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Therapeutic Recreation for folks with I.D.D.

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room at Freeport Public Library
Program Type:
Maker Program
Age Group:
Adult

No registration required! Join our therapeutic recreation program designed especially for individuals with disabilities. Engage in crafting, chatting, and fun activities!

Library Branch: Freeport Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Maker Program
Description:

No registration required! Join our therapeutic recreation program designed especially for individuals with disabilities. Engage in crafting, chatting, and fun activities!

This event is in the "Elementary" group
This event is in the "Young Adult" group
This event is in the "Adult" group
red handprint with letters MMIW underneath

National Day of Awareness of Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 10:00am - 3:00pm
Meeting Room at Freeport Public Library
Program Type:
Special Program
Age Group:
Elementary, Young Adult, Adult

Join Quiet Souls and Freeport Public Library for the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

Library Branch: Freeport Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Elementary, Young Adult, Adult
Program Type: Special Program
Description:

Join Quiet Souls and Freeport Public Library for the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "Young Adult" group
This event is in the "Adult" group

ChessPort

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Freeport Public Library
Program Type:
Special Program
Age Group:
Family, Young Adult, Adult

Join ChessPort!

No experience necessary.

Chess sets are provided.

Free, no registration.

All current, former, rusty, and new players welcome!

Library Branch: Freeport Public Library
Age Group: Family, Young Adult, Adult
Program Type: Special Program
Description:

Join ChessPort!

No experience necessary.

Chess sets are provided.

Free, no registration.

All current, former, rusty, and new players welcome!

This event is in the "Adult" group
Dr. Jessica Rudnick from Illinois Extension office

Climate Risks & Resilience at Local & State Levels (The Costs of Living with Climate Change #5)

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Meeting Room at Freeport Public Library
Program Type:
Lecture, Workshop
Age Group:
Adult

Climate Risks & Resilience at Local & State Levels

Library Branch: Freeport Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Lecture, Workshop
Description:

Climate Risks & Resilience at Local & State Levels

This event is in the "Adult" group

Senior Resource Center book discussion: I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron

Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult

The honest truth is that it's sad to be over sixty," concludes Nora Ephron in her sparkling new book about aging.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Description:

The honest truth is that it's sad to be over sixty," concludes Nora Ephron in her sparkling new book about aging.

Closed for Staff Training

Friday, May 8, 2026 at 9:00am - 12:00pm
Freeport Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Freeport Public Library
This event is in the "Adult" group

Monday Murders Book Group: The Searcher by Tana French

Monday, May 11, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Boardroom at Freeport Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult

A retired cop takes one last case in this stand-alone novel from the creator of the Dublin Murder Squad.

Library Branch: Freeport Public Library
Room: Boardroom
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Description:

A retired cop takes one last case in this stand-alone novel from the creator of the Dublin Murder Squad.

This event is in the "Young Adult" group
This event is in the "Adult" group
long rows of lettuce growing in a field

Find Your Farmer: Understanding Regenerative Farming & Local Food

Monday, May 11, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room at Freeport Public Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Young Adult, Adult

Join us for an engaging and approachable overview of today’s food system.

Library Branch: Freeport Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Young Adult, Adult
Program Type: Lecture
Description:

Join us for an engaging and approachable overview of today’s food system.

This event is in the "Adult" group

Malcom Eaton Library Group

Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room at Freeport Public Library
Program Type:
Maker Program
Age Group:
Adult

Crafting and etc with Malcolm Eaton Group

Library Branch: Freeport Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Maker Program
Description:

Crafting and etc with Malcolm Eaton Group

This event is in the "Young Adult" group
This event is in the "Adult" group
tree made out of wire, decorated with white seed beads

Wire Bead Trees: an Adult & Teen craft

Monday, May 18, 2026 at 6:15pm - 7:45pm
Meeting Room at Freeport Public Library
Program Type:
Maker Program
Age Group:
Young Adult, Adult

Little trees of wire, with beads for decorations. These will make super cute windowsill or next-to-plants decor for your house.

REGISTER. Please register each person separately.

Registration opens at 9a on April 15th.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Freeport Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Young Adult, Adult
Program Type: Maker Program
Registration Required
Description:

Little trees of wire, with beads for decorations. These will make super cute windowsill or next-to-plants decor for your house.

REGISTER. Please register each person separately.

Registration opens at 9a on April 15th.

This event is in the "Adult" group

It's a Weird World...Cults

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Boardroom at Freeport Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Adult

The term “cult” is a controversial one—often, we use the word to describe belief systems that we think are “weird,” or that don’t align with the more standard world religions. 

Library Branch: Freeport Public Library
Room: Boardroom
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Storytime
Description:

The term “cult” is a controversial one—often, we use the word to describe belief systems that we think are “weird,” or that don’t align with the more standard world religions. 

This event is in the "Young Adult" group
This event is in the "Adult" group
photo of RF Kuang

Babel-On with R.F. Kuang: Illinois Libraries Present Virtual and Watch Party

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Learning Lab at Freeport Public Library
Program Type:
Virtual Event/ Watch Party
Age Group:
Young Adult, Adult

Register to watch from home: https://bit.ly/ILPKuang

Library Branch: Freeport Public Library
Room: Learning Lab
Age Group: Young Adult, Adult
Program Type: Virtual Event/ Watch Party
Description:

Register to watch from home: https://bit.ly/ILPKuang

Memorial Day

All Day
Freeport Public Library

Freeport Public Library is closed in observance of Memorial Day.

Closing
Branches:
Freeport Public Library
Description:

Freeport Public Library is closed in observance of Memorial Day.

This event is in the "Adult" group

Therapeutic Recreation for folks with I.D.D.

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room at Freeport Public Library
Program Type:
Maker Program
Age Group:
Adult

No registration required! Join our therapeutic recreation program designed especially for individuals with disabilities. Engage in crafting, chatting, and fun activities!

Library Branch: Freeport Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Maker Program
Description:

No registration required! Join our therapeutic recreation program designed especially for individuals with disabilities. Engage in crafting, chatting, and fun activities!

This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "Young Adult" group
This event is in the "Adult" group

ChessPort

Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Freeport Public Library
Program Type:
Special Program
Age Group:
Family, Young Adult, Adult

Join ChessPort!

No experience necessary.

Chess sets are provided.

Free, no registration.

All current, former, rusty, and new players welcome!

Library Branch: Freeport Public Library
Age Group: Family, Young Adult, Adult
Program Type: Special Program
Description:

Join ChessPort!

No experience necessary.

Chess sets are provided.

Free, no registration.

All current, former, rusty, and new players welcome!

This event is in the "Young Adult" group
This event is in the "Adult" group
hummingbird and flowers "stained glass" made with tinfoil and sharpies

Tinfoil Stained Glass craft: an Adult & Teen Summer Reading Kick-off craft

Monday, June 8, 2026 at 6:15pm - 7:45pm
Meeting Room at Freeport Public Library
Program Type:
Maker Program
Age Group:
Young Adult, Adult

Make faux stained glass using tinfoil, sharpies, and a picture frame - it looks really cool. We will have various templates for designs.

REGISTER. Please register each person separately.

Registration opens at 9a on May 15th.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Freeport Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Young Adult, Adult
Program Type: Maker Program
Registration Required
Description:

Make faux stained glass using tinfoil, sharpies, and a picture frame - it looks really cool. We will have various templates for designs.

REGISTER. Please register each person separately.

Registration opens at 9a on May 15th.

This event is in the "Adult" group
Rita Angelini maker of adaptive books for libraries

Learn to Make Adaptive Books with Rita Angelini

Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room at Freeport Public Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Adult

Adaptive books are modified reading materials with added visual supports. Our presenter, Rita Angelini, has been making adaptive books for years.

Library Branch: Freeport Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Workshop
Description:

Adaptive books are modified reading materials with added visual supports. Our presenter, Rita Angelini, has been making adaptive books for years.

This event is in the "Adult" group

Malcom Eaton Library Group

Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room at Freeport Public Library
Program Type:
Maker Program
Age Group:
Adult

Crafting and etc with Malcolm Eaton Group

Library Branch: Freeport Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Maker Program
Description:

Crafting and etc with Malcolm Eaton Group

This event is in the "Adult" group

Monday Murders Book Group: Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Monday, June 15, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Boardroom at Freeport Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult

When Meddelin Chan ends up accidentally killing her blind date, her meddlesome mother calls for her even more meddlesome aunties to help get rid of the body.

Library Branch: Freeport Public Library
Room: Boardroom
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Book Club
Description:

When Meddelin Chan ends up accidentally killing her blind date, her meddlesome mother calls for her even more meddlesome aunties to help get rid of the body.

This event is in the "Adult" group
painted portrait of George Rogers Clark in his Revolutionary War military uniform

"George Roger Clark Takes the Old Northwest" by John Lynn

Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Meeting Room at Freeport Public Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adult

John Lynn traveled a thousand miles by canoe and 250 miles by 
bicycle, from Redstone Fort in Pennsylvania to Forts Massac and 
Kaskaskia in Illinois to Fort Sackville in Indiana, to follow the 

Library Branch: Freeport Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Lecture
Description:

John Lynn traveled a thousand miles by canoe and 250 miles by 
bicycle, from Redstone Fort in Pennsylvania to Forts Massac and 
Kaskaskia in Illinois to Fort Sackville in Indiana, to follow the 

This event is in the "Adult" group

It's a Weird World...Aliens, part II!

Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Boardroom at Freeport Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Adult

There is so much about aliens, we couldn't fit it all into our discussion in February. Let's do it again!

No registration required.

Library Branch: Freeport Public Library
Room: Boardroom
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Storytime
Description:

There is so much about aliens, we couldn't fit it all into our discussion in February. Let's do it again!

No registration required.

Juneteenth

All Day
Freeport Public Library

Freeport Public Library is closed in observance of Juneteenth. What is Juneteenth?

Closing
Branches:
Freeport Public Library
Description:

Freeport Public Library is closed in observance of Juneteenth. What is Juneteenth?

This event is in the "Adult" group

Therapeutic Recreation for folks with I.D.D.

Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room at Freeport Public Library
Program Type:
Maker Program
Age Group:
Adult

No registration required! Join our therapeutic recreation program designed especially for individuals with disabilities. Engage in crafting, chatting, and fun activities!

Library Branch: Freeport Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Maker Program
Description:

No registration required! Join our therapeutic recreation program designed especially for individuals with disabilities. Engage in crafting, chatting, and fun activities!

This event is in the "Young Adult" group
This event is in the "Adult" group
a partially bedazzled book cover craft

Bedazzled Books: an Adult & Teen craft

Monday, June 29, 2026 at 6:15pm - 7:45pm
Meeting Room at Freeport Public Library
Program Type:
Maker Program
Age Group:
Young Adult, Adult

It's all the rage - you bring in a favorite book and use our supplies to bedazzle it. Your favorite book will be beautiful and displayable! It's sort of like diamond art.

Please register each attendee separately.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Freeport Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Young Adult, Adult
Program Type: Maker Program
Registration Required
Description:

It's all the rage - you bring in a favorite book and use our supplies to bedazzle it. Your favorite book will be beautiful and displayable! It's sort of like diamond art.

Please register each attendee separately.