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For children ages 0-5 years old accompanied by an adult. Children will be singing and dancing! This class will be held on Thursdays when District 205 has school. Located in the Sanderson Room at the library.

Food for Thought discussion of The Jesus Cow by Michael Perry at Craft Butcher & Deli.

A Wisconsin farmer trying to save his land from a developer discovers a calf bearing an image of Jesus. Should he keep it quiet or cash in on the publicity? A funny but sincere exploration of faith and the foibles of modern life.. You will pay for your own food.

Copies of the book are available on the Hold Shelf at the library for checkout. This will be the last meeting until February 2020.

The Food for Thought group reads and discusses books about climate, food, and the environment.

Come talk about the book Moo by Sharon Creech. Limited free copies of the book are available; ask at the Children’s Room desk. Don’t have a copy? We’ll be happy to place a library copy on hold for you. For independent readers in grades 3-5.

Join us at Knox County Brewing Company (at 2900 W. Main St.) for Galesburg Public Library’s new book discussion group! Book selections are aimed at Millennials, but anyone over 21 is welcome. Enjoy a beer, meet some new people, and discuss good books!

November’s book is My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite,a darkly funny novel about a Nigerian woman whose younger sister has an inconvenient habit of killing her boyfriends. Copies to checkout are available on the Hold Shelf at the library. You will order and pay for your own food and drinks.

Tome Raiders discussion at Hardee’s of The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia McKillip, which won the World Fantasy Award in 1975. Sybel, the heiress of powerful wizards, needs the company of no one outside her gates. In her exquisite stone mansion, she is attended by exotic, magical beasts. But when a soldier bearing an infant arrives, Sybel discovers that the world of man and magic is full of both love and deceit, and the possibility of more power than she can possibly imagine.

You will purchase your own food. Copies of the book are available on the Hold Shelf at the library for checkout.

Adult coloring for relaxation. We’ll provide music, drinks, coloring pages, and colored pencils. Free! For adults only. Last meeting until January 27.

Create your own hero and join the ongoing epic quest! New players are welcome, even if you’ve never played before. Advance registration is required; come to the Reference Desk or call 343-6118 to sign up.

Kids ages 5-12 (K-Grade 5) are invited to join us for this fun club, where each month we will explore a topic in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math through hands-on, station-based activities. Signup is required, and children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. 

Kids ages 5-12 (K-Grade 5) are invited to join us for this fun club, where each month we will explore a topic in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math through hands-on, station-based activities. Signup is required, and children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. 

Toddler storytime is intended for children ages 18 – 36 months and their caregivers. Come enjoy interactive stories, songs, and movement, all designed to encourage toddlers’ emerging language skills and point them towards a lifelong love of reading!

Children ages 3-7 are invited to join us for books, crafts, songs, and movement as they build early literacy skills!

The library will close at 5 pm.

Library closed – Happy Thanksgiving!