Adult Coloring Night this Thursday!
If you're looking for a relaxing way to get out of the house for awhile, join us May 16th from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. for coloring, snacks, and coffee!
Feel free to bring a friend or make some new ones as we chat and color with provided books, pages, and pencils.
We hope to see you here!
Food Truck Night II: Return of the Food Trucks
Join the Millstadt Library, Thursday, May 9th, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. for some food, fun, and music. We’ll be hosting four local trucks, The STL Philly Wagon, General Sherman’s Hot Dog Truck, the Spud Shack Food Truck, and Truckeria Del Valle, and our Ice Cream Shop, Happy Days, in the side yard next to the library, located at 115 West Laurel, Millstadt, Illinois, 62260.
Offsite parking is provided by Zion Evangelical Church at 117 West White Street, Millstadt, Illinois, 62260.
For guaranteed seating, feel free to bring a lawn chair and please, no outside food or drink.
We’ll have music and some activities to keep everyone occupied. Feel free to come inside the library to learn more about what we have to offer, how to get a library card, and to learn about our upcoming programs (like our Summer Reading Program!).
For more information about our food trucks, check them out on Facebook; STL Philly Wagon, General Shermans Food Truck, the Spud Shack Food Truck, Truckeria Del Valle, and Happy Days.
For more information about our event, feel free to call us at (618) 476-1887, check out our event page on Facebook, @MillstadtLibrary, our website, www.millstadt-library.org, or stop by at 115 West Laurel, Millstadt, IL 62260.
This sequel is going to be a good one.
May the 4th Be With You!
This Saturday, May 4th, is Free Comic Book Day!
Stop by the Library to get your free issues and be sure to check out our books and audio books for sale.
As a part of the Millstadt Village-Wide Yard Sale, all of our items will be $0.25.
We also will be open when the Yard Sale starts at 8 a.m. so come on by and help us clear some of our shelves!
April Adult Coloring Night
It's that time again!
Thursday, April 18th, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. is our next date for Adult Coloring Night.
Intended for teens and up, join us for some relaxing adult coloring pages and books to soothe your troubled mind. (It's also a great way to get to know some of your other community members.) We'll provide the colors and pages and you provide your imagination. Light refreshments are also provided. So join us for a chance to read, relax, and recolor your life!
Library Board Retreat
The Millstadt Library Board will be having a retreat on April 7, 2019 at 1:00. It will be held at the Millstadt Primary Center, 105 Parkview Drive, Millstadt Illinois.
SHARE Outage
From Saturday, March 2, 9:00pm - Sunday, March 3, 11:00am, SHARE will be updating.
This means that during this time, you may not be able to request items online from the Library.
Additionally, for those of you who are always "logged in" to SHARE, you will be required to sign-in again after the update to use the service.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us!
March Happenings
March 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th
is our Pre-School Reading Program
Join us every Wednesday in March at 10 a.m. for about an hour of stories and a simple craft. Ages 2 -5, accompanied by an adult are welcome and a library card is not required to attend.
March 21st
is our one-year anniversary of Adult Coloring Night!
Teens and up, come on out for our Adult Coloring Night, held every third Thursday from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. We’ll provide all the materials and a library card is not required to attend.
Other Business:
Put your thinking cap on!
The Millstadt Library loves hosting events. Everything from Comic Book Night and Food Truck Night to our monthly Adult Coloring Nights and our recent Keep Calm & Make Cards event. To continue to bring you new events, we’d like a little input on what YOU would like to see at your library.
Game Night? Cookbook Club? Computer Classes? Guest Speakers?
If you’ve got an idea, we’d love to hear it!
If you’d like to share your hobby or expertise and host your own event, we’d love to know!
Our purpose is to not only share books and other resources, but to educate and facilitate a place in the community where all ages can engage with one another and enhance their lives.
Let us know your idea by calling us at 476-1887, sending us a message on Facebook @MillstadtLibrary, emailing us at [email protected], or stopping by Mon-Thurs, 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. and Fri-Sat, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
We’re always open to suggestions, and who knows, maybe your event idea will be showcased as early as April!
If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions about what you'd like to see happening at your library, stop on by 115 W. Laurel St., give us a call at 476-1887, or check out https://www.facebook.com/MillstadtLibrary/ and like our Facebook Page.
February Events!
Tuesday, February 5th, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. is our Keep Calm & Make Cards Event. This event will be host by our card-crafting expert, Mary, and she will walk you through on how to make your own hand-made Valentines for Valentine's Day. Each person will go home with two cards and we ask that everyone please RSVP for the event so that we have enough materials.
This event is for adults and ages 8 and up. Like all of our events, a library card is not needed to attend!
Saturday, February 9th, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. is our Valentine's Day Open House & Story Time Event. This program will be kicked off with a few short story books and followed by a card-making station. This is the perfect opportunity to go back to your younger years and make heart-shaped valentines with doilies and whatever else we have with your little ones.
This event is for all ages. Like all of our events, a library card is not needed to attend!
And of course, Thursday, February 21st, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. is our Adult Coloring Night. Join us for coloring books, cookies, and coffee as well as just an easy night out of the house!
This event is for teens and up. Like all of our events, a library card is not needed to attend!
If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions about what you'd like to see happening at your library, stop on by 115 W. Laurel St., give us a call at 476-1887, or check out https://www.facebook.com/MillstadtLibrary/ and like our Facebook Page.
January Adult Coloring Night
Join us this Thursday, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. for Adult Coloring Night!
We bring the materials, you bring yourself.
Besides coloring being a great way to relax, it's also a great way to get acquainted with the library and many of the patrons who use it. Anyone teen and up is encouraged to come. Stay as long or as little as you want and bring a friend to have a really great time.
We hope to see you there!
The Holidays are Here!
First off, we wanted to send a big thanks to everyone who came out to our Second Annual Holiday Open House!
Thank you to Millstadt IGA, Breadeaux Pizza, and Casey's General Store for the gift cards and thank you to our Santa and his family for all of their time and effort (like running home to get stirring utensils for the Hot Cocoa and opening doors). We could not have done it without you.
In spite of the weather, we had a great turnout and the Millstadt Community Choir's voices helped to warm our hearts from the chill.
A big thank you to all who donated to the Millstadt Food Pantry. Every little bit helps this time of year and all throughout the year as well.
So thank you to everyone for another splendid Open House and we look forward to the next one!
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The Holidays are also upon us, meaning that we will be closed Monday, December 24th, Tuesday, December 25th, Monday, December 31st, and Tuesday, January 1st. So get your books now to have something to read during the downtimes of your holiday festivities (or to cope with the relatives).
We've had a great year and none of it could have happened without you.
So to you and yours, Happy Holidays and here's to another year filled with love, laughter, and literacy.
Sincerely,
The Millstadt Library