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Address:  814 12th St., Lawrenceville IL 62439

Phone: 618-943-3016

 

*Holiday Hours: The library will be closed on Monday, November 11 for Veterans Day, November 28 and November 29 for Thanksgiving, December 24 and December 25 for Christmas, and December 31 and January 1 for New Year’s.

 

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.

 

 

 
Library Crawl – Turn in passports by Nov. 8
The Annual Library Crawl runs from October 1-31 each year. Patrons from Lawrence Public Library who visit 5 or more other libraries by October 31 and turn passports in will get a chance to win a gift card. The deadline to turn in passports is November 8. The drawing will be held on November 12.
 
 
 
 
 
 
SPARK Class (November 12)
Eight monthly free classes will be held at the Lawrence Public Library and led by a University of Illinois staff October-May. Classes will begin at 3:30 p.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. Students 2nd grade and older are eligible. The classes will be held on the second Tuesday of each month. Class size is limited so sign up today! To register for the next class go to: Scratch Art – November 12.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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 “See All” under the newspaper titles.

https://lawrencepublicil.historyarchives.online/home

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. (618-943-3016)
 
We order books through the library system so there is no cost to join and participate. 
 
November pick: Run, Rose, Run by James Patterson and Dolly Parton
 
 
 
 
 

 

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
 
 
 
 
 
 
    

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