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Streator library offering pirate-themed events this week

Streator Public Library

The Streator Public Library is offering a week of free events and activities from Monday, Sept. 15, through Saturday, Sept. 20, including crafts, book clubs, STEM activities and pirate-themed activities.

Here’s the full schedule of events:

All day, Monday, Sept. 15, through Saturday, Sept. 20: Pirate Scavenger Hunt. Search the library and find all of the hidden items. Everyone.

All day, Monday, Sept. 15, through Saturday, Sept. 20: Lego Club. Passive play program; parents must be present for Lego bins to come down. Newborns to age 5.

4 to 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15: The Scribble Studio. Adults.

4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16: Beginners Painting Academy. Newborns to age 5.

5 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16: Pirate Tales Storytime. Newborns to age 5.

1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17: Cozy Mystery Book Club. Adults. “Bayou Book Thief” by Ellen Byron.

3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17: Game Time. Ages 10 and older.

6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17: Let’s Talk: True Crime. Teens and adults.

11 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18: Mother Goose Club. Kids.

4 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18: Discovery Lab. Kids and teens.

6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18: IVCC Scholarship Workshop. Everyone.

3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18: Plunder Day. Everyone.

5 to 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19: Nerf War: Pirates vs. Ninjas. Kids.

1:30 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20: DND & Friends. Kids and teens.

All events are free and take place at the Streator Public Library, 130 S. Park St.

Bill Freskos

Bill Freskos is a multimedia journalist based in the Illinois Valley. He covers hard news, local government, sports, business enterprise, and politics while contributing to Shaw Local Radio stations for Shaw Media across La Salle, Bureau, and Putnam counties.