Events
For information about adult events contact the Circulation Desk at 583-3408 Ext. 2
For information about events for kids and teens contact the Children's / Youth Services Department at 583-3408 Ext. 3
Table-top Games Club
1:30pm - 5:00pm
Join the Games Club for an afternoon of role play, stragegy, co-op, pvp & board game fun! Meet up, make new friends and play RPGs like D&D or card and board games weekly! Don’t own games, no worries, we do! This club is ideal for 20 and 30 somethings, though any adult is welcome. We also have a games club available for people under 18 known as the Pop Culture Collective.
10:00am - 10:30am
This program is for the bounciest, wiggliest, most active little ones! Movement, music and games are mixed in with quick, interactive books for a rollicking good time, with no sitting-still required! Adult participation is expected in this program.
Please click below to register.
Read more … KANGAROO TIME!
4:00pm
Children who have entered grade school journey towards being readers, but they still love listening to stories! This program is designed to support your emergent reader by sharing a sample of stories & series that are geared toward various levels of early readers, & get them excited to use their new reading skills on the sequels later. Stories are followed by a craft, and we finish up the 60 minute session with a snack.
Please click below to register.
Read more … Ready-To-Read Storytime for 5 - 8 year olds
Getting started on your family history project
6:30pm - 7:30pm
An informal presentation on the basics of genealogy, including strategies for getting started, techniques, and resources available. We'll include a brief discussion of how genetics and DNA analysis have revolutionized the field. Hear stories and lessons learned from our presenter with more than 40 years of genealogical research experience.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Please register by stopping by the circulation desk or by calling 583-3408.
Presented by: Cliff McCarthy of the Genealogy and Local History Library, Wood Museum of Springfield History, Springfield Museums
3:30pm - 5:00pm
A club for Tweens & Teens ("T & T") who are fans of anime & manga! Meet every Friday afternoon to watch & talk about anime - with free snacks!
Please click below for more information and to register.
Read more … Anime "T & T" Club
Local Author visit: Stepping out in love with Gayle Suzanne
11:00am - 12:30pm
There is nothing easy about going through a divorce. Stepping Out in Love is a collection of over 50 short stories that help guide you through the pain of a divorce, learning to live on your own, the highs and lows of dating, and finding love again. This is a simple, honest, funny, relatable book packed with wisdom and practical tools to give hope to the heartbroken. Copies of the book will be for sale at the event.
Please register by stopping by the circulation desk or by calling 583-3408.
Presenter: Gayle Suzanne, Life Coach & Author
11:00am - 1:00pm
Minecraft players of all skill levels can bring their own devices, or may use one of the library’s eight computers to build, play & create. For elementary & up. Registration required; please click below to register.
Read more … Minecraft Club
Ice Cream Read-a-thon!
Celebrate ice Cream Week at the Hubbard Library with a sweet read-a-thon! Pick up a Read-a-thon form in the Youth Room, read at least 5 books during Ice Cream Week, and bring back the completed form for a gift certificate from Friendly's Restaurant!
Read-a-thon forms completed during Ice Cream Week (1/28 - 2/2/19) can be brought in through 2/9/19.
Many thanks to Friendly's Restaurant for co-sponsoring this event!
10:00am
This winter we will enjoy stories, games, songs, and crafts about sea creatures. The session runs 5 weeks, weather permitting (no storytime on 1/21/19, Martin Luther King Jr. Day).
Each storytime includes about 30 minutes of stories, finger-plays, songs and games related to that week’s theme, followed by a craft project and a snack; the total storytime runs approximately 60 minutes.
This program is crafted specifically for the attention span and interest level of 3-5 year olds. If your child is younger than 3 or may not be up for sitting and listening to 4-5 stories with 1-2 song or game breaks in between you may want to consider our storytime for 2-3 year olds, which runs on Wednesdays at 10am, or our Kangaroo Time program, which runs on Thursdays at 10am.
Please click below to register.
Read more … Storytime for 3 - 5 year olds
Excel Intro, How Spreadsheets Can Simplify Your Life
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Excel is one of Microsoft’s most powerful tools. Learn the basics about how to create and use spreadsheets with cells, formulas and charts. Space is limited, please register at the circulation desk or by calling 583-3408.
Presenter: Pat McGowan, Libary Director
