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| Tuesday, March 2, 2021 |
| 10:00 AM - | Story Time |  |
 | Location: Contact: Description: Join us for fun, games, and of course, stories! |
| 6:00 PM - | Waterfowl Migration with Tim Murphy from the QC Audubon Society | |
| Location: Contact: celeste@rivervalleylibrary.org Description: RVDL Welcomes Tim Murphy from the QC Audubon society! Tim will teach us all about Waterfowl Migration. Learn what birds will be flying around your area this spring! https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtf-uspzwrHdK53gTBwhR442CIa0TZihQo
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| Thursday, March 4, 2021 |
| 10:00 AM - | Story Time | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Join us for fun, games, and of course, stories! |
| Friday, March 5, 2021 |
| 6:00 PM - | Sheep to Sweater: A Hobby Farmer's Life | |
| Location: Contact: celeste@rivervalleylibrary.org Description: RVDL Welcomes Dawn Crist! Dawn is a hobby farmer extraordinaire. She raises sheep, havests wool, and makes beautiful yarn. Find out what a life in a day looks like for Dawn as she explains the ins and outs of being a hobby farmer. Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsd-qtpzsrGta13zWPo-adpMfIPxlVWe_H |
| Saturday, March 6, 2021 |
| 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Virtual Dungeons & Dragons |  |
| Location: Contact: Description: Please email Coach T at yarivervalleydistrictlibrary@gmail.com for further information. Any new groups wanting to participate must provide their own Dungeon Master. |
| Tuesday, March 9, 2021 |
| 10:00 AM - | Story Time | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Join us for fun, games, and of course, stories! |
| Thursday, March 11, 2021 |
| 10:00 AM - | Story Time | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Join us for fun, games, and of course, stories! |
| 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Quilting Group | |
| Location: Community Room Contact: Description: |
| 6:00 PM - | Pre-Civil War Quilts: Secret Codes to Freedom on the Underground Railroad | |
| Location: Zoom Contact: celeste@rivervalleylibrary.org Description: RVDL welcomes our 2021 Illinois Humanities Road Scholar, Connie Martin! Join us to hear the story of Connie’s family, and the secrecy, codes, and fugitive slave escape routes which were revealed in her family Bible dated 1865. We’ll also learn about the origins of the underground railroad, abolitionists, slave routes passing through Illinois, and the quilt codes used to navigate the underground railroad with replicas made by Connie’s mother! Illinois Humanities is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Illinois General Assembly [through the Illinois Arts Council Agency (IACA)], as well as by contributions from individuals, foundations and corporations.
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed by speakers, program participants, or audiences do not necessarily reflect those of the NEH, Illinois Humanities, IACA, our partnering organizations, or our funders. Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYsd-6qqTouHdBrVGVeezGBjNShYlgfWQHR |
| Friday, March 12, 2021 |
| 6:00 PM - | Birth Your Way with Melanie Hexen | |
| Location: Contact: celeste@rivervalleylibrary.org Description: RVDL welcomes Melanie Hexen of Empress Birth Services to the Library! Melanie, a professional midwife who services women from all backgrounds, will teach us about different birthing options. Learn about home births, water births, and much more in this informative virtual program. ZoomLink: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0lduGsrD0tEt00hE_olZ7PS13xyWN6vWEX |
| Saturday, March 13, 2021 |
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | URICRA Walk-in Registration | |
| Location: River Valley District Library-Upstairs Contact: Description: |
| 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Virtual Dungeons & Dragons | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Please email Coach T at yarivervalleydistrictlibrary@gmail.com for further information. Any new groups wanting to participate must provide their own Dungeon Master. |
| Tuesday, March 16, 2021 |
| 10:00 AM - | Kids in the Kitchen (Story Time) | |
| Location: Contact: Description: More info TBA |
| Thursday, March 18, 2021 |
| 10:00 AM - | Story Time | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Join us for fun, games, and of course, stories! |
| Saturday, March 20, 2021 |
| 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Virtual Dungeons & Dragons | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Please email Coach T at yarivervalleydistrictlibrary@gmail.com for further information. Any new groups wanting to participate must provide their own Dungeon Master. |
| Tuesday, March 23, 2021 |
| 10:00 AM - | Story Time | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Join us for fun, games, and of course, stories! |
| Thursday, March 25, 2021 |
| 10:00 AM - | Story Time | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Join us for fun, games, and of course, stories! |
| 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Quilting Group | |
| Location: Community Room Contact: Description: |
| 5:00 PM - | ROE Family Cooking Class | |
| Location: Zoom Contact: celeste@rivervalleylibrary.org Description: Join in on a fun and nutritional virtual family cooking class with Nina Struss at River Valley District Library! Nina, a Hy-Vee Corporate Registered Dietitian and a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, has put together a delicious Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas recipe for you and your family to cook together while she gives instructions and interactive nutrition lessons.
Ingredients and Instructions Link:
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtdOGorDIpH9MOFDrX4bkzS4x8nfAZ2L6C
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| Saturday, March 27, 2021 |
| 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Virtual Dungeons & Dragons | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Please email Coach T at yarivervalleydistrictlibrary@gmail.com for further information. Any new groups wanting to participate must provide their own Dungeon Master. |
| Tuesday, March 30, 2021 |
| 10:00 AM - | Story Time | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Join us for fun, games, and of course, stories! |
| Wednesday, March 31, 2021 |
| 5:30 AM - | Library Closed For Staff In-Service | |
| Location: Contact: Description: |
| Saturday, April 3, 2021 |
| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Blood Drive | |
| Location: Contact: Description: |
| Monday, April 5, 2021 |
| 6:00 PM - | Dennis Stroughmatt: Illinois Creoles, French Canadians, and Louisiana Cajuns: A Continental Story | |
| Location: Zoom Contact: celeste@rivervalleylibrary.org Description: |
| Thursday, April 8, 2021 |
| 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Quilting Group | |
| Location: Community Room Contact: Description: |
| Saturday, April 17, 2021 |
| 5:30 AM - | Friends Plant Sale: Pre-Orders End | |
 | Location: Contact: Description: Go to bit.ly/rvdlplantsale to pre-order your 10" hanging basket for $12 each. All proceeds go to the Friends of the River Valley District Library. Basket pick-up will be on May 7th and 8th. |
| Thursday, April 22, 2021 |
| 10:00 AM - | Kids in the Kitchen (Story Time) | |
| Location: Contact: Description: More info TBA |
| 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Quilting Group | |
| Location: Community Room Contact: Description: |
| Friday, April 23, 2021 |
| 6:00 PM - | Kim Sigafus: Journeying Through The American Indian Way of Life | |
| Location: Zoom Contact: celeste@rivervalleylibrary.org Description: |
| Friday, April 30, 2021 |
| 6:30 PM - | Catalina Maria Johnson, Ph.D: Latin Hip Hop as a New Poetry | |
| Location: Zoom Contact: celeste@rivervalleylibrary.org Description: |
| Tuesday, May 4, 2021 |
| 6:00 PM - | Star Wars Trivia Night | |
| Location: Online via Zoom Contact: Description: |
| Thursday, May 6, 2021 |
| 10:00 AM - | Kids in the Kitchen (Story Time) | |
| Location: Contact: Description: More info TBA |
| Friday, May 7, 2021 |
| 5:30 AM - | Friends Plant Sale: Basket Pick Up | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Go to bit.ly/rvdlplantsale to pre-order your 10" hanging basket for $12 each by Saturday, April 17th. All proceeds go to the Friends of the River Valley District Library. |
| Saturday, May 8, 2021 |
| 5:30 AM - | Friends Plant Sale: Basket Pick Up | |
| Location: Contact: Description: Go to bit.ly/rvdlplantsale to pre-order your 10" hanging basket for $12 each by Saturday, April 17th. All proceeds go to the Friends of the River Valley District Library. |
| Friday, May 28, 2021 |
| 6:00 PM - | Ernest M. Whiteman III: No One Ever Sees Indians: Native Americans in Media | |
| Location: Zoom Contact: celeste@rivervalleylibrary.org Description: |
| Monday, May 31, 2021 |
| 5:30 AM - | Library Closed For Memorial Day | |
| Location: Contact: Description: |
| Tuesday, June 15, 2021 |
| 6:00 PM - | Didgeridoo Down Under | |
| Location: Contact: Description: More info TBA |
| Wednesday, June 23, 2021 |
| 5:30 AM - | Library Closed For Staff In-Service | |
| Location: Contact: Description: |
| Monday, July 5, 2021 |
| 5:30 AM - | Library Closed for Independence Day (Observed) | |
| Location: Contact: Description: |
| Friday, August 13, 2021 |
| 5:30 AM - | Library Closed for Tug Fest | |
| Location: Contact: Description: |
| Saturday, August 14, 2021 |
| 5:30 AM - | Library Closed for Tug Fest | |
| Location: Contact: Description: |
| Monday, September 6, 2021 |
| 5:30 AM - | Library Closed For Labor Day | |
| Location: Contact: Description: |
| Wednesday, October 6, 2021 |
| 5:30 AM - | Library Closed For Staff In-Service | |
| Location: Contact: Description: |
| Thursday, November 25, 2021 |
| 5:30 AM - | Library Closed For Thanksgiving | |
| Location: Contact: Description: |
| Friday, November 26, 2021 |
| 5:30 AM - | Library Closed For Thanksgiving | |
| Location: Contact: Description: |
| Friday, December 24, 2021 |
| 5:30 AM - | Library Closed For Christmas | |
| Location: Contact: Description: |
| Saturday, December 25, 2021 |
| 5:30 AM - | Library Closed For Christmas | |
| Location: Contact: Description: |
| Friday, December 31, 2021 |
| 5:30 AM - | Library Closed For New Year's Eve | |
| Location: Contact: Description: |
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Tuesday, March 2, 2021
10:00 AM -
Story Time
Location:
Contact:
Description:
Join us for fun, games, and of course, stories!
Click the link below to join in!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84396019561
6:00 PM -
Waterfowl Migration with Tim Murphy from the QC Audubon Society
Location:
Contact: celeste@rivervalleylibrary.org
Description:
RVDL Welcomes Tim Murphy from the QC Audubon society! Tim will teach us all about Waterfowl Migration. Learn what birds will be flying around your area this spring!
Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtf-uspzwrHdK53gTBwhR442CIa0TZihQo
Thursday, March 4, 2021
10:00 AM -
Story Time
Location:
Contact:
Description:
Join us for fun, games, and of course, stories!
Click the link below to join in!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84396019561
Friday, March 5, 2021
6:00 PM -
Sheep to Sweater: A Hobby Farmer's Life
Location:
Contact: celeste@rivervalleylibrary.org
Description: RVDL Welcomes Dawn Crist! Dawn is a hobby farmer extraordinaire. She raises sheep, havests wool, and makes beautiful yarn. Find out what a life in a day looks like for Dawn as she explains the ins and outs of being a hobby farmer.
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsd-qtpzsrGta13zWPo-adpMfIPxlVWe_H
Saturday, March 6, 2021
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Virtual Dungeons & Dragons
Location:
Contact:
Description: Please email Coach T at yarivervalleydistrictlibrary@gmail.com for further information. Any new groups wanting to participate must provide their own Dungeon Master.
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
10:00 AM -
Story Time
Location:
Contact:
Description:
Join us for fun, games, and of course, stories!
Click the link below to join in!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84396019561
Thursday, March 11, 2021
10:00 AM -
Story Time
Location:
Contact:
Description:
Join us for fun, games, and of course, stories!
Click the link below to join in!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84396019561
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Quilting Group
Location: Community Room
Contact:
Description:
6:00 PM -
Pre-Civil War Quilts: Secret Codes to Freedom on the Underground Railroad
Location: Zoom
Contact: celeste@rivervalleylibrary.org
Description:
RVDL welcomes our 2021 Illinois Humanities Road Scholar, Connie Martin! Join us to hear the story of Connie’s family, and the secrecy, codes, and fugitive slave escape routes which were revealed in her family Bible dated 1865. We’ll also learn about the origins of the underground railroad, abolitionists, slave routes passing through Illinois, and the quilt codes used to navigate the underground railroad with replicas made by Connie’s mother!
Illinois Humanities is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Illinois General Assembly [through the Illinois Arts Council Agency (IACA)], as well as by contributions from individuals, foundations and corporations.
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed by speakers, program
participants, or audiences do not necessarily reflect those of the NEH, Illinois Humanities, IACA, our partnering organizations, or our funders.
Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYsd-6qqTouHdBrVGVeezGBjNShYlgfWQHR
Friday, March 12, 2021
6:00 PM -
Birth Your Way with Melanie Hexen
Location:
Contact: celeste@rivervalleylibrary.org
Description: RVDL welcomes Melanie Hexen of Empress Birth Services to the Library! Melanie, a professional midwife who services women from all backgrounds, will teach us about different birthing options. Learn about home births, water births, and much more in this informative virtual program.
ZoomLink: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0lduGsrD0tEt00hE_olZ7PS13xyWN6vWEX
Saturday, March 13, 2021
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
URICRA Walk-in Registration
Location: River Valley District Library-Upstairs
Contact:
Description:
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Virtual Dungeons & Dragons
Location:
Contact:
Description: Please email Coach T at yarivervalleydistrictlibrary@gmail.com for further information. Any new groups wanting to participate must provide their own Dungeon Master.
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
10:00 AM -
Kids in the Kitchen (Story Time)
Location:
Contact:
Description:
More info TBA
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84396019561
Thursday, March 18, 2021
10:00 AM -
Story Time
Location:
Contact:
Description:
Join us for fun, games, and of course, stories!
Click the link below to join in!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84396019561
Saturday, March 20, 2021
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Virtual Dungeons & Dragons
Location:
Contact:
Description: Please email Coach T at yarivervalleydistrictlibrary@gmail.com for further information. Any new groups wanting to participate must provide their own Dungeon Master.
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
10:00 AM -
Story Time
Location:
Contact:
Description:
Join us for fun, games, and of course, stories!
Click the link below to join in!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84396019561
Thursday, March 25, 2021
10:00 AM -
Story Time
Location:
Contact:
Description:
Join us for fun, games, and of course, stories!
Click the link below to join in!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84396019561
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Quilting Group
Location: Community Room
Contact:
Description:
5:00 PM -
ROE Family Cooking Class
Location: Zoom
Contact: celeste@rivervalleylibrary.org
Description:
Join in on a fun and nutritional virtual family cooking class with Nina Struss at River Valley District Library! Nina, a Hy-Vee Corporate Registered Dietitian and a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, has put together a delicious Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas recipe for you and your family to cook together while she gives instructions and interactive nutrition lessons.
Ingredients and Instructions Link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gPbLPK_FaMXUeK2i9yEVEMLW8WLy4_-FhpVoWJBq4P4/edit?usp=sharing
Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtdOGorDIpH9MOFDrX4bkzS4x8nfAZ2L6C
Saturday, March 27, 2021
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Virtual Dungeons & Dragons
Location:
Contact:
Description: Please email Coach T at yarivervalleydistrictlibrary@gmail.com for further information. Any new groups wanting to participate must provide their own Dungeon Master.
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
10:00 AM -
Story Time
Location:
Contact:
Description:
Join us for fun, games, and of course, stories!
Click the link below to join in!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84396019561
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
5:30 AM -
Library Closed For Staff In-Service
Location:
Contact:
Description:
Saturday, April 3, 2021
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Blood Drive
Location:
Contact:
Description:
Monday, April 5, 2021
6:00 PM -
Dennis Stroughmatt: Illinois Creoles, French Canadians, and Louisiana Cajuns: A Continental Story
Location: Zoom
Contact: celeste@rivervalleylibrary.org
Description:
Thursday, April 8, 2021
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Quilting Group
Location: Community Room
Contact:
Description:
Saturday, April 17, 2021
5:30 AM -
Friends Plant Sale: Pre-Orders End
Location:
Contact:
Description: Go to bit.ly/rvdlplantsale to pre-order your 10" hanging basket for $12 each. All proceeds go to the Friends of the River Valley District Library. Basket pick-up will be on May 7th and 8th.
Thursday, April 22, 2021
10:00 AM -
Kids in the Kitchen (Story Time)
Location:
Contact:
Description:
More info TBA
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84396019561
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Quilting Group
Location: Community Room
Contact:
Description:
Friday, April 23, 2021
6:00 PM -
Kim Sigafus: Journeying Through The American Indian Way of Life
Location: Zoom
Contact: celeste@rivervalleylibrary.org
Description:
Friday, April 30, 2021
6:30 PM -
Catalina Maria Johnson, Ph.D: Latin Hip Hop as a New Poetry
Location: Zoom
Contact: celeste@rivervalleylibrary.org
Description:
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
6:00 PM -
Star Wars Trivia Night
Location: Online via Zoom
Contact:
Description:
Thursday, May 6, 2021
10:00 AM -
Kids in the Kitchen (Story Time)
Location:
Contact:
Description:
More info TBA
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84396019561
Friday, May 7, 2021
5:30 AM -
Friends Plant Sale: Basket Pick Up
Location:
Contact:
Description: Go to bit.ly/rvdlplantsale to pre-order your 10" hanging basket for $12 each by Saturday, April 17th. All proceeds go to the Friends of the River Valley District Library.
Saturday, May 8, 2021
5:30 AM -
Friends Plant Sale: Basket Pick Up
Location:
Contact:
Description: Go to bit.ly/rvdlplantsale to pre-order your 10" hanging basket for $12 each by Saturday, April 17th. All proceeds go to the Friends of the River Valley District Library.
Friday, May 28, 2021
6:00 PM -
Ernest M. Whiteman III: No One Ever Sees Indians: Native Americans in Media
Location: Zoom
Contact: celeste@rivervalleylibrary.org
Description:
Monday, May 31, 2021
5:30 AM -
Library Closed For Memorial Day
Location:
Contact:
Description:
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
6:00 PM -
Didgeridoo Down Under
Location:
Contact:
Description: More info TBA
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
5:30 AM -
Library Closed For Staff In-Service
Location:
Contact:
Description:
Monday, July 5, 2021
5:30 AM -
Library Closed for Independence Day (Observed)
Location:
Contact:
Description:
Friday, August 13, 2021
5:30 AM -
Library Closed for Tug Fest
Location:
Contact:
Description:
Saturday, August 14, 2021
5:30 AM -
Library Closed for Tug Fest
Location:
Contact:
Description:
Monday, September 6, 2021
5:30 AM -
Library Closed For Labor Day
Location:
Contact:
Description:
Wednesday, October 6, 2021
5:30 AM -
Library Closed For Staff In-Service
Location:
Contact:
Description:
Thursday, November 25, 2021
5:30 AM -
Library Closed For Thanksgiving
Location:
Contact:
Description:
Friday, November 26, 2021
5:30 AM -
Library Closed For Thanksgiving
Location:
Contact:
Description:
Friday, December 24, 2021
5:30 AM -
Library Closed For Christmas
Location:
Contact:
Description:
Saturday, December 25, 2021
5:30 AM -
Library Closed For Christmas
Location:
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Description:
Friday, December 31, 2021
5:30 AM -
Library Closed For New Year's Eve
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Description: