BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CalDiscovery//caldiscovery//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH DESCRIPTION:Discovered and maintained by CalDiscovery (https://caldiscover y.com). Event details belong to their publishers. Contains information fro m CalDiscovery\, which is made available under the ODbL 1.0. SOURCE:https://caldiscovery.com/champaign-il/literary.ics X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H X-WR-CALDESC:Discovered and maintained by CalDiscovery (https://caldiscove ry.com). Event details belong to their publishers. Contains information fr om CalDiscovery\, which is made available under the ODbL 1.0. X-WR-CALNAME:CalDiscovery - champaign-il (literary) BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Tuesday Night Book Club DTSTART:20260908T233000Z DTEND:20260909T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260815T113038Z UID:10002192-1788892200-1788897600@mahometpubliclibrary.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join us for thoughtful conversation and good company at our mo nthly Tuesday Night Book Club! We read a mix of popular fiction and stando ut titles across genres\, with an emphasis on stories that spark meaningfu l discussion. New members are always welcome. No registration is required. Copies of each month’s selection are available at the Library. \nDates and Books:\nSeptember 8: The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali \nOctob er 13: North Woods by Daniel Mason \nNovember 10: Hamnet by Maggie O’Fa rrell \nDecember 8: Holiday/End of the Year Party \nAdults. No registrati on required. \n  \nWondering what books we’ve previously read for Tuesd ay Night Book Club? Check out our Tuesday Night Book Club Picks list! LAST-MODIFIED:20260815T113038Z URL:https://mahometpubliclibrary.org/event/tuesday-book-club-fall26/2026-0 9-08/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Mahomet Public Library X-SOURCE-URL:https://mahometpubliclibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Teen Genre Book Club: Realistic Fiction DTSTART:20260914T210000Z DTEND:20260914T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260820T183354Z UID:10002212-1789401600-1789405200@mahometpubliclibrary.org CATEGORIES:community,literary DESCRIPTION:Are you a teen who loves reading but hates being told what to read? Our Teen Genre Book Club is just the thing for you! Each month\, we will pick a new genre to feature. Participants are invited to choose a boo k that fits into the selected genre and be prepared to talk about it and t he genre while we enjoy snacks and refreshments. \nDates and Genres: \nSe ptember 14: Realistic Fiction \nOctober 12: Horror \nNovember 16: Fantasy \nHaving trouble finding a book that fits the theme? Ask a Librarian or vi sit our website to browse our Teen Categories! \nGrades 6-12. Registration required. LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T183354Z URL:https://mahometpubliclibrary.org/event/teen-genre-book-club-sept26/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Mahomet Public Library X-SOURCE-URL:https://mahometpubliclibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Weekend Storytime DTSTART:20260919T150000Z DTEND:20260919T153000Z DTSTAMP:20260819T003310Z UID:10002230-1789812000-1789813800@mahometpubliclibrary.org CATEGORIES:family,literary DESCRIPTION:Start your weekend off strong with stories\, songs\, and smile s at our monthly Weekend Storytime! Children ages 0-6 and their caregivers are invited to join us for a fun-filled program featuring engaging books\ , music\, and movement that promote early literacy skills and are sure to spark a love of reading. \nDates:\n\nSeptember 19\nOctober 10\nDecember 12 \n\nAges 0-6. No registration required. No Weekend Storytime in November d ue to the Stuffed Animal Sleepover. LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T003310Z URL:https://mahometpubliclibrary.org/event/weekend-storytime-fall2026/2026 -09-19/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Mahomet Public Library X-SOURCE-URL:https://mahometpubliclibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:First Chapter Fight Club: Grades K-3 DTSTART:20260921T203000Z DTEND:20260921T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T183834Z UID:10002237-1790004600-1790006400@mahometpubliclibrary.org CATEGORIES:family,literary DESCRIPTION:Don’t judge a book by its cover! Judge it by its first chapt er! Listen to Ms. Becca read the first chapters of several different books \, then pit them against each other in a battle of the books to decide the winner! \nEach month\, we’ll focus on a different genre: \nSeptember: Survival and Adventure Stories \nOctober: Mysteries \nNovember: Historical Fiction \nGrades K-3. No registration required. \nPlease Note: This progr am session is geared toward students in grades K-3. Students in grades 4-6 are welcome to join us for the later session at 4:30 pm. LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T183834Z URL:https://mahometpubliclibrary.org/event/fcfc-grk-3-fall2026/2026-09-21/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Mahomet Public Library X-SOURCE-URL:https://mahometpubliclibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:First Chapter Fight Club: Grades 4-6 DTSTART:20260921T213000Z DTEND:20260921T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T183834Z UID:10002243-1790008200-1790010000@mahometpubliclibrary.org CATEGORIES:family,literary DESCRIPTION:Don’t judge a book by its cover! Judge it by its first chapt er! Listen to Ms. Becca read the first chapters of several different books \, then pit them against each other in a battle of the books to decide the winner! \nEach month\, we’ll focus on a different genre: \nSeptember: Survival and Adventure Stories \nOctober: Mysteries \nNovember: Historical Fiction \nGrades 4-6. No registration required. \nPlease Note: This progr am session is geared toward students in grades 4-6. Students in grades K-3 are welcome to join us for the earlier session at 3:30 pm. LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T183834Z URL:https://mahometpubliclibrary.org/event/fcfc-gr4-6-fall2026/2026-09-21/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Mahomet Public Library X-SOURCE-URL:https://mahometpubliclibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Truth & Beauty: Telling Our Stories in Writing that Moves & Matter s DTSTART:20260922T233000Z DTEND:20260923T003000Z DTSTAMP:20260903T183726Z UID:10002246-1790101800-1790105400@mahometpubliclibrary.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:In this interactive presentation and workshop\, we will talk a bout reading\, writing\, traveling\, listening\, and imagining\, all as wa ys to freshen and widen our perspectives. Connections to one another throu gh stories\, poems\, and conversation will help us determine what we mean by truth in a moment when the notion and the word are contested. Together\ , we will explore poetic/philosophical truth along with “objective truth \,” and make mini wonder books\, lists of questions\, and ways to approa ch those questions through writing. We will examine how art and writing ca n be fueled not by what we know\, but by what we ask. We will keep our wor ld views – and expressions of our experiences – kaleidoscopic. \nParti cipants will write something – anything from a single line or list to a poem or scene – that feels beautiful and therefore true\, or true and th erefore beautiful. \nPresented by Rachel DeWoskin\, award winning author o f five novels\, a memoir\, and two poetry collections. \nPart of the Road Scholar Program\, funded by Illinois Humanities. \nFor adults and high sch ool students. Registration required. \n  \nAbout Rachel DeWoskin (Chicago \, IL):\nRachel DeWoskin is the award-winning author of five novels: Somed ay We Will Fly (Penguin Random House\, 2019)\; Banshee (Dottir Press\, 201 9)\; Blind (Penguin Random House\, 2015)\; Big Girl Small (FSG\, 2011)\; R epeat After Me (The Overlook Press\, 2009)\; the memoir Foreign Babes in B eijing (WW Norton\, 2005)\, and two poetry collections: Two Menus (Univers ity of Chicago Press\, 2020)\, and Absolute Animal (University of Chicago Press\, 2023). \nHer awards include a National Jewish Book Award\, a Sydne y Taylor Book Award\, the American Library Association’s Alex Award\, an d the Academy of American Poets Award. \nThree of her books\, Foreign Babe s in Beijing\, Someday We Will Fly\, and Banshee\, are being developed for feature film or television. \nDeWoskin’s poems\, essays\, and articles have appeared in journals and anthologies including The New Yorker\, Vanit y Fair\, The Baffler\, Ploughshares\, and New Voices from the Academy of A merican Poets. DeWoskin has been a professor at Boston University\, New Yo rk University\, and the University of Chicago. She is the curator of Theat er For One’s Poetry For One project\, the founder of the Illinois 900 Mi llion Poem Project\, and a member of the national steering committee of Wr iters for Democratic Action (WDA). LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T183726Z URL:https://mahometpubliclibrary.org/event/truth-beauty-writing-workshop/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Mahomet Public Library X-SOURCE-URL:https://mahometpubliclibrary.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR