🌱 LEGO Free Play and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Family Game Night at Illinois Prairie District Public Library - Benson Branch
• LEGO Free Play at Illinois Prairie District Public Library - Roanoke Branch
• Senior Social Hour at Illinois Prairie District Public Library

... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Warm with periods of sun, with a high of 81 and low of 45 degrees.
• Saturday: Very windy; cooler, temps: high: 53, low: 36.
• Sunday: Sunny with a cool breeze, with a high of 54 and low of 36 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Roanoke

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★ Featured events ★

Friday April 24

• Family Game Night
  Illinois Prairie District Public Library - Benson Branch, 420 Front St, Benson
  3:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 25

• LEGO Free Play
  Illinois Prairie District Public Library - Roanoke Branch , 123 E Broad St , Roanoke
  10:00 am

Thursday April 30

• Senior Social Hour
  Illinois Prairie District Public Library , 208 E Partridge St , Metamora
  9:00 am

Saturday May 2

• LEGO Free Play
  Illinois Prairie District Public Library - Roanoke Branch , 123 E Broad St , Roanoke
  10:00 am

Thursday May 7

• Silent Book Club
  Illinois Prairie District Public Library , 208 E Partridge St , Metamora
  4:00 pm

Tuesday May 12

• IPDPL Board of Trustees Meeting
  Illinois Prairie District Public Library - Washburn Branch , 104 W Magnolia St , Washburn
  4:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• LEGO Free Play
  Illinois Prairie District Public Library - Roanoke Branch , 123 E Broad St , Roanoke
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Business Law Field Trip (HS)
  Woodford County Courthouse
  10:30 am
• FHS Co-Ed Track & Field @ Seneca
  Fieldcrest CUSD 6 Minonk, IL 61760
  3:30 pm
• Girls Track at Bloomington
  Bloomington High School , 1202 E Locust St , Bloomington
  4:00 pm
• SOFTBALL-V Girls - VS Olympia (Game)
  EMS Field HOME -
  4:30 pm
• Varsity Softball vs Lincoln
  Metamora Township High School , 101 W Madison St , Metamora
  4:30 pm

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• Eureka College posted a job opening for Director of Residence Life / Assistant Dean of Students in Eureka. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Eureka

• 'The White Lotus' Season 4 Is Coming for 'The Studio's Crown With This Plot Twist (collider.com)

Metamora

• SIU fashion studies students take center stage with fashion, merchandising concepts (wsiu.org)

Washington

• Lauren Betts is the No. 4 WNBA draft pick, shop her new Washington Mystics jersey (pjstar.com)
• Trump: Israel and Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefire (wcia.com)
• Food prices remain elevated despite slower inflation (25newsnow.com)

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