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Atlantis Round Table

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Small Conference Room
This event is in the "Teens (13+ or 9th -12th grade)" group.

Teen Takeover-Outside!

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens (13+ or 9th -12th grade)
Playtime, Crafts / DIY
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Children's Theatre
Age Group: Teens (13+ or 9th -12th grade)
Program Type: Playtime, Crafts / DIY
Event Details:

Weather permitting: we will be outside by the memorial brick pavilion.

It's Teen Time! Snacks, crafts, games, and more! 

Finally, some place you can escape to after school without younger siblings getting in your way.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens (9-12 or 5th-8th grade)" group.

Minecraft Club

3:30pm - 4:45pm
Children, Tweens (9-12 or 5th-8th grade)
Register Now
Registration
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Children's Library
Age Group: Children, Tweens (9-12 or 5th-8th grade)
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us at QPL’s first Minecraft Club. This unstructured program allows children to relax after school and play Minecraft with friends using the library’s Nintendo Switch Lites!

This event is in the "Teens (13+ or 9th -12th grade)" group.

Who Am I? Creative Writing to Build (D&D) Character

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Teens (13+ or 9th -12th grade)
Community Read / Big Read
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Small Conference Room
Age Group: Teens (13+ or 9th -12th grade)
Program Type: Community Read / Big Read
Event Details:

Creative writing and tabletop games might not sound like a natural fit, but you'd be surprised. If you have to come up with your own character, how do you do it? Do you start with a name or a weapon?

Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Children's Theatre
This event is in the "Adults (18+)" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Banned Book Club

6:30pm - 7:45pm
Adults (18+), Seniors
Book Club
Registration Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Computer Area
Age Group: Adults (18+), Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

To read? Or not to Read? Is often the question that comes up with banned and challenged books.

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Accommodations

If you are a person with a disability who requires special assistance, please call 217-223-1309 in advance. 

This event is in the "Tweens (9-12 or 5th-8th grade)" group.
This event is in the "Teens (13+ or 9th -12th grade)" group.
This event is in the "Adults (18+)" group.
This event is in the "Seniors" group.

Raise Your Voice with Jason Reynolds

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Tweens (9-12 or 5th-8th grade), Teens (13+ or 9th -12th grade), Adults (18+), Seniors
Performance / Lecture, Online / Virtual
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Virtual / Online
Age Group: Tweens (9-12 or 5th-8th grade), Teens (13+ or 9th -12th grade), Adults (18+), Seniors
Program Type: Performance / Lecture, Online / Virtual
Event Details:

 

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you are a person with a disability who requires special assistance, please call 217-223-1309 in advance. 

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Birth - Preschool" group.

Baby Time

10:30am - 11:15am
Children, Birth - Preschool
Storytime
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Registration
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Children's Theatre
Age Group: Children, Birth - Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Baby Time is a lap-sit storytime for babies (birth-16 months) and their parents/caregivers, including books, rhymes, and songs. This program targets babies ages birth-16 months, but all are welcome to attend.

Bicentennial Book Meeting

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Cancelled
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Children's Theatre

GED Classes

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Small Conference Room
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens (9-12 or 5th-8th grade)" group.

Lego Club

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Children, Tweens (9-12 or 5th-8th grade)
Register Now
Registration
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Children's Theatre
Age Group: Children, Tweens (9-12 or 5th-8th grade)
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring your friends to hang out, chat, and build with Legos. Each week, a theme will be given that club members can create, or you can make what you want. We will build for 45 minutes, clean up, and then share our creations (if you wish to).

Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Small Conference Room
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Birth - Preschool" group.

Preschool Time

10:00am - 10:45am
Children, Birth - Preschool
Storytime
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Registration
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Children's Theatre
Age Group: Children, Birth - Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Preschool Time incorporates thematic books, music, and more during 45-minute sessions. The theme for this week's storytime is cool cats. This program is designed for children ages 3 and up, but all are welcome to attend.

GED Classes

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Small Conference Room
This event is in the "Teens (13+ or 9th -12th grade)" group.

Teen Takeover

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens (13+ or 9th -12th grade)
Playtime, Crafts / DIY
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Children's Theatre
Age Group: Teens (13+ or 9th -12th grade)
Program Type: Playtime, Crafts / DIY
Event Details:

It's Teen Time! Snacks, crafts, games, and more! 

Finally, some place you can escape to after school without younger siblings getting in your way.

Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Children's Theatre
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Birth - Preschool" group.

Jack-o-Lantern Jamboree

10:00am - 10:45am
Children, Birth - Preschool
Register Now
Registration
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Children's Theatre
Age Group: Children, Birth - Preschool
Registration Required
Event Details:

Little monsters, princesses, superheroes, and pumpkins are invited to play pretend with Halloween songs, stories, and more before going trick-or-treating around the library.

Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room

Candid Conversations

10:00am - 12:00pm
Library Branch: Quincy Public Library
Room: Small Conference Room
Event Details:

Candid Conversations is designed for open, honest, respectful discussion among participants.

Each meeting begins with a short video, followed by a facilitated discussion.

This month's discussion is: TBD