Due to distributor contracts, we cannot list movie titles here. Please call the Circulation Desk if you would like more information about a particular movie night: 815-875-1331, ext 200. All movies are free and open to all.

Monday Night Movies
April’s Movies will have a maritime theme. . .
April 1, 5:30 pm
April 8, 5:30 pm in conjunction with the Bureau County Historical Society’s 1912 Exhibit
April 15, 5:30 pm
April 22, 5:30 pm
April 29, 5:30 pm

Preschool Storytime/Craft (every Tuesday at 10:30 am in the Matson Meeting Room!)
April 2—Fish with Poisson d’Avril craft
April 12—Books & Libraries with craft TBA
April 19—Growing a Seed with Seed Sprouting activity
April 23—Rainy Day with craft: “April showers bring May flowers” and help decorate the Library (mega Mod-Podge flowers for the YS windows)
April 30—Nesting Birds with Bird on Nest craft

NOTE: Page Turners Book is taking a Spring Break and will NOT meet in April. The next meeting will be Thursday, May 9m 6–7:30 pm to discuss The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise by Colleen Oakley.

Tuesday, April 2, 6:30 pm Solar Eclipse Presentation: Traveling with the Eclipse by Gerri Woodlief Woodlief will talk about her past travels around the world to witness a number of eclipses. This month’s eclipse (partial in our part of Illinois) will take place on April 8, starting just be fore 1 pm and reaching maximum approximately 2 pm. The library will provide free solar eclipse viewers with instructions, available behind the circulation desk and at this presentation. To check the totality map for the eclipse, you can go to this interactive map.

Wednesday, April 3, 5:30 pm Chicks with Sticks… and Roosters Too! (Knitting and Crochet Group) Experienced and novice knitters and crocheters are welcome to join in this social crafting time.

Rescheduled to June 4 Wednesday, April 3, 7 pm Illinois Libraries Present The Hidden Gifts of Visual Thinkers with Dr. Temple Grandin (Zoom Presentation)
Dr. Grandin has requested this event is moved. We apologize for any inconvenience and look forward to welcoming her June 4. All current registrants will be notified of the change via Zoom; They do not need to re-register and may use the same link to join the event on the new date. Register Here Those who register will receive a link to the recorded presentation; it will also be available on the ILP YouTube channel for 30 days after the event.

CANCELED Thursday, April 4, 5:30 pm PPL Gardening Group All levels of gardener are welcome. We are inaugurating the library’s Seed Library this month!

Monday, April 8 Take-n-Make—Scrabble Tile Coaster Celebrate National Library Week! Available starting April 8 in the Circulation area, while supplies last.

Thursday, April 11, 1 pm Princeton Caregivers Support Group Alzheimer’s support group

Thursday, April 11, 3:30–5:30 pm Youth Dungeons & Dragons For ages 10 and up – 3:30-5:30 pm . For more information, contact the PPL Youth Services Desk (815) 875-1331, ext. 220 or e-mail help@princetonpl.org

Saturday, April 13, 1 pm Bureau County Historical Society program—Bureau County Photographers Curt Johnson will be presenting a program identifying photographers from Bureau County. His presentation includes photographs from some well known county photographers and some new names he’s discovered in the past two years.

Tuesday, April 16, 5:30 pm Music Jam Musicians of all levels are invited to attend, or just come to enjoy the performance!

POSTPONED TO MAY 10 (we apologize for any inconvenience) Friday, April 19, 4:30 pm Zoom presentation by Shari Emami, H.H.P., author of Breaking Free from Pain, From Suffering to Strength, My Own Personal Journey with Fibromyalgia and Healing Modalities. Her book is available to Princeton patrons through the Libby App. The library will host a watch party in the Matson Meeting Room for those unable to Zoom from home. This program is free and all are welcome to attend. To join the Zoom meeting, use this link. Meeting ID: 873 0309 3336 Passcode: mJJy81

Tuesday, April 23, 5:30–7:30 pm Regency Ballroom Lesson Ron McCutchan will be teaching dances of the British Regency Period (late 18th/early 19th century—also known as English Country Dances). Dress comfortably for movement. Period refreshments (tea & cakes) will be served.

Wednesday, April 24, 5–6 pm University of Illinois Extension Nutrition & Wellness Program–Comfort Food Reinvented Susan Glassman will provide a presentation Powerpoint, a cooking demonstration (with sample to taste), recipes, and handouts.

Thursday, April 25, 3–4 pm Cricket Wireless Phone Tutorial

Thursday, April 25, 3:30–5:30 pm Youth Dungeons & Dragons For ages 10 and up – 3:30-5:30 pm . For more information, contact the PPL Youth Services Desk (815) 875-1331, ext. 220 or e-mail help@princetonpl.org

Friday, April 26, 4:30 pm Princeton Public Library Writer’s Club Calling all writers of all backgrounds, ages, and experience!
One goal of the group is to help students K-5th grade (with a parent) and 6-12th grade to create and submit a poem to Gwendolyn Brooks Youth Poetry Awards. These annual awards are a platform for the next generation of poets to share their voices and develop their craft.
The Gwendolyn Brooks Youth Poetry Awards honor the legacy of Illinois’ own Gwendolyn Brooks: renowned poet, author, and the first Black Pulitzer Prize winner. Each and every one of the young poets who take part in this competition is a part of that legacy. Brooks summed up the contest best in a note in 1977: “All the children who entered the contest are winners… They worked hard. They created. And that is what is important.” DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2024 AT 11:59 P.M.