(217) 223-1309 • 526 Jersey St., Quincy, IL 62301 (217) 223-1309 • 526 Jersey St., Quincy, IL 62301
01/03/23 @ 10:00am -
03/31/23 @ 5:00pm
Quincy Public Library
Registration is required.
Registration starts: 01/03/2023 @ 9:00am
Registration end: 03/31/2023 @ 10:00amDid you set exercise goals for yourself but gym classes or memberships just aren’t feasible? Do you enjoy walking, but don’t enjoy the cold?
As part of our Sustained Success Series* of programs and educational classes in 2023, the Quincy Public Library is here to help you reach your goals and keep active!
We are featuring a brand-new adult activity: A story walk! New to the concept of an adult story walk? No problem! Here’s how it works: you come into the library, walk its perimeter, stop periodically where signs are posted and read a bit of a short story at each stop! By the time you are finished you will not only have read a wonderful new story, but will have added .23 miles of walking to help you reach your fitness and activity goals!
Stories will change every Monday, so you will have something new to read every week while you walk!
In addition to the benefits you receive from movement and reading, there is an additional bonus and inspiration to complete story walks: we have made this a reading challenge! Once you complete four story walks you are automatically entered into a monthly drawing for a $20 gift card to a local business (businesses will vary)!
*This program is part of QPL's Sustained Success Series of programs and educational classes designed to help you reach your personal, financial, health, fun and fitness goals for 2023. For further educational programs in our Sustained Success Series, check out our calendar!
01/04/23 @ 9:00am -
01/28/23 @ 5:00pm
Quincy Public LibraryIf you are a person with a disability who requires special assistance, please call 217-223-1309 in advance.
Calling all jobseekers! Do you or someone you know need employment? Do you want a better job, but can't afford the time or money to take off work at your current job to attend a job fair? Quincy Public Library is here to help!
In addition to our usual services that we can provide jobseekers, such as resume help, printing, and tech tutoring, for a limited time we are hosting a Grab & Go job fair! Unlike a typical job fair where you have to take time out of your schedule to attend, with the Grab & Go job fair the Quincy Public Library has assembled all the information you would normally receive at a job fair and packed it all into a handy basket you can reuse at home!
On your time, any time the library is open, you just drop by the library, grab a basket, and go on your way! You can feel at ease knowing you don't have to miss work, class, or other events to attend this job fair- and yet you get all of the same information: job openings, wages, benefits- you name it!
Even better, if you choose you can enter your name in a drawing for a $50 Walmart gift card! Use it to buy work boots, clothes, office supplies- whatever you need it for!
Library hours are 9 am to 8 pm Monday through Thursday, and 9 am to 5 pm Friday and Saturday. Come on in, grab a basket, and get your career on track!
01/16/23 @ 12:00am -
01/31/23 @ 12:00am
Quincy Public LibraryExperience all the feels this winter! From January 16 – January 31, the Quincy Public Library is offering “All the Feels,” a Winter Reading Challenge. We challenge our community to read and log at least 6 hours during the challenge, complete two fun activities, and submit a book recommendation for a future "Patron Picks" display.
To join the challenge, come to the library to pick up a paper form starting January 16, or download and use the Beanstack app!
All reading and activities must be completed by January 31st at 8:00 pm - on the Beanstack app or with the paper form submitted in person at the library.
Winners will be notified the next afternoon.
Earn up to 10 chances to win a gift basket, based on literary genres - Historical Fiction, Humor, Mystery, and Romance. Each gift basket includes 3 books and a tiny stuffed animal (for "all the feels").
Good luck to all participants, and happy reading!
