FULL EVENT SCHEDULE
July 17
Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission
All Day (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) Tours of the Supreme Court Building and Learning Center
Illinois State Museum
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. World Bird Sanctuary eagle flight demonstration at the ISM Auditorium
2 to 3 p.m. Meet the ISM staff as you visit the exhibits
All Day (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) Food trucks, games, art projects, bird activities
Illinois State Library
11 a.m. Illinois Children's Author Program, Jim Edgar Reading Room: Rekha S. Rajan, Can You Dance Like a Peacock?
- The first 100 children will receive books!
Noon Live music in the Library Atrium
2 p.m. Illinois Children's Author Program, Jim Edgar Reading Room: Cindy and Kirby Pringle, The Butterfly That Would Not Fly
- The first 100 children will receive books!
All Day (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
- Explore online databases through the Illinois Reliable Information Sources (IRIS)
- Visit the children’s reading area
- Register for the Talking Book & Braille Service
- Find titles by Illinois authors
- Stop by the Banned Books collection
Illinois State Archives
1 to 2 p.m. Paper conservation demonstration
All Day (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
- Genealogy research
- Conservation demonstrations
- Kids' activities
- Special displays
Illinois State Capitol
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed noon to 1 p.m. for lunch) Tours of the Capitol building and grounds starting at the top of the hour, as well as special displays
Illinois Secretary of State Police
10 a.m to 2 p.m. Hazardous Device Unit (HDU) and Total Containment Vessel (TCV) response truck on display, parking lot R
10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Demonstrations with K-9 Unit in parking lot R
July 18
Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission
All Day (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) Tours of the Supreme Court Building and Learning Center
Illinois State Museum
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. World Bird Sanctuary eagle flight demonstration at the ISM Auditorium
2 to 3 p.m. Meet the ISM staff as you visit the exhibits
4 to 6 p.m. Closing Event: Public reception for the exhibits Miles of Memories: Stories from Route 66 and Land of Stories, supported by the Illinois State Museum Society
All Day (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) Food trucks, games, art projects, bird activities
Illinois State Library
11 a.m. Illinois Children's Author Program, Jim Edgar Reading Room: Mark Russell, Strangely Bumptious and the Ghosts of Crypts Academy
- The first 100 children will receive books!
Noon Live music in the Library Atrium
2 p.m. Illinois Children's Author Program, Jim Edgar Reading Room: Glennette Tilley Turner, The Gift of Freedom: How Harriet Tubman Rescued Her Brothers
- The first 100 children will receive books!
All Day (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
- Explore online databases through the Illinois Reliable Information Sources (IRIS)
- Visit the children’s reading area
- Register for the Talking Book & Braille Service
- Find titles by Illinois authors
- Stop by the Banned Books collection
Illinois State Archives
1 to 2 p.m. Paper conservation demonstration
All Day (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
- Genealogy research
- Conservation demonstrations
- Kids' activities
- Special displays
Illinois State Capitol
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (closed noon to 1 p.m. for lunch) Tours of the Capitol building and grounds starting at the top of the hour, as well as special displays
Illinois Secretary of State Police
10 a.m to 2 p.m. Hazardous Device Unit (HDU) and Total Containment Vessel (TCV) response truck on display, parking lot R
10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Demonstrations with the K-9 Unit, parking lot R