Join us at the Library for a free screening of the film "The Fablemans" (2022). Attendees are welcome to bring their own snacks and drinks with a lid. Free and open to the public. Please register in advance using the form below. Movie screening rights provided by Swank Motion Pictures. Synopsis: Young Sammy Fabelman falls […]
General merchandise mail order catalogs were established in the 1880’s, offering a wide variety of goods to the rural market. House plan books appeared at about the same time. In 1906 a combination of these two marketing techniques first came on the scene - mail order houses. Sears Roebuck is the best known of all […]
Local resident Barbara Backman will soon release a book titled Capron, Illinois -- A Brief History about the village located west of Harvard, past Chemung. Celebrate the 150th anniversary of Capron and learn of the places and events that helped shape life in a village on the prairie in the late 19th and early […]
Join us for Make & Mingle, the Library's monthly craft night for adults. in May we will be making calla lily floral bouquets out of recycled paper from the Library's old card catalog. Choose a few of your favorite classic books for your bouquet! All supplies will be provided. Free and open to the […]
Join us on Zoom for a live, virtual, free event with Jonathan Van Ness, member of the Fab Five on the television show "Queer Eye" and author of books such as Love That Story and Over the Top. This event is brought to you by Harvard Diggins Library's participation in Illinois Libraries Present. To register, […]
Join us at a NEW book club for adults at the Library. At the Bring Your Own Book Club, you bring a book to share with the group! Who wouldn’t love a session of grown-up Show-And-Tell? We meet on the last Thursday of the month at 10:00am in the Burbank Meeting Room. There is a […]
Join us at the Library for a free screening of the film "Death on the Nile" (2022). Rated PG-13. Attendees are welcome to bring their own snacks and drinks with a lid. Please register to attend using the form below after March 1st. Movie licensing for this film is provided by Swank Motion Pictures.
Kick off Summer Reading Club 2023 "Find Your Voice" at a concert at Harvard Diggins Library with award-winning musician Chris Vallillo. Chris will perform his show "Oh Freedom! Songs of the Civil Rights Movement" live and in-person. This concert is free and open to the public, all ages welcome to attend, but registration is required. […]
RESCHEDULED DATE! This is the new date after this event was cancelled 10/12/22. A registration link will be available soon! Join us in conversation with award-winning and bestselling author Jesmyn Ward, courtesy of our participation in Illinois Libraries Present. This free virtual author event will be presented on Zoom. To register, please click here […]
Join us a live, virtual, free event with Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of the book Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants. This event is free to attend on Zoom courtesy of Harvard Diggins Library's participation in Illinois Libraries Present. To register, please click here and make sure to select "Harvard […]
