Looking Back on 2024

Swifties ruled the CD checkouts, with Taylor Swift taking 3 of the top 5 checkout spots. Barbie was the top movie, with Oppenheimer not even making the list. The ever-popular Kristin Hannah took the #1 spot in books, beating out book club favorites Lessons in Chemistry and The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store. NewsBank, which provides access to the State Journal-Register, the Chicago Sun-Times, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and hundreds of other local and national newspapers, was the most used database.

Lincoln Library has something for everyone...find your thing in 2025!

Make Something New This Year

The Stitch-uation

Bring your craft of choice for a time, a place, and a supportive space to work on your projects. Crafters of all kinds and all skill levels are welcome. Whatever project you have to work on, bring it to the DeFrates Reading Room on the 3rd Floor and spend some time working on it with other crafters!

January 7th, 6:00-7:30PM

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Zines!

Zines are underground, hand-made magazines where you can express yourself through poetry, art, writings, and more.

Learn how to make your own Zine at this hands-on workshop, and leave with your one-of-a-kind creation!

January 16th, 3:30-4:30PM

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Amateur Writer's Guild

Working on the next great American novel? Writing your screenplay?

Whatever you write, come together with other writers for camaraderie, feedback on anything you have written, or answers to questions you might have!

January 27th, 6:00-7:00PM

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Turn your ideas into reality at the CoLab!

January Classes:

Podcasting 101 | January 7th, 5:30-6:30PM

Beginner/Intermediate Sewing Class: Simple Placemats | January 23rd, 2:30-4:30PM

Intermediate Sewing Class: Hanging Organizer | January 27th, 5:30-7:30PM

Learn more and register for a class!

Find Your Book Club

Gathering of the Bookalos

Join our off-site BYOBook Silent Book Club. There is no assigned reading, just bring whatever book you'd like and read it quietly alongside others who are doing the same thing. That's it! It's a time dedicated to quiet reading, learning about what others are reading, and hanging with folks out in the community.

January 4th, 3:00-4:30PM

Wm. Van's Coffee House

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The Spinetinglers Horror Book Club

The Spinetinglers Book Club meets on the third Tuesday of each month for discussion of a different horror book. If you're a fan of ghosts, vampires, or other spooks and ghouls, this book club is for you!

This month's selection is The Gathering by C.J. Tudor, a vampire story set in rural Alaska.

January 21st, 6:00-7:30PM

Lincoln Library Bicentennial Room

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Saturday Craft Kit for Kids



The weather outside is frightful, but crafts make everything delightful! Come to the children's department to grab a fun, at-home take & make kit!

Our last kit of the season will be available on January 4th.

January 4 - Pompom Snowman Magnet

Crafts available while supplies last!

New Device? We Can Help With That!

January Computer Classes:

Computer Basics 1

Learn the basic components of a computer, how to use a mouse, and more.

January 13th, 6:00-7:00PM

January 28th, 10:30-11:30AM

Ask a Library Techie

Our tech-savvy staff members will be on hand to answer tech questions or help you one-on-one with any kind of computer or device. Bring your own device (like a smartphone, e-reader, tablet, or laptop), or borrow one of the computers in our computer classroom.

January 9th, 2:30-3:30PM

January 23rd, 10:30-11:30AM

Game On!

Each year, National Puzzle Day is celebrated on January 29th, and this year, the Library is celebrating with The Great Springfield Puzzle Off, a jigsaw puzzle competition.

Teams of up to 4 people will have 2 hours to complete a 500-piece puzzle!

This event will take place at the Abraham Lincoln Commons Rotunda at LLCC.

Register your team!

registration opens January 6th

January 29th, 5:30-8:00PM

Join us at Buzz Bomb Brewing Co. for a downtown Springfield night of beer and board games!

We'll have a wide-ranging collection of board games to choose from, from old classics to modern euro games! If you want to try out a new game, we can help teach the rules. Join up with other attendees or come with your own group of players. Borrow one of our games, or bring your own if you have a favorite!

This event is for adults 21+ only.

January 2nd, 7:00-9:00PM

The Library will be closed January 1st for New Year's Day and January 20th for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Remember, the Library's online resources are always available!