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

Fri: 9:00am-6:00pm

Sat: 10:00am-3:00pm

Week Calendar

Featured Events

cardboard game

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

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!

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.

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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
9 am					This event is in the "Young Adult" group This event is in the "Adult" group Paint with Nina: Daisies 9:30am–12:00pm Young Adult, Adult Maker Program Registration Required 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 Room: Learning Lab Age Group: Young Adult, Adult Program Type: Maker Program Registration Required Description: Paint with Nina is back! Cheerful yellow daisies on an oval background. With full instruction and assistance from Nina. Please register. Register each person separately. Registration opens August 15 at 9 a.m.
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6 pm		This event is in the "Young Adult" group This event is in the "Adult" group Adult & Teen Craftapalooza 6:00pm–7:45pm Young Adult, Adult Maker Program Registration Required 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 Room: Meeting Room Age Group: Young Adult, Adult Program Type: Maker Program Registration Required Description: Come play with our craft supplies. Revisit previous crafts or make something entirely new. We will have some ideas for you, or you can just have fun. Registration. Opens August 15 at 9a. Please register each person separately.		This event is in the "Adult" group It's a Weird World... 6:30pm–7:30pm Adult Storytime 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: Storytime Description: Do you like podcasts or shows or books about creepy things, cryptids, hauntings, or howls in the night? Join us for the first It's a Weird World...
7 pm			This event is in the "Young Adult" group This event is in the "Adult" group Illinois Libraries Present: Finding the Clues: Then & Now with Steve Burns [Virtual Event & Watch Party] 7:00pm–7:45pm Young Adult, Adult Performance 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 Room: Boardroom Age Group: Young Adult, Adult Program Type: Performance Description: Finding the Clues: Then and Now with Steve Burns