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Fan Con 19

Celebrating Fandom since 2016

2019-08-10 11:00:00 2019-08-10 16:00:00 America/Chicago Fan Con 19 Urbana Free Library - Library

Saturday, August 10
11:00am - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2019-08-10 11:00:00 2019-08-10 16:00:00 America/Chicago Fan Con 19 Urbana Free Library - Library

Dress up in your favorite cosplay and prepare for a day full of all the pop culture and geeky things you love. At Fan Con '19 all fandoms are embraced from dungeon crawling D&Ders to My Hero Academia-loving otakus from gamers who just want one more hour of Minecraft™ or Super Smash Bros.™ to hardcore Supernatural fans who make memes for every situation. Events for all ages and fandoms.

Fan Con is generously sponsored by Peggy and Bob Podlasek in memory of Greg Bliss.

Events

11 a.m. - Noon • MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room • All Ages
What’s Next? – All caught up on your favorite show, game, or book series?  Join Library staff for recommendations on what to look at next!  From comics to TV, staff will tell you about hidden gems and new releases.

Noon-1 p.m. • MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room • All Ages
What is Animation? – Love animated movies and shows?  Wonder how early animation was done?  Come to this talk on different animation styles throughout the history of moving pictures.

12:30 p.m. - 1 p.m. • Green St. Entrance • All Ages
Cosplay Photo Meetup – Join the first-ever Fan Con group photo of everyone’s awesome cosplay!  Come show off all your hard work and creativity!

1 p.m. - 2 p.m. • MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room • All Ages
Create Your Own Mini-Comic – Come learn how to create your own mini-comic book! You'll learn how to fold a single sheet of paper into a small book where all your drawings are on a single side for easy scanning and photocopying. Create your own short story and illustrate it however you'd like!

1 p.m. - 2 p.m. • Lewis Auditorium • All Ages
Speed Drawing Contest – In a limited time, draw an original character or create your very own one-page comic.  Prizes for the winners!

2 p.m. - 3 p.m. • Lewis Auditorium • All Ages
Taking Your Fandom to the Next Level with Lynne Thomas- Wish you could do more with your love for your favorite fandom?  Hear how seven-time Hugo Award winner Lynne Thomas transformed her love of pop culture into award winning magazines, podcasts, and books.

3 p.m. - 4 p.m. • MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room • All Ages
Trivia Challenge – Think you know fandom?  Challenge yourself with trivia about movies, games, and TV shows.  How many can you answer?

 

All Day Drop-ins

11 a.m. - 3 p.m. • Busey-Mills Reading Room • All Ages
Pathfinder® RPG Demo – The  C-U Pathfinder Society is running short quests for the tabletop RPG Pathfinder®  from the Pathfinder® Beginner Box, and they can seat up to four players per quest.  If you've never played, don't worry; no experience is necessary!  Grab a pregen character and learn as you play!

11 a.m. - 4 p.m. • Busey-Mills Reading Room • All Ages
Board Games – Play with the Library’s collection of board games or set up your own RPG campaign with our D&D and other role-playing guides.

11 a.m. - 4 p.m. • Children's Services • Children
Chibicon – Smaller con goers can take a break and enjoy coloring and making arts and crafts.

11 a.m. - 4 p.m. • Satterthwaite Conference Room • All Ages
Video Games – Compete to see who's the best in Super Smash Bros™ and other video games!  Press "start" to continue.

11 a.m. - 4 p.m. • Café Seating Area • All Ages
Photo Area – Cosplayers, looking for a spot to show off your costumes and get a great photo?  Strike your best pose and capture your con memory!

11 a.m. - 4 p.m. • Information Desk • All Ages
Side Quest – A wizard's spell has put the con in danger!  It’ll take a few good adventurers to break the spell, save the con, and win rewards!

AGE GROUP: | High School Students | Families | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Teen | Children | Adult |

TAGS: | Fan Con |

Urbana Free Library

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Hours
Mon, Mar 20 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Mar 21 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Mar 22 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Mar 23 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Mar 24 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Mar 25 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Mar 26 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the library

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

Upcoming events

Tue, Mar 21, 10:00am - 10:25am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Mar 21, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, Mar 22, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Mar 23, 10:00am - 10:30am
Urbana Free Library - Megan's Reading Room

Thu, Mar 23, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

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Thu, Mar 23, 5:00pm - 8:30pm
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Urbana Free Library - Busey Mills Reading Room

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Sat, Mar 25, 9:00am - 5:30pm
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Urbana Free Library

Sat, Mar 25, 1:15pm - 2:15pm
Soccer Planet

Sat, Mar 25, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Urbana Free Library - Zoom,Megan's Reading Room

Sat, Mar 25, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, Mar 25, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Urbana Free Library - Children's Area

Rescheduled
Sun, Mar 26, 1:00pm - 4:30pm
New date Sunday, June 25, 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Urbana Free Library

Sun, Mar 26, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sun, Mar 26, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Urbana Free Library - Busey Mills Reading Room

Mon, Mar 27, 9:30am - 11:30am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, Mar 27, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Mar 28, 10:00am - 10:25am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Mar 28, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, Mar 29, 1:15pm - 2:15pm
Thomas Paine Elementary School

Wed, Mar 29, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Mar 30, 10:00am - 10:30am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Mar 30, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

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Leal Elementary School

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Leal Elementary School

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Urbana Free Library

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Urbana Free Library - Children's Area

Mon, Apr 03, 9:30am - 11:30am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, Apr 03, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Apr 04, All day
Urbana Free Library - MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room

Tue, Apr 04, 9:00am - 10:30am
King Elementary

Tue, Apr 04, 10:00am - 10:25am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Apr 04, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
King Elementary

Tue, Apr 04, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Apr 04, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Urbana Free Library - Online

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Wed, Apr 05, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Wed, Apr 05, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
King Elementary

Wed, Apr 05, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Apr 06, 10:00am - 10:30am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Apr 06, 10:30am - 11:30am
Urbana Free Library

Thu, Apr 06, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, Apr 08, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, Apr 08, 2:00pm - 6:00pm
Urbana Free Library - MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room

Sat, Apr 08, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Urbana Free Library - Children's Area

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Urbana Free Library

Mon, Apr 10, 9:30am - 11:30am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, Apr 10, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Apr 11, 10:00am - 10:25am
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Apr 11, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Apr 11, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Urbana Free Library - MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room

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Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Apr 11, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Urbana Free Library - Online

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Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

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Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

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Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

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Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

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Urbana Free Library - Children's Area

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Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

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Urbana Free Library - Busey Mills Reading Room

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Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

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Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

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Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

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Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

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Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, Apr 19, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Wed, Apr 19, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

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Urbana Free Library - MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room

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Urbana Free Library - Online

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Urbana Free Library

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Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

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Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium