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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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This escape room experience is hosted by SCPL and presented by the Rockport Remnant Co-Op. Kentucky Joe always seems to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Many times he is knee-deep in very sticky situations. Can you help Kentucky Joe escape his most recent adventure? You'll have to use your wits and problem-solving skills to solve each challenge and progress through the game. So gather your friends, family, or colleagues and get ready for an unforgettable experience at the library! Call 812-649-4866 today to register your team of 3-8 players. There are only 5 sessions on Saturday, January 13th so register soon! | |
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 a December 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 | |
Looking For Your Next Read? | |
Discover this month's most exciting new books in the current issue of BookPage, provided courtesy of Spencer County Public Library. | |
Selections From the New Shelf | |
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December 1st at 1:00 PM at the Rustic in Rockport
Discussing The Christmas Hummingbird by Davis Bunn over lunch at The Rustic in Rockport
Ryan Eames is a policewoman and single mother dedicated most of all to her lonely, uniquely gifted son. Stretched thin by double shifts and grappling with an out-of-season coastal wildfire, Christmas cheer feels as far away as a distant carol on a winter night. Until duty draws her into the life of a stranger.
Ethan Lange is alive because Ryan reached his canyon home before the blaze. Christmas is only days away, and Ethan has lost everything. A man reckoning with a painful past, it’s not the first time he’s been forced to start over. At least now it’s in the redeeming embrace of Miramar Bay.
Forging an animal rescue operation, Ryan and Ethan first unite by their cause and the rally of a close-knit community. But it’s Ryan’s extraordinary child who draws them into something deeper and surprising. Something to be thankful for. Now with every beat of their hearts, Christmas in Miramar Bay looks to be a season of love, healing, and sweet mercies that will be remembered for a lifetime.
-Excerpt from Amazon
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January 5th at 1:00 PM at Rockport in the Small Meeting Room
Discussing Recipe For a Perfect Wife by Karma Brown
When Alice Hale leaves a career in publicity to become a writer and follows her husband to the New York suburbs, she is unaccustomed to filling her days alone in a big, empty house. But when she finds a vintage cookbook buried in a box in the old home's basement, she becomes captivated by the cookbook’s previous owner—1950s housewife Nellie Murdoch. As Alice cooks her way through the past, she realizes that within the cookbook’s pages Nellie left clues about her life—including a mysterious series of unsent letters penned to her mother.
Soon Alice learns that while baked Alaska and meatloaf five ways may seem harmless, Nellie's secrets may have been anything but. When Alice uncovers a more sinister—even dangerous—side to Nellie’s marriage, and has become increasingly dissatisfied with the mounting pressures in her own relationship, she begins to take control of her life and protect herself with a few secrets of her own.
-Excerpt from Amazon
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December 13th at 12:00 PM
Discuss your Holiday book of choice over lunch at Cracker Barrel in Owensboro, KY.
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January 10th at 3:30 PM at Hatfield Branch
Discussing Winter Garden by Krisitn Hannah
Meredith and Nina Whitson are as different as sisters can be. One stayed at home to raise her children and manage the family apple orchard; the other followed a dream and traveled the world to become a famous photojournalist. But when their beloved father falls ill, Meredith and Nina find themselves together again, standing alongside their cold, disapproving mother, Anya, who even now, offers no comfort to her daughters. As children, the only connection between them was the Russian fairy tale Anya sometimes told the girls at night. On his deathbed, their father extracts a promise from the women in his life: the fairy tale will be told one last time―and all the way to the end. Thus begins an unexpected journey into the truth of Anya's life in war-torn Leningrad, more than five decades ago. Alternating between the past and present, Meredith and Nina will finally hear the singular, harrowing story of their mother's life, and what they learn is a secret so terrible and terrifying that it will shake the very foundation of their family and change who they believe they are.
-Excerpt from Amazon
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December 11th at 1:30 PM at Richland
Discussing a Holiday book chosen at random over lunch at RJ's in Boonville.
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January 8th at 1:30 PM at Richland
After Tova Sullivan’s husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she’s been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago.
Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine but wouldn’t dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors—until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova.
Ever the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova’s son disappeared. And now Marcellus must use every trick his old invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it’s too late.
-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 free with your library card! Watch on your TV, computer, phone, or tablet.
New titles recently added!
Sign up today at https://www.kanopy.com/en/spencercounty or through the Libby app.
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Fall is finally here. Join SCPL's Virtual Recipe Swap page on Facebook to share comfort food and fall food delights. Click here to request to join. This group allows members to share tips, tricks, and recipes with each other. Join today! | | | | |
