Library News & Programs

The Steeleville Area Public Library District Board of Trustees has postponed the board meeting scheduled for February 18, 2025 to February 24, 2025. The meeting will take place at 7:00PM in the Nonfiction Room at the library. The address is 625 S. Sparta Street, Steeleville, IL. For more information, you can call (618) 965-9732. There will be no changes to the February 18 agenda.

Saturday, March 8

10:00a.m. - 1:00p.m. 

At Steeleville Area Public Library

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We will have a variety of fruit, veggie, and flower seeds available.

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Bring your extras to share with others and pick up some new seeds! You do not need to bring seeds to take seeds. Anyone may take seeds. 

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Let's get those gardens growing!

Craft + Afternoon = Crafternoon

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Tuesdays, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. at the library beginning on March 4!

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Starting in March, bring your portable craft projects to the library on Tuesday afternoons from 1-3p.m. and socialize while you work!

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We will provide coffee, tea, and hot cocoa to participants.

Share your expertise, tips, and tricks with other crafters!

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Saturday, March 29, 10:00am-1:15pm

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Wicked (2024)
Rated PG
Runtime: 2 Hours, 40 Minutes

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Registration is recommended as seating is limited.

Dress up in pink or green or your favorite Oz-themed costume and join us for Wicked!

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This movie is LONG, so we will hit play promptly at 10:15. Please arrive between 10 and 10:15.

We will have a 15-20 minute intermission in the middle.

Please call the library at 618-965-9732 to register. If you are not registered, seats will be available on a first come, first served basis until seats are filled.

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Do you have unclaimed money with the state of Illinois? Stop by and see!

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Ginger Womick from the Illinois Treasurer's office will be at the library on April 2 from 1:00-3:00p.m. to help Illinois residents search for any unclaimed money they may have with the State of Illinois.

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Illinois Treasurer's ICASH Website

​Story hours are aimed towards toddlers but all ages are welcome. We typically read 2-3 books, do an activity/song, and make a simple craft.

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Story hours are the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 11am.

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Upcoming Story Hours:

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March 19 @ 11:00 AM

April 16 @ 11:00 AM

Get creative at the library with Legos and crafts!

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Lego Club is the 1st Wednesday each month from 3-4 PM and Craft Club is the 2nd Wednesday each month from 3-4 PM.

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Registration for Craft and Lego Clubs has now ended. All children who signed up may attend all sessions through May.

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We can only accommodate a certain number of children for Lego Club and Craft Club because of limited seating, supplies, and workspace. Please only sign up your children if they plan to attend most club dates.​​

Meetings will be the last Wednesday of every month from 3-4 p.m. To join, just come to a meeting.

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Upcoming meetings:

February 26

March 26

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As a member of TAB you will:

1) Attend monthly meetings

2) Help plan and host library events (specifically teen events) 

3) Have input into which books and movies the library purchases

4) Earn volunteer/ community service hours

STEELEVILLE AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT received the Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities grant, an American Library Association (ALA) initiative that provides community engagement and accessibility resources to small and rural libraries to help them better serve people with disabilities.​ 

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If you missed our community discussions but you are interested intaking part in the conversation, please click the "Go To Grant Info Page" button and take our survey.

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Our new automatic door openers have been installed! Come check them out!

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Grant Info Page​

1000 books before kindergarten encourages families to read with their children and develops a love of reading while children are young! Reading with our children helps improve imagination, creativity, vocabulary and promotes family time! ​Children birth-5 can participate.

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Sign up at the library, log each book read, and for each 100 milestone children get to pick out a prize and put their picture on the achievement wall & in the newspaper!

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1000 Books Before Kindergarten Page

The GED/HSE program is Monday-Thursday at the library.​ Call 965-9732 and ask for Kim Knop to sign up now or get more information!​

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We also have free ESL tutoring sessions led by Ruth Rowley. Call the library for more details.

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Classes and tutoring are provided by the Monroe Randolph Regional Office of Education (ROE45).

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We asked our staff and library board members about the best books they read in the last few years, and compiled a list of recommendations for you.​ Have a recommendation for us or other patrons? Click HERE to view recommendations.

Using the SHARE Mobile Library, you can manage your accounts, keep track of checkouts and due dates, and renew items from your mobile device! Search for books, DVDs, video games, audiobooks, e-books, and more. Find it now in the Apple App store or Google Play Store. ​

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And don't forget about CloudLibrary, your spot to find ebooks and audiobooks right from your phone or tablet! Cloud Library can also be found in the Apple App store or Google Play Store.