1,000 Books Before Kindergarten is a free program at our library to provide a child’s first teachers, their parents, with the tools needed to instill a love of reading, the skills to get ready to read, and an appreciation for the library. The program is fun and easy, with incentives along the way.  Just stop by …

  You can now access Gale Databases on your mobile phone or tablet! Download the App (available on the Apple App Store and on Google Play) today! Search your app store for “AccessMyLibrary.” AML Public Edition AccessMyLibrary Public Edition uses GPS to find public libraries within a 10-mile radius of the user’s location then provides free …

The Winter Reading Program winners have been drawn!  Participants filled out reading logs to be entered in the drawing for their age group. The prizes for Birth – 5 year olds were a Lego Duplo set, and two Amazon Gift Cards.  Prizes for 6 – 12 year olds were a Lego Creator Log Cabin and …

News from Illinois Heartland Library System and the Smithton Public Library District Over the next few weeks, the Smithton Public Library District will be undergoing some significant changes that you might be interested in.  As you may know, on July 1, 2012, the four automated library consortia in Illinois Heartland Library System, elCat, GateNet, LINC, …

Click on the link below for a calculator that tells you how much you get from the library, in dollars and cents. Library Use Value Calculator Would you like to share your story with us about how much you value the library? Contact us at smithtonpl at smithtonpl.org and we will post those stories here …