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17	18	19 Story Time 10 a.m.  Story Time Tuesday, Jun. 19, 10 a.m. Effingham Public Library Summer Story Times Beginning May 29 through Friday July 27 Tuesdays 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. and Fridays 10 a.m. Ages 0-5 Join us every Tuesday and Friday for story times in the Workman Room then head upstairs to the Children’s programming room for more toddler fun with an activ...read more  E-mail     Add to Calendar Story Time 11 a.m.  Story Time Tuesday, Jun. 19, 11 a.m. Effingham Public Library Summer Story Times Beginning May 29 through Friday July 27 Tuesdays 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. and Fridays 10 a.m. Ages 0-5 Join us every Tuesday and Friday for story times in the Workman Room then head upstairs to the Children’s programming room for more toddler fun with an activ...read more  E-mail     Add to Calendar Balloon Animals 2 p.m.  Balloon Animals Tuesday, Jun. 19, 2 p.m. Effingham Public Library ...read more or call 217-342-2464.  E-mail     Add to Calendar Balloon Animals 4 p.m. Currently full.  Balloon Animals Tuesday, Jun. 19, 4 p.m. Effingham Public Library **SECOND SESSION ADDED** Come to the library to learn how to twist balloons into animals! Ages 8-12 Registration Required. Currently full. Please check later.  E-mail     Add to Calendar	20 It’s Not What it Looks Like! - Presented by Douglas Hart Nature Center 10 a.m. It’s Not What it Looks Like! - Presented by Douglas Hart Nature Center Wednesday, Jun. 20, 10 a.m. EPL Children's Programming Room Things aren’t always what they seem...especially if we use a little imagination!  Using “Not a Stick” by antoinette Portis for inspiration, this interactive program will encourae our own creative improvisations!  Book and Live Animal Encounter Included! Registr...read more or call 217-342-2464.  E-mail     Add to Calendar Perler Bead Creations 4 p.m. Currently full.  Perler Bead Creations Wednesday, Jun. 20, 4 p.m. Effingham Public Library ...read more Currently full. Please check later.  E-mail     Add to Calendar	21 Daytime Book Discussion - the Keeper of Lost Things 10 a.m. Daytime Book Discussion - the Keeper of Lost Things Thursday, Jun. 21, 10 a.m. Effingham Public Library ...read more or call 217-342-2464.  E-mail     Add to Calendar	22 Story Time 10 a.m.  Story Time Friday, Jun. 22, 10 a.m. Effingham Public Library Summer Story Times Beginning May 29 through Friday July 27 Tuesdays 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. and Fridays 10 a.m. Ages 0-5 Join us every Tuesday and Friday for story times in the Workman Room then head upstairs to the Children’s programming room for more toddler fun with an activ...read more  E-mail     Add to Calendar Lego Club 2 p.m. Currently full.  Lego Club Friday, Jun. 22, 2 p.m. EPL Children's Programming Room Come to the library for an hour of free building with the Library’s 1000s of Legos. Registration Required. Ages 5 - 12 Currently full. Please check later.  E-mail     Add to Calendar	23 Book Sale 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Book Sale Saturday, Jun. 23, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Effingham Public Library A ONE day book sale will take place at the Suzette Bru...read more  E-mail     Add to Calendar
24	25 Plant a Story Family Program 6 p.m.  Plant a Story Family Program Monday, Jun. 25, 6 p.m. EPL Children's Programming Room Listen to Jack and the Beanstalk while you plant beans that will climb to your castle in the sky. Registration Required. Families of All Ages or call 217-342-2464.  E-mail     Add to Calendar Teen Book Discussion 6 p.m.  Teen Book Discussion Monday, Jun. 25, 6 p.m. Effingham Public Library  E-mail     Add to Calendar Non Fiction Discussion - Hillbilly Elegy 6 p.m. Non Fiction Discussion - Hillbilly Elegy Monday, Jun. 25, 6 p.m. Fresh Digs ...read more or call 217-350-0821.  E-mail     Add to Calendar	26 Story Time 10 a.m.  Story Time Tuesday, Jun. 26, 10 a.m. Effingham Public Library Summer Story Times Beginning May 29 through Friday July 27 Tuesdays 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. and Fridays 10 a.m. Ages 0-5 Join us every Tuesday and Friday for story times in the Workman Room then head upstairs to the Children’s programming room for more toddler fun with an activ...read more  E-mail     Add to Calendar Story Time 11 a.m.  Story Time Tuesday, Jun. 26, 11 a.m. Effingham Public Library Summer Story Times Beginning May 29 through Friday July 27 Tuesdays 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. and Fridays 10 a.m. Ages 0-5 Join us every Tuesday and Friday for story times in the Workman Room then head upstairs to the Children’s programming room for more toddler fun with an activ...read more  E-mail     Add to Calendar DIY Fairy Gardens 1 p.m.  DIY Fairy Gardens Tuesday, Jun. 26, 1 p.m. Effingham Public Library ...read more or call 217-342-2464.  E-mail     Add to Calendar	27 HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital - Hand Washing 10 a.m. HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital - Hand Washing Wednesday, Jun. 27, 10 a.m. EPL Children's Programming Room How well are you cleaning your hands?  Join us so that you can use our “special lotion” and see just how well you are doing washing your hands.  Students will learn the best way to wash their hands. Registration Required. Ages 4-10 or call 217-342-2464.  E-mail     Add to Calendar Harry Potter Potions Class 2 p.m. Currently full.  Harry Potter Potions Class Wednesday, Jun. 27, 2 p.m. Effingham Public Library ...read more Currently full. Please check later.  E-mail     Add to Calendar	28 Roots, soil and gardening by the Effingham Farm Bureau 10 a.m. Roots, soil and gardening by the Effingham Farm Bureau Thursday, Jun. 28, 10 a.m. EPL Children's Programming Room Join Lisa Zumbahlen to learn all about roots, soil and gardening. Registration Required. Ages 4-12 or call 217-342-2464.  E-mail     Add to Calendar Would You Rather? - Presented by Douglas Hart Nature Center 4 p.m. Currently full. Would You Rather? - Presented by Douglas Hart Nature Center Thursday, Jun. 28, 4 p.m. Effingham Public Library Words are powerful tools - and we have the power!  Kids will make the choices that steer our animal adventure and create a unique story.  The choices are yours..and the fun will be too!  What will you choose?  Book and Live Animal Encounter Included! Registration Requi...read more Currently full. Please check later.  E-mail     Add to Calendar	29 Story Time 10 a.m.  Story Time Friday, Jun. 29, 10 a.m. Effingham Public Library Summer Story Times Beginning May 29 through Friday July 27 Tuesdays 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. and Fridays 10 a.m. Ages 0-5 Join us every Tuesday and Friday for story times in the Workman Room then head upstairs to the Children’s programming room for more toddler fun with an activ...read more  E-mail     Add to Calendar Stuffed Animal Sleepover 3 p.m.  Stuffed Animal Sleepover Friday, Jun. 29, 3 p.m. EPL Workman Room Drop off your stuffed friend for a sleepover party at the library.  Then, come back Saturday, June 30 at 10 a.m. for Books for Breakfast and find out what kind of fun your stuffed friend had at the library. Registration Required. All Ages or call 217-342-2464.  E-mail     Add to Calendar Harry Potter Trivia Treasure Hunt 6 p.m. Harry Potter Trivia Treasure Hunt Friday, Jun. 29, 6 p.m. Effingham Public Library Are you a Harry Potter super fan?  Think you can solve tricky puzzles and trivia questions the quickest?  Join us for the Harry Potter Trivia Treasure!   Ages 10-15 Registration Required. or call 217-342-2464.  E-mail     Add to Calendar	30 Downtown Sculpture Walk 9 a.m.  Downtown Sculpture Walk Saturday, Jun. 30, 9 a.m. Effingham Public Library ...read more or call 217-342-2464.  E-mail     Add to Calendar Card Class with Nancy Fearday 10 a.m. Currently full.  Card Class with Nancy Fearday Saturday, Jun. 30, 10 a.m. Effingham Public Library Join Nancy for this card making class with a focus on coloring projects. Currently full. Please check later.  E-mail     Add to Calendar
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