Meet with Dunlap Library’s longest running book club! This book club meets in-person at the library. Overkill by Sandra Brown July 6 title: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

It's an artsy day! Meet in person and bring your unfinished projects to work on, meet others, and share ideas. The challenge this month is: utensils. The challenge for September will be to finish one of those UFO (unfinished object) projects.  CACTUS is an acronym for Creative Artists and Crafters Tackle Unfinished Stuff.

Join us downtown for the Peoria Art Guild's Sculpture Walk! Take a walk and hear a talk about each of the 10 sculptures displayed in the 3 block stretch of Washington Street between William Kumpf Boulevard and Fulton Streets. Tours leave at 9:00 AM so plan to arrive at the Peoria Art Guild lobby (203 […]

Stop in for FREE blood pressure, cholesterol, blood glucose, and pulse oximetry screenings. An 8-12 hour fast is required for the cholesterol/ blood glucose portion of the screening. It is also recommended to drink 16 ounces of water or more before your stop. Please take medications as prescribed. Program offered by Carle Health.

Senator Stoller's Chief of Staff, Dixie, will be hosting Traveling Office Hours on Tuesday, June 6th at Dunlap Public Library District . Please stop by if you need any state assistance or would like to share your thoughts on legislation! Senator Stoller represents the Illinois 37th District.

    Join us for an evening with two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward. Hailed as “the new Toni Morrison” by the American Booksellers Association, Jesmyn will discuss her life, her literary vision and her unique perspectives on love and loss. Tracie D. Hall, Executive Director of American Library Association, will join her in […]

Do you like a light and entertaining read? We do! This month's cozy book: Renovated to Death by Frank Anthony Polito. Email mweyeneth@dunlaplibrary.org to receive the Zoom registration meeting invite to attend! July 5 title: Farm to Trouble by Amanda Flower

Lovers of mysteries and thrillers, both fiction and nonfiction, wanted! Our title for this meeting will be: No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy Email kkerckhove@dunlaplibrary.org for a Zoom meeting invite. July 10 title: The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly

On July 4, 1842, Caroline Quarlls–an enslaved 16 year old girl living in St. Louis–made the life changing choice to seek her own freedom. On that day, Caroline left her enslaver's home in Missouri and began a journey to Canada that would first take her to Milwaukee, a growing city in the Wisconsin Territory. Along the […]

What have you been reading? There are so many books out there! It's time to share. You'll have a chance to talk about your recent read...good, bad, or mediocre. Email mweyeneth@dunlaplibrary.org to receive the Zoom registration meeting invite to attend!

Creative Soul Gallery (208 N Second St) in Dunlap and the library are joining together to discuss "arty" reads. This month's book is: Our Missing Hearts  by Celeste Ng. *Registration required. Email mweyeneth@dunlaplibrary.org to receive the Zoom registration meeting invite to attend virtually or to be added to the in-person discussion! Please indicate how you wish to attend. […]

Our title to discuss this month is: West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge Email mweyeneth@dunlaplibrary.org to receive the Zoom registration meeting invite to attend! July 18 title: The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson

We will gather in the library parking lot and then walk the trail* while we discuss our month's selection. In June we'll be talking about what we've been reading, listening to, or watching...whatever comes to mind! Meets in June, July, August, and September. Usually meets the fourth Thursday of the month. *Weather permitting. If the […]

Let's get down to the facts! This month's nonfiction title is: The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold. Email mweyeneth@dunlaplibrary.org to receive the Zoom registration meeting invite to attend. July 27 title: Empress of the Nile by Lynne Olson

Get out your loom, wind a warp, work on a project. If you don't know what all of this means, join us and we'll show you how we creatively use up our yarn stash.    

Did you enjoy coloring as a child? Find that creativity and relaxation again! We will provide designs to color as well as colored pencils. Bring your own coloring pages and supplies, if you wish.