Freeport Public Library

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Freeport Public Library
100 E. Douglas St.
Freeport, IL 61032
United States

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Sun: Closed

Mon-Wed: 9:00am-8:00pm

Thu: Closed

Fri: 9:00am-6:00pm

Sat: 10:00am-3:00pm

Week Calendar

Featured Events

zentangle of flowers

Zentangle for Adults & Teens with Bobby

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Meeting Room at Freeport Public Library

Program Type:

Maker Program

Age Group:

Young Adult, Adult

Library Branch: Freeport Public Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Young Adult, Adult

Program Type: Maker Program

Registration Required

Description:

Zentangle is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. We call these patterns, tangles and you create tangles with combinations of dots, lines, simple curves, S-curves and orbs.

Cover of King book for young readers

Illinois Libraries Present: Jonathan Eig [Virtual Event & Watch Party]

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 7:00pm - 7:45pm

Boardroom at Freeport Public Library

Program Type:

Performance

Age Group:

Young Adult, Adult

Library Branch: Freeport Public Library

Room: Boardroom

Age Group: Young Adult, Adult

Program Type: Performance

Description:

Bringing History to Life with Jonathan Eig

Register here https://bit.ly/ILPJonathanEig to watch onl

painting of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison

Forging a Friendship - Jefferson & Madison's Northern Journey (Online Road Scholars Lecture at the library)

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Conference Room at Freeport Public Library

Program Type:

Lecture, Virtual Event/ Watch Party

Age Group:

Young Adult, Adult

Library Branch: Freeport Public Library

Room: Conference Room

Age Group: Young Adult, Adult

Program Type: Lecture, Virtual Event/ Watch Party

Description:

Between May 21 and June 16, 1791, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison traveled together through Upstate New York and parts of New England.

On narrow displays, the weekly calendar is wider than the screen. You can side-scroll within this table to view events and reservations for the whole week.

Time	Sun (10/06)	Mon (10/07)	Tue (10/08)	Wed (10/09)	Thu (10/10)	Fri (10/11)	Sat (10/12)
10 am		This event is in the "Early Childhood" group Babies and Books 10:15am–11:00am Early Childhood Storytime This event is in the "Early Childhood" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Freeport Public Library Room: Babies and Books Age Group: Early Childhood Program Type: Storytime Description: Babies and Books focuses on your child's early literacy skills through songs, rhymes, stories, and play during this storytime. Each session will conclude with a playtime, allowing children and adults time to interact with each other.		This event is in the "Family" group This event is in the "Early Childhood" group This event is in the "Preschool" group This event is in the "Elementary" group Preschool Storytime 10:30am–11:00am Family, Early Childhood, Preschool, Elementary Storytime This event is in the "Family" group This event is in the "Early Childhood" group This event is in the "Preschool" group This event is in the "Elementary" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Freeport Public Library Room: Preschool Storytime Age Group: Family, Early Childhood, Preschool, Elementary Program Type: Storytime Description: Join us for books, songs, and a craft every Wednesday morning. For ages two to five and their families
11 am							This event is in the "Family" group This event is in the "Early Childhood" group This event is in the "Preschool" group This event is in the "Elementary" group Saturday Storytime 11:00am–11:45am Family, Early Childhood, Preschool, Elementary Storytime This event is in the "Family" group This event is in the "Early Childhood" group This event is in the "Preschool" group This event is in the "Elementary" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Freeport Public Library Room: Saturday Storytime Age Group: Family, Early Childhood, Preschool, Elementary Program Type: Storytime Description: Join us for stories, songs, and a craft at our new Saturday Storytime!
12 pm
1 pm					This event is in the "Adult" group October Book Discussion: The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict 1:30pm–2:30pm Adult Book Club This event is in the "Adult" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Freeport Public Library Room: Boardroom Age Group: Adult Program Type: Book Club Description: Discuss your impression of The Only Woman in the Room, a fictionalized account of Hedy Lamarr.
2 pm						This event is in the "Family" group This event is in the "Preschool" group This event is in the "Elementary" group Bingo for Books 2:00pm–3:00pm Family, Preschool, Elementary Special Program This event is in the "Family" group This event is in the "Preschool" group This event is in the "Elementary" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Freeport Public Library Room: Bingo for Books Age Group: Family, Preschool, Elementary Program Type: Special Program Description: Join us on your afternoon off school as we play bingo for books!
3 pm
4 pm			Reservation QUILTING CHICKS 4:00pm–5:30pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Freeport Public Library Room: Study Room B Purpose of Meeting quilting		This event is in the "Elementary" group Tweens Only: Halloween Projects 4:30pm–5:30pm Elementary Maker Program This event is in the "Elementary" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Freeport Public Library Room: Tweens Only: Halloween Projects Age Group: Elementary Program Type: Maker Program Description: A new group just for tweens! Each month we will do a different activity, this month we will be making Halloween projects!
5 pm		This event is in the "Family" group This event is in the "Adult" group Parent Literacy Night 5:30pm–6:30pm Family, Adult Workshop This event is in the "Family" group This event is in the "Adult" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Freeport Public Library Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Family, Adult Program Type: Workshop Description: Parent Literacy Nights are parenting discussion groups facilitated by parent leaders. Each cafe will feature a different topic of the Every Child Ready to Read principles. The topic for October will be singing. While parents are	Reservation COMMUNITY HEALTH FORUMS 5:30pm–7:30pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Freeport Public Library Room: Meeting Room Purpose of Meeting community health forum		Reservation About a Book Club 5:00pm–8:00pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Freeport Public Library Room: Boardroom Purpose of Meeting Book club discussion
6 pm				This event is in the "Adult" group FREEPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD MEETINGS 6:00pm–7:30pm Adult Special Program This event is in the "Adult" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Freeport Public Library Room: Boardroom Age Group: Adult Program Type: Special Program Description: library board meeting Reservation Local History: The 1899 Freeport City Hall Time Capsule 6:30pm–7:30pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Freeport Public Library Room: Meeting Room Purpose of Meeting Presented by: Sharon Welton, Executive Director of the Stephenson County Historical Society Tim Weik, Vice President of the Stephenson County Historical Society Board of Directors