Weekly Newsletter

Heyworth Public Library is excited to begin a LEGO TIME program this summer. LEGO TIME will offer youth builders an opportunity to join together, create, and share inspiration. It is truly amazing the creativity that LEGOS can unleash. LEGOS have inspired many fictional series and non-fiction books that are VERY popular at the library so we are going to bridge our love of reading and unleash our youths’ creativity within our walls. We can’t wait to see what they can build. We are asking for community members to look through their closets and donate LEGOS/Duplos their children have outgrown to help supplement our supplies. You can drop off LEGOS at any time during regular hours. If you would like to make a monetary donation to help purchase new LEGOS or more LEGO reading materials we would welcome your support as well.

Now taking gently used Hornet apparel. The library is a collection site to gather out-grown Heyworth school logo/Hornet pride clothing for the HOPE organization. Did you know that the library is also a drop off location for your Box Tops, Tyson and Campbell’s labels? You may drop off clothing or labels during regular business hours.

Monthly Genealogy and Local History meeting

Wed., May 16 at 10 am. All are welcome to help preserve Randolph Township history. Come join us as we organize the historical records and materials we have collected at the library, access the cemetery tour, and begin an oral history project. If you have local history or genealogical items to donate to the Alexander Room please, see Alice or Beth at the library. You can view the current title holdings on our website under the Local History and Genealogy link.

Canine Reading Buddies Program

We now offer two different days a month. Every third Thursday after school at 3:30 p.m. and NEWLY added every second Thursday at 6 p.m. (for three students at each session). Sign up begins on the first Thursday of each month.

May 10 @ 6pm/6:20pm/6:40pm

May 17 @ 3:30pm/3:50pm/4:15pm

Did you know your library provides:

Books for sale in our Community Room every day
Free Wi/Fi
Faxing service
Photocopying service
Access to an online catalog 24 hours a day
Free downloadable e-Books and audiobooks
Free use of a paper die cutting machine with 2 alphabet sizes and other shapes. (bring your own paper)
Subscriptions to over 80 magazines for 7 day check out

If you have a club, collection, or hobby you would like to display at the library, we would love to offer our display cases to the community. Stop by and see Alice or Beth.

Weekly Programs:

Toddler Time and Story Time

We will take a break till summer and run our tots and young readers programs in June and July. Stay Tuned for Summer Reading fun!

After school movies: Every Friday at 3:15 pm. The schedule of movies to be shown is posted and available in the library. Bring a friend, snacks, and a drink with a lid for a movie afternoon at your Heyworth Library.

New DVD Movie titles:

Downton Abbey Season I and Contraband are available this week. Our NEW DVD movies can be loaned for three nights for $1.00. All others are available for 7 nights for $1.00.

Recent materials added to the library:

Designing and Creating a Cottage Garden by Gail Harland was given to the library in Memory of Bette Swanzy from Nancy Beveridge.

Magazine: Illinois Heritage

Adult: Poison Flower by Thomas Perry; Song of My Heart by Kim Vogel Sawyer; Apocalypse by Troy Denning; The Baseball Codes: Beanballs, Sign Stealing, and Bench-Clearing Brawls: The Unwritten Rules of America’s Pastime by Jason Turbow; Beginner’s Goodbye by Anne Tyler; Carrots Love Tomatoes by Louise Riotte; Chasing Midnight by Randy Wayne White; Half-Stitched Amish Quilting Club by Wanda E . Brunstetter; Innocent by David Baldacci; Vertical Gardening by Derek Fell

Young Adult: Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia

Children: Scaredy Squirrel, Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach, and Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend by Melanie Watt; Seeds of Rebellion by Brandon Mull; Stink and the Midnight Zombie Walk by Megan McDonald; What Little Boys are Made Of by Robert Neubecker; Best of the Best: A Baseball Great Novel by Tim Green; Kingdom Keepers V: Shell Game by Ridley Pearson