
Library News and Updates

Tomato Tasting
Christy Howell of Plants Everywhere will provide a variety of tomatoes for us to taste and compare.
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This program is open to everyone and free to attend. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Registration is required.

7th-12th graders are invited to join TAB!
Teen Advisory Board (TAB) will be back in session in September!
Meetings will be the last Wedensday of every month from 3-4 p.m.
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Upcoming meetings:
September 27
October 25
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As a member of TAB you will:
1) Attend monthly meetings
2) Help plan and host library events (specifically teen events)
3) Have input into which books and movies the library purchases
4) Earn volunteer/ community service hours

1000 Books Before Kindergarten
1000 books before kindergarten encourages families to read with their children and develops a love of reading while children are young! Reading with our children helps improve imagination, creativity, vocabulary and promotes family time! ​Children birth-5 can participate.
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Sign up at the library, log each book read, and for each 100 milestone children get to pick out a prize and put their picture on the achievement wall & in the newspaper!

Lego & Craft Clubs
Lego club and craft club will be back in September!
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Lego Club will be the first Wednesday of the month September through May from 3-4pm.
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Craft Club will be the 2nd Wednesday of the month September through May from 3-4pm.
Lego and Craft Clubs are for Kindergarten through 5th grades.
Children must be signed up by the October session to attend for the rest of the year. This ensures that we have supplies for every child.
Check out our mobile app!
Manage your accounts, keep track of checkouts and due dates, and renew items from your mobile device using the SHARE Mobile Library, Steeleville Area Public Library's app!
Search for books, DVDs, video games, audiobooks, e-books, and more. Find it now in the Apple App store or Google Play Store.
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Brought to you by Steeleville Area Public Library District and the SHARE library consortium, a division of Illinois Heartland Library System.

Join Book Club!
Book Club meets monthly on Friday afternoons. Book Club is for adults 18 and older. To join, call the library to request a copy of our current book, and attend our next meeting!
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Each month, we prepare a list of books that fit a specific genre or theme and book club members vote on which book to read.
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Current Read: The Patron Saint of Second Chances by Christine Simon
Up next: Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
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Next Meeting: August 25 at 4:15p.m.
Book Recommendations
We asked our staff and library board members about the best books they read this year, and compiled a list of recommendations for you. Click the orange button above to view the list.
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Have a recommendation for us or other patrons? Click the orange button and scroll to the bottom of the page to submit your picks!
CONTACT INFORMATION
ADDRESS:
625 S. Sparta Street, Steeleville, IL 62288
PHONE:
618-965-9732
FAX:
618-965-3504
HOURS:
Open and Curbside
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Monday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Tuesday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Wednesday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Thursday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
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Friday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
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Saturday: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
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