January 2024 Newsletter

Happy New Year!

It’s time for Winter READ! Get ready to Hibernate With a Good Book during January while we read for prizes. The fun will continue in February with our annual Blind Date With a Book.

We will be closed Monday, January 20, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Arts & Crafts

  • Craft Night (Teens/Adults), Tuesday, January 28, 6:00 p.m.
  • Homeschool Meetup, Tuesday, January 14, 1:30 p.m.
  • Little Bricks & Big Ideas (K – 6th Grade), Thursday, January 9, 3:30 p.m.

Book Clubs

  • Happy Tales (1st – 3rd Grade), Wednesday, January 15, 3:30 p.m.
  • Adventure Book Club (4th – 6th Grade), Thursday, January 23, 3:30 p.m. – How To Train Your Dragon by Hiccup Horrendous Haddock
  • Books, Tea, and Conversation (Adult), Thursday, February 6, 6:30 p.m. – The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

Storytimes

  • Snowflake Dreams, Monday, January 6
    • Toddler Time (18 months – 3 years), 10:30 a.m.
    • Family Storytime (Ages 3 – 7 & family), 6:00 p.m.

Other Upcoming Programs

  • Chess Club, Tuesday, January 7 and 21, 6:00 p.m.
  • Illinois Libraries Present (Zoom)
    • Chicago Pizza – Past, Present & Future with Steve Dolinsky, Thursday, January 9, 7:00 p.m.
    • Love & Laughs with Michelle Buteau, Thursday, January 23, 7:00 p.m.
  • Senior Info & Assistance, Wednesday, January 22, 10:00 a.m. For people over the age of 60 and those with special needs who need help with filing for local, state, and federal programs.
  • Spice Club, while supplies last January’s spice is Chili Powder
  • Teen Advisory Board, Friday, January 17, 3:30 p.m. Why Knot Knit, Mondays, 3:30 p.m.

Please let us know you are coming! Sign up in person or call 309-473-2313. More details can be found on the library’s website, heyworthlibrary.com, or Facebook event page.