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Make Your Own Board Game

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers, School-aged Children, Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Fondulac District Library
Room: Story & Craft Room
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers, School-aged Children, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Gaming
Event Details:

Let's make our own board games! We'll have lots of pieces to create with, so let your imagination soar! This program is presented with Cabbages and Kings Games.

Teen Tuesdays - Game Night & Book Club

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Teens
Library Branch: Fondulac District Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book & Author Events, Gaming, Music & Movies

Join us on Teen Tuesdays to play games (video games and/or tabletop RPGs), drink soda, and discuss books or manga!

Storytime at Fon du Lac Farm Park

10:00am - 10:30am
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers, School-aged Children
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers, School-aged Children
Program Type: Storytimes

Enjoy a family story time, craft, and a morning at Fon du Lac Farm Park on Wednesdays from 10-10:30 a.m. Fon du Lac Farm Park is located at 305 Neumann Drive, off of Meadows Avenue, in East Peoria. Show your library card before 10 a.m. to get in for $1.50 per person. Call 699-3917, ext. 1291 or 694-2195 to check on cancellations due to inclement weather.

Disclaimer(s)

Offsite Program

This program is not taking place at the library. Please see the program description for an address. Patrons must provide their own transportation to this program.

Chalk Storytime and Drawing

9:30am - 10:30am
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers, School-aged Children
Library Branch: Fondulac District Library
Room: Reading Garden
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers, School-aged Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytimes
Event Details:

We will start in the reading garden with some chalk storybooks - then we will learn to play hopscotch and have time for chalk drawing outside!

Grown Up Video Game Night

5:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Fondulac District Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gaming

Adults ages 20+ are invited to play the library's video gaming systems upstairs.

LIBRARY CLOSED

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Fondulac District Library
Description:

The library's online services are always available 24/7 at fondulaclibrary.org.

Sit & Stitch: Evening Edition

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Fondulac District Library
Room: Kolb Memorial Conference Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Sit & Stitch…at NIGHT!  One Monday night each month, share ideas and skills while making new friends.  Bring your own counted cross stitch, quilting, applique, knitting or crochet projects and supplies.  This is n

Roleplaying Game Bootcamp

2:00pm - 4:00pm
School-aged Children, Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Fondulac District Library
Room: Story & Craft Room
Age Group: School-aged Children, Teens
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

Could you survive a dragon? A haunted house? A Demogorgon? It's up to the dice to decide! If you have ever been curious about roleplaying games like Dungeons & Dragons, this is a perfect way to get your feet wet.

Teen Tuesdays - Game Night & Book Club

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Teens
Library Branch: Fondulac District Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book & Author Events, Gaming, Music & Movies

Join us on Teen Tuesdays to play games (video games and/or tabletop RPGs), drink soda, and discuss books or manga!

Storytime at Fon du Lac Farm Park

10:00am - 10:30am
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers, School-aged Children
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers, School-aged Children
Program Type: Storytimes

Enjoy a family story time, craft, and a morning at Fon du Lac Farm Park on Wednesdays from 10-10:30 a.m. Fon du Lac Farm Park is located at 305 Neumann Drive, off of Meadows Avenue, in East Peoria. Show your library card before 10 a.m. to get in for $1.50 per person. Call 699-3917, ext. 1291 or 694-2195 to check on cancellations due to inclement weather.

Disclaimer(s)

Offsite Program

This program is not taking place at the library. Please see the program description for an address. Patrons must provide their own transportation to this program.

Explore Gravity!

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children, School-aged Children, Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Fondulac District Library
Room: Story & Craft Room
Age Group: Children, School-aged Children, Teens
Program Type: Learn More! (Workshops & Presentations), Technology, Computers, & Science
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Explore and learn about gravity through a series of real-world experiments! We will use VR, computer simulations, ladders, and even a human-powered gravity well to demonstrate how gravity works all around us! 

Summer Reading Final Party

10:00am - 1:00pm
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers, School-aged Children, Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Fondulac District Library
Room: Library Lobby
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers, School-aged Children, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:

Summer reading is almost over! Let's celebrate all the progress we've made with a gaming-filled library-wide party! Drop in for life-size games, crafts, virtual reality activities, a special scavenger hunt, raffles, and more!

LIBRARY CLOSED

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Fondulac District Library
Description:

The library's online services are always available 24/7 at fondulaclibrary.org.

Teen Tuesdays - Game Night & Book Club

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Teens
Library Branch: Fondulac District Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book & Author Events, Gaming, Music & Movies

Join us on Teen Tuesdays to play games (video games and/or tabletop RPGs), drink soda, and discuss books or manga!

Storytime at Fon du Lac Farm Park

10:00am - 10:30am
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers, School-aged Children
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers, School-aged Children
Program Type: Storytimes

Enjoy a family story time, craft, and a morning at Fon du Lac Farm Park on Wednesdays from 10-10:30 a.m. Fon du Lac Farm Park is located at 305 Neumann Drive, off of Meadows Avenue, in East Peoria. Show your library card before 10 a.m. to get in for $1.50 per person. Call 699-3917, ext. 1291 or 694-2195 to check on cancellations due to inclement weather.

Disclaimer(s)

Offsite Program

This program is not taking place at the library. Please see the program description for an address. Patrons must provide their own transportation to this program.

LIBRARY CLOSED

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Fondulac District Library
Description:

The library's online services are always available 24/7 at fondulaclibrary.org.

Teen Tuesday - Special Event! Button-Making

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Teens
Library Branch: Fondulac District Library
Room: OTHER- Please see event description.
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Special Events
Event Details:

At this special Teen Tuesday event we will get out the library's button-maker, plus some drawing supplies, markers, and recycled comic book/manga pages. Design whatever you like - the sky's the limit!

Teen Tuesdays - Game Night & Book Club

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Teens
Library Branch: Fondulac District Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book & Author Events, Gaming, Music & Movies

Join us on Teen Tuesdays to play games (video games and/or tabletop RPGs), drink soda, and discuss books or manga!

Summer Reading Book Reviews

9:30am - 5:00pm
Children, School-aged Children
Library Branch: Fondulac District Library
Room: Story & Craft Room
Age Group: Children, School-aged Children
Program Type: Book & Author Events, Special Events
Event Details:

Have you read any good books this summer? Fondulac District Library is partnering with ESCTV to give kids the opportunity to talk about their favorite books on local TV!

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. 

LIBRARY CLOSED

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Fondulac District Library
Description:

The library's online services are always available 24/7 at fondulaclibrary.org.

Alien Storytime

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers, School-aged Children
Library Branch: Fondulac District Library
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers, School-aged Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytimes
Event Details:

Do you wish for a supernatural friend? Have you ever looked up and wondered if there are any neighborly aliens floating on a spaceship nearby? This storytime is for you!

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. 

Teen Tuesdays - Game Night & Book Club

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Teens
Library Branch: Fondulac District Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book & Author Events, Gaming, Music & Movies

Join us on Teen Tuesdays to play games (video games and/or tabletop RPGs), drink soda, and discuss books or manga!

Sit & Stitch (2nd Wednesdays)

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Fondulac District Library
Room: Kolb Memorial Conference Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Sit & Stitch with others at the library.  Share ideas and skills while making new friends.  Bring your own counted cross stitch, quilting, applique, knitting or crochet projects and supplies.  This is not an instr