Beecher Community Library News

Call the library at 708-946-9090 for programs requiring registration. Youth Services New make-and-take craft available in June. Pick up any time. June 2-3: Thursday/Friday, Beecher Bookworm Buddies with Miss Karen, at 10 a.m., for young children; Call to register – ends June 3. Outdoor Family Story Time: Firemen’s Park, begins Thursday, June 16, at 10…

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Call the library at 708-946-9090 for programs that require registration. The library will be closed on Memorial Day, May 30. Youth Services New take-and-make craft available in June. Pick up any time. May 26-27, June 2-3, Thursdays and Fridays, at 10 a.m.: Beecher Bookworm Buddies with Miss Karen, for young children; Call to register –…

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Call the library at 708-946-9090 for programs that require registration. Youth Services  A butterfly take-and-make craft available for children of all ages during May. Pick up any time. May 19-20 and 26 – 27, Thursdays and Fridays, at 10 a.m.: Beecher Bookworm Buddies with Miss Karen, for young children; Call to register. May 25, Wednesday,…

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Call the library at 708-946-9090 for programs requiring registration. Youth Services The library is growing and releasing butterflies during May. Come and visit these hungry caterpillars, help name them, and track their progress! A butterfly take-and-make craft is available for kids of all ages – pick up any time. May 18, Wednesday, at 4 p.m.:…

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Call the library at 708-946-9090 to register for required programs. Youth Services The library will be growing and releasing butterflies during May. Come and visit these hungry caterpillars, help name them, and track their progress! Pick up a butterfly take and make craft, for kids of all ages, during May. May 5-6, 12-13: Thursdays and…

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Call the library at 708-946-9090 for programs that require registration. Youth Services April 28, 26: Thursdays and Fridays, at 10 a.m.; Beecher Bookworm Buddies with Miss Karen, for young children, call to register. May 4:  The library will be growing and releasing butterflies. Come and observe the hungry caterpillars, while tracking their progress during May!…

The new addition of Beecher Community Library is finally completed, after more than a year of delays due to COVID-19. Custom window shutters, attached two weeks ago, were the final phase.  Architectural plans were made by Michael Stanula, local architect. Construction was completed by Volek Brothers of Beecher. The addition will provide a meeting room, two study/tutor rooms, and storage, when the library can open officially

Beecher Community Library News

Call the library at 708-946-9090 for programs requiring registration. Youth Services April’s Lady Bug take-and-make craft available for children of all ages. Pick up any time. Beecher Bookworm Buddies with Miss Karen, Thursdays and Fridays, at 10 a.m., for young children; Call to register. Adult Services One-on-One Technology Help, adults, Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 2…

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Youth Services Lady Bug Take and Make craft available for kids of all ages during April. Pick up any time. April 14/15 and 21/22: Thursdays and Fridays, at 10 a.m., Beecher Bookworm Buddies with Miss Karen, for young children; Call to register. April 20: Afternoon Story Time with Miss Karen, at 4 p.m.; Call to…

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Beecher Community Library News

Call the library at 708-946-9090 for programs requiring registration. Youth Services Lady Bug take-and-make craft available for kids of all ages during April. Pick up any time. Beecher Bookworm Buddies with Miss Karen, Thursdays and Fridays, at 10 a.m., for young children; Call to register. Adult Services One-on-One Technology Help for Adults, Tuesdays and Thursdays,…

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Call the library at 708-946-9090 for programs that require registration. Youth Services Lady Bug take-and-make craft available for children of all ages during April. Pick up any time the library is open. Beecher Bookworm Buddies, with Miss Karen, Thursdays and Fridays, at 10 a.m., for young children; Call to register. Peep Catapults, Wednesday, April 6,…

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Call the library at 708-946-9090 to register for programs that require it. Youth Services March: Spring tulip take-and-make craft available for kids of all ages. Pick up any time the library is open. Thursdays and Fridays: Beecher Bookworm Buddies with Miss Karen, at 10 a.m., for young children; Call to register. March 30: Yarn Balls,…

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Call the library at 708-946-9090 to register for programs, if required. Youth Services Spring Tulip take-and-make craft, available for kids of all ages during March. Pick up any time the library is open. Beecher Bookworm Buddies with Miss Karen, Thursday and Friday, at 10 a.m., for young children; Call to register. March 23: Kool-Aid Lip…

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Call the library at 708-946-9090 to register for programs that require it. Youth Services All month: Spring tulip take-and-make craft, available for kids of all ages. Pick up any time the library is open. Bookworm Buddies, at 10 a.m., with Miss Karen, for young children; Call to register for the Thursday or Friday program. March…

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Barns of Will County at BCL

In 2020, Kevin McNulty Sr. spent a year traveling up and down every rural road in Will County, photographing remaining structures on existing and former family farms, while capturing the beauty of all four seasons for his book Barns of Will County. He will present a slideshow at the library of some of his photos…

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Call the Library at 708-946-9090 to register for programs that require it. Youth Services Polar bear make-and-take craft available for children of all ages during February. Pick up any time the library is open. Thursdays and Fridays, at 10 a.m.: Beecher Bookworm Buddies with Miss Karen, for young children, call to register. February 23, 4…

BCL Hosting Free Vaccine Clinics

Sponsored by the Illinois Department of Public Health, Beecher Community Library, 660 Penfield Street, is hosting free vaccine clinics for children ages five-11 and adults ages 12+. The vaccine clinic for children ages five-11 will be held on Saturday, February 5, from 8 a.m. – noon. Vaccines for adults will not be available that day.…

BCL Hosting Free Vaccine Clinics

Beecher Community Library, 660 Penfield Street, is hosting free vaccine clinics for children ages five-11 and adults ages 12+. Clinics are sponsored by the Illinois Department of Public Health. For children ages five-1, clinics will be on Saturday, January 15, from 8 a.m. – noon, and Saturday, February 5, from 8 a.m. – noon. Vaccines for…

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