Children's Events

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! Each Toddler Storytime session lasts approximately 20-30 minutes.

Kids in grades 4-6 are invited to meet, socialize, and play Roblox together on a safe, supervised private server. Please bring a mobile device to play Roblox on and headphones or earbuds. Don’t have a mobile device? The library has a limited number of devices available for use. Advance signup is required in the Children’s Room.

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! Each Toddler Storytime session lasts approximately 20-30 minutes.

FREE musical performance of 1619: The Journey of a People. For all ages!

1619: The Journey of a People commemorates the struggles, recognizes the heroes, and analyzes the American journey towards freedom and equality for African-Americans. The performance will be followed by a Q&A session. It stars Ted Williams III, Shannon Stiles, Marchello Lee, and Simbryt Dortch.

Ted Williams III is an actor, an author, and the creator of 1619: The Journey of a People. 1619 was nominated for the 2020 August Wilson Award for Best Writing of a Musical by the Black Theater Alliance Awards.

Presented by the Galesburg Public Library in partnership with the NAACP Galesburg and the Galesburg Public Library Foundation through the Illinois Humanities Road Scholars Speakers Bureau.

Illinois Humanities is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Illinois General Assembly [through the Illinois Arts Council Agency (IACA)], as well as by contributions from individuals, foundations and corporations.

Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed by speakers, program participants, or audiences do not necessarily reflect those of the NEH, Illinois Humanities, IACA, our partnering organizations, or our funders.

Kids of all ages, together with their caregivers, are invited to come read and play at Family Storytime. Each Family Storytime session offers stories, crafts, and activities, all centered around a different theme. Free; no registration required.

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! Each Toddler Storytime session lasts approximately 20-30 minutes.

Come celebrate Charles Darwin’s 213th birthday with a scientific story, oceanic activities, and imaginative islands! Advance registration required. Open to kids in grades K-6.

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! Each Toddler Storytime session lasts approximately 20-30 minutes.

Independent readers in grades 4-6 are invited to join our Children’s Librarians for this monthly club. Enjoy talking about novels with other readers your age, playing games, and more. Kids’ book club meets on the third Thursday of each month from September through April.

In February, we’ll be talking about The Great Treehouse War by Lisa Graff.  Limited free copies of the book are available while supplies last. Advance registration required; please call 343-6118 or stop by the Children’s Room to sign up.

Become an animal expert in this interactive monthly club, designed for kids in grades K-3. Participants receive a free take-home kit containing library books on the animal of the month and an explorer guide, then meet to share info and enjoy activities as a group on the last Tuesday of each month. Advance registration is required in the Children’s Room.

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! Each Toddler Storytime session lasts approximately 20-30 minutes.

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! Each Toddler Storytime session lasts approximately 20-30 minutes.