January at the Library
Events for Adults at RVDL
Closed for New Year's Eve
We will be
closed all day on Tuesday, December 31st
for New Year's Eve.
Closed for New Year's Day
We will be
closed all day on Wednesday, January 1st
for New Year's Day.
Early Closure
We will be
closing early at 4:30 pm on Thursday, January 9th.
We will reopen for our regular business hours on Friday, January 10th.
Winter Farmers' Market
1st & 3rd Saturday of each month
(January 4th & 18th)
9 am - 12 pm
The Port Byron Farmers' Market will be
spending the winter at RVDL!
Come check out the amazing
locally handmade products,
and support local small businesses!
Anyone interested in having a booth is invited to
contact the library for more information!
Friends of the Library
The Friends of the Library need you!
The Friends of the Library will meet on
Monday, January 6th at 9 am
Anyone interested in more information or
joining the Friends is invited to join us!
Can't make it to the meeting?
Contact the library to see other ways you can help!
Rubber Stamping
Friday, January 10th
9-11 am
The Rubber Stamping group invites you to join them. They will be creating projects using a variety of stamps and inks. Everyone is welcome to stop by and see what they're making this month, or bring your own projects and join them!
Stitching and More!
Wednesdays,
January 15th, 22th, 29th
at 1-4 pm
Make new friends while working on your
latest craft projects at the library
All craft projects are welcome, not just stitching!
Lean In Circle
Wednesday, January 15th
11:30-1 pm
Lean in circle members work together to educate and
encourage its members on the important role of being a woman
in our community and how we can further
female growth in leadership, entrepreneurship,
and especially friendship.
Participants are welcome to bring their own
lunch, snacks, and drinks.
Adult Coloring
Friday,
January 17th & 31st
2-3 pm
Coloring has been found to calm the mind, encourage positive social interaction,
and produce a similar effect to meditation.
Colored pencils, markers, and coloring sheets are provided,
but attendees are welcome to bring their own.
Crafting for Conservation
Friday, January 17th
1-2:30 pm
The Wapsi River Environmental Education Center is coming back to the Library. This time, we invite adults to join us to learn how to upcycle old magazines.
Adult Art with the Figge Art Museum
Tuesday, January 21st
2-3:30 pm
Join Kelsey of the Figge Art Museum
to create your own masterpiece.
Registration Required
Historical Society
There will be no Historical Society meeting this month.
Board Meeting
Monday, January 20th
at 5:30 pm
Pinterest Night
The 4th Monday
of each month
at 6:30 pm
(January 27th)
Staff Picks
Heidi is reading
The Institute
by Stephen King
Heidi says this is not your typical Stephen King novel!
Book Synopsis:
"In the middle of the night, in a house on a quiet street in suburban Minneapolis, intruders silently murder Luke Ellis' parents and load him into a black SUV. The operation takes less than two minutes. Luke will wake up at The Institute, in a room that looks just like his own, except there's no window. And outside his door are other doors, behind which are other kids with special talents -- telekinesis and telepathy -- who got to this place the same way Luke did: Kalisha, Nick, George, Iris, and 10-year-old Avery Dixon. They are all in Front Half. Others, Luke learns, graduated to Back Half, "like the roach motel," Kalisha says. "You check in, but you don't check out." In this most sinister of institutions, the director, Mrs. Sigsby, and her staff are ruthlessly dedicated to extracting from these children the force of their extranormal gifts. There are no scruples here. If you go along, you get tokens for the vending machines. If you don't, punishment is brutal. As each new victim disappears to Back Half, Luke becomes more and more desperate to get out and get help. But no one has ever escaped from The Institute."River Valley District Library
Library Hours
Monday-Friday: 9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Sunday: Closed
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Website: https://www.rivervalleylibrary.org
Location: 214 South Main Street, Port Byron, IL, USA
Phone: (309)523-3440
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