Centralia Regional Library District

Bingo
2025-11-24 15:30 - 16:30, 2025-12-29 15:30 - 16:30 (America/Chicago) | Centralia Regional Library District, 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 62801, United States
Come play bingo with us and High Point Residence!
It’s free for anyone of any age to play with free prizes up for grabs, from snacks to home goods and seasonal decor to toiletries, so come join us!

Book Bites
2025-11-24 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
2025-11-25 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-09 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-23 16:00 - 17:00, 2026-01-13 16:00 - 17:00 | Centralia Regional Library District, 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 62801, United States
Get ready for some Family Fun!
Each Family Fun night we have a different themed craft and activity for everyone of all ages to do. 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.

Thanksgiving Library Hours
2025-11-26 16:00 - 2025-11-28 23:30 | IL
The Library will close early at 4PM the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and be closed Thanksgiving and the Friday after. Our online collections are available 24/7.

Story Time
2025-12-01 16:00 - 16:30 | Centralia Regional Library District, 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 62801, United States
Raise your children to be lifelong readers by bringing them to story time at the Library!
This yummy Story Time all about cookies is in the Youth Department on the Library’s 2nd floor (elevator accessible).

Craft Supply Giveaway (RESCHEDULED)
2025-12-06 13:00 - 15:00 | Centralia Regional Library District, 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 62801, United States
Get ready for holiday gift making by filling a provided bag with yarn, knitting needles, crochet hooks, scrapbook paper, and more!
This giveaway is in the 2nd floor Monken Activity Room (accessible by elevator).

Teen Reading Club (CANCELLED)
2025-12-06 14:00 - 15:30 | Centralia Regional Library District, 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 62801, United States
This meeting has been cancelled.
Join Centralia Regional Library’s reading club for ages 12-17!
This club is a laid-back, bring-your-own-reading-content type, with snacks and activities/games. There is no required reading, but a theme with a matching book display in the Teen Room will be selected each month for guidance. It’s alright if you don’t read a book–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!
Currently, meetings are from 2PM to 3:30PM on the first Saturday each month in the 2nd floor Teen Room (elevator accessible).

LEGO Club
2025-12-08 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
2025-12-08 16:00 - 17:30, 2026-01-12 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.

State Representative Blaine Wilhour Traveling Office
2025-12-10 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/

Chess Club
2025-12-13 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!

Story Time & Book Signing with Local Author Chrystal Paige Brown & Harvey the Dog (& Santa!)
2025-12-15 16:30 - 17:30 | Centralia Regional Library District, 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 62801, United States
Join author Chrystal Paige Brown and Harvey the dog for a free family fun-filled event that’ll have a special appearance by Santa Claus!
Enjoy sing-alongs, arts and crafts, and listen to Chrystal read her brand-new book “Harvey’s Day”: Join Harvey as he goes to daycare for a fun-filled day! His day is full of tail wagging excitement. He learns to share with his puppy pals and makes the best of every playful moment.
The book is geared for ages 0-6, but everyone is welcome. “Harvey’s Day” and the previous book, “Harvey”, will be available for purchase, along with Harvey’s artwork. If you already own a copy of the book(s), feel free to bring it if you’d like it signed. You don’t want to miss out on this meet and greet opportunity. Chrystal and Harvey can’t wait to meet everyone!
Harvey books and merchandise will be available for purchase. Payment methods are cash, Zelle, PayPal, and Venmo.
-MEET THE AUTHOR–
Chrystal Paige Brown lives in Chicago, IL, with her bichpoo dog, Harvey—who is much more than just a pet; he’s family. Chrystal’s love for storytelling started early. From the age of eight, she was performing in theater, embracing the spotlight and developing a passion for the arts. She pursued her love for performance by earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Science with an emphasis on theater performance from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE).
After graduating, she moved to Chicago and began performing in musicals for children, bringing joy and creativity to young audiences. While her career took a turn into professional nannying, her love for storytelling never faded. Now, she’s an author by night, crafting heartwarming stories—especially those inspired by her adventures with Harvey.
In her free time, Chrystal enjoys playing the flute and piccolo, and most of all, spending quality time with Harvey, her loyal companion and the star of her books.
Check out their website at http://theharveyseries.com/

This FREE event is on the second floor of the Library, accessible by elevator and stairs.

Book Club
2025-12-16 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 having a year-end party with goodies and refreshments, along with an open discussion about any book you’d like to bring to talk about! A lucky winner for a year-end prize bag will be chosen from the members who have attended at least six (6) meetings this year.
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
2025-12-17 16:00 - 18:00, 2026-01-21 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.

Book Bites (CANCELLED)
2025-12-22 16:00 - 17:00 | Centralia Regional Library District, 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 62801, United States
This meeting has been cancelled.
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.

Miss Rita's Story Time
2025-12-22 16:00 - 17:00 | Centralia Regional Library District, 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 62801, United States
Raise your children to be lifelong readers by bringing them to story time at the Library!
This Story Time is held in the Monken Activity Room on the Library’s 2nd floor (elevator accessible).

Christmas - Library Closed
2025-12-24 - 2025-12-25 | IL
The Library will be closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Our online collections are available 24/7.

Sensory Time
2025-12-29 16:00 - 16:30 | Centralia Regional Library District, 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 62801, United States
Bring your little one for some hands-on, sensory learning with our children’s librarian, Miss Rita!
Keep in mind that this program is aimed more towards babies and toddlers. This event is in the 2nd floor Youth Department (accessible by elevator and stairs).

New Year's Library Hours
2025-12-31 12:00 - 2026-01-01 23:30 | IL
The Library will close early at 12PM noon on New Year’s Eve and be closed on New Year’s Day. Our online collection is available 24/7.

LEGO Club
2026-01-12 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 6-11!
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.

Bringing History to Life with Jonathan Eig
2026-01-13 19:00 - 20:00 | Online, IL, United States
NOTE: This is a live, online event. A recording will be made available for those who register but cannot attend the event live.
Jonathan Eig is the bestselling author of six books, including his most recent, Pulitzer Prize-winning King: A Life. Vividly written and exhaustively researched, it is the first major biography in decades of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.―and the first to include recently declassified FBI files. In this revelatory new portrait of the preacher and activist who shook the world, Eig gives us an intimate view of King, who masterfully employed peaceful protest in the streets but was rarely at peace with himself. From the classroom to the pulpit to the streets of Birmingham, Selma, and Memphis, Eig dramatically re-creates the journey of a man who recast American race relations and became our only modern-day founding father―as well as the nation’s most mourned martyr.
Eig began his writing career at age 16, working for his hometown newspaper, The Rockland County Journal News (N.Y.). He studied journalism at Northwestern University, and went on to work as a reporter for The New Orleans Times-Picayune, The Dallas Morning News, Chicago Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal.
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According to his parents, his greatest claim to fame is that his name once appeared in a Jeopardy! question. Eig lives in Chicago with his wife and children and shares office space with the laundry machines.
Mark Bazer will join Jonathan in conversation. The host of The Interview Show, Bazer also frequently moderates events for Chicago Humanities and is a contributing writer for Chicago magazine.
This event is intended for adults.
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. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation and Closed Captioning are provided for all events by default—no special request needed.
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Registration for this event closes at 5:00 p.m. on event day. Late registrations will be processed after the live event, allowing access to the event recording.

Afternoon at the Movies
2026-01-17 14:00 - 16:00 | Centralia Regional Library District, 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 62801, United States
Enjoy an Afternoon at the Movies, brought to you by the Friends of the Library!
All ages are welcome to join us and admission is free! There will be refreshments.
Doors open 10 minutes to the start of the movie at 2pm on Saturday, January 17, in our 2nd floor Monken Activity Room (accessible by elevator).
Check out the movie we’ll be watching!

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - Library Closed
2026-01-19 | Centralia Regional Library District, 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 62801, United States
The Library will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Our online collections are available 24/7.

Book Club
2026-01-20 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 Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens.
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!
