Everyone’s favorite goo is back! Make your own slime at our weekly do-it-yourself activity for school-age kids.School age | Activity  Douglass Branch Library, Meeting Room at Douglass Branch

Heidi Esther, newly published author, will walk you through a way to beat resistance and show up more powerfully and authentically as a writer: peeling your onion.She will share the four steps and the mystery question you can use to connect and re-connect to the onion-y brilliance inside of you. So your protagonist can get […]

Hear from school district professionals with strategies on improving school attendance and student engagement in the classroom.Part of a series of parent resource workshops presented in collaboration with Champaign Unit 4 Family and Community Engagement, and Urbana School District 116 Family Engagement. Other sessions include: Feb 16 – Tips for Housing Searches Apr 20 – Getting a […]

Join us as we prepare to celebrate the Lunar New Year with paper lanterns! This is Year of the Rabbit, so we’ll decorate our lanterns with rabbit faces.————————————————- Family Fun Night is a weekly evening for games, crafts, STEAM activities, and more especially for families with school-aged kids on Thursdays at 6:30 pm. . . […]

Friday, January 20, 2023 03:30 PM – 06:00 PM Phillips Recreation Center 505 W. Stoughton Urbana, IL 61801 2173671544 Enjoy games, snacks and friends for FREE! Teens can enjoy PS4 and Nintendo Switch gaming, a fire pit, hot chocolate, basketball, board games, S’mores and snacks, a Cricut and Craft station and more. Hangout with friends […]

Project READ at Parkland College Adult Education trains volunteer tutors to help improve the basic literacy skills of adults in reading, English as another language, or basic math.Project Read is made possible by volunteers who give their time to improve the quality of life for hundreds of people in our community. Tutors and learners meet […]

Interested in learning to edit videos? In this two-hour introductory workshop, you’ll learn everything you need to know to get started with Adobe Premiere Pro.Instructor Adam Rahn will teach you how to import video, edit your video clips, add audio, special effects, and graphics, and export your videos for a variety of end uses. Sample […]

Library staff will help you get started with your Kindle Fire tablet, Paperwhite, or Touch.We’ll show you how to change settings and customize your experience. This is a free workshop. Please follow along with the live demos with your own Kindle. No prior experience needed. Sign up to reserve your spot. Tech Workshop Series Jan 10, Getting […]

Enjoy stories and songs for children ages birth through 6 years with their caregiver.Our monthly Mother Goose on the Loose Storytimes are designed to get our youngest community members excited about reading!  Presented in partnership with United Way of Champaign County. Mother Goose on the Loose Storytimes 11:15 am • Last Monday of the month at the […]

Create a decorative nightlight using craft sticks and tissue paper at our weekly do-it-yourself activity for kids.School age | Activity  Douglass Branch Library, Meeting Room at Douglass Branch

Join us for a live webinar with marketing expert Scott Clanin!This webinar will provide you with the tools and techniques to strengthen your digital marketing strategies. Ideal for those starting off in digital marketing or simply wanting to improve their skills, this workshop will address topics in search engine optimization and marketing, advertising through Google, […]

Create a beaded snowflake, make a paper tube Snow Friend, and play wintry games at our Snow Much Fun night.————————————————- Family Fun Night is a weekly evening for games, crafts, STEAM activities, and more especially for families with school-aged kids on Thursdays at 6:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . […]