Woman holding a stack of books with green covers.

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Check out a green book today and we promise we won't pinch you 🍀☺️

Wishful thinking 😋

Vote early at Chillicothe Public Library Wednesday, March 11 & Thursday, March 12 from 10 am-6 pm or on Election Day Tuesday, March 17 from 7 am-8 pm.

Peoria County early voting locations and information: www.peoriaelections.gov/174/Early-Vo...

librarian with a cart of computers in boxes

It's not pizza day... these are new laptops for our Lego Robotics team purchased with funds from the Project Next Generation grant from the Illinois State Library! We can't wait to get started 🤖💻

Learn more here: centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/project-next-generation-grants/

You've got the Chillicothe Public Library unfortunately, we're in Illinois!

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

Our fiscal year came to a close at the end of June, and we have some exciting numbers to share! We are so grateful to be a part of a community full of library supporters 💗

Supreme Court Protects Federal Broadband Funding | American Libraries Magazine The ALA applauded today's Supreme Court 6–3 decision to uphold the Universal Service Fund, which funds the E-Rate program.

NEW: The Supreme Court has ruled to protect the Universal Service Fund, the E-Rate broadband discount program's funding mechanism!

This is a seismic win for communities that rely on the E-Rate program at their libraries and schools: americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-sc... #ForOurLibraries

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, we pause to mourn the six million Jewish lives and countless others murdered during one of the darkest chapters in history.

Let us honor their memories and let their legacy unite us in standing up against hatred in all its forms.

Never again.

January recommendations post. Cartoon woman reading a book on green couch.

Looking for something to read in January? Classic stories reimagined, books about games and puzzles, and catch up on series before the next book comes out!

Recommendations here: chillicothepubliclibrary.org/book-recommendations/january-2025/

#Library #BookRecommendations #Reading #Illinois

Innovative Study by UPenn and NYPL Finds That Public Libraries Positively Impact Community Health and Well-Being "Our research found that patrons experience refuge, joy, connection, purpose, and expansion through their library use"

"A whopping 82% of people who used the library’s physical space and 79% of people who physically attended programs reported more optimism regarding the future, compared to only 58% of digital-only users."

Our physical space and resources matter *greatly!*

bookriot.com/innovative-s...

This seems like the perfect time to remind everyone that you can always submit a request for your library to acquire *any* book they don’t have! And guess what? They’ll get it for you! You barely even have to lift a paw! It couldn’t be easier!

Chillicothe Public Library building

Hello from Chillicothe, Illinois!