October 1 - 31, 2026

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1. Stop by the Steeleville Area Public Library in October to pick up a Library Crawl Official Passport.

2. Visit participating libraries between October 1 and October 31. Be sure to check each library's hours before you visit!

3. Return your Library Crawl Passport by October 31 to be entered into a prize drawing! One entry for every library visited.

Some local participating libraries include:

How it Works:

Belleville Public Library

Carbondale Public Library

Chester Public Library

Coulterville District Library

Du Quoin Public Library

Marion Carnegie Library

Mascoutah Public Library

Morrison-Talbott Library (Waterloo)

Nashville Public Library

New Athens District Library

Pinckneyville Public Library

Red Bud Public Library

Sallie Logan Public Library (Murphysboro)

Sparta Public Library

Click the map to see locations of all participating libraries!

Map button . Link to map of library crawl libraries.

Need something else to do while you're visiting
IHLS libraries? Check out this handy guide of attractions
and places to eat near every library in your passport!

Link to the Local Eateries and Attractions Guidebook for the Library Crawl.

Local Attractions Guidebook

Or use this QR code to access the Local Eateries and Attractions Guide on your phone while on the go!

Background for the QR code that goes to the Eateries and Attractions Guide.

QR code for the Eateries and Attractions Guide.

October 23 - Staff Library Crawl Day!

Some SAPLD library staff will be out and about on the Library Crawl on Friday, October 23. If anyone would like to join us for the day or meet up with us at a few stops, call the library in October to coordinate with us!

You are welcome to join us, but must arrange your own transportation. You can join us for the whole day or just meet up with us at a few stops. Call or stop by the library in October to coordinate/pick up the route schedule.

We will leave the library by 10:00AM, we plan to visit 8-10 libraries, and be back around 5:30PM. We will spend about 10-15 minutes at each library, and break for lunch. It's usually a fun but long day, so if you plan to spend the entire day with us, be prepared to have fun but go home tired!