Board Meeting

Centralia Regional Library District 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, United States

The Centralia Regional Library District Board of Trustees meets the third Wednesday of every month. Meetings are held in Monken Activity Room, 2nd floor, at the Main Library at 4:00 pm on the date designated and are open to the public. Accessible by elevator or stairs. A link to the meeting agenda will be posted […]

Ruth E. Carter: Interweaving Tradition and Imagination Through Costume Design

Join us for a special event with Ruth E. Carter, two-time Academy Award-winning costume designer. Carter made history as the first Black person to win an Academy Award in Best Costume Design for the film, Black Panther. She received a second Academy Award in the same category for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Ruth E. Carter […]

Crochet Club

Centralia Regional Library District 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, United States

Join Centralia Regional Library District's social Crochet Club! Whether you’re new to the craft or a professional, bring your own project to work on as we chat and swap tips and ideas with each other. We will have extra yarn and hooks for those without. No age restrictions or registration required to join–just come on […]

Family Fun

Centralia Regional Library District 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, United States

Family Fun returns with more games, crafts, and activities for the whole family to enjoy! The main activities this month include learning to plant your own potatoes and making a paper lily flower. This bi-monthly event happens in our Youth Area on the Library’s 2nd floor, accessible by elevator and stairs.

Miss Rita’s Story Time

Centralia Regional Library District 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, United States

Raise your children to be lifelong readers by bringing them to story time at the Library! Story Time is in the Discovery Room on the Library’s 2nd floor, accessible via elevator and stairs. Story Time is held on the second and fourth Wednesdays of every month.

Black Out Poetry

Centralia Regional Library District 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, United States

Grab an old book page to repurpose into a poem by blacking out words until a poem appears as the only text on the page! Come up to the Youth Department on the Library’s 2nd floor (accessible by elevator and stairs) to grab a page. If you want, you can hand it back to us […]

Get Ready for the 2024 Great American Eclipse!

Centralia Regional Library District 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, United States

On April 8, 2024, another total solar eclipse will be happening and Centralia has a front row seat! Get ready to view this incredible event by coming to one of our monthly workshops leading up to the date of totality. You’ll learn just what exactly an eclipse is and why they happen, how to safely […]

National Library Week 2024

Centralia Regional Library District 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, United States

Ready, set, library! National Library Week is April 7–13, 2024, and Centralia Regional Library District encourages everyone in the community to visit the library to take part in the week’s Virtual Library Crawl and Spirit Week activities and to receive daily prizes while exploring all the library has to offer. Virtual Library Crawl: Take a […]

2024 Great American Eclipse Viewing Party

Centralia Regional Library District 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, United States

Watch the Eclipse at the Centralia Regional Library! Activities include: - Pinhole Viewer Crafts - Eclipse and Solar System Art - Shadow Chalk Art - Spotting Scope Viewing - Photography Demonstrations and Opportunities - Coloring Pages and Activity Packs - Indoor and Outdoor Games - Giant Bubbles - Eclipse Livestream Viewing in the Monken Activity […]

Miss Rita’s Story Time

Centralia Regional Library District 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, United States

Raise your children to be lifelong readers by bringing them to story time at the Library! Story Time is in the Discovery Room on the Library’s 2nd floor, accessible via elevator and stairs. Story Time is held on the second and fourth Wednesdays of every month.

Earth Day Family Fun

Centralia Regional Library District 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, United States

Join us for a very special Earth Day Family Fun tomorrow night, April 12, in the 2nd floor Monken Activity Room (accessible by elevator and stairs)! Pick your choice of craft, have a yummy snack, and learn about Earth Day! Everyone gets to take home their very own scavenger hunt and activity calendar too. Be […]

Teen Reading Club

Centralia Regional Library District 515 East Broadway, Centralia, IL, United States

Join Centralia Regional Library District's Reading Club for teens (ages 12-18)! This club is a laid-back, bring-your-own-reading-content type, with snacks and activities/games. There is no required reading, but suggestions are always given for guidance. Reading doesn't even have to be from a book, but if you are reading a book, it doesn't have to be […]

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