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On February 28, 2024, Smithton Public Library District cardholders will see a new user experience in our online card catalog. You will still continue to use the same username/library card number and PIN to access your account. The new card catalog is dynamic and allows users to browse and find recommended reads much easier than …

Vote for your favorite design from the SIX options, below. The winning design will be on library cards (together as a set of wallet and keytag cards) beginning fall 2021. One entry, per person, please. Limited to Smithton Public Library District cardholders, only. Voting will run until August 31, 2021 at 11:59 pm. Click the …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Cinda Leech, Project Director Smithton Public Library District 618-233-8057 cleech@smithtonpl.org SMITHTON PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT RECEIVES NATIONAL GRANT FOR SMALL AND RURAL LIBRARIES$3,000 Grant Will Help the Library Work with Residents on Increasing Accessibility. Smithton, IL – The Smithton Public Library District has been selected as one of 300 libraries to participate in …

Smithton Public Library District Cardholders Only – Visit 9 libraries’ websites (3 LOCAL, 3 in the US and 3 in the WORLD) to complete your library passport.  You will be asked to answer one question about each library website that you visit. When you submit this COMPLETED passport form, you’ll be entered to win a …

Posted on Monday, March 22, 2021 at 2:23 PM The Smithton Public Library District recently had an employee test positive for COVID19. The positive staff member last worked at the library on Saturday, March 20, 2021. Patrons who might have interacted with this individual have been notified. Extra steps have been taken to reduce the …

The Smithton Public Library District will reopen the library building on Monday, August 24, 2020 with the following guidelines: Masks must be worn by patrons ages 2+, and we ask that patrons practice social distancing while in the library building. Curbside service is available for patrons who do not have a mask We will resume …

Posted on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 9:45 AM The Smithton Public Library District recently had an employee test positive for COVID19. The positive staff member last worked at the library on Thursday, July 30, 2020. Patrons who might have interacted with this individual have been notified. The library will provide curbside service for the …

Looking for something different to do this month? Try the 2020 Illinois Heartland Library System Library Crawl! Here’s how it works: Stop by our library for a passport or download it here. Visit at least 5 other participating libraries in our library system between January 10 and January 27 and have them stamp your passport.  Bring …

William P. Shannon IV, Curator at the St. Clair County Historical Society visited the Smithton Public Library on Friday, April 13 to present Library Director Jenna Dauer with a copy of the book “History of St. Clair County,” published in 1881.  This gift celebrates Illinois’s Bicentennial and National Library Week.  The library would like to …

Delivery tubs are set to come around 4 PM instead of 11 AM, starting  July 1, 2016. We are going to have 5 day a week delivery, though! (Previously, we got delivery M, T, TH, F.) We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you. We are here to answer any questions you may …

Libraries in the Lewis & Clark Digital Consortium are delighted to announce the consolidation of our eBook collections to one platform! The Cloud Library is now our exclusive platform for eBooks and downloadable audiobooks. [The Cloud Library is the new name for the 3M Cloud Library that you have used in the past, as it …

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 …

The Board of Trustees updated the library’s policies. Please download the PDF of the by clicking here: Smithton Public Library Policies. The policy book is also available at the circulation desk to review. These policies are effective immediately.