Upcoming Events

Whether you live in a small community or a larger urban setting, wildlife is a part of everyday life. Learn all about these backyard creatures in this fun prerecorded virtual program, presented by Severson Dells.

This virtual program introduces you to common wild animals found in Illinois, and provides an overview of wildlife rehabilitation. Presented by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Associate Professor, Joy O'Keefe.

Check out a Break-In Bag at Reference Services! This activity is done in the library and requires a valid library card. A Break-In Bag is a set of story based puzzle clues that help you to open up a combination on a bag to get prizes.

2025  Monarch, Bluestem, and Caudill Awards: Which titles will win?

Visit Children's Services throughout February to make your guesses for a chance to win a free nominee or winning title. 

Visit Children's Services in February to guess how many candies are in the jar.  

Build your own unique LEGO creation at home and post a photo on the NSLD Facebook page. Or, build something using the library’s LEGOs available in Children’s Services and put on display.

Explore engineering and physics by building and using your own catapult.

Come to Children's Services and get supplies.  

Book-tastic Surprise is a special book giveaway for kids, ages birth -12. 

The featured title for this month is, Tacky the Penguin, by Helen Lester

Build your own unique LEGO creation at home and post a photo on the NSLD Facebook page. Or, build something using the library’s LEGOs available in Children’s Services and put on display.

Pick up craft materials to make a Bottle Northern Lights craft at Reference services. Available while supplies last. Limit 2 per person. Craft designed for ages 12+

In this virtual program, learn more about the local community through "then and now" photographs. Prerecorded by Local History Librarian, Joanna Mladic.

Pick up craft materials to make a Junk Journal from Reference Services. Available while supplies last. Limit 2 per person. Craft designed for ages 12+

The featured title for this month is, Where's the Big Bad Wolf?,  by Eileen Christelow

The featured title for this month is, Where's the Big Bad Wolf?,  by Eileen Christelow