April 2023

The TUFL Times: Youth Edition

This year will be the 15th time the Library has hosted the Fairy Tale Ball. Share your photos from past events with #FairyTaleBall23!

Adventure and excitement await!

We can't wait for April 14, when The Urbana Free Library transforms into a fairy tale castle for the Fairy Tale Ball! Fairy tale lovers of all ages are invited to an evening of stories, crafts, games, and entertainment. Don your shiny suit of armor or sparkly ball gown, or dress like your favorite fairy-tale character, and join us for an evening of fantasy and frivolity. (Plus, there will be a mini-unicorn!)

Remember!

The Library will be closed on Sunday, April 9.

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Check out the great events and programs happening at the Library this month!

Jump Into Science

pHenomenal pH

Join the Graduate Society of Women Engineers and The Urbana Free Library for a fun science experiment about acids and bases.

Register for this event on Saturday, April 15 from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m.!

Wheels and Things that Go!

Join local author, Janice N. Harrington, who will share songs, rhymes, and stories about things that move and present her new children's book, Hurry, Kate, or You'll Be Late!

Stop by Sunday, April 23 from 3:00 to 3:30 p.m.!

Featured Programs

EVENTS FOR ALL AGES

UFLive! presents Samba Soul
Sunday, April 16
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

EVENTS FOR KIDS

Latin American Story Time
Saturday, April 8
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Second Saturday Board Games
Saturday, April 8
2:00 - 6:00 p.m.

15th Annual Fairy Tale Ball!

Friday, April 14

6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Jump Into Science - pHenomenal pH

Saturday, April 15

12:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Music Together
Sunday, April 16
1:30 - 2:15 p.m.

Earth Day Craft
Saturday, April 22
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. 

Slavic Story Time
Saturday, April 22
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Wheels and Things that Go!
Sunday, April 23
3:00 - 3:30 p.m.

East Asian Story Time, Japanese

Saturday, April 29

2:00 - 2:30 p.m.

Weekly Programs

Teen Open Lab
Monday - Thursday

3:00 - 5:30 p.m.
For Teens

Books and Bounces

Every Tuesday
10:00 - 10:25 a.m.

For Babies

Crafty Tales
Every Thursday

10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
For Children

Chess + for Kids

Every Saturday

3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

For Children

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It's National Poetry Month! Explore children's books celebrating prose and poetry.

Book Review

Tiger, tiger, burning bright! selected by Fiona Waters and illustrated by Britta Teckentrup
reviewed by Elaine Bearden, The Urbana Free Library

Created with a child’s love of animals in mind, this illustrated collection of animal poems features a different poem for every day of the year. Young readers and listeners will enjoy browsing the two-page collage-inspired illustrations and finding the poem that matches their own special days. End matter includes an index to poems, first lines, and poets from William Blake to Mary Ann Hoberman.

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