The Library hosts programs for all ages. Browse the list below or call the Library at 309-473-2313 to find a program that interests you. Registration is requested for most programs due to space limitations and so that programmers can prepare.
Online registration using Google Forms is new for us. If you are having problems, please email [email protected] or call 309-473-2313. We would like to work out any bugs before summer reading. Thank you!
Adventure Book Club is designed for 4th – 6th grade and meets on the fourth Thursday of each month at 3:30 p.m. Join us for a fun book discussion and related activities.
Family Storytime
Family Storytime is designed for children 3 – 7 years old and their families. Join us on the first Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. for 45 minutes of reading, songs, and crafts. Storytime meets once a month during the school year. If the first Monday falls on a holiday, Storytime will be the following week.
Happy Tales Book Club
Children, 1st – 3rd grade, are invited to join us for this read aloud book club on the third Wednesday of each month at 3:30 p.m. We will read together and do a short activity or craft related to the book.
Homeschool Meetup
This group focuses on resources and other activities helpful to homeschool families. We will meet on the second Tuesday of each month at 1:30 p.m.
Little Bricks & Big Ideas
This LEGO building group is led by April Fisher on the second Thursday of each month at 3:30 p.m. during the school year. Children, kindergarten – 6th grade, are invited to join us for an hour of creative building. Registration is required.
Toddler Time
Toddler Time is for children, 18 months to 3 years, and their grown-ups. Join us on the first Monday of each month at 10:30 a.m. for a time of stories and movement. Toddler Time meets once a month during the school year. If the first Monday falls on a holiday, Toddler Time will be the following week.
Young Adult
Teen Advisory Board
This group is for teens that would like to be involved with what’s happening at the library for their age group. Teen Advisory meets on the third Friday of each month at 3:30 p.m. We will discuss programming ideas, opportunities to earn volunteer/community service hours, and more.
Adult
Books, Tea, and Conversation
This adult book club meets on the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
Join us for a night of crafting on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m.! We can get you started on a small, beginner project or feel free to bring you own project and spend an hour with other crafters.
Friday Morning Coffee
The Community Room is reserved for two hours each Friday morning beginning at 10:00 a.m. for adults who want to gather for a cup of coffee, some conversation with friends, or play a board game.
Senior Info & Assistance
Community Care Systems, Inc., Senior Information Systems Agency for McLean County, will be at the Heyworth Public Library on the 4th Wednesday of each month from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. to assist people over the age of 60 and the disabled with Information and Assistance in filing for local, state, and federal programs.
Their main office is located at 616 IAA Drive, Bloomington, IL 61701. CCSI, Senior Information Systems Agency for McLean County can be reached by calling 309-661-6400 or 1-888-322-5712. Walk-ins accepted, no appointments necessary.
General Interest
Chess Club
All ages are invited to join us for Chess Club on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. Whether you are a beginner or have lots of experience, you’re sure to find friends to play with. The program leader, Rob Irons, will be on hand to offer helpful instruction.
Friendship Bracelets
3rd grade and up – Tuesday, April 29, 6 p.m. – Learn to make friendship bracelets. Registration is required.
Illinois Libraries Present
These events are made possible by Illinois Libraries Present (ILP), a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). ILP is committed to inclusion and accessibility. To request accommodations, please email [email protected]
Art and Adventures with Dan Santat, Saturday, May 3, 2:00 p.m.
Join bestselling author and illustrator Dan Santat for an afternoon event all about books and art with friend and collaborator, author Minh Lê.
Dan Santat is the author and illustrator of over a hundred books for young people! Many of his books are New York Times-bestsellers, including The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, Are We There Yet?, and After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again). His latest works include the best-selling graphic novels, The Aquanaut and A First Time for Everything. He is also the creator of the Disney animated hit, The Replacements.
Santat won the Caldecott Medal for most distinguished picture book in 2015, the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature in 2023 and Golden Kite Award for Middle Grade Fiction in 2024.
Minh Lê is the award-winning author of picture books including Drawn Together (winner of the 2019 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature), The Blur (with Dan Sanat!),Real to Me, Lift, and graphic novels such as Green Lantern: Legacy and Enlighten Me. In addition to writing books, Dan serves on the board of We Need Diverse Books, and has been a contributor to a variety of national publications, including NPR, HuffPost, and the New York Times.
This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present (ILP), a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).
ILP is committed to inclusion and accessibility. To request accommodations, please email [email protected]
Poverty: A Discussion with Matthew Desmond, Tuesday, May 13, 7:00 p.m.
Join us to close out our fourth season with bestselling author Matthew Desmond in conversation with award-winning journalist, Natalie Moore.
Desmond is a professor of sociology at Princeton University and author of the award-winning book, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. The recipient of a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship, Desmond was named one of “fifty people across the country who are most influencing the national political debate” by Politico 50 in 2016. His research focuses on poverty in the United States, city life, housing insecurity, public policy, racial inequality, and ethnography.
Natalie Moore is an award-winning journalist based in Chicago, whose reporting tackles race, housing, economic development, food injustice and violence. She is the author of the acclaimed The South Side: A Portrait of Chicago and American Segregation and co-author of The Almighty Black P Stone Nation: The Rise, Fall and Resurgence of an American Gang. Moore is the recipient of Chicago Library Foundation’s 21st Century Award and a Studs Terkel Community Media Award among many others. Her work has helped shift the way Chicagoans today think about segregation in the region.
This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present (ILP), a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).
ILP is committed to inclusion and accessibility. To request accommodations, please email [email protected]
Mini Art Show
It’s time for our Third Annual Mini Art Show! Pick up a canvas and return it by April 12. The community is welcome to vote on their favorites between April 14 – May 2. Additional information is available in the Library. This program is for ages 12 and up.
Why Knot Knit
5th graders through adults are invited to join us on Monday afternoons October through May at 3:30 p.m. for a knitting group. No experience is necessary. Knitting mentors will be available and all supplies will be provided for a beginner’s project.
