Library Announcements
Greenville Public Library Holiday Closing Schedule
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving Day and the day after
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
New Year's Eve
New Year's Day
Dr. Martin Luther King's Day
Presidents' Day
The Greenville Public Library may be closed due to inclement weather, such as snow, ice, or a tornado warning. In the event that our city's tornado sirens go off, staff and any patrons in the building will be taken to our designated shelter in the basement. We will be following instructions from weather sources on when the tornado warning is over. Please call the library at (618) 664-3115 with any questions involving closings.
LIBRARY HOURS STARTING MAY 1ST, 2023
Monday: 9 am to 5 pm
Tuesday: 9 am to 5 pm
Wednesday: 9 am to 7 pm
Thursday: 9 am to 7 pm
Friday: 9 am to 5 pm
Saturday: 9 am to 12 pm
Sunday: Closed
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
This program is for children birth to before kindergarten. Parents (grandparents, caregivers, siblings, etc.) keep track of books read to a child via a specially designed Reading Challenge (R.C.) book that will be given at sign-up. As your child reaches each 100th milestone, bring the child and the R.C. book into the library for a small prize and to have your child's picture taken. When your child has had 1,000 books read to him/her, bring your child and the R.C. book into the library for a special certificate and a hardcover picture book to keep. This program runs year-round. A child may only participate in 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten once.
Adult Fall Coloring Contest
Adults, sign up beginning on Friday, Sept. 6th and pick up a special color sheet. It will be printed on cardstock so that different media may be used. All entries need to be delivered to the library no later than Saturday, September 21st. Patrons who visit the library the next week will vote for their favorite. The entry with the most votes will win a gift certificate from Wayne's Market.
Congrats to Carol Herrin, who one a $15 gift certificate to Wayne's Market.
Tiny Art Activity
During the last two weeks of September (September 16-30), adults are invited to come to the library and participate in a tiny art project. Bring a friend or a group of friends for an hour or so of fun! The Library will supply mini canvases (one per person), paint, and paint brushes to use at the library to create your tiny masterpiece while supplies last. We ask that you leave your mini painting so we can display all of them from October 1-26. Artists may pick up their painting on October 28 or after.
Johnny Appleseed Day
Far from being simply the stuff of folklore and folk tales, Appleseed (real name: John Chapman) was an American nurseryman who introduced apple trees to the Midwest, including Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. He was also a conservationist and missionary during the earliest days of the United States. This fruity food holiday commemorate the day of Johnny Appleseed's birth and celebrates his legendary wit, wisdom, and enduring story. Check out material on Thursday, September 26th and choose an apple from the basket.
Library Crawl
The annual Library Crawl takes place in the month of October. Pick up your "passport" at the Circulation Desk and take it when you visit any of the more than 120 participating area libraries. If you return your passport to us by Monday, November 4th with at least five stamps from other libraries, you may choose a book from our stash. Patrons may check out material from other libraries and return it here. Be sure to take your driver's license/ID to any libraries you visit so they can access your account. As an added bonus, most of the libraries will have little treats/gifts for every visitor!
Halloween Coloring Contest
Children are invited to participate in Greenville Public Library's Halloween Coloring Contest. There will be two age groups: 0 - 6 and 7 - 10. Pick up or download the color sheet beginning on Friday, October 4th. Make sure to choose the correct one for your age. Return your entry no later than Saturday, October 19th. The two winners will be notified ASAP and will win a prize.
Click here for the 0 - 6 color sheet. (starting October 4th)
Click here for the 7 -10 color sheet. (starting October 4th)
National Do Something Nice Day
Each year on October 5, people across the nation observe National Do Something Nice Day. In a matter of seconds, we hold the power to change the course of a person's day by being nice. The person's day in question might even be our own. All fines for overdue items returned on Saturday, October 5th will be waived. (Only applies to overdue fines and not billed or existing charges.)
ILP
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Illinois Libraries Present and Erika Sánchez, award-winning author of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter. She will be joined in conversation by Cynthia Pelayo.
Erika L. Sánchez is the daughter of Mexican immigrants. Her debut poetry collection, Lessons on Expulsion, was a finalist for the PEN America Open Book Award. Her debut young adult novel, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, was a New York Times bestseller, National Book Award finalist, and Tomás Rivera Award winner. Recognized by Time as one of the best YA novels of all time, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter has also been adapted for the stage at Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago and is being made into a film directed by America Ferrera.
Cynthia Pelayo is a Bram Stoker Award-winning and International Latino Book Award-winning author and poet. She writes fairy tales that blend genre and explore concepts of grief, mourning, and violence. Cynthia is the author of Loteria, Santa Muerte, The Missing, Poems of My Night, Into the Forest and All the Way Through, Children of Chicago, Crime Scene, and The Shoemaker’s Magician. Click here to register for this virtual event.
This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present (ILP), a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).
We are excited to have the Anderson-Davidson Memorial StoryWalk® ready for families to use. The Anderson-Davidson Memorial StoryWalk® was made possible by the generous
donations made in memory of Joanne Anderson and William “Bill” Davidson – both long-term members of the Greenville Public Library Board of Trustees. Installation was done by a local outdoor service company. The story will change monthly due to a generous contribution by the Friends of the Greenville Public Library and help from KRP.
Playaway Collection
The Greenville Public Library is pleased to announce a new in-house collection for young readers. Thanks to an Illinois State Library Grant, we were able to purchase Playaways. The Grant was awarded to the Greenville Public Library in the amount of $2750. We were able to buy a total of 55 Playaways for juveniles and teens to enjoy. Playaway is the pre-loaded audiobook that gives patrons the portability and freedom to listen to audiobooks anytime, anywhere. Playaway's universal audio jack is compatible with headphones and auxiliary cords. If earbuds are needed, a pair may be purchased at the library for 50 cents. Click here to see a list of the Playaways that are in our collection. If we don't have the title you are looking for, it may be available through interlibrary loan.
The Library purchased several adult Playaways in 2022. With advancements in technology, CD players are not as common. New cars and new laptops are examples of items that may no longer have CD players. Playaways can be used with earbuds and/or plugged into sound sources (using an auxiliary cable).
Escape the Library
Are you looking for something fun to do in Greenville? The Library is offering two "Escape Room" activities--a Harry Potter theme and a pirate theme. The programs are appropriate for groups of 6 to 10 participants (junior high age to adults). Your group will work together to find clues, solve puzzles, and open locks in order to "escape." All that is required is that you call the Director, Jo Keillor, at the Library to schedule a time for your group and let her know which theme your group prefers. There is a $25 charge per group. (We only accept cash or check payments.) We hope you schedule an appointment and enjoy your time at the library. (posted Dec. 2018)
Attention Patrons
Starting in November 2021, everyone will need to provide a driver's license and a second proof of identity/residency to renew existing accounts. We will require all the primary account holders to show all required information. We will be ascertaining whether the address provided is in the library's service area, even if the cardholder has been a Greenville cardholder for several years. We ask that Nonresident patrons who own property in town, bring tax information for the owned property. We hope to have current, up-to-date information for all of our accounts. If there are any account charges at the time of renewal, regardless of amount, they will need to be paid in full. Thank you for assisting us in this endeavor. (updated Nov. 2021)
Did you know we have hotspots?
We are pleased to announce that the Greenville Public Library now has five hotspots available for check out. Thanks to a generous donor, you can take WiFi with you. Greenville Library patrons may check one out or add their names to a waiting list if none are available. There are a few guidelines associated with our new hotspots:
- Available only for Greenville cardholders with a working phone number and an account in good standing for at least three months. (age 18 and older).
- Households (account name or address) may check out one hotspot per month. (30 days)
- One week check out period.
- $5.00 per day overdue.
- After at least 3 days of being overdue, the patron will be notified by phone that: 1. the hotspot was deactivated. 2. fines have accrued. 3. the hotspot has been declared lost. 4. he/she has one week to return it to avoid a $200 replacement charge.
- Failure to return the device is considered a Class A Misdemeanor.
- DO NOT return in the drop box.
- Patrons who are habitually late may lose hotspot privileges.
- If you are notified that one is available, the device must be picked up within two days. On the third day, the next person on the list will be notified. (updated Mar. 2023)
