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Friends of Hayner Library Book Sale
Friends of Hayner Library Book Sale
The Friends of Hayner Library holds a regularly-scheduled book sale every Monday morning. Materials of all sorts are available for purchase including books for all ages, newspapers, magazines, movies, and […]
Unfiltered Lens Photo Exhibit
Unfiltered Lens Photo Exhibit
Visitors will take a visual journey through time, seeing the American Civil Rights Movement and Vietnam War through Photographer Robert J. Ellison’s eyes. This exhibit is free and open to […]
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Family Story Time (Downtown Library)
Family Story Time (Downtown Library)
Join us on Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. at the Downtown Library for Family Story Time with Mary Kay. Please register for Family Story Time at (618) 462-0677, ext. 2836.
Unfiltered Lens Photo Exhibit
Unfiltered Lens Photo Exhibit
Visitors will take a visual journey through time, seeing the American Civil Rights Movement and Vietnam War through Photographer Robert J. Ellison’s eyes. This exhibit is free and open to […]
2 events,
Unfiltered Lens Photo Exhibit
Unfiltered Lens Photo Exhibit
Visitors will take a visual journey through time, seeing the American Civil Rights Movement and Vietnam War through Photographer Robert J. Ellison’s eyes. This exhibit is free and open to […]
YA Wednesdays
YA Wednesdays
Join us in the Teen Center in the Performance Room at Alton Square Mall at 4pm for crafts, movies, and games! For more information, please call Megan at (618) 433-2872.
1 event,
Unfiltered Lens Photo Exhibit
Unfiltered Lens Photo Exhibit
Visitors will take a visual journey through time, seeing the American Civil Rights Movement and Vietnam War through Photographer Robert J. Ellison’s eyes. This exhibit is free and open to […]
0 events,
1 event,
Friends of Hayner Library Book Sale
Friends of Hayner Library Book Sale
The Friends of Hayner Library holds a regularly-scheduled book sale on the first Saturday of the month. Materials of all sorts are available for purchase including books for all ages, […]
1 event,
Library Closed for Labor Day
All branches of The Hayner Public Library District are closed on Sunday, September 3, 2023, and Monday, September 4, 2023, in observance of Labor Day.
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Family Story Time (Downtown Library)
Family Story Time (Downtown Library)
Join us on Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. at the Downtown Library for Family Story Time with Mary Kay. Please register for Family Story Time at (618) 462-0677, ext. 2836.
X’s and Sews
X’s and Sews
Calling all crafters! Pack up your portable craft and join us for X’s and Sews, a new crafting program designed to encourage all crafters to come and work on their […]
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YA Wednesdays
YA Wednesdays
Join us in the Teen Center in the Performance Room at Alton Square Mall at 4pm for crafts, movies, and games! For more information, please call Megan at (618) 433-2872.
Virtual Event: An Evening with Colson Whitehead
Virtual Event: An Evening with Colson Whitehead
Kicking off our third season, we are thrilled to welcome two-time Pulitzer Prize winning author Colson Whitehead to our Illinois libraries. The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The […]
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Taps and Tomes- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Taps and Tomes- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Join us for the latest iteration of Taps and Tomes, our bi-monthly book club in partnership with The Old Bakery Beer Company! Come have a drink and enjoy a discussion […]
Pre-School Story Time (Alton Square Mall Library)
Pre-School Story Time (Alton Square Mall Library)
Pre-School Story Times with Sam will be held on Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. at Hayner Library at Alton Square Mall. Please register for Pre-School Story Time at (618) 433-2881.
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Friends of Hayner Library Book Sale
Friends of Hayner Library Book Sale
The Friends of Hayner Library holds a regularly-scheduled book sale every Monday morning. Materials of all sorts are available for purchase including books for all ages, newspapers, magazines, movies, and […]
3 events,
Community Science Series- Helping NASA: Small Changes Can Be Significant
Community Science Series- Helping NASA: Small Changes Can Be Significant
Join us for a new lecture series with The Nature Institutes’s Ramona Pollard! Focused on all the ways that the wider community can participate in ongoing science projects, Ramona will […]
Family Story Time (Downtown Library)
Family Story Time (Downtown Library)
Join us on Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. at the Downtown Library for Family Story Time with Mary Kay. Please register for Family Story Time at (618) 462-0677, ext. 2836.
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Teen Advisory Council
Teen Advisory Council
What type of programs do you want to see at your library? You should be a part of the Teen Advisory Council, which makes decisions about new programs and events […]
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Branching Out Genealogy Classes
Branching Out Genealogy Classes
Join our class on how the processes of immigration, asylum, and naturalization affect genealogy research!
Pre-School Story Time (Alton Square Mall Library)
Pre-School Story Time (Alton Square Mall Library)
Pre-School Story Times with Sam will be held on Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. at Hayner Library at Alton Square Mall. Please register for Pre-School Story Time at (618) 433-2881.
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Friends of Hayner Library Book Sale
Friends of Hayner Library Book Sale
The Friends of Hayner Library holds a regularly-scheduled book sale every Monday morning. Materials of all sorts are available for purchase including books for all ages, newspapers, magazines, movies, and […]
2 events,
Family Story Time (Downtown Library)
Family Story Time (Downtown Library)
Join us on Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. at the Downtown Library for Family Story Time with Mary Kay. Please register for Family Story Time at (618) 462-0677, ext. 2836.
X’s and Sews
X’s and Sews
Calling all crafters! Pack up your portable craft and join us for X’s and Sews, a new crafting program designed to encourage all crafters to come and work on their […]
2 events,
Dead People of Illinois
Dead People of Illinois
Searching for dead people in all the right places, this ‘underground’ presentation by renowned researcher John Lynn explores hundreds of Illinois cemeteries to find interesting graves and headstones, intriguing lives […]
YA Wednesdays
YA Wednesdays
Join us in the Teen Center in the Performance Room at Alton Square Mall at 4pm for crafts, movies, and games! For more information, please call Megan at (618) 433-2872.
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Branching Out Genealogy Classes
Branching Out Genealogy Classes
Come and share the insights you’ve learned after attending our most recent genealogy class on immigration! Bring your family stories, your ideas, and your questions!
Pre-School Story Time (Alton Square Mall Library)
Pre-School Story Time (Alton Square Mall Library)
Pre-School Story Times with Sam will be held on Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. at Hayner Library at Alton Square Mall. Please register for Pre-School Story Time at (618) 433-2881.
Computer Classes- Internet/Email
Computer Classes- Internet/Email
Back by popular demand, Hayner Library is once again offering computer classes! Classes will be held twice a month, covering topics from basic skills to using social media platforms such […]
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The Sacred Marriage of Heaven and Earth in Han Dynasty Art and Architecture
The Sacred Marriage of Heaven and Earth in Han Dynasty Art and Architecture
This presentation by Dr. Cory Willmott of SIUE’s Lifelong Learning Institute will focus on the Han Dynasty (202 BCE – 9 CE, 25–220 CE), considered the “golden age” of Chinese […]
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Color Connection
Color Connection
Come color with us and enjoy the company of other coloring enthusiasts! Feel free to stay the whole time, or just a little while. We will provide coloring pages, coloring […]
Friends of Hayner Library Book Sale
Friends of Hayner Library Book Sale
The Friends of Hayner Library holds a regularly-scheduled book sale every Monday morning. Materials of all sorts are available for purchase including books for all ages, newspapers, magazines, movies, and […]
1 event,
Family Story Time (Downtown Library)
Family Story Time (Downtown Library)
Join us on Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. at the Downtown Library for Family Story Time with Mary Kay. Please register for Family Story Time at (618) 462-0677, ext. 2836.
1 event,
YA Wednesdays
YA Wednesdays
Join us in the Teen Center in the Performance Room at Alton Square Mall at 4pm for crafts, movies, and games! For more information, please call Megan at (618) 433-2872.
1 event,
Pre-School Story Time (Alton Square Mall Library)
Pre-School Story Time (Alton Square Mall Library)
Pre-School Story Times with Sam will be held on Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. at Hayner Library at Alton Square Mall. Please register for Pre-School Story Time at (618) 433-2881.
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Film Flashback Friday- The Way We Were
Film Flashback Friday- The Way We Were
What were we watching fifty years ago at the Starlight Drive-In, Grand Theater, and Alton Ciné? A new film series at the Genealogy & Local History Library will answer that […]
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Writers Circle: Poetry
Writers Circle: Poetry
For the novice and the experienced: join us for a poetry writing prompt to get the creativity flowing and receive constructive feedback from your peers. Bring a project you’re currently […]
Computer Classes- Computer Basics
Computer Classes- Computer Basics
Back by popular demand, Hayner Library is once again offering computer classes! Classes will be held twice a month, covering topics from basic skills to using social media platforms such […]



Library Closed for Labor Day



Library Closed for Labor Day



