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World AIDS Day - "Rethink, Rebuild, Rise" at Bloomington Public Library

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December 1st at 5:30pm – 7:30pm

205 E. Olive Street, Bloomington, IL

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Join us at Bloomington Public Library in Community Rooms 2 and 3 on Monday, December 1, 2025, to gather for a special event marking World AIDS Day.

Organized by Prairie Pride Coalition, McLean County Health Department, Positive Health Solutions, Central Illinois Friends, Carle Health, and the McLean County Museum of History, this event will bring together people living with and affected by HIV and AIDS, as well as healthcare and social services providers, advocacy groups, community leaders, and caring citizens.

This year’s global theme for World AIDS Day is “Rethink. Rebuild. Rise.” Locally, McLean County's theme is “40 Years Later, Remembering Mclean County's first loss to AIDS.”

As part of this commemoration, six quilt blocks from the AIDS Memorial Quilt, each one containing a quilt with a local connection to McLean County, will be on display.

Additionally, an AIDS Awareness Ribbon afghan, made by local knitters and crocheters, will be on display. The afghan is comprised of hand made squares, each featuring an Awareness Ribbon, honoring not only those who we've lost, but also uplifting those currently living with AIDS.

You won't want to miss this. If you can't make it on Monday, stop by the library during regular business hours December 1st through 5th to see the display.

Questions? Please contact the Museum's Education Department by clicking here.

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Join us at Bloomington Public Library in Community Rooms 2 and 3 on Monday, December 1, 2025, to gather for a special event marking World AIDS Day.

Organized by Prairie Pride Coalition, McLean County Health Department, Positive Health Solutions, Central Illinois Friends, Carle Health, and the McLean County Museum of History, this event will bring together people living with and affected by HIV and AIDS, as well as healthcare and social services providers, advocacy groups, community leaders, and caring citizens.

This year’s global theme for World AIDS Day is “Rethink. Rebuild. Rise.” Locally, McLean County's theme is “40 Years Later, Remembering Mclean County's first loss to AIDS.”

As part of this commemoration, six quilt blocks from the AIDS Memorial Quilt, each one containing a quilt with a local connection to McLean County, will be on display.

Additionally, an AIDS Awareness Ribbon afghan, made by local knitters and crocheters, will be on display. The afghan is comprised of hand made squares, each featuring an Awareness Ribbon, honoring not only those who we've lost, but also uplifting those currently living with AIDS.

You won't want to miss this. If you can't make it on Monday, stop by the library during regular business hours December 1st through 5th to see the display.

Questions? Please contact the Museum's Education Department by clicking here.