December 2019
The Library will be closed December 24, 25, and will close at 5:00 p.m. December 31 for the holidays.
Support the Foundation's Annual Campaign

The Library campus needs a makeover. We want to hire a landscape architect to help us design an environmentally friendly plan. That plan could include space for outdoor concerts and movies, along with quiet areas where people could just read and relax. A new sign to better identify our historic Library could be included.

We envision a two-year process to design and implement the landscaping plan. The timing is good, as the reconstruction of Green Street just south of the Library is slated to occur in 2020.

A refreshed Library campus and rebuilt Green Street would serve as a welcoming entrance to Urbana. We invite you to give today and support this project, or give a general gift to support all Foundation projects.
Free Legal
Advice Clinic
Monday, December 2
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Study Room 1
(Third Floor)

Have a legal question or need legal advice? Would it help to talk to a lawyer? Get free legal advice from a licensed attorney on DUIs, landlord/tenant problems, court summons, traffic tickets, and other general issues.

Have questions? Need to find out more? Call La Línea at 217-417-5897 or email  lalinea@universityymca.org  to make an appointment today.

Cosponsored by  La Línea ,  CUFAIR , and  The Urbana Free Library .
Queens' Holiday: Drag Queen Story Hour
Saturday, December 14
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Busey Mills Reading Room (First Floor)

Drag queen story hour for all ages!

The weather outside is frightful, but Drag Queen Story Hour is so delightful! Come as you are or wear your sparkles and finest dress up. There will be stories, crafts and a friendly holiday vibe! All are welcome.
Drag Queen Story Hour (DQSH) was developed by Michelle Tea, and RADAR Productions. Many libraries host DQSR events as a way of celebrating diversity, building empathy and helping to curb bullying of LGBTQ kids.

Cosponsored by the UP Center of Champaign County .
UFLive! presents Carl Johnson &
the New Orleans Jazz Machine
Sunday, December 15 | 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Busey Mills Reading Room (First Floor)

For music lovers of all ages!

Escape the winter blues with our annual holiday concert with the amazing local Dixieland sextet, the  New Orleans Jazz Machine , led by Carl Johnson on clarinet. Your spirits will be lifted and your toes will be tapping as you listen to NOJM's swinging New Orleans-style jazz.


This month's concert is generously sponsored by Bob and Bonnie Switzer .
Holiday Card Magic
Monday, December 16
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
The Lewis Auditorium (Ground Floor)

Send some love this holiday season by creating a homemade holiday card to friends or family. We will have supplies and lots of examples and a healthy holiday snack to get your creativity going. We will be playing non-painful holiday music to relax with.

Open to all ages.
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