Craft Day @ 1pm Wed.

Today, Wednesday, June 30, the Summer Reading Program invites all kids to a craft day.  Come to the auditorium starting at 1pm to make pirate hats mermaids, and more!

Special Board Meeting Wed.

Wednesday, June 30 at 4:30 the Shenandoah Public Library Board of Trustees and the Shenandoah Public Library Foundation Board will meet in joint session in the library auditorium to discuss the upcoming bond issue for the building project.

Now Hiring

We're looking for a high-school page to work 4 afternoons a week and rotating weekends.  If you'd like more details, check out the Job Openings page on our website. Applications are due July 16, 2010, and can be printed out from our website or picked up at the library.

New! Text alerts

We've got a new option for notifying you about your reserves and soon-to-be-due books - text alerts, straight to your phone.  Simply give us your cell number and carrier name and we can set it up for you.  You can even set it up for yourself in the My Account section of the catalog.  Let us know if you have any questions about this new service.

Books Sandwiched In & Must-See Movie

It's time for our favorite Thursday of the month - June 17!  Books Sandwiched-In at noon will once again feature - all of you!  Bring whatever you've been reading lately and hear the buzz on the books everyone else is talking about.  Then, at a special time, 1:30 pm, we'll be showing Roman Holiday, the classic vacation comedy/romance starring Audrey Hepburn.  See you there!

Magic class today!

Surprise! Rick Eugene,who is presenting the Magic show today at 1:00, is also offering a Magic class at 2:30 today, Wed., June 16. Kids ages 8 & up are welcome to attend. Space is limited to 30.

Chasing4Life coming Monday

Monday, June 7, 2010 - Chasing4Life will be coming to the Shenandoah Public Library to present two programs.  We invite the kids to come at 1:00pm to hear about severe weather adventures, and adults and teens can come at 2:00pm to hear about the harrowing experiences of this storm chasing team.  The programs are free and open to the public.  Call the library if you have any questions: 712-246-2315.

Sign a Letter of Support

You can help with the library addition!  We're applying for many grants to help fund our proposed new addition, but we need to prove to these organizations that our community is behind this project. We're asking any and all members of the community to sign letters of support. You can write your own, or print out this letter (in .pdf format), check off all the listed items, sign it, and bring it to the library. Thanks for your help.

AtoZ The USA & AtoZ World Cultures

New on our website, we have two new databases.  AtoZ The USA gives you all sorts of information on the 50 states, while AtoZ World Cultures puts the world at your fingertips, with great articles about 175 countries.  Visit the Online/Downloadable Content page for more details.

New on the website

We've made some additions and updates to the website.  Check out the Building Improvements Page to go to our upgraded photo gallery.  We've also added a downloadable letter of support to that page that you can sign and bring to the library.  On the Online/Downloadable Content page we have two new databases (AtoZ The USA & AtoZ World Cultures).