In this Issue
What's New?
Children's Events
Young Adult Events
Adult Events
What's New?
 
New Library Hours: 
Have you heard? Our hours have changed! We're now open:
 
Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday: 1-5 p.m.
 
Working in the Library
  • Computer Use. At this time, computer use (whether on a patron computer or your own device) is limited to 30 minutes.
  • Extended Study or Work. Study tables are available for use, but limited to one patron or patrons from the same household. 
 
Cooking Our Books:

Thanks to advice from our friends at The Urbana Free Library, we are now treating returned items with heat and shortening the quarantine period by several days!
 
Because it takes some time to bring the ovens to temperature and maintain that temperature for the appropriate length of time, it will take several days for us to get caught up. Eventually, we expect to process items with two days after you return them.
 
To find out more information, please visit our Library website.
 
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact John Howard, Director, at Director@MahometPublicLibrary.org.
 
Adult and Teen Winter Reading Game
 
(January 4-February 28)
Ages 13 and up
 
What better way to spend a winter afternoon or evening than by reading a good book and enjoying a cup of tea, coffee, or hot chocolate? And you can enjoy your books or audiobooks and earn chances to win a prize as well, with our Warm Up to a Good Book winter reading program for teens and adults!
For every three books you read, fill out a form to be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a gift certificate from a Mahomet area business.
 
Children's Events
 
Virtual Story Time
 
(February 2, 9, 16, 23)
 
Join us for virtual story time every Tuesday at 10 a.m. on Facebook!

If you are interested in more story time videos, request to join our new group on Facebook, where you can watch book and song videos any time you want!
 
Celebration Saturday: Polar Bear Day!

(February 27 1-5pm)
 
Take some time to learn more about polar bears today. And stop by the library for a polar bear craft kit! Kits will be available on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. No registration necessary.
Kits will be available on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. No registration necessary.
First Chapter Fridays
 
(February 5, 12, 19, 26)
Facebook at 12pm-video available any time after
 
How do you find a new book to read? Or a new author to try?
Have you ever gone to a store and tasted free samples? Sometimes you liked what you tasted and wanted to buy the new food. Sometimes you didn’t care for it and you went on to the next sample table to try something else.
Grade school and middle school students are invited to join Youth Librarian Maura on Fridays as she reads the first chapter of a new book. If you like the book, you can request it at the library. If this book isn’t for you, then maybe the next Friday’s book will interest you more.
 
 
2nd Annual Jigsaw Puzzle Competition
(February 20 2pm) 
Our 2nd annual jigsaw puzzle contest, this time on Zoom! The team that completes its puzzle first wins!
Register your team by February 12 and pick up your puzzle the week of February 15. 
Your puzzle will be wrapped when you receive it. Please do not unwrap the puzzle until we are all together on Zoom for the contest.
Space is limited; please register. We will send the Zoom link to those who register.
Take and Make Kits for Kids
 
(February 8, 22)
 
Every other Monday, we will have new Take and Make Kits for kids! Kits will include instructions and supplies for a craft.
 
Pick up inside the Library or by using our pick up lockers. Call us at (217) 586-2611 and give us a 4-digit code, and we will place the kit in a locker for you.

Limited supplies. First come, first served.
 
Stuffed Animal Sleepover
 
The Stuffed Animal Sleepover is back!
Our stuffed friends probably have as much cabin fever during this challenging season as we ourselves have! So what better treat for them than to bring them to the library for a sleepover?
Drop off your friend on Friday, February 5 during regular library hours, then watch our social media pages for updates on the fun they are having (and the trouble they might get into) overnight!
Pick up your friend Saturday, February 6 during regular library hours.
Young Adult Events
Take and Make Kits for Teens
 
(February 8, 22)
 
Every other Monday, we will have new Take and Make Kits for teens! Kits will include instructions and supplies for a craft.
 
Pick up inside the Library or by using our pick up lockers. Call us at (217) 586-2611 and give us a 4-digit code, and we will place the kit in a locker for you.

Limited supplies. First come, first served.
 
Teen Book Box: March box

Sign up for the March book box from February 1-25. 
 
Teens ages 13-19 can sign up for the library's Book Box subscription service. You will receive a box with a Young Adult title selected just for you, along with some fun treats to enjoy!
Please note: You will need a valid library card to check out a Book Box. 


 
Adult Events
Adult Craft Connection: Button Art
 
Pickup: February 8-12
 
Create a heart out of buttons, just in time for Valentine’s Day!
Sign up for this take-and-make kit as early as January 1 and pick up your kit the week of February 8.
Space is limited and you must register to get a kit. 
 
 
Valentine Bingo (via Zoom)
Thursday, February 11 at 1pm
We couldn’t skip this popular program, even during a pandemic! We will, however, hold it on Zoom this year.
Registration will open January 25, 2021. Those who register can pick up their Bingo packets beginning February 8.
 
Tuesday Night Book Club
February 9th 6:30pm
 
Join us the second Tuesday evening of each month as we discuss a current or recent best selling book! 
 
This month's book: Well...That Was Awkward by Megan Montgomery
Contemporary Book Club
February 11 and 25 7:00pm
 
Unlike book clubs that discuss a different title at each meeting, the Contemporary Book Club studies one book in depth over multiple sessions. This winter, they will discuss the book Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram Z. Kendi.
The book club is moderated by Maggie Kinnamon and Mindy Spencer and they meet every other Thursday on Zoom. During each meeting, the group will have a facilitated discussion on a different section of the book.
Registration is required for each session.
We will send the Zoom link to those who have registered.
Mahomet Public Library
1702 E .Oak St.
Mahomet, Illinois 61853
(217) 586-2611
MahometPublicLibrary.org
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