Bookstore Events

Upcoming Events

Bedtime Stories with Miss Mallory

Come along to the bookstore on Tuesday for Valentine’s Day books!

• Bear Hugs!
• Happy Valentine’s Day, Mouse!
• The Day It Rained Hearts
• Will You Be My Valentine?

Tuesday, February 14 at 7 p.m.

Toy Workshop

Learn about early animated pictures with the Old Fashion Toy Company. Jacksonville’s own toymaker, Chad Boehlke, will be here to help kids create a popular Victorian toy, the Thaumatrope. Pre-register. $5.

Saturday, February 11 at 10 am

Monthly Third Thursday Sale!!

1/3 off selected new books

Thursday, February 16

Comic Book Show

Hyde Park’s Very Own Comic Shop is visiting Our Town Books. Save the date!

Friday and Saturday, February 17 and 18
from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Past Events

Bedtime Stories with Miss Mallory

Come along to the bookstore on Tuesday for stories by Robert Munsch!

• Purple, Green and Yellow
• Show and Tell
• Smelly Socks
• We Share Everything!

Tuesday, January 24 at 7 p.m.

An Evening Out with Robert Burns

Pine Tree Studio and Our Town Books present an evening of Scottish food, poetry and music to celebrate the birth of Robert Burns.

The free event will begin at Our Town Books on the Jacksonville Square, then follow the sound of Ken Bradbury’s bagpipes to the Pine Tree Studio where the kilt-clad guests (and those wearing pants) will be treated to a Burns fest of poetry and song.

Thursday, 26 January, 2012 at 7 p.m.

For more information about the event: An Evening with Robert Burns

Bedtime Stories with Miss Mallory

Come along to the bookstore on Tuesday for Storytime!

• Purple Little Bird
• ZooZical
• Otto the Book Bear
• Clink

Tuesday, January 17 at 7 p.m.

Bedtime Stories with Miss Mallory

Come along to the bookstore on Tuesday and join Miss Mallory for a festive storytime with holiday songs and stories.

• Night Tree
• Jingle Bells
• Over the River and Through the Woods
• Ten on the Sled

Tuesday, December 20 at 7 p.m.

Book Signing: Gary Babbs

Carlinville author, Gary Babbs, will be signing his book his children’s book Let Your Light Shine!.

Saturday, December 17 from 11:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.

Christmas Music with Mike Anderson

Christmas Music with Mike Anderson and the Dulci-Kids

Saturday, December 17 from noon-2:00 p.m.

Book Signing: Roy French

Roy French will be signing copies of his book Hickory Road.

Friday, December 23 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Holiday Pre-K Music Event with Miss Polly

Saturday, December 10 at 10 a.m.

Book Signing: J.D. Proffitt

J.D. Proffitt, assistant professor at Illinois College, will be signing copies of his Civil War novel, Manchester Bluff: A Civil War Novel at the Gallery Hop.

Friday, December 2 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Bedtime Stories with Miss Mallory

Come along to the bookstore on Tuesday and join Miss Mallory for storytime. We will be reading books about Thanksgiving.

• A Plump and Perky Turkey
• I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie
• Thanksgiving is for Giving Thanks
• The Very First Thanksgiving Day

Tuesday, November 22 at 7 p.m.

Monthly Third Thursday Sale!!

1/3 off selected new books

Thursday, November 17

Book Signing: Matthew Pitt

Matthew Pitt, Claridge Writer-in-Residence at Illinois College, will be reading from his first book of short stories, Attention Please Now. Copies of his book will be available for purchase and signing after the reading.

Friday, November 18 at 5 p.m.