Programs For Adults

Looking to learn something new or connect with others? Join us for engaging programs including classes, book clubs, and special presentations.

Workshop on storytelling by Maureen Klues, May 9 at 2 PM. Learn to capture life stories and enhance meaningful conversations.

2:00 PM Life Storytelling Workshop Presented by Memoirs by Maureen

Learn how to capture your life story or the story of someone you love!

A library event for adults on May 12 at 5:30 PM to create hypertufa planters with succulents.

5:30 PM Crafty Adults: Hypertufa Planter

Join our monthly adult craft program that will teach you how to make your own hypertufa planter that you'll also get to take home! This program is…

Event announcement for "The Monthly Tea" with Mistress Ono’s Apothecary at Brown County Public Library on May 16 at 2:00 PM for adults.

2:00 PM The Monthly Tea

In collaboration with Mistress Ono's, Brown County Public Library District is excited to present The Monthly Tea. In this group, we will have a…

Event for R.F. Kuang discussing her book "Katabasis" with Kelly Jensen on May 20 at 7 PM, hosted by Illinois Libraries.

7:00 PM Babel-On with R.F. Kuang

R.F. Kuang’s genre-bending fiction broaches ordinarily serious topics from a satirical and fantastical perspective. Academic yet approachable, Kuang’s…

Join the Silent Book Club for adults on Wednesday, June 3 at 6:00 PM at Brown County Public Library. No pressure, just read!

6:00 PM Silent Book Club

Calling all adults! Do you have a book you need to finish but haven't had the time to sit down and read it? Schedule yourself to come to Brown County…

Socrates Cafe on June 12 at 10 AM, featuring journalism presented by Quincy University's Nora Baldner. For adults only.

10:00 AM Socrates Cafe

Socrates Cafe meets every month to learn about a new topic and then hosts a discussion while enjoying snacks and coffee. This program is in…

A flyer for a FamilySearch event on June 20 at 9:30 AM for adults, highlighting genealogy resources and collaboration.

9:30 AM FamilySearch

Join us for our FamilySearch Workshop — great for beginners and anyone already exploring their family history!

Event for adults on DIY seed paper at Brown County Public Library, June 23 at 5:30 PM.

5:30 PM Crafty Adults: DIY Seed Paper

Join our monthly adult craft program that will teach you how to make your own seed paper!

Image promotes a monthly tea event for adults at Mistress Ono's Apothecary on June 27 at 2:00 PM at Brown County Public Library.

2:00 PM The Monthly Tea

In collaboration with Mistress Ono's, Brown County Public Library District is excited to present The Monthly Tea. In this group, we will have a…

SUMMER READING

This summer, we’re digging deep! Our Plant a Seed, Read Summer Reading program is June 2 - July 21.

TEACHER APPRECIATION MONTH

May Reading Challenge (May 1 - May 31)

Illinois Libraries Present

Author events are often a cornerstone of library programming. Throughout the pandemic, these events continued virtually as libraries collaborated to…

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