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February
Adult Arts & Crafts: Painting with Anna Davis – Sweet Valentine
Date: Monday, February 2nd, 2026
Time: 5pm
Venue: Silvis Public Library
Cost: Free
Audience: Adult
Registration opens: Monday, January 12th
Contact: Contact: admin@silvislibrary.org or call (309) 755-3393
Artist Anna Davis will lead us in painting a Sweet Valentine masterpiece. No painting experience necessary; Anna will help you along. Limited to 20 participants. Registration is required via Engaged Patrons. Sponsored by Royal Neighbors Chapter 20167.
Teen Tuesday: K-Pop 101
Date: Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026
Time: 6pm
Venue: Silvis Public Library
Cost: Free
Audience: Recommended for ages 12-17
Contact: admin@silvislibrary.org or call (309) 755-3393
Teens, come hangout at the library and learn about popular K-Pop terms and listen to different K-Pop groups! Refreshments will be provided. Sponsored by the Friends of the Silvis Library.
Family Storytime: Charades
Date: Thursday, February 5th, 2026
Time: 6pm
Venue: Silvis Public Library
Cost: Free
Audience: Recommended for ages 6-11
Contact: admin@silvislibrary.org or call (309) 755-3393
Join us for storytime and team up to play charades! Limited to the first 10 participants. Sponsored by the Friends of the Silvis Library.
Craft Buddies: Mini Magnets
Date: Saturday, February 7th, 2026
Time: 1pm
Venue: Silvis Public Library
Cost: Free
Audience: Recommended for ages 0-5
Contact: admin@silvislibrary.org or call (309) 755-3393
Join us for storytime and make a design to add to a small magnet. Supplies limited to the first 10 participants. Sponsored by the Friends of the Silvis Library.
Teen Tuesday: Teen Advisory Board
Date: Tuesday, February 10th, 2026
Time: 6pm
Venue: Silvis Public Library
Cost: Free
Audience: Recommended for ages 12-17
Contact: admin@silvislibrary.org or call (309) 755-3393
Teens, big things are happening at the library and we need your input and advice! Join us to chat about all the inner workings of our library and give your input on events, books, and many other opportunities. Refreshments will be provided. Sponsored by the Friends of the Silvis Library.
Teen Fandom Club: Roundtable
Date: Wednesday, February 11th, 2026
Time: 6pm
Venue: Silvis Public Library
Cost: Free
Audience: Recommended for ages 12-17
Contact: admin@silvislibrary.org or call (309) 755-3393
Teens, come hangout at the library and talk about your favorite fandoms! Refreshments will be provided. Limited to the first 10 participants. Sponsored by the Friends of the Silvis Library.
Senior Outreach – Thursday, February 12th (10-11am)
Family Storytime: Palentine’s Day
Date: Thursday, February 12th, 2026
Time: 6pm
Venue: Silvis Public Library
Cost: Free
Audience: Recommended for ages 6-11
Contact: admin@silvislibrary.org or call (309) 755-3393
Join us for storytime and create Palentine’s Cards for your friends! Supplies limited to the first 10 participants. Sponsored by the Friends of the Silvis Library.
Adult Arts & Crafts: Book Pages Frame
Date: Friday, February 13th, 2026
Time: 3pm
Venue: Silvis Public Library
Cost: Free
Audience: Adults
There are countless things you can do with book pages (aside from read them). It’s a great way to recycle old books that are no longer needed or have seen better days. Today we’ll repurpose them into picture frames. Limited to 15 participants. Registration is required via Engaged Patrons. Sponsored by Royal Neighbors Chapter 20167.
Book Buddies: Letters
Date: Saturday, February 14th, 2026
Time: 1pm
Venue: Silvis Public Library
Cost: Free
Audience: Recommended for ages 0-5
Contact: admin@silvislibrary.org or call (309) 755-3393
Join us for an ABC’s themed storytime and activity. Limited to the first 10 participants. Sponsored by the Friends of the Silvis Library.
Krafty Kids: Pipe Cleaner Ninjas
Date: Saturday, February 14th, 2026
Time: 3pm
Venue: Silvis Public Library
Cost: Free
Audience: Recommended for ages 6-11
Contact: admin@silvislibrary.org or call (309) 755-3393
Join us at the library to create ninjas out of pipe cleaners, straws, and beads! Supplies limited to the first 10 participants. Sponsored by the Friends of the Silvis Library.
Closed Monday, February 16th for President’s Day
Teen Tuesday: Movie Night
Date: Tuesday, February 17th, 2026
Time: 5pm
Venue: Silvis Public Library
Cost: Free
Audience: Recommended for ages 12-17
Contact: admin@silvislibrary.org or call (309) 755-3393
Teens, come hangout at the library and watch a movie! You’ll be able to vote what movie to watch out of a selection of available titles. Refreshments will be provided. Limited to the first 20 participants. Sponsored by the Friends of the Silvis Library.
Family Storytime: Guess Who
Date: Thursday, February 19th, 2026
Time: 6pm
Venue: Silvis Public Library
Cost: Free
Audience: Recommended for ages 6-11
Contact: admin@silvislibrary.org or call (309) 755-3393
Join us for storytime and play Guess Who with the other participants! Limited to the first 10 participants. Sponsored by the Friends of the Silvis Library.
Adult Arts & Crafts: Bad Art Day – Fairy Tales
Date: Friday, February 20th, 2026
Time: 3pm
Venue: Silvis Public Library
Cost: Free
Audience: Adults
We’ve made some delightfully bad art before. This time we’re going to have a theme for our bad artwork: fairy tales. Join us for some silly storybook fun! Limited to 15 participants. Registration is required via Engaged Patrons. Sponsored by Royal Neighbors Chapter 20167.
Book Buddies: Numbers
Date: Saturday, February 21st, 2026
Time: 1pm
Venue: Silvis Public Library
Cost: Free
Audience: Recommended for ages 0-5
Contact: admin@silvislibrary.org or call (309) 755-3393
Join us for a number themed storytime and activity. Limited to the first 10 participants. Sponsored by the Friends of the Silvis Library.
Full STEAM Ahead: Slime
Date: Saturday, February 21st, 2026
Time: 3pm
Venue: Silvis Public Library
Cost: Free
Audience: Recommended for ages 6-11
Contact: admin@silvislibrary.org or call (309) 755-3393
Join us at the library and make slime! Supplies limited to the first 10 participants. Sponsored by the Friends of the Silvis Library.
Last Monday Book Club: James by Percival Everett
Date: Monday, February 23rd, 2026
Time: 6pm
Venue: Silvis Public Library
Cost: Free
Audience: Adults
Pulitzer Prize winner, #1 New York Times Bestseller, and National Book Award winner James is a brilliant, action-packed reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. When Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he runs away until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck has faked his own death to escape his violent father. As all readers of American literature know, thus begins the dangerous and transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elusive and unreliable promise of the Free States and beyond.
Ask for a copy at the circulation counter. We offer regular print, large print, and audio books when available. New members are always welcome!
Teen Tuesday: Pokémon Murder Mystery
Date: Tuesday, February 24th, 2026
Time: 5pm
Venue: Silvis Public Library
Cost: Free
Audience: Recommended for ages 12-17
Contact: admin@silvislibrary.org or call (309) 755-3393
Teens, come hangout at the library and play a Pokémon Murder Mystery! Refreshments will be provided. Limited to the first 10 participants. Sponsored by the Friends of the Silvis Library.
Illinois Libraries Present: Still Afraid of the Dark: An Evening with R.L. Stine (Zoom event)
Date: Tuesday, February 24th, 2026
Time: 7pm
Venue: Zoom
Cost: Free
Audience: Adult
Contact: admin@silvislibrary.org or call (309) 755-3393
Witty, creepy, and compulsively readable, bestselling author R.L. Stine defined horror for a generation of young readers. The generation that grew up with the Goosebumps franchise may be grown, but Stine keeps finding ways to keep us afraid of the dark! Join us with The Guinness Book of World Records’ “most prolific author of children’s horror novels,” R.L. Stine, to discuss his illustrious and still-expanding body of work.
Best known for the Goosebumps and Fear Street series (and their respective TV and movie adaptations), R.L. Stine has sold over 400 million books worldwide in 35 languages. His recent and upcoming works include The Last Sleepover, which is the fifth installment in the Goosebumps: House of Shivers series; The Graveyard Club, a YA graphic novel illustrated by Carola Borelli; multiple Fear Street movies, including Fear Street: Prom Queen; and Goosebumps: The Vanishing, the second season of the Goosebumps reboot TV series.
Becky Spratford, acclaimed horror maven and editor of Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Literature, will join R.L. Stine in conversation.
This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present (ILP), a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).
Family Storytime: Movie Night
Date: Thursday, February 26th, 2026
Time: 5pm
Venue: Silvis Public Library
Cost: Free
Audience: Recommended for ages 6-11
Contact: admin@silvislibrary.org or call (309) 755-3393
Join us for family movie night! You’ll be able to vote what movie to watch out of a selection of available titles. Refreshments will be provided. Limited to the first 20 participants. Sponsored by the Friends of the Silvis Library.
Winter Reading Program Sendoff
Date: February 28th, 2026
Time: 12:00pm-5:00pm
Venue: Silvis Public Library
Cost: Free
Audience: All Ages
Contact: Contact: admin@silvislibrary.org or call (309) 755-3393
It’s the last day to log your reading for the Winter Reading Program! Don’t forget to pick up your prizes if you reached the midway or completion milestones. Sponsored by the Friends of the Silvis Public Library.
Book Buddies: Sensory Session – Flowers
Date: Saturday, February 28th, 2026
Time: 1pm
Venue: Silvis Public Library
Cost: Free
Audience: Recommended for ages 0-5
Contact: admin@silvislibrary.org or call (309) 755-3393
Join us for our storytime and play in the new sensory bin. This month’s theme is all about flowers and spring! Limited to the first 10 participants. Sponsored by the Friends of the Silvis Library.
Lego Club: Flowers
Date: Saturday, February 28th, 2026
Time: 3pm
Venue: Silvis Public Library
Cost: Free
Audience: Recommended for ages 6-11
Contact: admin@silvislibrary.org or call (309) 755-3393
Put your skills to the test and build different flowers out of Legos! Participants can build outside of the theme and just play with Legos. Limited to the first 10 participants. Sponsored by the Friends of the Silvis Library.