The Library will be closed on Sunday, May 25, and Monday, May 26 for Memorial Day. We will reopen at 9am on Tuesday, May 27.
The library's side parking lot will be closed for resealing and striping on Saturday, May 24. The front parking lot will remain open.
Monthly Community Service: Recycling Challenge As part of the Sustainable Libraries Initiative, we are “challenging” teens to consciously recycle and earn community service and money at the same time! This is what you do: You can recycle any bottles or cans that ha...
Did you know that hurricane season officially starts in June? Although we usually associate late summer and autumn with peak periods of hurricane activity, now is the time to be aware of and understand how these potentially dangerous storms can impact us. The National Weather Service, as part of its...
As Hollywood has big hopes for box-office success this summer, some of the biggest hits of 2023 so far will be released on home video this month. A childhood friend of Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison in Creed III. The face off between former fri...
It’s almost summertime so that means beach reads are hitting the shelves of the library. We’ve picked some of the best May releases that you should definitely put on your TBR (To Be Read) list! Nancy Thayer. All the Days of Summer A divorced empty-nester moves into a cottage on Nantucket and i...
April is National Poetry Month! Celebrate all month long at the library by participating in our interactive Blackout Poetry Station. What is Blackout Poetry all about? Blackout poetry is a mixture of poetry and art made by taking a page of printed text and blacking out the unwanted...
An Academy Award nominee for Best Picture and one of this year’s biggest box office hits are among this month’s video releases. Winner of the Palme D’Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival and nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay, Tr...
April showers bring….great new books to enjoy! Use this list of new releases to plan your spring reading! Jennifer Robson. Coronation Year As we await the coronation of King Charles III in May, you may be interested in reading this fictional account which follows the owner and three very...
Registration is not required for the program below; however, participants in this passive program must have SHPL library cards and be currently in grades 6-12. This opportunity are available from April 1-28. We will email you a community service certificates within 2 weeks. April Monthly Co...
Do you have an ambitious young reader in your life who is looking for chapter books that are not too short, not too long, but just right? If so, this list might come in handy! Including titles that are the most demanding of our easy read section and the most relaxed of our regul...
Every year, at the end of January, the American Library Association gives out a number of awards to authors and illustrators that have had books published in the previous year, and are deserving of recognition, accolades, and attention. You might have already heard of the Newbery Awar...
