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Stuffed Animal Sleepover Breakfast & Pickup

Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Large Meeting Room at Edwardsville Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Send your favorite stuffed animal on an overnight at the library!Drop Off your stuffie at the Youth Desk by 6pm on Friday, April 11, then join us in the morning (Saturday, April 12...

Library Branch: Edwardsville Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Send your favorite stuffed animal on an overnight at the library!

Books for Bikes Spring Reading Challenge Ends

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 9:00am - 8:00pm
Youth Library at Edwardsville Public Library
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

The Books for Bikes Spring Reading Challenge ends today! Be sure to log all of your reading and enter it on Beanstack or turn in your paper reading log at the Youth Desk by 8pm.Joi...

Library Branch: Edwardsville Public Library
Room: Youth Library
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

The Books for Bikes Spring Reading Challenge ends today! Be sure to log all of your reading and enter it on Beanstack or turn in your paper reading log at the Youth Desk by 8pm.

Toadstool Tales

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Edwardsville Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Performers/Presenters, Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Explore the lore of spores, fables of fungi, and the power of puffballs at this magical story time, with special guest, the Mushroom Fairy! Young foragers will learn about mushroom...

Library Branch: Edwardsville Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Performers/Presenters, Storytime
Event Details:

Explore the lore of spores, fables of fungi, and the power of puffballs at this magical story time, with special guest, the Mushroom Fairy!

Black Lab dog with his tongue out in front of yellow and blue swirly background

Read To A Dog

Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:15am
Youth Library at Edwardsville Public Library
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

A therapy dog is visiting the library and wants to listen to you read! Each young reader will have 15 minutes with the dog-on-duty. 

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Edwardsville Public Library
Room: Youth Library
Age Group: Children
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

A therapy dog is visiting the library and wants to listen to you read! Each young reader will have 15 minutes with the dog-on-duty. 

Black Lab dog with his tongue out in front of yellow and blue swirly background

Read To A Dog

Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 10:15am - 10:30am
Youth Library at Edwardsville Public Library
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

A therapy dog is visiting the library and wants to listen to you read! Each young reader will have 15 minutes with the dog-on-duty. 

Open
Required
Library Branch: Edwardsville Public Library
Room: Youth Library
Age Group: Children
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

A therapy dog is visiting the library and wants to listen to you read! Each young reader will have 15 minutes with the dog-on-duty. 

Black Lab dog with his tongue out in front of yellow and blue swirly background

Read To A Dog

Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 10:30am - 10:45am
Youth Library at Edwardsville Public Library
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

A therapy dog is visiting the library and wants to listen to you read! Each young reader will have 15 minutes with the dog-on-duty. 

Open
Required
Library Branch: Edwardsville Public Library
Room: Youth Library
Age Group: Children
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

A therapy dog is visiting the library and wants to listen to you read! Each young reader will have 15 minutes with the dog-on-duty. 

Black Lab dog with his tongue out in front of yellow and blue swirly background

Read To A Dog

Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 10:45am - 11:00am
Youth Library at Edwardsville Public Library
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

A therapy dog is visiting the library and wants to listen to you read! Each young reader will have 15 minutes with the dog-on-duty. 

Open
Required
Library Branch: Edwardsville Public Library
Room: Youth Library
Age Group: Children
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

A therapy dog is visiting the library and wants to listen to you read! Each young reader will have 15 minutes with the dog-on-duty. 

A book opened to the middle, showing out of focus comic-style illustrations

Graphic Novel Club (Middle School)

Monday, April 21, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Room at Edwardsville Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Teens, Children
Event Details:

Dive into pages of panels! Join this session to chat all about The Cartoonists Club by Reina Telgemeier & Scott McCloud. Check out a copy at the Youth Desk.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Edwardsville Public Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens, Children
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Dive into pages of panels! Join this session to chat all about The Cartoonists Club by Reina Telgemeier & Scott McCloud. Check out a copy at the Youth Desk.

Image from behind a baby sitting on an adult's lap reading a book

Books for Babies Lapsit

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Large Meeting Room at Edwardsville Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Babies
Event Details:

Stories, songs, and bouncing babies! Read and rhyme with your little one, and connect with other caregivers.

Library Branch: Edwardsville Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Babies
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Stories, songs, and bouncing babies! Read and rhyme with your little one, and connect with other caregivers.

A figurine of the Pokemon Jigglypuff (small pink ball with triangle cat-like ears a curl on its forehead and small rounded arms and legs) winking one eye and holding a microphone up to its mouth stands in front of a swirly iridescent background

Pokémon Hangout

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Large Meeting Room at Edwardsville Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Gaming
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Trade, battle, create, and hone your trainer skills!

Library Branch: Edwardsville Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Gaming
Event Details:

Trade, battle, create, and hone your trainer skills!

Three children sit together with a book

Spring Stories

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Large Meeting Room at Edwardsville Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Toddlers
Event Details:

Explore a new theme each week with vibrant picture books, toe-tapping songs, and giggle-worthy moves alongside your story time pals! Includes a craft activity.

Library Branch: Edwardsville Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Explore a new theme each week with vibrant picture books, toe-tapping songs, and giggle-worthy moves alongside your story time pals! Includes a craft activity.

Fantasy Kids Crafts

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Edwardsville Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Author/Books
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Join us for an exciting program featuring dragon-inspired fantasy crafts! Participants will have the opportunity to create their own dragon-themed crafts, including a playdough dra...

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Edwardsville Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Author/Books
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Join us for an exciting program featuring dragon-inspired fantasy crafts!

Books for Bikes Spring Reading Challenge Raffle

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Rotunda at Edwardsville Public Library
Program Type:
Contests/Drawings
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Join us upstairs in the rotunda for the big bike raffle! While we hope to have an audience to cheer on the lucky readers, you do not need to be present to win.This amazing opportun...

Library Branch: Edwardsville Public Library
Room: Rotunda
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Contests/Drawings
Event Details:

Join us upstairs in the rotunda for the big bike raffle! While we hope to have an audience to cheer on the lucky readers, you do not need to be present to win.

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Fandemonium

Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Edwardsville Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Gaming
Age Group:
Everyone, Adults, Teens, Children
Event Details:

Back for its second year, join us Sunday, April 27th from 1-4pm for EPL’s nerdy mini convention! The entire library will be abuzz with fun for the whole family. This year’s co...

Library Branch: Edwardsville Public Library
Age Group: Everyone, Adults, Teens, Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Gaming
Event Details:

Back for its second year, join us Sunday, April 27th from 1-4pm for EPL’s nerdy mini convention! The entire library will be abuzz with fun for the whole family. 

This year’s con will feature:

Keepsake Bookmark Contest Entries Due

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 9:00am - 8:00pm
Edwardsville Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Contests/Drawings
Age Group:
Teens, Children
Event Details:

Turn in your Keepsake Bookmark Contest entries by 8pm today! Winners will be contacted and announced soon.

Library Branch: Edwardsville Public Library
Age Group: Teens, Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Contests/Drawings
Event Details:

Turn in your Keepsake Bookmark Contest entries by 8pm today! Winners will be contacted and announced soon.

Kids' Movie Matinee

Monday, June 2, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Large Meeting Room at Edwardsville Public Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Children
Library Branch: Edwardsville Public Library
Room: Large Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Movie

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Children Under 5

Children under 5 must be accompanied by an adult.