Freeport Public Library

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(815) 233-3000

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

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Sun: Closed

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

Fri: 9:00am-6:00pm

Sat: 10:00am-3:00pm

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Featured Events

Cardboard Arcade

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 10:00am - 2:00pm

Meeting Room at Freeport Public Library

Program Type:

Special Program

Age Group:

Preschool, Elementary

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Library Branch: Freeport Public Library

Room: Meeting Room

Age Group: Preschool, Elementary

Program Type: Special Program

Description:

Try your luck at our Cardboard Arcade! Play your favorite arcade games, including skeeball, basketball shoot out, bowling, and more!

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

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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

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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.

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All Day	This event is in the "Family" group This event is in the "Elementary" group This event is in the "Young Adult" group This event is in the "Adult" group Book Character Pumpkin Decorating Contest All Day 9/3–9/27 Family, Elementary, Young Adult, Adult Special Program Registration Required This event is in the "Family" group This event is in the "Elementary" group This event is in the "Young Adult" 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 Age Group: Family, Elementary, Young Adult, Adult Program Type: Special Program Registration Required Description: Decorate a pumpkin like your favorite book character for Freeport Public Library's Fourth Annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest! You may reserve a pumpkin from the library by registering for the contest on our events calendar or provide your own
1 pm		This event is in the "Adult" group Monday Murders Book Group: If Looks Could Kill by Kate White 1:00pm–2:00pm 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: Meet Bailey Weggins, the thirty-something, single-again true crime writer for a leading Manhattan woman's magazine. Smart and savvy, she's got a sixth sense when it comes to seeing the truth in a story-especially if it's murder.

Freeport Public Library

Week Calendar

Featured Events

Cardboard Arcade

Program Type:

Age Group:

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

Program Type:

Age Group:

Bringing History to Life with Jonathan Eig

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

Program Type:

Age Group:

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Book Character Pumpkin Decorating Contest

Monday Murders Book Group: If Looks Could Kill by Kate White