Memorial Day Closure

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.

Side Parking Lot Closed on Saturday

The library's side parking lot will be closed for resealing and striping on Saturday, May 24. The front parking lot will remain open. 

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YA series: Extended Escapes to Fill Your Days

Travel and visiting outside your home are being strongly discouraged during this “pause” time, but books are here to help with this challenge!  With a Young Adult series in ebook or audiobook from our digital collection, you can borrow a title and travel to another world or escape the everyday ...

HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK: MAY 3-9

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 increase public awareness and understanding of how these potentially dangerous storms can impact us. The National Weather Ser...

Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced

Pulitzer Prizes for Letters (books) are awarded annually to recognize achievements by American authors and poets. This year’s recipients were announced on Monday, May 4. Click here for a complete list of 2020 Pultizer Prize winners in all categories. Listed below are the winners of the categories of...

Great Poetry Books for Kids

Greetings from the Children’s Department!  Since we can’t currently meet with you in person, we wanted to make sure you still had plenty of ways to keep your brain happily occupied, and ebooks are a great way of doing that.  Whether you’re dipping your toes into the world of electronic rea...

I Spy Challenge: Lego Mania

Welcome to Online I Spy! We challenge you to give it a try. When finished, click submit and your entry will be added to a weekly raffle for a small prize, and the puzzle answers will be posted at the end of the week on our Facebook page and website. Have fun! To play, click here. Create an I S...

Young Adult Books in Verse

I know, I know.  Despite the fact that schools are physically closed, remote-learning seems to take more out of you than ever before! There’s hardly enough time in the day to take care of your classwork- forget about reading for fun!  Unless....you check out some of the Young Adult nove...

Voting Made Easier

This is the first in a series of "weblogs" focusing on noteworthy changes and improvements to voter services and resources, in an effort to promote public awareness and usage. Your local Board of Elections has been hard at work making changes, both behind the scenes and frontline, that will enhan...

In the Middle Grades Book Suggestions

Hey there SHPL 9-12 year olds! I know being in the middle of a quarantine, being in the middle of remote learning, and being in the middle of getting cabin fever can be a little frustrating, but on the bright side, you’re in the middle of a great age for literature!   Middle grade books...

La Cocina Mexican con Doña Maria

La Cocina Mexican con Doña Maria - Acompañe a Doña Maria y aprenda a cocinar paso a paso unas deliciosas fajitas de pollo!             Muslos de pollo 2 libras o Pechugas de pollo  4 cucharadas de aceite de oliva 1 pimiento verde...