Streator Public Library
130 S. Park Street
Streator, IL 61364
815.672.2729
For kids of all ages...
Renovated in Memory of Bruce Hart, Janice Hart contributed the funds to replace carpeting, light fixtures, safer short stacks, furniture and artwork to create the exciting space that children are enjoying now and long into the future!
Read Beyond the Beaten Path
Summer Reading Events 2022
Summer Reading 2022 Kick off in the park
June 18, 2022
9:00am-12:00pm
No registration required
Bird Bingo
June 18 to July 23, 2022
Explore your back yard or local park, they are everywhere! Bird Bingo is for fun or if you get bingo you will get a extra raffle ticket for summer reading! Be sure to ask about our new binoculars and bird identification book kits!
They are free to check out to any card holder.
No Registration required
Take and Make Craft
July 11: Family Tree Leaf Craft - Piece together your family history with this week's take-home kit
July 18: Passport craft - Do you dream of traveling the world? Our take and make passports will inspire you to make it happen
No Registration required
Scavenger Hunt: Stop by the front desk to get your check list.
July 11 to 16: Hunt for coal at the library! Find them all and pick a prize from our prize box!
July 18 to 23: Hunt for small vehicles at the library! Find them all and get a prize from our prize box!
No Registration required
Storytime
Mondays at 4:30 PM
July 11: At the Lake
July 18: If I Built a Car
No Registration required
Weekly Club Meeting Dates and Times!
Play Dough Club
10:00 AM
July 16
July 23
Pre K play time with play dough. We provide the playdough and toys - bring your little one to have fun at the library!
No Registration required
Lego Club
Buckets of Legos! Help us put them all together. Make your own project or try our weekly challenge.
Tuesdays at 3:00 PM
July 12
July 19
No Registration required
Anime Club
4:00 PM
July 13
July 20
Calling all manga and anime fans; our way to have multimedia fun!
Registration required
STEM
Thursdays at 4:00 PM - Registration required
July 14: Cookie Coal Mining
Experience the harsh realities of mining with toothpicks and chocolate chips. Don't worry: you'll get to eat the cookies.
July 21: World Landmark LEGO Building
Use LEGOs to test your creativity & your engineering skills
Movie Matinee
Family movie times at the library are free!
Saturdays at 11:00 AM
July 16: Hopalong Cassidy Documentary
July 23: Turning Red - Join the ride as a young girl struggles with tradition and the choices she has to make!
No Registration required
One Time Events
After Hours Laser Tag
Laser tag: MineCraft style
July 16
Saturday, 1:00 PM
Registration required
Streatoropoly Game Night
July 11, 2022
3:00 PM
We have limited space for this special game event, register soon!
Registration required
Streator's Haunted History
July 13, 2022
5:00 PM
Come learn about Streator's ghost stories and scary legends.
Registration required
Tie-dye in the Library Yard!
July 18, 2022
2:00 PM
Bring your own cotton tee, we supply the rest!
Where the Sidewalk Ends Story Walk
July 22, 2022
Enjoy a walk around the library yard while reading selected poems by Shel Sylverstein.
You can couple this adventure with SideWalk Chalk Art! Stop by the front desk for the chalk!
No Registration required
Sidewalk Chalk Art
July 23, 2022
We provide the chalk. You provide the imagination. Don't forget to do our Shel Sylverstein story walk at the library too!
No Registration required