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Story Hour is starting for the 2022-2023 school year! We have two sessions planned for 9:00 am on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
​Please contact Sandy Thomas at 217-419-1481 or the CP Library at 815-457-2452 to register your children. Children must be 2 1/2 years old and potty trained to attend. 

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

The concept is simple, the rewards are priceless. Read a book (any book) to your newborn, infant, and/or toddler. The goal is to have read 1,000 books (yes you can repeat books) before your precious one starts kindergarten. Does it sound hard? Not really if you think about it. If you read just 1 book a night, you will have read about 365 books in a year. That is 730 books in two years and 1,095 books in three years. If you consider that most children start kindergarten at around 5 years of age, you have more time than you think (so get started).
Stop in the Library to pick up your Reading Log and earn prizes along the way to your 1,000 books! 
1000booksbeforekindergarten.org/1000-books-before-kindergarten-program/

"Get to Know Your Library" Program

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A program for Adults will be held Tuesday, September 13th at 6pm. You will learn more about Libby (our online reading app), hoopla (our multi-media streaming platform), and many others. This program is for anyone who would like more information on everything the library offers as well as those looking for individual help using their tablet, phone or device for reading, viewing or listening to content. 

4th Annual Library Crawl

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In October, our library will be participating in the 4th Annual Library Crawl. Visit as many libraries in our Illinois Heartland Library System as you can, and win a prize. Plus, you get to see so many really interesting and unique libraries in our southern half of the state.
​Check back for more information in the coming weeks.