The Winter #Reading Challenge for all ages has begun!
Register at defiancelibrary.beanstack.org and log reading this month for a chance to win gift cards. (Don't forget to download the #Beanstack Tracker app so you can log from your phone!)
❄️ Read details: defiancelibrary.org/read
👉 The 2026 Winter Reading Challenge starts *tomorrow*
Register now at defiancelibrary.beanstack.org and log your reading through the month for a chance to win a prize.
🫘 Details: defiancelibrary.org/read
💚 December at your Defiance County libraries! 💚
🦃 November at your Defiance County libraries!
Photo of librarian Mychal Threets squatting and holding up the American Sign Language for "I Love You." Text on photo reads "Beloved librarian Mychal Threets to host reboot of 'Reading Rainbow'" I Love Libraries and American Library Association logos.
Beloved librarian @mychal3ts.bsky.social will take the helm as host of the reboot of 'Reading Rainbow' when it returns this Saturday, October 4! 🤩🌈
Read more: https://bit.ly/3WelbAT
October at your Defiance County libraries! 🍂🎃🕯️
August at your Defiance County Libraries!
🍎 See more at defiancelibrary.org/calendar
July at your Defiance County libraries! 🎆
👉 Coming Monday!
Roz Puppets will return to the libraries on June 16 to present “Percy the Purple Cow.” 💜🐮
Schedule:
Johnson Memorial Library (Hicksville): 10:30AM
Sherwood Branch Library: 1:00PM
Defiance Public Library (Summer Reading tent): 6:00PM
May at your Defiance County libraries! 🌷
New at the Storywalk! 🍪
Enjoy the warmer weather with a trip to the Bronson Park Storywalk, where we've got a new book for you: 'The Cow Loves Cookies' by Karma Wilson.
We hope you're in the mooooo-d for a great read! (Sorry...) 🐄
☘️ March at your Defiance County libraries! ☘️
👏 Congratulations to the week 1 winners of the 'Teen Winter Craze' Reading Challenge!
The challenge for grades 6-12 continues through the month. Sign up here (defiancelibrary.beanstack.org) for a chance to win prizes just for reading! ❄️
❄️ Grades 6-12 can win prizes just for reading during Defiance Public Library System's 2025 Teen Winter Craze Reading Challenge, which kicks off tomorrow (2/1) and continues through February!
❄️ Details: defiancelibrary.org/craze
❤️ February at your Defiance County libraries! ❤️
👉 Reminder: All DPLS libraries will be closed Monday, 1/20, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and partially closed (from 10AM-1PM) on Wednesday, 1/22, for staff training!
This week at your Defiance County libraries!
Register here: defiancelibrary.beanstack.org
Registration is open now for the 'Be a Reading Machine' Winter Reading Challenge!
Read (or listen to audiobooks) for at least 240 minutes this month for a chance to win prizes! Details: defiancelibrary.org/machine
❄️ January at your Defiance County libraries! ❄️
❄️ This week at your Defiance County libraries! ❄️
This week at your Defiance County libraries! 🥰
👉 Reminder: We will be closed (all locations) from 11:30AM-2:30PM on Wednesday for a Staff Appreciation Luncheon.
Santa will arrive at Defiance Public Library TOMORROW (Friday, December 6) at 5:10PM to join us for a special holiday Storytime session!
Plus, kids crafts from 1-5PM and carolers at 4PM! Open to all, sponsored by the Friends of DPL and Defiance Development & Visitors' Bureau!
🎀 December at your Defiance County libraries! 🎀
This week at your Defiance County libraries!
Tom Watson, renowned author of the beloved Stick Dog series, will pay a special visit to Defiance Public Library on November 21 at 6PM to discuss books, writing, and even share some drawing with us!
A selection of books will be available for purchase/signing before and after the program.
Join us at DPL on Dec. 9 for 'Laura Ingalls Wilder's Christmas Memories.'
Details & registration: defiancelibrary.org/laura
Sending our deepest gratitude to all Veterans today! Thank you for defending our freedoms.
