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Image for event: Library's 150th Birthday Party!

Library's 150th Birthday Party!

1874-2024
2024-06-15 13:00:00 2024-06-15 15:00:00 America/Chicago Library's 150th Birthday Party! Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium, Busey-Mills Reading Room, MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room

Saturday, June 15
1:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-06-15 13:00:00 2024-06-15 15:00:00 America/Chicago Library's 150th Birthday Party! The Library’s 150th anniversary celebration starts with a birthday party! Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium, Busey-Mills Reading Room, MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room

Urbana Free Library

The Lewis Auditorium, Busey-Mills Reading Room, MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room

The Library’s 150th anniversary celebration starts with a birthday party!

The Library is turning 150 this year!

Come celebrate with us! There will be historical games from the Museum of the Grand Prairie, crafts, music from 1874 to the present, and (of course) cake!

The 150th Anniversary celebrations are generously supported by The Urbana Free Library Foundation.  

Urbana Free Library
Phone: 217-367-4057
Hours
We're closed Thursday July 04 due to Independence Day
Mon, Jul 01 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Jul 02 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Jul 03 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Jul 04 Closed
(Independence Day)
Fri, Jul 05 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Jul 06 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Jul 07 1:00PM to 5:00PM
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About the library

Conveniently located at the corner of Race and Green in downtown Urbana.

Upcoming events

Project Read - Drop-in Tutoring for Adults
Mon, Jul 08, 9:30am - 11:30am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium
Books and Bounces!
Tue, Jul 09, 10:00am - 10:25am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium
Teen Open Lab
Tue, Jul 09, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium
The Urbana Free Library Board Meeting
Tue, Jul 09, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium
The Facts and Fictions of the Orphan Train
Tue, Jul 09, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Urbana Free Library - Online
Register
Teen Open Lab
Wed, Jul 10, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium
Crafty Tales
Thu, Jul 11, 10:00am - 10:30am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium
Library staff at ClarkLindsey
Thu, Jul 11, 10:30am - 11:30am
ClarkLindsey
Teen Open Lab
Thu, Jul 11, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium
Library Staff at Play Days in the Park
Thu, Jul 11, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
King Park
Young Engineer Playground
Fri, Jul 12, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium
Music Makers - Creadores de Canciones
Sat, Jul 13, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium
Project Read - Drop-in Tutoring for Adults
Mon, Jul 15, 9:30am - 11:30am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium
Books and Bounces!
Tue, Jul 16, 10:00am - 10:25am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium
Teen Open Lab
Tue, Jul 16, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium
Third Tuesday Stitching Circle
Tue, Jul 16, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Urbana Free Library - MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room
The Urbana Free Library Foundation Board Meeting
Wed, Jul 17, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room
Teen Open Lab
Wed, Jul 17, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium
Crafty Tales
Thu, Jul 18, 10:00am - 10:30am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium
Teen Open Lab
Thu, Jul 18, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium
Organize Like an Archivist - Taming Genealogy Records and Research
Thu, Jul 18, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Urbana Free Library - Zoom
Register
Superhero Training Camp
Fri, Jul 19, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium
Library staff at Yankee Ridge Pop Up Playdate
Fri, Jul 19, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Yankee Ridge Elementary School
Harmony Through Beads
Sat, Jul 20, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium
Slime Time!
Sat, Jul 20, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium
Project Read - Drop-in Tutoring for Adults
Mon, Jul 22, 9:30am - 11:30am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium
Art Lab: Ink the Brain
Mon, Jul 22, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium
Register
Books and Bounces!
Tue, Jul 23, 10:00am - 10:25am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium
Tiny Teen Open Lab
Tue, Jul 23, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room
Tiny Teen Open Lab
Wed, Jul 24, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room
Crafty Tales
Thu, Jul 25, 10:00am - 10:30am
Urbana Free Library - Megan's Reading Room
Tiny Teen Open Lab
Thu, Jul 25, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room
Friends of the Library Book Sale - Members Only Night
Thu, Jul 25, 5:00pm - 8:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium
Friends of the Library Book Sale - Regular Price Sale
Fri, Jul 26, 9:00am - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium
Read at the Market
Sat, Jul 27, 8:00am - 12:00pm
Market at the Square
Friends of the Library Book Sale - Half Price Sale
Sat, Jul 27, 9:00am - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium
Friends of the Library Book Sale - Free Giveaway
Sun, Jul 28, 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium
Project Read - Drop-in Tutoring for Adults
Mon, Jul 29, 9:30am - 11:30am
Urbana Free Library - Busey-Mills Reading Room
Cuentos y Canciones - Stories and Songs
Mon, Jul 29, 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Urbana Free Library - Megan's Reading Room,Children's Area
Books and Bounces!
Tue, Jul 30, 10:00am - 10:25am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium
Teen Open Lab
Tue, Jul 30, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium
Walker's Book Club
Tue, Jul 30, 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Blair Park - Blair Park Pavilion
Teen Open Lab
Wed, Jul 31, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium
Make and Take Craft
Thu, Aug 01, All day
Urbana Free Library - Children's Area
Crafty Tales
Thu, Aug 01, 10:00am - 10:30am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium
Library staff at Prarie Winds of Urbana
Thu, Aug 01, 10:30am - 11:30am
Priarie Winds of Urbana
Teen Open Lab
Thu, Aug 01, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium
Summer Olympics
Fri, Aug 02, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium
Jump Into Science - From Planets to Galaxies
Sat, Aug 03, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium
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