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
March’s Movies will have a Green theme!
March 4, 5:30 pm
March 11, 5:30 pm
March 18, 5:30 pm
March 25, 5:30 pm

Preschool Storytime/Craft (every Tuesday at 10:30 am in the Matson Meeting Room!)
March 5—“In like a Lion” with Lion’s mane tissue craft
March 12—Rainbow with beaded rainbow bracelet craft
March 19—Days of the Week with Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow wheel and Invent Your Own Day coloring activity
March 26—Eggs with pasta collage craft

Tuesday, March 5 Take-n-Make—Embroidery Hoop Pocket Wreath Available starting March 5 in the Circulation area, while supplies last.

Wednesday, March 6, 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.

Thursday, March 7, 5:30 pm PPL Gardening Group welcomes a special guest speaker from the U of I Extension (All levels of gardener are welcome)

Friday, March 8, 5 pm Classical Guitarist Peter Fletcher performs music of four centuries

Wednesday, March 13, 2 pm Who Is Accessing Your Information?—Fraud Awareness Heartland Bank’s Sara Hudson shares what you need to know to protect yourself.

Wednesday, March 13, 4–6:30 pm Friends of the Library Members-Only Sale Preview

Thursday, March 14-16 Friends of the Library Book Sale!
    Thursday, March 14, 10 am–6 pm
    Friday, March 15, 10 am–5 pm
    Saturday, March 16, 10 am–2 pm

Thursday, March 14, 1 pm Princeton Caregivers Support Group Alzheimer’s support group

Thursday, March 14, 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

Thursday, March 14, 6 pm  Page Turners Book Club  Our February book will be Sarah Smarsh’s Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth, in conjunction with Illinois Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read: “Reconsidering the American Dream.”

Thursday, March 14, 3:30 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

Wednesday, March 20, 7:00 pm Libraries Present: A Conversation with Designer Ruth E. Carter: Interweaving Tradition and Imagination Through Costume Design Zoom presentation — Two-time Academy Award-winning costume designer. Carter made history as the first Black person to win an Academy Award in Best Costume Design for the film, Black Panther. She received a second Academy Award in the same category for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Carter is known for her research and diligence to the craft of costume design, specifically for her work on films such as Spike Lee’s Malcolm X, Steven Spielberg’s Amistad and Ava DuVernay’s Selma. REGISTER HERE NOTE: This presentation will NOT be recorded.

Friday, March 22, 5–6 pm Illinois Humanities Road Scholar Workshop by Aaron Lawler—Learning is Your Arc: Illinois Novelist, Ernest Hemingway, Teaches Us About Who We Are Everything, from history and art to science and economics, is framed in story. Story is a way for people to understand their meaning and purpose in the world. In this workshop, participants will develop this framework of story as a way of learning through literary models in order to understand who they are and the world around them. The presentation/workshop is split into three interactive parts: the hero archetype, Hemingway’s hero, and chasing your better self.

Tuesday, March 26, 4–7 pm ImpactLife Blood Drive To sign up for a time slot, REGISTER ONLINE or call 815-875-1331 or stop by the Circulation Desk.

Wednesday, March 27, 2-3 pm Tech Talk Event with presenter Megan Preble from BeMobile Bring your mobile phone and tablet questions

Thursday, March 28, 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, March 29, 5 pm. Princeton Public Library Writer’s Club—First Meeting! 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.