🎉🐉 Get ready to LEVEL UP your summer! 📚🎮 Join us for the Summer Reading Opening Party at Towanda District Library on Thursday, June 6th from 5:00–7:00 PM! This all-ages event is the perfect way to kick off a summer full of reading adventures, magical fun, and epic prizes. 🌟✨ 🎲 Sign up for Summer Reading 🎨 Make crafts & play games 🍕 Enjoy FREE pizza 🎈 Get your face painted & meet adoptable dogs from the Humane Society 📚 Discover magical reads and more! Grab your friends, bring your imagination, and let’s start the summer with dragons, joy, and stories galore! 🐉📖💫 📍Towanda District Library 🗓️ June 6th | 🕔 5:00–7:00 PM #LevelUpAtYourLibrary #SummerReading2025 #TowandaLibraryFun

🎮✨ Get ready to LEVEL UP your summer at the Towanda District Library! ✨🎲 Our 2025 Summer Reading theme is “Level Up at Your Library” — and this year, we’re diving into the world of games of all kinds! From classic board games to epic RPGs, from video game adventures to backyard showdowns, there’s something for every player in our summer quest. 🕹️👾🎯 📅 Sign-up begins June 1st 🎉 Opening Party: June 6th | 5:00–7:00 PM (Stay tuned for all the exciting party details — trust us, you won’t want to miss it!) So grab your dice, charge your controllers, and prepare to earn badges, prizes, and bragging rights all summer long. It’s game on at the library! 🏆📚💥 #LevelUpAtYourLibrary #SummerReading2025 #TowandaLibrary #GameOnReaders

📚✨ NEW HISTORICAL ITEM ALERT! ✨📚 We’re thrilled to share a fascinating piece of local history now on display at the Towanda District Library! A 1928 Cooksville High School yearbook and creative writing collection—The Talisman—was recently rediscovered and generously donated to our library. This incredible artifact, presented by the Senior Class of 1928, offers a glimpse into student life nearly a century ago and showcases the creativity and community spirit of Cooksville's past. Stop by to explore this special piece of history and celebrate the stories that connect our communities across generations! 🖋️📖 #LocalHistory #LibraryFinds #TowandaLibrary #CooksvilleHighSchool #1928Yearbook #TheTalisman #PreservingThePast #CommunityDonations

5 more days until we reveal our 2025 Summer Reading Program!

Library hours are Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10-4; Tuesday and Thursday 1-7; and Saturday 10-2. Closed on Sunday

Audiobook covers showcasing trending titles on Hoopla, including "Too Hot to Handle" by Portia MacIntosh, "Sunrise on the Reaping" by Suzanne Collins, "Beach Vibes" by Susan Mallery, "Sweet Obsession" by Katee Robert, "All Systems Red" by Martha Wells, and "This Book Will Bury Me" by Ashley Winstead.

Beach read season is approaching - get an early start with these trending audiobooks on Hoopla! Perfect for those sunny days. https://www.hoopladigital.com/collection/140571

Did you know that the Towanda District Library offers more than books? We also have:

Public computers
Copying/Faxing
Programming for kids and adults
Cricut machines free for use
Toys
DVDs
Online databases
eBooks
Technology assistance
And much. much more!

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There will be no Storytime sessions during the month of May as our staff prepares for an exciting Summer Reading Program!

The library will still be open for all your browsing, borrowing, and visiting needs — just no scheduled Storytimes on Wednesdays and Fridays throughout May.

Thank you for your understanding, and we can't wait to see you for a summer full of reading, activities, and fun!

🌞📖 Stay tuned for more Summer Reading details coming soon!

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Do you wonder what funding from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) provides to the State of Illinois? Check out this website that lists just some of benefits the State of Illinois gets from this funding: https://www.imls.gov/find-funding/funding-opportunities/grants-state/state-profiles/illinois.

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Welcome to the Towanda District Library! Our mission is to provide access to materials and programs - both informational and recreational - to ignite a love of reading and inspire lifelong learning, as well as to be a vital part of the communities it serves.

We hope you visit and attend our programs to help us fulfill our mission!

MATERIALS ADDED THIS WEEK

Fearless book cover with a crown and roses by Lauren Roberts

Book cover for "Firebird" by Juliette Cross, depicting a woman in a red dress with flowing hair and a dragon in the background. The tagline reads, "It is said that no one can defeat dragons..."

Cover design for the book 'Flirting Lessons' by Jasmine Guillory, featuring silhouettes of a couple dancing against a pink, patterned background.

Book cover of "The Maid's Secret" by Nita Prose with a stylized maid holding a locked book on a yellow background.

Book cover of 'The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits' by Jennifer Weiner with silhouettes of two women and musical notes.

Book cover of "Don't Trust Fish" featuring large aqua text and an illustration of a fish.

Cover of "Stink and the Big Bad Badgers" by Megan McDonald, illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds, featuring a boy in a scout uniform holding a rope and a magnifying glass, with a cat and a caterpillar on a branch.

Cover of "Bluey: Fairytale" by Joe Brumm featuring animated dogs riding bicycles and vibrant geometric colors in the background.

Illustration of cats wearing construction hats and vests, operating a crane on a vehicle, with the title 'Cats in Construction Hats'. Several cats are on a red truck, some lifting materials, while a mouse is perched on a construction beam. Traffic co

Cover of the book 'The Cat Who Saved the Library' by Sosuke Natsukawa featuring colorful illustrations of books on a black background and a cat lying on a bookshelf.

Cover illustration of 'The Great Dinosaur Sleepover' featuring a large green dinosaur peeking into a house window. The dinosaur is wearing a party hat, holding a red balloon, a pillow, and a teddy bear. It's nighttime with a full moon in the backgrou

Cover art of manga "Beyblade X" Volume 2 featuring characters launching spinning tops, illustrated by Posuka Demizu.

Cover of "A Minecraft Movie: The Junior Novelization," featuring a grassy block with cutouts forming a Creeper face.

Book cover of "Murder by Cheesecake" by Rachel Ekstrom Courage, featuring illustrations of four women, a cheesecake with a knife, palm leaves, and flamingos. Subtitle: "A Golden Girls Cozy Mystery."

Book cover of 'The Next Day' by Melinda French Gates with a branch and budding leaves.

Book cover of 'Strangers in Time' by David Baldacci, featuring a silhouette of Big Ben, airplanes, and raindrops.

Cover of the book 'Watch Me' by Tahereh Mafi, featuring an illustrated eye with colorful, cosmic background.

Book cover of 'The Perfect Divorce' by Jeneva Rose, featuring torn paper and blood splatter design.

Book cover of "Orson and the World's Loudest Library" featuring a child peeking through colorful books on a shelf, written by Laura Gehl and illustrated by Stephanie Roth Sisson.

Cover of 'The Liars Society: A Risky Game' by Alyson Gerber, featuring a girl and a boy standing in an open doorway leading to a library, with shelves of books and a globe nearby, and an ornate key design in the title.

Cover of 'The Liars Society' by Alyson Gerber, featuring a key and lock design in the title with a group of teenagers walking through a forest, and one girl looking back at the viewer.

Cover of the book "The Sirens" by Emilia Hart, featuring underwater imagery with starfish, seaweed, coral, fish, and a silhouette of a woman swimming. Includes 'Good Morning America Book Club' badge.

Book cover of 'The Story She Left Behind' by Patti Callahan Henry, featuring a country house by a lake with colorful flowers and a mountainous background.

Cover of "Bunny" by Mona Awad featuring a silhouetted rabbit against a pink background, with text "National Bestseller" and a quote from Margaret Atwood.

Book cover of 'All That Life Can Afford' by Emily Everett featuring a woman's eye, map background, Big Ben, colorful buildings, and Reese's Book Club badge.

Book cover of 'Great Big Beautiful Life' by Emily Henry, featuring a colorful geometric background with a man and woman reading, and a Reese's Book Club seal.

Book cover of "The Book Club for Troublesome Women" by Marie Bostwick, featuring a seated woman in an orange dress with a handbag beside her and text overlay.

Cover of "Matriarch: A Memoir" by Tina Knowles featuring a portrait of a woman in a floral outfit, sitting in front of a backdrop of flowering trees, surrounded by a golden ornate frame. The book is part of Oprah’s Book Club 2025.

Cover of the book 'The Bright Years' by Sarah Damoff, featuring two hands reaching towards a sun, with colorful abstract background and bold white text.

Book cover titled "2 Sisters: Murder Investigations" by James Patterson and Candice Fox, featuring silhouettes of two women running with a cityscape and palm trees in the background. Text reads "1st Time in Print."

Cover of the book 'Summer Light on Nantucket' by Nancy Thayer featuring a woman in a pink hat and sweater sitting on a sandy beach with a sunset in the background.

Book cover of 'Into the Gray Zone' by Brad Taylor, featuring a silhouette of a man against a red and orange background with an architectural dome. Text includes 'New York Times Bestselling Author' and a quote from Mark Greaney.

Animated characters from "Bluey" watching a projected sports match, cheering excitedly. The room is decorated with a tree, and the text "THE DECIDER" is displayed at the bottom.

Animated family of dogs in a car, heading on a road trip, with "Bluey" written above.

DVD cover of 'Paddington in Peru' featuring a bear in a blue coat and red hat on a boat, with jungle scenery and a waterfall in the background.

DVD cover of "The Unbreakable Boy" featuring a man and a boy with a jester hat touching foreheads, set against a blue sky background.

Movie poster for 'Last Breath' Collector's Edition, featuring actors and a deep-sea diving scene with text indicating it's based on a true story.

Movie cover for 'Love Hurts' featuring a man in glasses with a black sweater displaying a broken heart design, set against a red background with candy hearts and bullet casings. Text includes 'Collector's Edition,' 'From producers of Nobody and Viole

Cover of "Valiant One" movie featuring two soldiers with guns, wearing military gear, set against a backdrop with an American flag and a burning helicopter. Text reads "CHASE STOKES, LANA CONDOR, VALIANT ONE, FIND YOUR WAY OUT."

Movie poster featuring three prominent male actors, a cowboy on a horse, a man walking, and a red car in a desert setting, titled 'The Comeback Trail'. Names of actors: Tommy Lee Jones, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman.

"Alive 25" book cover by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro, featuring a silhouette of a woman with a gun inside the number 25 on a dimly lit street.

Cover of "The Trouble with Heroes" by Kate Messner featuring a boy with an orange backpack and cap standing with a dog on a grassy hill with mountains and a river in the background.

Book cover showing a spiral staircase in a forest with text 'The Staircase in the Woods' by Chuck Wendig.

Book cover of 'Death by Chocolate Pumpkin Muffin' by Sarah Graves featuring a spider, muffins, and a dog near a window.

Book cover featuring a bat amidst flowers with text "Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng" by Kylie Lee Baker.

Book cover for 'Are You a Friend of Dorothy?' showing a group of animated children whispering to each other, a wanted poster for 'Dorothy,' and a colorfully illustrated title and author information. Written by Kyle Lukoff, illustrated by Levi Hasting

Book cover of 'A Mind of Her Own' by Danielle Steel, featuring a woman in a red dress and cloche hat walking on a cobblestone street towards a bridge.

Cover of "The Murder Machine" by Heather Graham, featuring a palm tree silhouette against an orange backdrop with a house illustration.

Book cover for "How to Seal Your Own Fate" by Kristen Perrin, featuring a greenhouse, a silhouette of a person with an umbrella, and crows in a rainy setting.

Book cover of "Orris and Timble: Lost and Found" by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Carmen Mok, featuring an owl in flight and a sitting animal with a sunrise in the background.

Book cover for "The Amalfi Curse" by Sarah Penner, featuring a ship on a blue and gold abstract background.

Cover of a Bluey book titled "The Big Blue Guy's Book of Dad Goals," featuring cartoon dogs on a deck with trees and flowers.

Illustration of a bored-looking panda with the text 'Bored Panda' at the top, by Mike Bender and illustrated by Chuck Dillon.

Cover of "J vs. K" featuring animated characters with stern expressions, holding papers and pencils on a blue background with large red letters. Text says "Get ready for the biggest rivalry the world has ever seen!" and mentions bestselling authors K

Book cover featuring "My Name is Emilia Del Valle" by Isabel Allende. Illustration of a woman with windblown hair in front of a sea and pink sky with seagulls.

Cover of the book 'Cat on the Run in Hidden Layers!' by Aaron Blabey, featuring an excited cartoon cat with big eyes and a bow, surrounded by explosions and flying debris, published by Scholastic.

Cover of the novel "Shopgirls" by Jessica Anya Blau, featuring a stylized portrait of a mannequin with short dark hair, bright eye makeup, and a finger near the lips. The title is in bold pink font.

Book cover of 'I Will Blossom Anyway' by Disha Bose, featuring colorful flowers, a woman, a yellow taxi, and a row of houses against a green background.

Book cover of "The Children of Eve" by John Connolly, featuring a red hue and two silhouetted figures walking through a tunnel.

Book cover of "The Crayon Stub" by Marcus Cutler featuring two cartoon black cats, one holding a piece of paper and a red crayon, on a yellow background.

Book cover of 'South of Nowhere' by Jeffery Deaver, featuring a stormy sky, crashing waves, a silhouette of a man walking, and a cityscape. Text includes the author's name and a quote praising the suspense.

Illustration of an artist drawing a dog at a drafting table, surrounded by art supplies, with the text 'Where Are You, Brontë?' by Tomie dePaola and Barbara McClintock.

Cover of the book 'Parents Weekend' by Alex Finlay, featuring a beach scene with a bonfire and people sitting around it, and a rustic wooden fence in the foreground. Sky is dramatic with clouds and sunset colors.

Book cover of 'The Missing Half' by Ashley Flowers, featuring flowing hair against a teal background.

Book cover titled "One Golden Summer" by Carley Fortune, featuring two people in a boat on blue water, with a sunset in the background.

Illustrated book cover of 'The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin' by Alison Goodman featuring two Victorian women in colorful outfits riding a carriage.

Cover of the memoir 'Karen: A Brother Remembers' by Kelsey Grammer, featuring a vintage photo of a young girl in a dress and a young boy on a hammock in a yard.

Burning rose with text "A love hotter than fire" and "All we lost was everything" on a book cover by Sloan Harlow.

Book cover of "His Face Is The Sun" by Michelle Jabès Corpora featuring a fantasy design with winged creatures.

Book cover of 'Emily Windsnap and the Crystal Caves' by Liz Kessler, featuring an underwater fantasy scene with sea creatures and crystal formations.

Cover of the book 'The Names' by Florence Knapp, featuring colorful flowers and a landscape background. Includes a testimonial by Geraldine Brooks and a 'Read with Jenna' sticker.

Book cover of 'Home of the American Circus: A Novel' by Allison Larkin, featuring layered geometric house shapes in blue, orange, and green.

Cover of "Entirely Emmie" by Terri Libenson, featuring Emmie roasting a marshmallow and a friend holding a llama, all with a green background.

Illustration of a confident young girl with dark hair wearing a red jacket and backpack, smiling against a backdrop of grayscale children. The word "new" is written above her with stars. Created by Niña Mata.

Book cover of "The Tenant" by Freida McFadden, featuring a hand gripping a door with red marks, alongside a quote by Riley Sager.

Cover of the graphic novel "Stuck" by Kayla Miller, featuring three illustrated characters in front of a stormy sky and cabins by a lake.

Cover of 'Sweet Valley Twins: The New Girl' graphic novel by Francine Pascal, illustrated with animated characters and vibrant yellow background.

Cover of "Don't Lose Mr. Cuddles" by Dev Petty and Mike Boldt, featuring a cartoon dog holding a purple stuffed toy against a yellow background with playful text.

Cover illustration of the book "Kittybunkport" by Scott Rothman, featuring cartoon cats in a colorful town setting, with a lighthouse and various buildings. Illustrated by Zachariah OHora.

Book cover of 'The Last Second Chance' by Lucy Score showing a watercolor landscape with trees, birds, and horses.

Two silhouetted figures on a rooftop, with one helping the other up, set against a large moonlit sky. The text "THE SURVIVOR WANTS TO DIE AT THE END" is prominent, along with the author's name, Adam Silvera.

Book cover of 'Cranky, Crabby Crow' by Corey R. Tabor featuring a cartoon crow.

Cover of 'The Original Daughter: A Novel' by Jemimah Wei featuring a yellow background with pink and red crescent shapes, a praise quote from Kaveh Akbar, and a 'Good Morning America Book Club' sticker.

Cover of "The New Batch" from the Cupcake Diaries series by Coco Simon, featuring a girl in a messy kitchen, surrounded by cupcake batter and confectionery chaos, with bright, colorful text and graphics.

"How to Train Your Dragon: Book of Dragons" cover featuring a dragon emblem and a character riding a black dragon."

Illustration of two children walking in a field of yellow flowers, with a bird flying and a butterfly nearby. The text reads "Goodbye Spring, Hello Summer" by Kenard Pak. Sun and raindrops are visible in the background.

Illustrated book cover for 'The Big Mess' featuring playful animal characters, including a mouse holding a whisk and an umbrella, a rabbit, a fox, a raccoon, and a goat spilling food, creating a chaotic scene with a backdrop of hills and houses. Titl

Cover of "Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus" graphic novel, featuring an illustration of a young girl holding her nose in front of a school bus. Illustrated by Honie Beam.

Cover of "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia, illustrated by Sharee Miller. Features three young girls standing in front of a cityscape with an airplane and clouds above them.

Illustrated book cover featuring cartoon dogs in a garden with text "Bluey and Bingo’s Book of Bugs" and "A Push-and-Pull Book."

CATALOGS AND LINKS

Blue abstract letter 'B' design on a dark blue background.

Stylized white barcode icon on blue square background

Illustration of a black octopus with bubbles, "Inkie.org" text in purple on green background.