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Read Across America Celebration
Saturday, March 2
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lincoln Square Mall
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Visit with us at Lincoln Square Mall as we join the Urbana Park District and over 40 local businesses and organizations to celebrate literacy! Hands-on activities, storytellers, costumed characters, a special parent and toddler area, local celebrity greeters, and books read in multiple languages make this event a family favorite.
The first 1,000 children who attend will receive a free bag and book of their choice!
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Brazilian Carnival
Sunday, March 3
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Busey-Mills Reading Room
(First Floor)
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Come in costume and celebrate Carnival! Enjoy beautiful Brazilian music by the
Elis Artz
Quartet. Dance, make crafts, and celebrate at this all ages party!
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Growing Up in Two Worlds: Teens Speak Out About Immigration
Wednesday, March 6
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Lewis Auditorium (Ground Floor)
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Many teens in our community come from immigrant or refugees families. Young people from our community - from a variety of backgrounds - will talk about their experiences.
This program is a part of the Library's participation in a National Endowment for the Arts Big Read Program focusing on the novel The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.
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From Dust to Planets to Constellations!
Saturday, March 9
10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Lewis Auditorium (Ground Floor)
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Have you always wanted to know more about our solar system? Join
UIUC’s Astronomy Outreach
group for a fun afternoon of learning about planets. You’ll even have a chance to make your own constellation!
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LEGO
®
Palooza
Saturday, March 16
Lewis Auditorium (Ground Floor)
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Enter your most impressive
LEGO
®
creation into our Annual
LEGO
®
building contest!
Judging will take place 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. by a team of
LEGO
®
enthusiasts. Awards will be announced at 1:00 p.m. Public viewing of all projects will be from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Winners will receive a prize!
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Make and Take Spring Break
March 18 - 22
All Day
Children's Area
(Ground Floor)
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For children and their families
Feeling creative? Come to the Library for our all-day, drop-in craft extravaganza!
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Princess Party
Friday, March 22
3:15 - 4:00 p.m.
Lewis Auditorium (Ground Floor)
For children ages 2 and up and their caregivers
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Calling all princesses! Join us for princess-filled stories, songs, crafts, and treats. If you like, come dressed as a princess.
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Preschool Story Time:
A Visit with Author Alice McGinty!
Thursday, March 28
10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Busey-Mills Reading Room (First Floor)
For preschool groups and children ages 3 - 5 and their caregivers
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Join award-winning author
Alice McGinty
as she shares stories, rhymes, and fun with her picture books like
Ten Little Lambs
and
Pancakes to Parathas: Breakfast Around the World
!
Alice McGinty
is the author of over 40 children’s books, both fiction and non-fiction. Books include newly released,
Pancakes to Parathas: Breakfast Around the World
, the 2015 Sydney Taylor Notable book,
Rabbi Benjamin’s Buttons
, and the 2014 South Asia Book Award honor,
Gandhi: A March To the Sea
. Eight upcoming titles include Jr. Library Guild Selection,
The Girl Who Named Pluto: The Story of Venetia Burney
(May, 2019). A frequent presenter at schools and conferences, Alice was awarded the 2017 Prairie State Award for Excellence in Writing for Children. For more about Alice, visit
www.alicebmcginty.com
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This program is presented in collaboration with the
University of Illinois' Youth Literature Festival
. For more information about the Festival, including the free
Community Day at the I-Hotel
on Saturday, March 30, please visit
youthlitfest.education.illinois.edu
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Come see us at the
Youth Literature
Festival's Community Day
Saturday, March 30
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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Join Library staff at the I-Hotel for the
University of Illinois Youth Literature Festival Community Day
. Author talks, hands-on activities, and live music will all be a part of the fun. See
here
for more information about the festival.
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Babies' Lap Time
Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m. &
10:45 a.m.
Lewis Auditorium
(Ground Floor)
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Toddler Story Time
Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m.
Lewis Auditorium
(Ground Floor)
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Preschool Story Time
Thursdays, 10:00 a.m.
Lewis Auditorium
(Ground Floor)
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Baby and Toddler Yoga
Saturday, March 23
11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Lewis Auditorium
(Ground Floor)
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Spanish Story Time
Saturday, March 9
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Megan's Reading Room
(Children's Area)
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Crafty Story Time
Saturday, March 16
11:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Megan's Reading Room
(Children's Area)
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Second Saturday
Board Games
Saturday, March 9
2:00 - 6:00 p.m.
MacFarlane-Hood
Reading Room (First Floor)
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Chess+ for Kids
Saturdays
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Children's Area
(Ground Floor)
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Young Artist's Studio: Finger Knitting
Sunday, March 17
3:00 - 3:45 p.m.
Lewis Auditorium
(Ground Floor)
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Teen Open Lab
Monday through Thursday
every week!
3:00 - 5:30 PM
Lewis Auditorium (Ground Floor)
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The Lewis Auditorium at The Urbana Free Library becomes the Teen Open Lab most Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons from
3:00 - 5:30 p.m
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Music recording, 3D printing, sewing, reading, drawing, crafting, gaming, film-making, or just hanging out. The Teen Open Lab has something for everyone!
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