From November 1st - 22nd, we’ll be doing our annual Food 4 Fines food drive, where you can get rid of any overdue fines and help others in your community at the same time! Receive $2.00 in overdue fine forgiveness for each nonperishable food item brought in! Donations will be given to the Markesan Community Food Pantry. Fine forgiveness only applies for overdue fines, and does not cover fines for lost or damaged items.
Thank you so much to everyone who bid in the 2025 Garden & Home Art Auction! Your generous contributions raised $1,280 for the library! We are also deeply grateful to those who donated artwork, handmade crafts, and gift basket items. The proceeds will help us build our collection and provide services for the community.
For the month of November, we are showcasing our nonfiction titles! Come in and test your knowledge with weekly questions and prizes. We'll also have displays of our staff so you can get to KNOW them, too!
We are happy to announce we have a 3D printer available for patrons to use! Our Creality K2 3D printer can print most models easily off the Creality Cloud (www.crealitycloud.com ) database of options so if you can think of something, we can help you find a model to print. We have several colors of filaments available and are adding more periodically. Printing costs $1 per 30 minutes of printing. If interested in using the...
Book Club will meet on Wednesday, November 26 at 6:00 pm to discuss “The Ghost Bride" by Yangsze Choo. Copies are now available at the checkout desk! "Li Lan, the daughter of a respectable Chinese family in colonial Malaysia, hopes for a favorable marriage, but her father has lost his fortune, and she has few suitors. Instead, the wealthy Lim family urges her to become a "ghost bride" for their son, who has recently died...
We'll be travelling the world during Story Hour this year! Each week, children will visit a different country through stories and crafts with Miss Kristina! Story Hour is held on the first and third Wednesdays of the month, starting at 10:15 am. Here's our travel itinerary for the year, along with reading lists from previous weeks if you'd like to place holds on them and read along at home! Week Eighteen: Germany Atlas of amazing...
The Winnefox App is available again for your smartphone and tablet! This app allows you to renew items, place holds, check on item due dates and more using your smart device. Parents can link to their children's library accounts, so it's easy to renew or find out the due dates for everyone ' s items. All you'll need is your library card and PIN number. If you don't remember your PIN number, please call us...
Welcome to the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten Page! Here you will find information about this fantastic program and how it can help your child get a head start into literacy long before they enter their first classroom! Program Information: Did you know that reading to your child is one of the most powerful ways to boost his or her brain power? The simple and enjoyable act of sharing books helps your child learn pre-reading skills...