Steeleville Area Public Library will be closed on the following dates form Christmas and New Year's:

December 24

December 25

December 31

January 1

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We wish all our patrons a happy holiday season and a prosperous new year. 

​Story hours are aimed towards toddlers but all ages are welcome. We typically read 2-3 books, do an activity/song, and make a simple craft.

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Story hours are the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 11am.

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Upcoming Story Hours:

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December 18 @ 11am

Get creative at the library with Legos and crafts!

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Craft Club registration is closed and Craft Club is full.

There are still open spaces for Lego Club if your child would like to join.

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We can only accommodate a certain number of children for Lego Club and Craft Club because of limited seating, supplies, and workspace. Please only sign up your children if they plan to attend most club dates.

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If your child misses 3 consecutive clubs without letting us know, and there are other children on the wait list, your child may be removed from the club so that others can attend.

Meetings will be the last Wednesday of every month from 3-4 p.m.

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Upcoming meetings:

January 29

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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

STEELEVILLE AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT received the Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities grant, an American Library Association (ALA) initiative that provides community engagement and accessibility resources to small and rural libraries to help them better serve people with disabilities.​ The competitive award will help the library upgrade building accessibility. 

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If you missed our community discussions but you are interested in getting involved or taking part in the conversation, please click the "Go To Grant Info Page" button and take our survey.

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!

The GED/HSE program is currently on limited summer hours. 

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Call 965-9732 and ask for Kim to sign up now!

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We asked our staff and library board members about the best books they read in the last few years, and compiled a list of recommendations for you. Click the orange button 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!

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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#SHAREMobileLibrary

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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.