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What: Winter Reading Cheer Challenge
Where: Caseyville Public Library District
When: December 21st-January 31st
Get cozy and track your reading this winter! The Winter Cheer Challenge is an activity and reading challenge (all in one!) designed to track your time spent reading, beat the winter blues, spread winter cheer, and appreciate the winter season. This season we are focusing on creativity and the arts! Each Bingo gets you a small prize and another entry to the grand prize. This is an ALL AGES reading challenge with categories for kids, teens, and adults!
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Read for at least 10 hours and get at least 1 Bingo to turn in your card.
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Every 10 hours read is a small prize and another entry.
Pick up your Bingo cards and reading logs at Caseyville Library or download the PDFs from our website: caseyvillelibrary.org
Kids & Family
What: Saturday Storytime: Fossils & Dinosaurs
Where: Caseyville Public Library District
When: Saturday, December 13th from 10:30-11:30am
Read stories about cookies & hot cocoa. Learn about baking and cozy winter activities through stories and play!
- Storytime & Songs
- Sensory & dramatic play
- Arts & crafts
- Comfort dog for reading practice or social support
This program is geared toward preschool and elementary aged children and families
What: Sensory Saturdays: Cookies & Cocoa
Where: Caseyville Public Library District
When: December 13th from 10am-2pm
Sensory Saturdays occur every 2nd Saturdays of the Month
Sensory Saturdays are a pleasant sensory experience at Caseyville Library aimed for neurodiverse individuals and families of all ages.
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Sorytime & Songs starts at 10:30am
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Each 2nd Saturday the library will featured dimmed lighting, lower volume, sensory activities, themed story times, arts & crafts.
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Sensory aid backpacks equipped with tools and aids like sunglasses, headphones, stimming tools, and visual communication supports are also available for in-library use and checkout.
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Esther the Comfort Dog will also be available to be read to. Reading to pets boosts reading confidence and curbs reading anxiety.
Teens
What: Teen Advisory & Volunteer Group
Where: Caseyville Public Library District
When: 1st Thursdays of the month at 5pm
Our Teen Advisory Group is for 12-18 year-olds who love reading, libraries, or helping the community. We will discuss ideas for events and volunteer opportunities at the library, plan and assist with library programs, and raise funds for the library and host community drives.
This is a great opportunity for teens to build on their leadership and teamwork skills that can be transferred to many future endeavors.
Group Benefits:
-Meet like-minded friends
-Earn volunteer hours for school, scouts, or other civic organizations
-Have a stake in library events
-Great on resumes/college applications
-Get professional references from librarians
If you'd like to apply, go to: caseyvillelibrary.org/tag
2025/2026 School Year Meeting Dates
August 7th
September 4th
October 2nd
November 6th
December 4th
January 8th (2nd Thursday of the Month since 1st is New Year's Day)
February 5th
March 5th
April 2nd
May 7th
June 4th
July 2nd
All Ages
What: Origami & Book Page Ornaments
Where: Caseyville Public Library District
When: Thursday, December 11th at 5pm
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Come learn how to create both classic shapes and unique interactive creatures! We will also learn how to make ornaments out of old book pages using folding techniques.
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This program is geared toward people 10 years and older (kids, teens, and adults)
What: Japanese Lessons
Where: Caseyville Public Library District
When: Every 1st & 3rd Saturday
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Learn Japanese with language expert, Yoko Seto. Drop in at any date to learn the basics. We will cover greetings and basic language skills, Japanese ABCs, language history and philosophy, and Japanese socio-cultural learning. Each class will be on the first and third Saturday of the month from 11am to 12pm. Each month we will emphasize a different aspect of Japanese culture that corresponds with that time of year.
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ALL AGES WELCOME
Adults
What: Books & Appetizers Club
Where: Caseyville Public Library District
When: 3rd Thursdays of the Month
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A Book and an Appetizer group meeting monthly at the Caseyville Public Library! Come enjoy the discussions on the most recent book YOU read! Remember: bring YOUR book you're reading and a snack! See you at our next meeting! Get-togethers are held the third Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m.