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Welcome!  The dedicated staff members of the Library work every day to grow young readers, spark imaginations, connect resources, create experiential programming, and develop community relationships supporting youth.

We encourage you to find a program just right for your child: from early childhood programs that build early literacy skills (Toddler Time & Preschool Story Time), to programs for children in elementary school, where children can create and learn.  The Library loves working with parents and teachers to support their great work through resources, tours, and programs.

 

With your Library card, you may choose from the Library's collection of DVDs, CDs, hands-on learning kits, eBooks, and over 9,000 children’s books to take home with you.

 

Drop by the Children's Desk on the Children's Floor and say hello.  We look forward to meeting you!  

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Children's Programs

Children's Programs

Looking for ways to get involved at your library?  Come to Library Programs!

The library offers regular programs each month, and other seasonal programs throughout the year. Check the library calendar each month for latest updates on Kid's programs.

Upcoming Programs!

  • Preschool Pals! 6/12  (Family)
    Preschool Pals! 6/12  (Family)
    Fri, Jun 12
    Vespasian Warner Library
    Jun 12, 2026, 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
    Vespasian Warner Library, 310 N Quincy St, Clinton, IL 61727, USA
    Preschool Pals on Fridays at 10 am are best suited for ages 3-5 and their caregivers! Amazing stories, songs, and activities make this storytime tons of fun! Advance registration is not required.
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  • Stay & Play 6/12
    Stay & Play 6/12
    Fri, Jun 12
    Vespasian Warner Public Library District
    Jun 12, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
    Vespasian Warner Public Library District, 310 N Quincy St, Clinton, IL 61727, USA
    Stay after Story time and play with us on the Children's Floor! Hang out with other children and caregivers while playing with some extra special toys! No registration required!
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  • Mindful Minis and Microgreens - Microgreens (Ages 5+)
    Mindful Minis and Microgreens - Microgreens (Ages 5+)
    Fri, Jun 12
    Jun 12, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Vespasian Warner Library, 310 N Quincy St, Clinton, IL 61727, USA
    Mindful Minis and Microgreens encourages curiosity and connection to nature, while giving youth skills to foster calmness and well-being though caring for plants. Youth will take home plant projects created in the program. Register on the Extension office website by June 10.
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  • Survivor Challenge (Everyone)
    Survivor Challenge (Everyone)
    Sat, Jun 13
    Weldon Springs - Sledding Hill
    Jun 13, 2026, 6:00 PM
    Weldon Springs - Sledding Hill, 4734 Weldon Springs Rd, Clinton, IL 61727, USA
    Join us for our first Roots & Shoots program! Can you build a shelter that survives the elements? Learn how to start a fire with a flint and more at this family event! All Ages welcome with an adult. Ages 5-18 will receive a lanyard and pins. Registration required.
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  • Youth Book Club (Youth 8-12)
    Youth Book Club (Youth 8-12)
    Mon, Jun 15
    Vespasian Warner Public Library District
    Jun 15, 2026, 2:00 PM
    Vespasian Warner Public Library District, 310 N Quincy St, Clinton, IL 61727, USA
    Join us for a book discussion! Pizza and drinks provided! Sign up by 6/1 to receive your copy. Book should be read by program date. Ages 8-12 only, no grown ups!
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  • Barbie Club 6/15 (Family)
    Barbie Club 6/15 (Family)
    Mon, Jun 15
    Vespasian Warner Public Library District
    Jun 15, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Vespasian Warner Public Library District, 310 N Quincy St, Clinton, IL 61727, USA
    Hey Barbie! Join us for Barbie Club! Barbies and accessories provided, but feel free to bring your own! No registration required. All Ages Welcome!
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  • Family Lego Club 6/16 (Children 3-7 & Caregiver)
    Family Lego Club 6/16 (Children 3-7 & Caregiver)
    Tue, Jun 16
    Jun 16, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Vespasian Warner Library, 310 N Quincy St, Clinton, IL 61727, USA
    Join us for family Lego club! We’ll provide the Legos, you provide the fun! Best for Ages 3-7. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Drop in! Advanced Registration not required!
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  • Terrific Toddlers! 6/17 (Family)
    Terrific Toddlers! 6/17 (Family)
    Wed, Jun 17
    Vespasian Warner Library
    Jun 17, 2026, 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
    Vespasian Warner Library, 310 N Quincy St, Clinton, IL 61727, USA
    Terrific Toddlers on Wednesdays at 10 am is perfect for you and your little one, ages 0-3! We have so much fun dancing to songs and listening to stories! Advance registration is not required.
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  • Stay & Play 6/17
    Stay & Play 6/17
    Wed, Jun 17
    Vespasian Warner Public Library District
    Jun 17, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
    Vespasian Warner Public Library District, 310 N Quincy St, Clinton, IL 61727, USA
    Stay after Story time and play with us on the Children's Floor! Hang out with other children and caregivers while playing with some extra special toys! No registration required!
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  • Lego Club! 6/17 (Youth 8-12)
    Lego Club! 6/17 (Youth 8-12)
    Wed, Jun 17
    Vespasian Warner Library
    Jun 17, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Vespasian Warner Library, 310 N Quincy St, Clinton, IL 61727, USA
    Join us for our weekly Lego club! Each week, we’ll give you a challenge to complete. Come next week to see if you’re the winner and get a prize! Must be present to win. Drop in, no registration required for this youth event. No registration required.
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  • Garden Club 6/18 (Everyone)
    Garden Club 6/18 (Everyone)
    Thu, Jun 18
    Vespasian Warner Public Library District
    Jun 18, 2026, 8:30 AM
    Vespasian Warner Public Library District, 310 N Quincy St, Clinton, IL 61727, USA
    Help us tend our community garden while learning some gardening basics! All ages welcome. 8 and under must be accompanied by someone 12 or older. Registration required.
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  • Library Closed - Juneteenth
    Library Closed - Juneteenth
    Fri, Jun 19
    Vespasian Warner Public Library District
    Jun 19, 2026, 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
    Vespasian Warner Public Library District, 310 N Quincy St, Clinton, IL 61727, USA
    The library will be closed Fri. June 19th in honor of Juneteenth. The library will reopen at 9am on Sat. June 20th.
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  • Nature Walk at Mettler Woods (Everyone)
    Nature Walk at Mettler Woods (Everyone)
    Sat, Jun 20
    Mettler Woods Nature Preserve
    Jun 20, 2026, 9:00 AM
    Mettler Woods Nature Preserve, 5991 500 E, Clinton, IL 61727, USA
    Join us on a nature walk with Master Naturalist, Cassandra Meyen! Learn about local plants and wildlife! All Ages welcome. Ages 5 and under must be accompanied by someone 12 or older. Registration required.
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  • Illinois Grown (Youth 8-12)
    Illinois Grown (Youth 8-12)
    Mon, Jun 22
    Vespasian Warner Public Library
    Jun 22, 2026, 2:00 PM
    Vespasian Warner Public Library, 310 N Quincy St, Clinton, IL 61727, USA
    Where does our food come from and why is Illinois such a hotspot for farming? Learn the history of agriculture in Illinois and make a seed bomb to take home. Ages 8-12, please. Registration required.
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  • Barbie Club 6/22 (Family)
    Barbie Club 6/22 (Family)
    Mon, Jun 22
    Vespasian Warner Public Library District
    Jun 22, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Vespasian Warner Public Library District, 310 N Quincy St, Clinton, IL 61727, USA
    Hey Barbie! Join us for Barbie Club! Barbies and accessories provided, but feel free to bring your own! No registration required. All Ages Welcome!
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  • Family Lego Club 6/23 (Children 3-7 & Caregiver)
    Family Lego Club 6/23 (Children 3-7 & Caregiver)
    Tue, Jun 23
    Jun 23, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Vespasian Warner Library, 310 N Quincy St, Clinton, IL 61727, USA
    Join us for family Lego club! We’ll provide the Legos, you provide the fun! Best for Ages 3-7. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Drop in! Advanced Registration not required!
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  • Terrific Toddlers! 6/24 (Family)
    Terrific Toddlers! 6/24 (Family)
    Wed, Jun 24
    Vespasian Warner Library
    Jun 24, 2026, 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
    Vespasian Warner Library, 310 N Quincy St, Clinton, IL 61727, USA
    Terrific Toddlers on Wednesdays at 10 am is perfect for you and your little one, ages 0-3! We have so much fun dancing to songs and listening to stories! Advance registration is not required.
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  • Stay & Play 6/24
    Stay & Play 6/24
    Wed, Jun 24
    Vespasian Warner Public Library District
    Jun 24, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
    Vespasian Warner Public Library District, 310 N Quincy St, Clinton, IL 61727, USA
    Stay after Story time and play with us on the Children's Floor! Hang out with other children and caregivers while playing with some extra special toys! No registration required!
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1000 Books Before Kindergarten is a family challenge that celebrates early learning & the fun of sharing stories!  The best way to ensure a child has the skills necessary to learn to read is having someone read aloud to them.  They will learn that letters make sounds, sounds make words, and words make stories!  Create life long memories and instill a love of reading in your child.  Any child from birth until kindergarten, can sign up at any time.  Count any books read at bedtime, storytime, by teachers, librarians, family, & most importantly YOU!   If you read it more than once, count it!  Ebooks count, too.  Your end date is when your child begins kindergarten.  Sign up at the Children’s Room desk.  You will get a log to track your first 100 books (a check mark in a shape or have your child color it in).  Bring it back to us when you reach 100 for a certificate and a new log.  We will put a sticker displaying your child’s name in the library book of your choice.  From then on everyone who checks out the book will see that you are participating in 1000 Books before Kindergarten.  Your child’s name in a book is your option. 

1000 Books Before Kindergarten

1000 Books Logo with a fox reading a book

 

 

What Is The Imagination Library?

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is a 60 volume set of books beginning with the children's classic The Little Engine That Could.  Each month a new, carefully selected book will be mailed in your child's name directly to your home.  Best of all it is a FREE GIFT!  There is no cost or obligation to your family! 

Who Is Eligible?

Children under the age of five in DeWitt County!

How Do I Sign Up?

Simply click the sign up button & follow the directions!

When Will I Receive Books?

Eight to ten weeks after your registration form has been received, books will begin arriving at your home & will continue until your child turns five or you move out of the covered area.

Dolly Parton holding a book while surrounded by children.  Includes Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Logo and the text overlay stating "Enroll your child & give them the gift of reading... free"

DOLLY PARTON’S IMAGINATION LIBRARY

IS NOW AVAILABLE IN DEWITT COUNTY! 

This program is currently full.  You can still sign up for the waiting list by following the link above and printing off the forms that you need to register.

ABCmouse logo with a cartoon mouse wearing a graduation cap holding a diploma
ABCmouse.com logo with text stating "ABCmouse.com  Early Learning Academy"

ABCmouse

ABCmouse is an online educational program for children ages 2 to 8 and is now available in the library. Over 10,000 activities provide a personalized learning experience designed to foster a lifelong love of learning.   This program is available to our community members while using the library computers or connected to library's Wi-Fi.

Summer Reading

Summer Reading Is Almost HERE!

Summer Reading begins May 30th & runs through July 31st! 

Registration begins on May 30th at the Summer Reading Kick-Off & you can start reading right away!  Getting started late?  That's okay!  Register ANYTIME during the summer at the Library!  Everyone from birth through adult can participate!

Summer Reading is free & open to EVERYONE!

Can we break our new record of 843 participants set last summer? 

We certainly hope so!  See you May 30th!

For all the details about Summer Reading 2026,

visit our Summer Reading Webpage!

Summer Reading Plant a Seed, Read Logo with an open book with a tomato plant growing from the middle and bees, butterfly, ladybug, and worm

Summer Reading

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