Centralia Regional Library District

Afternoons at the Movies
2024-12-14 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Centralia Regional Library District, 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 62801, United States
Join us for an Afternoon at the Movies, brought to you by the Friends of the Centralia Regional Library!
Admission is free and open to the public, with free refreshments. No registration is required!
Check here for which movie we’ll be watching.

Santa, Cookies, and Stories
2024-12-16 16:00 - 17:00 | Centralia Regional Library District, 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 62801, United States
Santa will be coming back for another Story Time on Monday, December 16 at 4pm!
This special Story Time is held in the Monken Activity Room on the Library’s 2nd floor (elevator accessible). No registration is required, so come join the fun!
Treat bags will be given out while supplies last.

Crochet Club
2024-12-16 16:00 - 17:30 | Centralia Regional Library District, 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 62801, United States
Join Centralia Regional Library District’s social Crochet Club!
Whether you’re new to the craft or a professional, bring your own project to work on as we chat and swap tips and ideas with each other. We also have extra yarn and hooks for those who may need them. Please note this is not a formal class.
No age restrictions or registration required to join–just come on in!
NOTE: This Crochet Club meeting will be in the 2nd floor Teen Room, accessible by elevator.
NOTE: December’s meeting is RESCHEDULED for December 16.

Book Club for Adults
2024-12-17 18:00 - 19:30 | Centralia Regional Library District, 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 62801, United States
Join the Centralia Regional Library District’s Book Club for adults!
For December 2024, we are doing a show-and-tell of our favorite poetry.
If you are interested in joining us by becoming a Book Club member, please fill out our member form, especially if you would like for us to place a hold on the book for you. You do not need to have a library card or live in Centralia to join.
Join the Facebook Group!

Board Meeting
2024-12-18 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-01-15 16:00 - 18:00 | Centralia Regional Library District, 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 62801, United States
The Centralia Regional Library District Board of Trustees meets the third Wednesday of every month.
Meetings are held in Monken Activity Room, 2nd floor, at the Main Library at 4:00 pm on the date designated and are open to the public. Accessible by elevator or stairs.
A link to the meeting agenda will be posted on this page and a paper copy at the Main Library.

Experience Little Women: The Musical at Home!
2024-12-20 - 2024-12-22 | Online, IL, United States
Little Women: The Musical
An At Home Experience
(in collaboration with BroadwayHD)
2 hr 23 min | Musicals | 2022
Louisa May Alcott’s classic story of four sisters growing up in 19th-century Massachusetts made its London premiere in this acclaimed production at Park Theatre. Originally presented on Broadway in 2005 starring Sutton Foster, Lydia White and Savannah Stevenson lead a talented cast in this beloved tale of family, self-discovery, and hope.
Louisa May Alcott’s classic story of four sisters growing up in 19th-century Massachusetts made its London premiere in this acclaimed production at Park Theatre. Originally presented on Broadway in 2005 starring Sutton Foster, Lydia White and Savannah Stevenson lead a talented cast in this beloved tale of family, self-discovery, and hope. Little Women at Park Theatre is directed by Bronagh Lagan with set and costume design by Nik Corrall, musical direction by Leo Munby, orchestrations by Andy Collyer, choreography by Sarah Golding, lighting design by Ben M. Rogers, sound design by Paul Gavin and casting by Jane Deitch. It is produced by Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment, Hope Mill Theatre and Knockhardy Productions, in association with Park Theatre, and co-produced by Bonnie Comley and Stewart F. Lane. Little Women has a book by Allan Knee (Finding Neverland, The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit), lyrics by Mindi Dickstein, and music by Grammy Award-winner Jason Howland.
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 illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com

Christmas - Library Closed
2024-12-24 - 2024-12-25 | IL
The Library will be closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Our online collections are available 24/7.

Bingo with High Point Residence Centralia
2024-12-30 15:00 - 16:00 | Centralia Regional Library District, 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 62801, United States
Bingo’s back on Monday, December 30, with High Point Residence Centralia!
It’s free for anyone to play with free prizes up for grabs, from snacks to seasonal decor to toiletries, so come join us!

New Year's Library Hours
2024-12-31 16:00 - 2025-01-01 23:30 | IL
The Library will close early at 4PM on New Year’s Eve and be closed on New Year’s Day. Our online collection is available 24/7.

Eat, Play, Grow
2025-01-06 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-02-03 16:00 - 17:00 | Centralia Regional Library District, 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 62801, United States
Join us for free and fun nutrition and activity lessons that bring together art, stories, and music for preschoolers and their caregivers!
This event is free and happens on the first Monday of each month starting January 2025, 4-5pm. You can sign up by just coming to class!
For more information, contact Krystal Pruden at kpruden@illinois.edu, by phone at 618-548-1446, or at 1404 East Main Street in Salem, Illinois, 62881. Contact Krystal if you need reasonable accommodations to participate in this program.
The Illinois Extension and Eat-Move-Save is an equal opportunity provider. This material funded by USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). College of Agricultural. Consumer and Environmental Sciences. University of Illinois; United States Department of Agriculture; Local Extension Councils Cooperating.

Teen Reading Club - CANCELLED
2025-01-09 14:00 - 15:30 | Centralia Regional Library District, 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 62801, United States
The January 2025 meeting has been cancelled due to weather. We will discuss this month’s book along with next month’s book at next month’s meeting.
Join Centralia Regional Library District’s Reading Club for teens (ages 13-17)!
This club is a laid-back type, with snacks and activities/games. Each month we’ll have a different book to discuss at the beginning of the meeting, but it’s alright if you don’t read it–all reading is welcome here, so tell us any kind of story you’ve read. It can be from a game, a movie, a news article, fanfiction, whatever!
And the more meetings you attend, the more entries you’ll get into a prize giveaway at the end of the year!
January’s book is Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé.
If you would like to join, fill out the online form or come into the Library to fill out a paper form whenever you’d like. We hope to see you there!

Chicago Pizza: Past, Present & Future with Steve Dolinsky
2025-01-09 19:00 - 20:00 | Online, IL, United States
Famed Food Guy reporter at NBC 5 (Chicago), Steve Dolinksy has won 13 James Beard Awards for his TV, radio and podcast work. Steve is also the producer and host of Pizza City, a bi-monthly podcast featuring some of the nation’s greatest pizza makers. In 2022, he launched Pizza City Fest in Chicago. Now in four cities, the events bring together 40 of the region’s best pizzerias baking live on electric and wood-fired ovens. Steve is also the author of two pizza books. Join him to dish on The Ultimate Chicago Pizza Guide: A History of Squares & Slices in the Windy City, his comprehensive guide to the styles, locales and people that make the Windy City a prime destination for slices and pies.
Steve grew up in a kosher home in St. Cloud, Minnesota and it wasn’t until he was a teenager that he began to fall in love with food. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin, and moving to Chicago to work as a reporter for CLTV, Steve caught his big break in 1995 when the station launched Good Eating, a weekly program that mirrored the Tribune’s food section. After eight years, Steve moved to ABC 7, Chicago’s #1 news station, where he produced two original reports every week under the moniker, The Hungry Hound.
Since 2014, Steve has hosted The Feed Podcast with Chicago chef/restaurateur Rick Bayless, a podcast covering the world of food from their professional perspectives. He is also a judge on Iron Chef America and has served as one of the 27 Regional Academy Chairs for the World’s 50 Best Restaurants for the past 13 years. Steve lives and works in Chicago, Illinois.
Register
If you can’t make it to the live event, go ahead and register anyway; a recording will be sent to you for a limited time.
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).

Chess Club - CANCELLED
2025-01-11 14:00 - 16:00 | Centralia Regional Library District, 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 62801, United States
Chess Club for January 2025 has been cancelled due to the weather.
Whether you’re wanting to learn or just wanting to play, come join our Chess Club at Centralia Regional Library!
This club meets in the 2nd floor Monken Activity Room of the Library on the 2nd Saturday of each month, from 2-4pm. The Activity Room is accessible by elevator and stairs. No registration is required and all ages are welcome!

LEGO Club
2025-01-13 16:00 - 17:00 | Centralia Regional Library District, 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 62801, United States
Show off your love of LEGO and LEGO building skills in Centralia Regional Library’s LEGO Club for ages 7-11!
This fun, interactive club meets in the 2nd floor Youth Area every 2nd Monday of the month at 4pm, unless of a holiday or other closure. The 2nd floor is accessible by elevator and stairs.

Crochet Club
2025-01-13 16:00 - 17:30 | Centralia Regional Library District, 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 62801, United States
Join Centralia Regional Library District’s social Crochet Club!
Whether you’re new to the craft or a professional, bring your own project to work on as we chat and swap tips and ideas with each other. We will have extra yarn and hooks for those without. Please note that this is not a formal class.
No age restrictions or registration required to join–just come on in!
Crochet Club meets in the second floor Monken Activity Room on the second Monday of every month, unless otherwise noted. The Activity Room is accessible by elevator or stairs.

Family Fun
2025-01-14 16:00 - 17:00 | Centralia Regional Library District, 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 62801, United States
Get ready for some Family Fun!
Each month we have a different themed craft and activity for everyone of all ages to do. The featured activity for this Family Fun night is an indoor snowball fight. Other games and activities will be available too, so bring the whole family for an hour of fun!
This event takes place in our 2nd floor Youth Area, accessible by elevator and stairs.

State Representative Blaine Wilhour Traveling Office
2025-01-15 11:00 - 12:30 | Centralia Regional Library District, 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 62801, United States
110th District Legislative Assistant Lori Bear of Blaine Wilhour’s office will be in the Library’s back lobby once a month to help anyone with State issues, such as DCFS, FOID, fishing licenses, property taxes, etc.
Share your ideas, voice your concerns, and receive assistance with state government programs and issues.
An appointment is not necessary but if you would like to make an appointment, call 618-665-4109 or connect online at https://repwilhour.com/

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - Library Closed
2025-01-20 | IL
The Library will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Our online collections are available 24/7.

Book Club
2025-01-21 18:00 - 19:30 | Centralia Regional Library District, 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 62801, United States
Join the Centralia Regional Library District’s Book Club for adults!
For this meeting, we are reading Claws for Alarm by Rita Mae Brown.
If you are interested in joining us by becoming a Book Club member, please fill out our member form, especially if you would like for us to place a hold on the book for you. You do not need to have a library card or live in Centralia to join.
Join the Facebook Group!

Tales and Travel Memory Cafe
2025-01-23 13:00 - 14:00 | Centralia Regional Library District, 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 62801, United States
Embark on a virtual adventure to another country at the library with Tales and Travel!
Centralia Manor and Centralia Estates are partnering with Centralia Regional Library for a free and open-to-the-public “memory cafe” in the library’s 2nd floor Monken Activity Room (elevator accessible). Attendees will be able to “visit” a featured country through facts, stories, music, crafts, and snacks. All ages are welcome!
The country for January is Mexico.
This program is open to the public and no registration is required ahead of time

Love and Laughs with Michelle Buteau
2025-01-23 19:00 - 20:00 | Online, IL, United States
Join comedian, actress, and producer Michelle Buteau in conversation with Greta Johnsen. Michelle is the creator/writer/star of the Netflix series Survival of the Thickest, inspired by her autobiographical book of essays of the same name. She is also the host of two popular reality competition shows – The Circle and Barbecue Showdown, and hosts the popular podcast, Adulting. In 2024, she starred in Babes alongside fellow comedian/actress Ilana Glazer.
Born in New Jersey to Caribbean parents, Michelle brings her unique perspective and big personality to stage and screen. Her one-hour comedy special, Welcome to Buteaupia, won the Critics Choice Award for Best Comedy Special. Her new special, A Buteau-ful Mind, drops on Netflix December 31.
Greta Johnsen is an interviewer, podcast host, and book person. She is loved as co-host of HBO’s Official Game of Thrones Podcast and hosted WBEZ’s Nerdette podcast for eleven years. She can also be heard on podcasts like Pop Culture Happy Hour and City Cast.
Register
If you can’t make it to the live event, go ahead and register anyway; a recording will be sent to you for a limited time.
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 illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com

Book Bites
2025-01-27 16:00 - 17:00 | Centralia Regional Library District, 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 62801, United States
Get a taste for reading with Centralia Regional Library’s book club for ages 7-11!
In this interactive club, kids will sit down at a place mat where they will be treated to the first chapter of a book on their plate. If they like the book, they may check it out and take it home. If they want to sample another book, they will trade places with another attendee to read the first chapter of their book, until everyone goes home with a book they like!
This book club is a fun way to get into reading for even the most stubborn of readers. There is no registration required to join, but a library card is needed to check a book out.
Book Bites will meet the 4th Monday of each month at 4pm, unless of a holiday or other closure. It will be in the 2nd floor Teen Room, accessible by elevator and stairs.

Family Fun
2025-01-28 16:00 - 17:00 | Centralia Regional Library District, 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 62801, United States
Get ready for some Family Fun!
Each month we have a different themed craft and activity for everyone of all ages to do. The themed craft for this Family Fun night is a Handprint Cardinal Bird Painting. Other games and activities will be available too, so bring the whole family for an hour of fun!

This event takes place in our 2nd floor Youth Area, accessible by elevator and stairs.

Bingo with High Point Residence Centralia
2025-01-29 15:30 - 16:30 | Centralia Regional Library District, 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 62801, United States
Bingo’s back on Wednesday, January 29, with High Point Residence Centralia!
It’s free for anyone to play with free prizes up for grabs, from snacks to home goods and seasonal decor to toiletries, so come join us!

Black History Month Educational Scavenger Hunt
2025-02-01 - 2025-02-28 | Centralia Regional Library District, 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 62801, United States
Learn some history, win a prize! Each worksheet is different, so you can hunt several times if you want to learn even more (prizes are only given for the first completed worksheet; if you completed last year’s scavenger hunt, your prize will be different).
This scavenger hunt can be done at any time during the month upstairs in the Youth Department (accessible by elevator and stairs). Get the whole family involved!

Healthy Cents: Eat. Move. Save. Illinois Nutrition Education Program
2025-02-01 15:00 - 16:00 | Centralia Regional Library District, 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 62801, United States

An Evening with James McBride
2025-02-04 19:00 - 20:00 | Online, IL, United States
Illinois Libraries Present James McBride, an award-winning author, musician, and screenwriter. His landmark memoir, The Color of Water, was published in 1996 and is considered an American classic, read in schools and universities across the United States. His 2013 novel, The Good Lord Bird, won the National Book Award for Fiction and was adapted by Ethan Hawke and Jason Blum into a Showtime series bearing the same name. His latest, The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, was named one of the New York Times’ 100 Notable Books of 2023.
In 2016, President Obama awarded McBride the National Humanities Medal “for humanizing the complexities of discussing race in America. Through writings about his own uniquely American story, and his works of fiction informed by our shared history, his moving stories of love display the character of the American family.” In 2024 he became the latest recipient of the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. A native New Yorker, McBride is a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University.
Heather Marie-Montlilla of PBS Books will join McBride in conversation.
Register
If you can’t make it to the live event, go ahead and register anyway; a recording will be sent to you for a limited time.

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 illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com

Chess Club
2025-02-08 14:00 - 16:00 | Centralia Regional Library District, 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 62801, United States
Whether you’re wanting to learn or just wanting to play, come join our Chess Club at Centralia Regional Library!
This club meets in the 2nd floor Monken Activity Room of the Library on the 2nd Saturday of each month, from 2-4pm. The Activity Room is accessible by elevator and stairs. No registration is required and all ages are welcome!
