Upcoming Events
See what's happening this month.
Click on the Events Calendar to see a detailed listing of programs and events happening at SCPL.
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Library Card Sign-Up Month 2023
Get in Your Element this Fall with a Library Card
September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when SCPL joins the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries nationwide to remind everyone about the valuable resources available with a library card.
Stop in any SCPL location to sign up for a new card and receive a free mug!
There’s something for everyone at SCPL, and signing up for a library card is the first step on the path to academic achievement and lifelong learning. It's elemental, really—everyone should have one!
SCPL, along with libraries everywhere, continues to adapt and expand services to meet the evolving needs of our community. To sign up for a library card or to learn more about the library’s resources and programs, please visit us at any of our 4 locations, on Facebook, or on the web.
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Come on Barbie (& Ken) Let's Go Party!
You're invited to a magical Barbie and Ken Party!
Dress up as your favorite Barbie or Ken doll and let's embark on an adventure filled with games, laughter, and delightful treats.
Be sure to register for one of the party time slots so that we can ensure we have enough Barbie and Ken magic for everyone!
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Story Time
Our early literacy programs play a pivotal role in shaping the educational and personal development of young children while laying the foundation for a lifetime of learning and success. Our programs are designed to introduce children to the magical world of books and reading from a very young age. By engaging in interactive storytelling, rhymes, and reading activities, children not only develop essential pre-reading skills, but they cultivate their imagination and creativity. Our programs promote strong parent-child bonding and encourage parents to actively participate in their child's learning journey.
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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 school. 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. There are 1,824 days between birth and turning 5 years old. That is less than 1 book per day! Contact our Children's Department or Click here for more information.
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Each month SCPL will feature a new puzzle challenge. For this month's challenge, download or pick up an September sheet at any branch. 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.
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Memorial and Honor Donations |
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Looking For Your Next Read? |
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Discover this month's most exciting new books in the current issue of BookPage, provided courtesy of Spencer County Public Library. |
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Selections From the New Shelf |
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October 6th at 1:00 PM at Rockport in the Small Meeting Room
Discussing Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Montgomery, Alabama, 1973. Fresh out of nursing school, Civil Townsend intends to make a difference, especially in her African-American community. At the Montgomery Family Planning Clinic, she hopes to help women shape their destinies, to make their own choices for their lives and bodies.
But when her first week on the job takes her along a dusty country road to a worn-down one-room cabin, Civil is shocked to learn that her new patients, Erica and India, are children—just eleven and thirteen years old. Neither of the Williams sisters has even kissed a boy, but they are poor and Black, and for those handling the family’s welfare benefits, that’s reason enough to have the girls on birth control. As Civil grapples with her role, she takes India, Erica, and their family into her heart. Until one day she arrives at their door to learn the unthinkable has happened, and nothing will ever be the same for any of them.
Decades later, with her daughter grown and a long career in her wake, Dr. Civil Townsend is ready to retire, to find her peace, and to leave the past behind. But there are people and stories that refuse to be forgotten. That must not be forgotten.
Because history repeats what we don’t remember.
-Excerpt from Amazon
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November 3rd at 1:00 PM at Rockport in the Small Meeting Room
Discussing The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford
Dorothy Moy breaks her own heart for a living.
As Washington’s former poet laureate, that’s how she describes channeling her dissociative episodes and mental health struggles into her art. But when her five-year-old daughter exhibits similar behavior and begins remembering things from the lives of their ancestors, Dorothy believes the past has come to haunt her. Fearing that her child is predestined to endure the same debilitating depression that has marked her own life, Dorothy seeks radical help.
Through an experimental treatment designed to mitigate inherited trauma, Dorothy intimately connects with past generations of women in her family: Faye Moy, a nurse in China serving with the Flying Tigers; Zoe Moy, a student in England at a famous school with no rules; Lai King Moy, a girl quarantined in San Francisco during a plague epidemic; Greta Moy, a tech executive with a unique dating app; and Afong Moy, the first Chinese woman to set foot in America.
As the painful recollections affect her present life, Dorothy discovers that trauma isn’t the only thing she’s inherited. A stranger is searching for her in each time period—a stranger who’s loved her through all of her genetic memories. Can Dorothy break the cycle of pain and abandonment to finally find peace for her daughter and love for herself? Or will she end up paying the ultimate price?
-Excerpt from Amazon
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September 13th at 3:30 PM at Hatfield Branch
Patron Choice-choose a historical fiction title to discuss
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October 11th at 3:30 PM at Hatfield Branch
Patron Choice-choose a mystery title to discuss
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September 11th at 1:30 PM at Richland
Discussing a favorite book of each member's choice.
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October 9th at 1:30 PM at Richland
Discussing Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
After years of avoiding each other, Daisy Darker’s entire family is assembling for Nana’s 80th birthday party in Nana’s crumbling gothic house on a tiny tidal island. Finally, back together one last time, when the tide comes in, they will be cut off from the rest of the world for eight hours.
The family arrives, each of them harboring secrets. Then at the stroke of midnight, as a storm rages, Nana is found dead. And an hour later, the next family member follows…
Trapped on an island where someone is killing them one by one, the Darkers must reckon with their present mystery as well as their past secrets, before the tide comes in and all is revealed.
-Excerpt from Amazon.
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Have you tried Kanopy?
Kanopy is a new library service available to SCPL residents that offers thousands of documentaries, independent films, and classic movies to stream for free with your library card! Watch on your TV, computer, phone, or tablet.
In the Kanopy Kids section, you'll see only content suitable for children, focusing on ages 2-8. Kids can browse this section freely, and you can set up parental controls to ensure children can't view content outside of Kanopy Kids. Once parental controls are enabled, a PIN is required to exit Kanopy Kids.
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Summer is upon us! Join SCPL's Virtual Recipe Swap page on Facebook to share fresh and tasty recipes. Click here to request to join. This group allows members to share tips, tricks, and recipes with each other. Join today!
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