'Mask Required' Access

8:00am - 9:00am
All Ages
Required
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Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: General Interest
Required
Seats Remaining: 100

'Mask Required' Access

Before-hours access is available to anyone who prefers an extra measure of COVID-19 mitigation.

NEW: advance signup is no longer required. Just visit. 

All visitors (ages 2 and up) are required to wear a properly fitting mask in all library spaces during "Mask Required" hours. 

Library staff passing through spaces accessible by the public will also be masked. (Please note: children under age 2 are not required to mask and may be present.)

Services during this time are limited to:

  • shelf browsing
  • self-service checkout (current VAPLD card required)
  • unaided public computer use (current VAPLD card required)
  • self-service copy center use (bring correct change; see Copy & Print page for info)

Personal assistance is not available.

Contactless options are available for many library services, including reference assistance. Read about contactless options. 

Entry is limited to Vernon Area Public Library cardholders. Need a library card? Apply here.

Great Decisions Discussion Group (In-person)

10:30am - 12:30pm
Adults
Required
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Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Civics, Discussion
Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:

Join professor Gary Midkiff in an online discussion of chapter 3 of the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions briefing book.
 

Disclaimer(s)

This program will not be recorded

This online program is only available as it happens. There will not be an archived version available to view after the event.

Great Decisions Discussion Group (Online)

10:30am - 12:30pm
Adults
Required
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Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Civics, Discussion, General Interest
Required
Seats Remaining: 26
Event Details:

Join professor Gary Midkiff in an online discussion of chapter 3 of the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions briefing book. Registered individuals will receive instructions picking up the book at the library.

Disclaimer(s)

Zoom meeting

This event takes place on Zoom. Meeting format allows the group to interact with one another. Cameras are optional. After registration, you will receive an email with a link to join the event.

Kahoot Trivia

7:00pm - 7:45pm
Elementary
Required
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Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: General Interest, STEM
Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:

Celebrate Earth Month by playing a fun Kahoot trivia game about the environment on your computer or device.

Disclaimer(s)

This program will not be recorded

This online program is only available as it happens. There will not be an archived version available to view after the event.

Zoom meeting

This event takes place on Zoom. Meeting format allows the group to interact with one another. Cameras are optional. After registration, you will receive an email with a link to join the event.

Illinois Libraries Present: Nick Offerman & Jeff Tweedy

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
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Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Interest
Event Details:

[Online] Join us for an evening with actor, humorist, and woodworker, Nick Offerman, in conversation with musician/hiking buddy Jeff Tweedy.

Disclaimer(s)

Zoom webinar

This webinar takes place on Zoom. After registration, you will receive an email with a link to join the event using your computer, smartphone or tablet. Or you may choose to listen in (without video) from your telephone.

World Language Movie Discussion: Ida (PG-13)

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Required
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Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Discussion
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

A moving and intimate drama about a young novitiate nun in 1960s Poland who, on the verge of taking her vows, makes a shocking discovery about her past.

Disclaimer(s)

Zoom meeting

This event takes place on Zoom. Meeting format allows the group to interact with one another. Cameras are optional. After registration, you will receive an email with a link to join the event.

Art Workshop: Spring Hyacinth Pot (In-person)

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Required
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Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art / Craft
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Use mixed media techniques to create a spring arrangement in a pottery vase with art instructor Jennifer Evans. Create a unique background with tissue and paint, then collage elements to arrange the flowers.

Disclaimer(s)

This program will not be recorded

This online program is only available as it happens. There will not be an archived version available to view after the event.

Finance Committee Meeting

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults
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Library Branch: Vernon Area Public Library
Room: Annex Main Room (Unpublished)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Board Meetings
Event Details:

The Finance Committee of the Board of Library Trustees of the Vernon Area Public Library District will meet to review and discuss the Proposed Budget for FY 2023.