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  • Tales and Travel Memory Cafe

    Centralia Regional Library District 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, United States

    NOTE: This event has been rescheduled for March 27, 2025, from February 27, 2025. Embark on a virtual adventure to Hawai'i 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 […]

  • Eat Play Grow: Join us for free and fun nutrition and activity lessons that bring together art, stories, and music for preschoolers and their caregivers! 1st Monday of each month starting January 6, 2025, 4-5pm at Centralia Regional Library (515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL 62801). You will sign up when you come to class. For more information, contact Krystal Pruden at 1404 East Main Street in Salem, IL, 62881; Phone number: 618-548-1446; Email: kpruden@illinois.edu

    Eat, Play, Grow

    Centralia Regional Library District 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 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 […]

  • Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Series: Healthy Living for the Brain and Body

    Centralia Regional Library District 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, United States

    For centuries, we've known that the health of the brain and the body are connected. But now, science is able to provide insights into how to make lifestyle choices that may help you keep your brain and body healthy as you age. Join us to learn about research in the areas of diet and nutrition, […]

  • Eat, Play, Grow: Special Event Egg Hunt for Kids and Container Garden Lesson for Adults!

    Centralia Regional Library District 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 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 very special Eat, Play, Grow! will have an egg hunt for the kids across the second floor of the Library, as well as a container gardening lesson for adults! For more information, […]

  • AAPI Heritage Month Educational Scavenger Hunt

    Centralia Regional Library District 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 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, though). This scavenger hunt can be done at any time during the month in the Youth Department on the Library’s second floor (accessible […]

  • Eat Play Grow: Join us for free and fun nutrition and activity lessons that bring together art, stories, and music for preschoolers and their caregivers! 1st Monday of each month starting January 6, 2025, 4-5pm at Centralia Regional Library (515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL 62801). You will sign up when you come to class. For more information, contact Krystal Pruden at 1404 East Main Street in Salem, IL, 62881; Phone number: 618-548-1446; Email: kpruden@illinois.edu

    Eat, Play, Grow

    Centralia Regional Library District 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 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 […]

  • Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Series: Building the Foundations of Caregiving

    Centralia Regional Library District 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, United States

    This program explores the role of caregiver and changes they may experience, building a support team and managing caregiver stress. This program is part of an education series that teaches caregivers how to navigate the responsibilities of caring for someone living with dementia. Caregivers can pick and choose which individual courses that meet their needs […]

  • Latine Heritage Month Educational Scavenger Hunt

    Centralia Regional Library District 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, 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 and those who did the scavenger hunt before will get a new prize this time). This scavenger hunt can be done at any […]

  • Summer Reading 2026 Kick-Off

    Centralia Regional Library District 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, United States

    Kick off Summer Reading with us on Thursday, June 4, 2-3pm! We'll have a fire truck from the Centralia Fire Department, a John Deere tractor from the Reichmann Brothers, a show and tell from the Centralia High School FFA, and tons of carnival games with prizes! This is a chance for kids to get up […]

  • Let’s Learn About… Blueberries!

    Centralia Regional Library District 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, United States

    Let's learn about blueberries, hydroponics, plant growth, and more! These lessons accompany the book I Love Blueberries by Shannon Anderson. Anyone can come and learn!