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The Bookenders

A Teen Book Club
2025-05-05 17:30:00 2025-05-05 18:30:00 America/Chicago The Bookenders Main Library - RPLF Teen Zone / Active Zone

Monday, May 05
5:30pm - 6:30pm

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Main Library

RPLF Teen Zone / Active Zone

Join us in reading various YA in a book club for teens!

The Bookenders book club will meet every other month throughout 2025. The titles we will be discussing are:

January 6 - A Secret Princess by Margaret Stohl

March 3 - The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

May 5 - My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand

July 7 - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

September 8 - The Fox Maidens by Robin Ha

November 3 - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Sáenz

There will be discussion and snacks!

TAGS: | Book Discussion |

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The 66,000 sq.ft. Main Library opened in spring of 2024 and serves as the Rockford Public Library's main downtown facility. The newly constructed space boasts a 1st floor Children's Area complete with a dedicated computer lab, three program rooms, play structure with slide, and baby garden, a Maker Lab with access to 3D printers and scanners and small board computers, podcasting room, green screen video room, a large Young Adult Zone with gaming center, adult computer lab, local history room, and several meeting and study rooms accommodating groups of 2-8 people. Additional features include a large interactive screen, two roof-top terraces, one of which is available for rent as part of our large event space on the third floor, underground parking, and drive-thru book drop holds pickup!

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Babes and Books
Wed, Sep 02, 10:00am - 11:00am
This interactive storytime for young children from birth to 24 months, focuses on their development, incorporating music, movement, and reading.
Stroller Social: an Hour for Community and Connection
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Room 115B: Story Time
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Rooms 115A & 115B: Activity and Story Time
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RPL Sewing Group
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Room 208: Maker Activity B
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Rooms 115A & 115B: Activity and Story Time
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Rooms 115A & 115B: Activity and Story Time
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Lifescape and Rockford Public Library Present:
Tue, Sep 08, 11:30am - 12:30pm
WREX Classroom
Register for this specialized book club via Lifescape and receive a copy of the book to read from the library.
Watercolors on the Terrace
Tue, Sep 08, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
2nd Floor Terrace
Adults can register for this event to paint botanical watercolor images and take home their own paintings, event runs rain or shine.
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Babes and Books
Wed, Sep 09, 10:00am - 11:00am
Rooms 115A & 115B: Activity and Story Time
This interactive storytime for young children from birth to 24 months, focuses on their development, incorporating music, movement, and reading.
Beaded Keychain Craft Workshop
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Room 115B: Story Time
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We are Hooked
Wed, Sep 09, 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Room 208: Maker Activity B
Love to crochet? So do we! Bring in your UFO stands for "unfinished object". It's a term used to describe a project that has been temporarily or permanently abandoned.
Introduction to Linocut
Wed, Sep 09, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
RPLF Teen Zone / Active Zone
Turn erasers into art!
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