in the park. Our StoryWalks a...

Offsite Event

Theatre for Young Audiences presents: Camp Macbeth @ Anderson Park

Friday, July 19, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Offsite/Outreach
Program Type:
In-Person
Age Group:
Kids, Everyone
Event Details:

Illinois Shakespeare Festival's Theatre for Young Audiences returns Friday, July 19 at 10:00 am for their production, Camp Macbeth.   This play has been adapted into f...

Offsite Event

Itsy Arts: On Location @ Heartland Bank

Friday, July 19, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00pm
Offsite/Outreach
Program Type:
In-Person
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

Itsy Arts: On Location will provide children a safe and playful space where creativity and imagination can flourish and where motor skills, confidence, and expression can be nurtur...

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Offsite Event

Swiftie Par-TAY! @ the Community Activity Center

Friday, July 19, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Offsite/Outreach
Program Type:
In-Person
Age Group:
Kids, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Celebrate the 1 and only Taylor Swift at an Enchanted party that is sure to be Timeless. Join us in our Reading Era and drop in between 1-3pm for button making, dancing, friendship...

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Offsite Event
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Baby Wiggles & Giggles @ Normal Masonic Lodge Lawn

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Offsite/Outreach
Program Type:
In-Person
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

Enjoy a short story, songs, and BUBBLES intended to stimulate and enhance babies' development. Every session ends with playtime with new friends!   Intended for ages 0...

Offsite Event
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Ready, Set, Read! @ Normal Masonic Lodge Lawn

Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Offsite/Outreach
Program Type:
In-Person
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs, and crafts! Geared to ages 3-5 with a caregiver, but all are welcome.  This storytime will be outside the Normal Masonic Lodge in the grass w...

Offsite Event
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Comic Book Club @ The Community Activity Center

Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Offsite/Outreach
Program Type:
In-Person
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

A book club for all things graphic novels and comics! We’ve picked out a title to read each month, then we'll meet up to chat about it, enjoy themed activities, and make friends! W...

Required
Offsite Event
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Jammie Jamboree @ The Community Activity Center

Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Offsite/Outreach
Program Type:
In-Person
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

Put on your pajamas and join us in the Book Nook for stories, songs, playtime, and BUBBLES! Stop by the pop-up library and summer reading Book Bucks store after the program! Int...

Offsite Event
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Sign & Sing with Communication Junction @ Normal Masonic Lodge Lawn

Friday, July 26, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Offsite/Outreach
Program Type:
In-Person
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

Join Miss Meghan of Communication Junction for stories, movement, rhymes, and bubbles!  Caregivers and kids will learn several signs at story time, and every attendee will ...

Offsite Event
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Baby Wiggles & Giggles @ Normal Masonic Lodge Lawn

Monday, July 29, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Offsite/Outreach
Program Type:
In-Person
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

Enjoy a short story, songs, and BUBBLES intended to stimulate and enhance babies' development. Every session ends with playtime with new friends!   Intended for ages 0...

Offsite Event

Uptown Scavenger Hunt Ends

All Day
Offsite/Outreach
Program Type:
In-Person
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

Go on a hunt for critters through Uptown!  First stop by our branch location at 201 W. College Ave. to pick up a scavenger hunt sheet. Then head Uptown to look for animal p...

Offsite Event
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Ready, Set, Read! @ Normal Masonic Lodge Lawn

Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Offsite/Outreach
Program Type:
In-Person
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs, and crafts! Geared to ages 3-5 with a caregiver, but all are welcome.  This storytime will be outside the Normal Masonic Lodge in the grass w...

Offsite Event