SCPL news & updates
April 2021
Upcoming Events
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Resource Spotlight

Explore newspaper articles from all over the world. Find births, deaths, news and more!
*Library card required
Check Out the Internet
Borrow a portable wifi hotspot and connect to the Internet anytime, anywhere. Call or stop by any SCPL location for more information.
Enter to Win!
This past year has been a challenge for many so let's have some fun! Each month SCPL will feature a new puzzle challenge. For this month's challenge, download or pick up a puzzle sheet at any branch and solve as many of the puzzles as you can. Return your sheet by email or drop it off at any SCPL location. Each person who solves the puzzle correctly will be entered into a drawing for a $10 local gift card.
Download your puzzle challenge here.
Memorial and Honor Donations
Selections From the New Shelf
Staff Selections
Programs and Events
Did you know there are more public libraries than Starbucks in the U.S. – a total of 16,568, including branches? Nearly 100% of public libraries provide Wi-Fi and have no-fee access to computers
Stop by any SCPL location to check out what our Library has to offer. We will be offering special treats at the circulation desks the week of April 4-10.
#WeLoveOurLibrary
Take and Make Craft Kits For Kids
Stop in today to pick up the April craft kit for kids featuring three dimensional butterflies. Supplies are limited. The kits will be available to pick up during the month of April.
Dial-A-Story
Zoom Storytimes For Kids
1000 Books Before Kindergarten
Do you have a baby, toddler or preschooler? If so, join SCPL's 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program to help your child be ready for kindergarten. This program promotes reading to newborns, infants, and toddlers and encourages parent and child bonding through reading. The goal of the program is to establish strong early literacy skills that will allow children to gain the confidence to become strong readers. Contact our Children's Department or Click here for more information.
Rockport Book Club
The Book Club at Rockport meets the first Friday of every month at 1:00 PM. You can join virtually or at the Main Library in Rockport. For more information please contact Erin by calling 812-649-4866.
May 7th at 1:00 PM at Rockport in the Large Meeting Room
Discussing The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd.

To join us virtually, please email Angie to request the Zoom meeting link at least one day in advance.
In her mesmerizing fourth work of fiction, Sue Monk Kidd takes an audacious approach to history and brings her acclaimed narrative gifts to imagine the story of a young woman named Ana. Raised in a wealthy family with ties to the ruler of Galilee, she is rebellious and ambitious, with a brilliant mind and a daring spirit. She engages in furtive scholarly pursuits and writes narratives about neglected and silenced women. Ana is expected to marry an older widower, a prospect that horrifies her. An encounter with eighteen-year-old Jesus changes everything.

Their marriage evolves with love and conflict, humor and pathos in Nazareth, where Ana makes a home with Jesus, his brothers, and their mother, Mary. Ana's pent-up longings intensify amid the turbulent resistance to Rome's occupation of Israel, partially led by her brother, Judas. She is sustained by her fearless aunt Yaltha, who harbors a compelling secret. When Ana commits a brazen act that puts her in peril, she flees to Alexandria, where startling revelations and greater dangers unfold, and she finds refuge in unexpected surroundings. Ana determines her fate during a stunning convergence of events considered among the most impactful in human history.

Grounded in meticulous research and written with a reverential approach to Jesus's life that focuses on his humanity, The Book of Longings is an inspiring, unforgettable account of one woman's bold struggle to realize the passion and potential inside her, while living in a time, place and culture devised to silence her. It is a triumph of storytelling both timely and timeless, from a masterful writer at the height of her powers.

-Excerpt from Amazon.
SCPL Virtual Recipe Swap

We are trying to bring you new and interesting programming during these difficult times. One way we are doing this is through our SCPL Virtual Recipe Swap page on Facebook. Click here to request to join. This group allows members to share tips, tricks, and recipes with each other. Join today!
Virtual Adult Crafternoon

Be sure to request your craft kit today! Each kit contains all you will need to complete the project, including instructions and supplies. Call 812-489-4866. Click here to stay up to date on this program.