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Monday Murders Book Group: The Last Equation of Isaac Severy by Nova Jacobs

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Boardroom at Freeport Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult

Just days after mathematician and family patriarch Isaac Severy dies of an apparent suicide, his adopted granddaughter Hazel, owner of a struggling Seattle bookstore, receives a letter from him by mail.

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

Just days after mathematician and family patriarch Isaac Severy dies of an apparent suicide, his adopted granddaughter Hazel, owner of a struggling Seattle bookstore, receives a letter from him by mail.

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

Paper Pine Trees: an Adult & Teen craft

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 6:15pm - 7:45pm
Meeting Room at Freeport Public Library
Program Type:
Maker Program
Age Group:
Young Adult, Adult

Make paper pine/Christmas trees for the winter season or the holidays. They would make a nice centerpiece, embellishment on a side table or mantle, or decoration on a buffet.

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

Make paper pine/Christmas trees for the winter season or the holidays. They would make a nice centerpiece, embellishment on a side table or mantle, or decoration on a buffet.

This event is in the "Adult" group

Victorian Tree Corsages: an Adult craft

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 6:15pm - 7:45pm
Meeting Room at Freeport Public Library
Program Type:
Maker Program
Age Group:
Adult

Craft a Victorian Tree Corsage with Vicki. As soon as I have a picture, one will be added to this listing.

This will be a small class for adults only. 

Registration required. Registration opens November 15 at 9 a.m.

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

Craft a Victorian Tree Corsage with Vicki. As soon as I have a picture, one will be added to this listing.

This will be a small class for adults only. 

Registration required. Registration opens November 15 at 9 a.m.

This event is in the "Adult" group

It's a Weird World...Krampus ('tis the season!)

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Boardroom at Freeport Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Adult

In this month's episode of It's a Weird World, we will be discussing Krampus and other creepy holiday fiends and legends.

Join us for this interactive discussion group, no registration required.

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

In this month's episode of It's a Weird World, we will be discussing Krampus and other creepy holiday fiends and legends.

Join us for this interactive discussion group, no registration required.

This event is in the "Adult" group

CANCELED: Therapeutic Recreation for folks with I.D.D.

Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
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!

Christmas Eve

All Day
Freeport Public Library

Closed for Christmas Eve

Closing
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Freeport Public Library
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Closed for Christmas Eve

Christmas Day

All Day
Freeport Public Library

Closed for Christmas Day

Closing
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Freeport Public Library
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Closed for Christmas Day

New Year's Day

All Day
Freeport Public Library

Closed for New Year's Day

Closing
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Freeport Public Library
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Closed for New Year's Day

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

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

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.

Registration Required
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.

This event is in the "Adult" group

Malcom Eaton Library Group

Thursday, January 8, 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

Senior Resource Center book discussion: The Six by Loren Grush

Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult

As the first American female astronaut to fly into space on June 18, 1983, Sally Ride made history. Her name became synonymous with courage, excellence and the breakthrough of women, at last, into the storied all-male, all-white culture of NASA.

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

As the first American female astronaut to fly into space on June 18, 1983, Sally Ride made history. Her name became synonymous with courage, excellence and the breakthrough of women, at last, into the storied all-male, all-white culture of NASA.

This event is in the "Adult" group

Monday Murders Book Group: The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies by A. Goodman

Monday, January 12, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Boardroom at Freeport Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult

A high society amateur detective at the heart of Regency London uses her wits and invisibility as an ‘old maid’ to protect other women in a new and fiercely feminist historical mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Alison Goodman.

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

A high society amateur detective at the heart of Regency London uses her wits and invisibility as an ‘old maid’ to protect other women in a new and fiercely feminist historical mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Alison Goodman.

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

Mixed Media Birch Tree Paintings: an Adult & Teen craft

Monday, January 12, 2026 at 6:15pm - 7:45pm
Meeting Room at Freeport Public Library
Program Type:
Maker Program
Age Group:
Young Adult, Adult

Create a colorful work of art with us this month. Using tape, paint, and old book pages, we'll create a beautiful scene of birch trees on a pretty background.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Please register each person separately.

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

Create a colorful work of art with us this month. Using tape, paint, and old book pages, we'll create a beautiful scene of birch trees on a pretty background.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Please register each person separately.

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

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

Bringing History to Life with Jonathan Eig       

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

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

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

Bringing History to Life with Jonathan Eig: Illinois Libraries Present Virtual and Watch Party

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Learning Lab at Freeport Public Library
Program Type:
Virtual Event/ Watch Party
Age Group:
Young Adult, Adult

Bringing History to Life with Jonathan Eig

Watch from home! Register here: https://bit.ly/ILPJonathanEig or watch in the Learning Lab at the Library.

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

Bringing History to Life with Jonathan Eig

Watch from home! Register here: https://bit.ly/ILPJonathanEig or watch in the Learning Lab at the Library.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

All Day
Freeport Public Library

Freeport Public Library is Closed Monday, January 20th, 2026 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Closing
Branches:
Freeport Public Library
Description:

Freeport Public Library is Closed Monday, January 20th, 2026 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

This event is in the "Adult" group

It's a Weird World...GONE

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Boardroom at Freeport Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Adult

This month we will discuss people who have disappeared, never to be seen again. There are the famous ones, like Amelia Earhart, and the lesser knowns. If you wanted to disappear, what would you do? Join us for this fun discussion group.

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

This month we will discuss people who have disappeared, never to be seen again. There are the famous ones, like Amelia Earhart, and the lesser knowns. If you wanted to disappear, what would you do? Join us for this fun discussion group.

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

Jigsaw Puzzle Race (Adult/Teen/Family) Registration opens 1/5 at noon.

Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room at Freeport Public Library
Program Type:
Special Program
Age Group:
Family, Young Adult, Adult

Beat the winter doldrums by joining our Jigsaw Puzzle Race! It will start at 6p sharp.

There's room for 5 teams. REGISTRATION WILL OPEN JAN 5th at 12 p.m.

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

Beat the winter doldrums by joining our Jigsaw Puzzle Race! It will start at 6p sharp.

There's room for 5 teams. REGISTRATION WILL OPEN JAN 5th at 12 p.m.

This event is in the "Adult" group

Therapeutic Recreation for folks with I.D.D.

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
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 "Adult" group

Senior Resource Center book discussion: The Indigo Girl by Natasha Boyd

Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult

Based on historical documents, including Eliza's letters, this is a historical fiction account of how a teenage girl produced indigo dye, which became one of the largest exports out of South Carolina, an export that laid the foundation for the inc

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

Based on historical documents, including Eliza's letters, this is a historical fiction account of how a teenage girl produced indigo dye, which became one of the largest exports out of South Carolina, an export that laid the foundation for the inc

This event is in the "Adult" group

Monday Murders Book Group: Glory Be by Danielle Arceneaux

Monday, February 9, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Boardroom at Freeport Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adult

The first in a vivid and charming crime series set in the Louisiana bayou, introducing the hilariously uncensored amateur sleuth Glory Broussard. Perfect for fans of Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club.

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

The first in a vivid and charming crime series set in the Louisiana bayou, introducing the hilariously uncensored amateur sleuth Glory Broussard. Perfect for fans of Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club.

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

Resin Peacock Feather craft for Adults & Teens

Monday, February 9, 2026 at 6:15pm - 7:45pm
Meeting Room at Freeport Public Library
Program Type:
Maker Program
Age Group:
Young Adult, Adult

Let's try to make something pretty out of resin, peacock feathers, glitter, and metal leaf (gold, silver, copper). It will be a sticky good time. Don't wear your good clothes to this craft!

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

Let's try to make something pretty out of resin, peacock feathers, glitter, and metal leaf (gold, silver, copper). It will be a sticky good time. Don't wear your good clothes to this craft!

This event is in the "Adult" group

Malcom Eaton Library Group

Thursday, February 12, 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

President's Day

All Day
Freeport Public Library

Freeport Public Library is closed in observance of President's Day.

Closing
Branches:
Freeport Public Library
Description:

Freeport Public Library is closed in observance of President's Day.