Week Calendar

Join us for a sunrise Sunday yoga session in the reading room of EPL. Join Yoga Instructor Lisa Allen for an hour of peaceful yoga and meditation followed by coffee.

Yoga mats are not provided.

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

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

Imaginations abound at this story time, where we share books, music, and bubbles!

Enjoy engaging sensory activities! This event is open to all families and is especially great for those with multi-sensory needs.

Registered yoga teacher Julie Hamilton will lead the class using modifications of many common yoga poses. Perfect for seniors and for others with disabilities or challenges such as chronic illness, pain, or stiffness.

Join us for a single session D&D adventure with pre-generated characters & a staff Dungeon Master. No books, dice, or prep necessary. Just sit down & enjoy an adventure in a single two-hour session. 

In this introduction to coding in Scratch for beginners, you will learn how to add code, costumes, and sounds to sprites as you choose from making animations, a game, an app, or a book. Code Club is for ages 8-11.

The bad-guy character in a classic game who longs to be a hero brings trouble to his entire arcade after sneaking into a new first-person shooter game.

Whether learning about a solar eclipse, exploring our galaxy, or speaking space alien, this adventure through space is packed with interactive songs, stories and animations that are interesting, fun, and even educational. 

Sign up to make a keychain! Dig into a bag of pony beads and learn the art of brickstitch (a Native American beading technique) to begin your beading journey.

Join us for a single session D&D adventure with pre-generated characters & a staff Dungeon Master. No books, dice, or prep necessary. Just sit down & enjoy an adventure in a single two-hour session. 

Whether you're new to new crochet or a seasoned stitcher, come join us to learn new techniques, share tips, and connect with other crochet enthusiasts. If you have your own supplies and project, bring it along.

Whether you're new to crochet or a seasoned stitcher, come join us to learn new techniques, share tips, and connect with other adult crocheters. If you have your own supplies and project, bring it along.

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 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 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 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. 

When two kids find and play a magical board game, they release a man trapped in it for decades - and a host of dangers that can only be stopped by finishing the game.

Let's make time to write! Bring your current project or start a new one and for an hour we will hold dedicated writing time. The last half-hour is for open discussion and sharing of thoughts and ideas.

Join Jennifer with Leaning Fence Therapy Center, LLC to learn about why mental health matters, and have your questions answered, such as: What is therapy? Why is mental health so important? What causes anxiety? What is depression?

Go on a quest with fellow players in the classic collaborative role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, or try out our many other tabletop games.

In honor of Pride and the upcoming anniversary of Stonewall, The EPICenter will be screening the documentary "After Stonewall," which chronicles the work, struggles, defeats, and victories of the LGBT movement 1970-1999.

Current agenda and past minutes available at https://www.edwardsvillelibrary.org/board-minutes 

All Library Board Meetings are open to the public.

Mark Knott, from the Metro East Recovery Council, will be discussing the stigma of substance abuse disorder and how to deal with this sensitive and personal issue in a non-judgmental manner.

If you are a long-time comics lover or just discovering the wonderful world of comic books and graphic novels, the Cozy Comics Club is for you.