Adult Events

FEBRUARY’S SELECTION: Bird Brother by Rodney Stotts

Rodney Stotts shares his remarkable journey to becoming a conservationist and one of America’s few Black master falconers. Stotts offers a testament to the healing power of nature and the importance of second chances

Copies of the book are available for checkout at the library. 

The Food for Thought group discusses books about food, climate, and the environment. Newcomers are welcome.

Join certified yoga instructor Alyssa Pacheco for an hour of movement and fun. Each adult/child pair will enjoy 30 minutes of stretching together followed by 30 minutes of post-practice crafts and activities. This program is suggested for children aged 5 and up, and all levels of yoga experience are welcome! Mats are encouraged but not required. Free and registration is requested in the Children’s Room. Funded by the American Heart Association.

Meet with other writers to hone your skills and give and receive constructive feedback.

The next Writer Support Group meeting will be on Monday, February 13 at 6:00 pm in the upstairs meeting room at the library.

FEBRUARY’S SELECTION: Till

In 1955, after Emmett Till is murdered in a brutal lynching, his mother vows to expose the racism behind the attack while working to have those involved brought to justice.

Upstairs at the library.

(130 min., rated PG-13, ©MGM)

FEBRUARY’S SELECTION: time and title to be announced

The movie group meets in the late afternoon or early evening once a month on the third Tuesday to watch a new movie at the AMC (usually). The group sees movies based on books or otherwise connected to literature whenever possible.

A discussion at Culver’s on Henderson Street follows (or, occasionally, precedes) the movie viewing. Movie titles and times are announced about one week in advance, when the theater posts its upcoming schedule.

Send an email to reference@galesburglibrary.org to be added to the Movie Club’s email distribution list. Newcomers are always welcome! If you let library staff know in advance that you are attending for the first time, we’ll keep an eye out for you. Both the movie and the restaurant are pay-your-own-way.

Two political candidate forums for the community will be held at the Galesburg Public Library.

Wednesday, February 22, 7:00-9:00 PM (featuring City Council candidates)

Wednesday, March 1, 7:00-9:00 PM (featuring School Board candidates)

Sponsored by

• NAACP Galesburg
• PFLAG
• United Against Hate

FEBRUARY’S SELECTION: The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

A small independent bookstore in Minneapolis is haunted from November 2019 to November 2020 by the store’s most annoying customer. Flora dies on All Souls’ Day, but she simply won’t leave the store. Tookie, who has landed a job selling books after years of incarceration that she survived by reading with murderous attention, must solve the mystery of this haunting while at the same time trying to understand all that occurs in Minneapolis during a year of grief, astonishment, isolation, and furious reckoning.

Join a discussion of The Sentence at Reserve Artisan Ales (185 S. Kellogg St.). Copies of the book are available for checkout on the holds shelf at the library. Registration requested but not required.

Buzzwords is designed for people over 21 and under 40, but it is open to anyone. When meeting at Reserve Artisan Ales, attendees order and pay for their own drinks. You are welcome to bring your own food into the brewery.