By Nicole Inboden and Jody Travelstead

SUMMER READING IS HERE! The Shawnee Park Rangers will be here this week to talk about mammals! Find out all about the many interesting animals that live in Illinois. Join us Wednesday, June 21st at 1:00 p.m. This year’s theme is “Adventure begins at the Library”! Forgot to register or don’t have a library card? No problem. This program is open to all children Pre-K thru the 5th grade. We will have a program every Wednesday in June at 1:00 p.m. so join us for stories, prizes, fun, and adventure! Next week: Don’t miss White County Ag in the Classroom, top reader prizes, grand prize awarded and the wrap party! [Read more...]

By Nicole Inboden and Jody Travelstead

While many crops won’t grow during winter’s coldest temperatures, other vegetables will tolerate and even thrive on the cooler temperatures that come with fall and winter. Join Gene Forster and the Library Gardeners on Monday, September 26th at 5 PM to learn about planning and planting a Winter Garden. Brush up on a few gardening ideas to give your green thumb a workout all year long.

Prices are going up everywhere, but ours have not! The library annual fall book sale is here. We have hundreds of items and nothing is over a dollar! We have a nice mixture of fiction and non-fiction titles. This year have a large selection of Christian fiction and non-fiction. Stop by the library stock up on books and save. [Read more...]