Harrisburg District Library

06/20/2026

🐉SESSION ZERO FOR CAMPAIGN 2 OF
ADULT DUNGEONS & DRAGONS
Saturday, June 20
2:00 - 5:00 PM

Adults 18 and up are more than welcome to join this Session Zero with Dungeon Master Jeff. Jeff will be leading you through the story of Lost Mines of Phandelver where you will be focused on finding the lost mine as part of a mining expedition crew. This campaign will be featuring gold and jewels as replacements for standard gold pieces, and mini games for finding treasure. Come learn about this campaign and the places it will take you while developing characters that align with the story! Here is your chance to make mini figurines, character sheets, and friendships along the way. Spots are limited and will be capped at 10.

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06/19/2026

🫖AMERICAN GIRL TEA PARTY
Saturday, June 20
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM

American Girl celebrates 40 years! Bring along your American Girl Doll (Or any doll that you have!) to enjoy tea and snacks with Miss Emily and Miss Hadleigh at the library. After a snack, enjoy games and crafts with your doll. This event is come and go, but Bingo will start at 11:30am. This is open to ages 5-12, with siblings welcome. Please attend with your child if they are under the age of 7. Activities will be geared directly towards the 5-12 age group. Open to those with or without a library card!

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06/18/2026

An interesting Illinois Humanities lecture next week in Eldorado at the Eldorado Memorial Public Library District!

Thursday, June 25th at 6:00PM Mr. Clifton Jackson will be presenting The Forgotten Eldorado, IL Story: One Town's Journey to "Sundown". A fascinating and well documented history from our own Eldorado, IL.

This presentation is sponsored by a grant from Illinois Humanities through their Road Scholars Speakers Bureau. Illinois Humanities is supported in part by the Illinois General Assembly, through the Illinois Arts Council Agency, as well as by contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations. Thank you Illinois Humanities for making such great programming available!

06/17/2026

Reading never goes out of style 💁‍♀️

Happy Recommendation Wednesday! Let us know what you’re reading in the comments 📚

06/17/2026

Another day, another round of DIY book bags! This morning kids experienced Canvas Bag Printmaking!

They practiced printmaking with a small cardboard tube and paper, then picked different objects to stamp onto their bag.
So many different designs and colors and creations! 🎨 😎

06/17/2026

⭐️In case you missed Jon Musgrave's presentation last night, you can watch it here! ⭐️

06/17/2026

♟️CHESS CLUB
Sunday, June 28
2:00 - 4:00 PM

Join Mr. Ray for an afternoon of strategy at Chess Club. All ages and skill levels are welcome to come play. Don't know how to play? Not a problem. Come and learn! Open to those with or without a library card.

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06/16/2026

🛑Unfortunately, Foodie Club is canceled for June 17. Hopefully we'll be able to reschedule soon!

🥨TEEN FOODIE CLUB
Wednesday, June 17
3:00 - 4:00 PM

Explore fun ways to create food at the Library! Open to all middle and high school students. Open to those with or without a library card!

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06/16/2026

🎨What an awesome crowd for DIY Book Bags!! Lots of creativity flowing around and a fun time all around. Don’t forget Throwback Trivia next Monday at 6pm!!

06/16/2026

TWILIGHT PARTY
Monday, June 29
6:00 - 7:00 PM

Twilight party! Themed snacks and crafts, and nostalgia, all centered around the Twilight books and movies. Adults only, please -- open to those with or without a library card.

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