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Address:  814 12th St., Lawrenceville IL 62439

Phone: 618-943-3016

 

 

Library Hours:

Monday – Friday: 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Saturday: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

*Public computers are turned off 30 minutes before closing each day.

 

 

Evening Program with Dennis Stroughmatt – April 2 at 7:00 p.m.

Dennis Stroughmatt, a 2024 Illinois Humanities Road Scholar, will be at the library on Tuesday, April 2 at 7:00 p.m. to give a presentation called “French Creoles of the Illinois Country: Fiddle Jigs, Creole Folktales, and Haunting Ballads.”
The program will discuss French settlers along the Wabash and Mississippi rivers in Illinois (beginning in the late 1600’s) – the history, the French dialects still spoken, and their unique music. Stroughmatt will also entertain the audience with a performance of local French fiddling on the violin. This program is free and open to the public, with no registration required. Light refreshments will be served.

 

 

 

Illinois Extension SPARK Classes

What ignites your child? Here is a chance to allow them to explore and create something new each month, helping them find their spark. Eight monthly FREE classes led by University of Illinois staff will be held at Lawrence Public Library starting in October. Classes will meet on the second Tuesday of each month, beginning at 3:30 p.m. and ending at 4:30 p.m. Students 2nd grade and older are eligible.

The next class will be on Tuesday, April 9. Participants will use their engineering minds to create a speed boat out of a pop can. To register, click here: April 9 – Pop Can Speed Boats.

 

 

 

Hoopla for Movies and Books

Stream movies and check out books and music free with a Hoopla account through the library. Each library card holder is eligible for up to 5 checkouts each month. Click on Hoopla in the sidebar to get started. 

 

 

Lawrence County Newspaper Project

***Yearbooks from the early 1900’s were added in December 2022

Searchable online archives of Lawrence County newspapers, yearbooks, and other records.

Newspapers range from 1840-2019; yearbooks range from 1908-1939. To see a list of available yearbooks, click MORE+ under the newspaper titles.

http://lawrencepublicil.advantage-preservation.com/

Note: use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox as browser, not Internet Explorer, in order to access the tools on the archive website.

 

 

Book Club 

The Book Club (for adults) meets on the first Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. 
 
New members are always welcome. Call the library for details. (943-3016)
 
We order books through the library system so there is no cost to join and participate. 
 
April pick: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
 
 
 

 


To see the next Board of Trustees Meeting click below:
 
No Board of Trustees Meeting on December 19, 2023.
 


                                                                                 

 

 

 

Legal forms – available free to everyone

 

 
Heritage Quest
                                                                                                                 Genealogy resource – Use at the library or at home with a library card
 
 
 
 
world book
World Book Online
 
 
 
 
    

Online reference materials available in the library or at home with a library card