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Book Swap Drop-off

12/02/2024 @ 9:00am - 12/07/2024 @ 10:00am
Teens (13+ or 9th -12th grade), Adults (18+), Seniors
Take & Make
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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Mobile Library
Age Group: Teens (13+ or 9th -12th grade), Adults (18+), Seniors
Program Type: Take & Make
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you want a new stash of books at home? Do you have a pile of read books that you want to get rid of? Do you pass on your books after you read them and buy new ones? 

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Accommodations

If you are a person with a disability who requires special assistance, please call 217-223-1309 in advance. 

Bookies

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Adults (18+), Seniors
Book Club
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Age Group: Adults (18+), Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Bookies meet at 1:00 on the first Wednesday of every month. Book selections are made 3-6 months in advance. Anyone interested in book discussions is welcome to attend!

JWCC ESL Conversations

6:30pm - 7:45pm
Adults (18+), Seniors
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Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults (18+), Seniors
Registration Required
Event Details:

An informational conversational group for English as a Second Language (ESL) speakers to become more fluent in conversational English.

Spanish Conversations

11:00am - 12:30pm
Adults (18+), Seniors
Performance / Lecture
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Small Conference Room
Age Group: Adults (18+), Seniors
Program Type: Performance / Lecture

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Accommodations

If you are a person with a disability who requires special assistance, please call 217-223-1309 in advance. 

1st Annual Book Swap!

10:00am - 1:00pm
Teens (13+ or 9th -12th grade), Adults (18+), Seniors
Take & Make
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Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (13+ or 9th -12th grade), Adults (18+), Seniors
Program Type: Take & Make
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you want to refresh you stash of books at home? Do you pass on your books after you read them and buy new ones? Give yourself a holiday present, then, and join in our first annual book swap!

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Accommodations

If you are a person with a disability who requires special assistance, please call 217-223-1309 in advance. 

Renaissance Readers: Holiday Party!

10:00am - 11:30am
Adults (18+), Seniors
Book Club
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Small Conference Room
Age Group: Adults (18+), Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Renaissance Readers meet at 10:00 am on the second Tuesday of each month.

Book titles are selected 3-6 months in advance.

Any interested reader is invited to join the discussion!

Banned Book Club Holiday Party and Book Talk

6:30pm - 7:45pm
Adults (18+), Seniors
Book Club
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Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults (18+), Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

To read? Or not to Read? Is often the question that comes up with banned and challenged books.

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Accommodations

If you are a person with a disability who requires special assistance, please call 217-223-1309 in advance. 

The Magic of Raina Telgemeier

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Tweens (9-12 or 5th-8th grade), Teens (13+ or 9th -12th grade), Adults (18+)
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Virtual / Online
Age Group: Tweens (9-12 or 5th-8th grade), Teens (13+ or 9th -12th grade), Adults (18+)
Event Details:

Join the Quincy Public Library and Illinois Libraries Present (ILP) for another amazing virtual program, especially for teens and tweens!

Unshelved Book Club: Everyone in my family has killed someone by Benjamin Stevenson

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults (18+), Seniors
Book Club
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Registration
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Small Conference Room
Age Group: Adults (18+), Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Unshelved book club meets at 1:00 pm on the second Wednesday of every month.  Books are selected 3-6 months in advance.  Anyone interested in discussing the selected monthly book is welcome to attend!  

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Accommodations

If you are a person with a disability who requires special assistance, please call 217-223-1309 in advance. 

Craft Time: Winter Book Trees

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Teens (13+ or 9th -12th grade), Adults (18+), Seniors
Crafts / DIY
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Registration
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (13+ or 9th -12th grade), Adults (18+), Seniors
Program Type: Crafts / DIY
Registration Required
Event Details:

In a crafting mood? Come join us at the library and help us repurpose old, discarded books into trees! Have fun turning a book into a holiday or winter woodland tree!

All materials are provided. 

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Accommodations

If you are a person with a disability who requires special assistance, please call 217-223-1309 in advance. 

Spanish Conversations

11:00am - 12:30pm
Adults (18+), Seniors
Performance / Lecture
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Small Conference Room
Age Group: Adults (18+), Seniors
Program Type: Performance / Lecture

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you are a person with a disability who requires special assistance, please call 217-223-1309 in advance. 

Holiday Movie Marathon

11:00am - 7:30pm
Adults (18+), Seniors
Movie
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Registration
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults (18+), Seniors
Program Type: Movie
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Quincy Public Library is excited to offer a Holiday Movie Marathon just in time for the holidays! It will start at 11 am and last all day at the library.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you are a person with a disability who requires special assistance, please call 217-223-1309 in advance. 

JWCC ESL Conversations

6:30pm - 7:45pm
Adults (18+), Seniors
Register Now
Registration
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults (18+), Seniors
Registration Required
Event Details:

An informational conversational group for English as a Second Language (ESL) speakers to become more fluent in conversational English.

Spanish Conversations

11:00am - 12:30pm
Adults (18+), Seniors
Performance / Lecture
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Small Conference Room
Age Group: Adults (18+), Seniors
Program Type: Performance / Lecture

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you are a person with a disability who requires special assistance, please call 217-223-1309 in advance. 

Experience Little Women: The Musical at QPL!

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Tweens (9-12 or 5th-8th grade), Teens (13+ or 9th -12th grade), Adults (18+), Seniors
Online / Virtual, Movie
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Registration
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens (9-12 or 5th-8th grade), Teens (13+ or 9th -12th grade), Adults (18+), Seniors
Program Type: Online / Virtual, Movie
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join the Quincy Public Library and Illinois Libraries Present (ILP) for another amazing program!

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Accommodations

If you are a person with a disability who requires special assistance, please call 217-223-1309 in advance. 

Christmas Eve

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Quincy Public Library

Christmas

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Quincy Public Library

Spanish Conversations

11:00am - 12:30pm
Adults (18+), Seniors
Performance / Lecture
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Small Conference Room
Age Group: Adults (18+), Seniors
Program Type: Performance / Lecture

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you are a person with a disability who requires special assistance, please call 217-223-1309 in advance. 

New Year's Eve

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Quincy Public Library

New Year's Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Quincy Public Library

Spanish Conversations

11:00am - 12:30pm
Adults (18+), Seniors
Performance / Lecture
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Small Conference Room
Age Group: Adults (18+), Seniors
Program Type: Performance / Lecture

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you are a person with a disability who requires special assistance, please call 217-223-1309 in advance. 

Bookies

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Adults (18+), Seniors
Book Club
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Small Conference Room
Age Group: Adults (18+), Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Bookies meet at 1:00 on the first Wednesday of every month. (January was a temporary change of date due to New Year's Day.) Book selections are made 3-6 months in advance. Anyone interested in book discussions is welcome to attend.

Spanish Conversations

11:00am - 12:30pm
Adults (18+), Seniors
Performance / Lecture
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Small Conference Room
Age Group: Adults (18+), Seniors
Program Type: Performance / Lecture

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you are a person with a disability who requires special assistance, please call 217-223-1309 in advance. 

Cooks and Books!

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adults (18+), Seniors
Book Club, Crafts / DIY
Register Now
Registration
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults (18+), Seniors
Program Type: Book Club, Crafts / DIY
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you love to try new recipes? Do you love cookbooks? Or are you a beginning cook who wants to learn, and share experiences with other cooks?

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you are a person with a disability who requires special assistance, please call 217-223-1309 in advance.