New Year Closings

The library will be closed on New Year's Eve, Tuesday, December 31 and on New Year's Day, Wednesday, January 1 to celebrate the holiday.

Wishing a Happy New Year to all our Friends of the Library!

Merry Christmas!

The library will be closed on Tuesday, December 24 and Wednesday, December 25, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, to celebrate the holiday.

Merry Christmas to you all from Melvin Public Library!

New Books

New books recently added to the library's collection include Sycamore Row by John Grisham, Accused by Lisa Scottoline, The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks and Starry Night: A Christmas Novel by Debbie Macomber.

Pageturner Holiday Party

The library book club is having a party at 6:00 p.m. this evening December 9 at Pueblo Lindo in Paxton.  Meet at the library at 5:30 if you wish to carpool.  The group will have a separate room and can order off the menu.  Have a Merry Christmas Party!!


Happy Holiday!

The library will be closed on Thursday, November 28, Thanksgiving Day, but will be open regular hours, 12-5 on Friday, November 29.

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Memorial Donations

The library has received many donations in memory of Ed Eagleson and wishes to thank the Eagleson family and all the generous donors:  Kathy Eagleson, Lloyd & Ruby Allen, Lois Arends, Steven & Connie Arnold, Norma Birkner, Keith & Lois Brucker, Roy & Joni Brucker, Steve & Cindy Busick, James & Jan Causey, John & Joan Cole, Joe & Nancy Dewey, Larry & Donna Dueringer, Jim & Lynn Duke, Jim & Betty Ford, Roger Ford, Jr., Jean Fox, Jane Froidcoeur, Betty Goembel, Ted Kendrick, William & Jean Kerchenfaut, Bruce & Amy Killian, Kathy Lawless, Jerome & Durlene Lawless, Dennis & Donna Lee, Robert Martensen, Thomas & Susan McCabe, Ed & JoAnn Milligan, Ben Reep, Alberta Thieben, Susan Timmons, Brad & Kelly Tompkins, Paul & Margie Vetter, Bonnie Wurmnest and Bob & Beverly Zebarth.

More New Books

Check out another fine series by beloved author Beverly Lewis, Home to Hickory Hollow.  The four books in the series are The Fiddler, The Bridesmaid, The Guardian and The Secret Keeper.

Also new is Gone, the next book in the Detective Michael Bennett series by bestselling author James Patterson.

New Books

Four new Rock Harbor mysteries, a series by author Colleen Coble, have recently been added to the library's collection. The titles include Without a Trace, Beyond a Doubt, Into the Deep and Cry in the Night.

eRead Illinois

Do you read ebooks?  The library is considering participation in a grant to increase access to digital material in Illinois libraries.  The project is called eRead Illinois and the goal is to expand existing programs like MyMediaMall which currently provides digital content to our patrons.  Stay tuned for more information!

Affordable Care Act

If you have questions regarding the Affordable Care Act stop by the library for a brochure about the new program and how it affects Illinois consumers.  It includes explanations of the insurance marketplace and application program and the timeframe for enrollment.  Or visit the Illinois website at Illinois Health Insurance Marketplace.

New Books

Author Beverly Lewis has released a new series, Home to Hickory Hollow, and all four books, The Fiddler, The Bridesmaid, The Guardian and The Secret Keeper are available to check out at Melvin Public Library.

Pageturners Meet Tonight

Just a reminder that the Pageturners' book club meets this evening, Monday, October 14, at 7:00 p.m. at the library and the book for discussion is “The Language of Flowers” by Vanessa Diffenbaugh. The next meeting will be November 11 and the book for discussion will be “Promise Me” by Richard Paul Evans.

Pageturner Books In

The library's book club members The Pageturners are reading The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh for their next meeting which will be held Monday, October14, and copies are now available to check out at the library!

Top Summer Readers

Congratulations to the following youngsters who read the most books in the Summer Reading Challenge!!

Tucker Pabian 69 books

Mya Nugent 21 books

Mesa Nugent 21 books

Blake Nugent 19 books

Rylie Cline 17 books

Book Club

The Melvin Public Library book club The Pageturners will meet tonight, September 9, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at the library and the book for discussion is The Fifth Child, a contemporary gothic horror story by Doris Lessing.  The October book selection will be The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh.

New Books

New books recently added to the library collection include Vanished by Irene Hannon, The 9th Girl by Tami Hoag, Mistress by James Patterson and The Whole Enchilada by Diane Mott Davidson.

Summer Reading Challenge

Hey Kids!  The Summer Reading Challenge ends this Saturday, August 31 so be sure to bring in any books you have read and record them on your book log to win your prize!  The library is open Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

Library Board Meeting

The Melvin Public Library Board of Trustees will meet this evening, Monday, August 26, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at the library.

New Book, New Series

A brand new book and the first in a new series by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg, The Heist has just arrived in the library!

New Movies

Sixty new DVDs have just arrived in the library and will be available for the next month when the collection will rotate and a new group of movies will arrive.  Titles include Bee Movie, Breaking Bad, A Dangerous Method, The Devil Wears Prada, Dodgeball, Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, The Lovely Bones Our Family Wedding and Your Sister's Sister.

New Books

New books recently added to the library's collection include Inferno by Dan Brown, Sweet Salt Air by Barbara Delinsky, Second Honeymoon by James Patterson and The Duck Commander Family by Willie and Korie Robertson.

Summer Reading Challenge

The Summer Reading Challenge for children of all ages continues at the Melvin Library through July and into August.  Kids can win prizes by reading books and recording them in their book logs.  New books are being added to the collection every month including "The Fault in Our Stars," a bestselling novel for young adults by John Green.

August Pageturners

Circle of Three by Patricia Gaffney is the selection for the August 12 Pageturner book club meeting and copies are available for pick up at the library.  The book discussions begin at 7:00 p.m. and new members are always welcome!

Pageturners

The book club meeting is this evening, July 8, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at the library and the book for discussion is “Broken for You” by Stephanie Kallos.  There are also changes to the reading list for the next few months and the changes are as follows:

July--Broken for You (Stephanie Kallos)
Aug--Circle of Three (Patricia Gaffney)
Sep--The Fifth Child (Doris Lessing)
Oct--Promise Me (Richard Paul Evans)

New Kids' Books

Popular new children's books at Melvin Public Library include Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days the seventh in the Jeff Kinney series, My Brother is a Big Fat Liar by James Patterson, Emeraldalicious by Victoria Kann, Superhero Silliness  by Tony Abbott, Wiggle  by Doreen Cronin and Cookies by Keith Baker.

New Books

New books recently added to the library's collection include Stone Cold by David Baldacci, The Blossom Sisters, A Blossom Street novel by Fern Michaels, Home Front by Kristin Hannah, Sitka by Louis L'Amour and Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella.

Pageturner Books

The selection for the July 8 book club meeting is Broken for You by Stephanie Kallos and copies are now available to check out at the library.

Summer Reading

Melvin Public Library Summer Reading Challenge is officially under way!  Beginning last Saturday, June 1, young people can read 3 or more books at or near their reading level and win prizes at the library, all summer long!  Any age may participate so stop by the library and sign up now!

Summer Reading

The Summer Reading Challenge for youngsters begins soon so stop by the library to sign up!

WiFi

Free WiFi service is now available at your local library.  Stop in during open hours for the password.

New Books

New books recently added to the library's collection include Six Years by David Baldacci, Don't Go by Lisa Scottoline, 12th of Never by James Patterson, Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts and the fourth book in the Walk series by Richard Paul Evans, A Step of Faith.

Pageturners Meet Tonight

The library book club, The Pageturners, meet this evening at 7:00 p.m. at the library to discuss “The Union Quilters” by Jennifer Chiaverini and the book for June will be “One Summer” by David Baldacci. Meetings are open to the public and newcomers are always welcome!

Cheryl Kurtenbach Honored

At the Monday, April 22 Library Board Meeting outgoing President Cheryl Kurtenbach was honored for her years of service.  Cheryl was first elected to the board in 1985 and has served as a library trustee for 28 years.  She has also been board president since 1999.  Cheryl will continue to lead the library book club The Pageturners on the second Monday of each month and we wish her well in all endeavors!

Thanks for Your Support!

A great big thank you to all the supporters who came out to vote in the general election on April 9.  We are so pleased to have the referendum to increase the library's maximum taxing rate pass by such a big margin.  We are fortunate to serve this community.

Election Day

Don't forget to vote!

Pageturners Meet in April

The library's book club The Pageturners will meet next Monday, April 8 at 7:00 p.m. at the library and the book for discussion is The Search by Nora Roberts.  For the May 13 meeting the group will be reading and discussing The Union Quilters by Jennifer Chiaverini.  New members are always welcome!

Happy Easter!

Wishing all of our patrons a happy and healthy holiday!

WiFi

Free WiFi service is now available at your local library.
Stop in during open hours for the password.

New Movies

Four new DVD movies have just arrived at the library and may be checked out at no charge.  Titles are Despicable Me, Katy Perry The Movie, Men in Black 3 and Sparkle with Whitney Houston.

There are a total of 61 DVDs in this month's rotating movie collection.  Each rotating collection includes a mix of mysteries, thrillers, comedies, award-winning films and children and family films as well.

New Library Catalog

Countdown to the transition for our new library automation program has begun!  Beginning Friday, March 15, no interlibrary loans can be placed or will be filled from our current LINC catalog.  April 9 is the go live date for our new systemwide catalog, SHARE.  In the meantime library staff can place holds for patrons using the statewide or worldwide catalog.  Contact the library for more information at 388-2421.

New Books

New books recently added to the library's collection include The Giving Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini, Working With Difficult People by Raphael Lapin, Until the End of Time by Danielle Steel, Touch & Go by Lisa Gardner and Private Berlin by James Patterson.

Tax Forms

The 1040s have arrived!  The federal tax forms 1040 and instruction booklets are all now available at the library.  There was a printing delay this tax season but all basic state and federal forms are now here and specialized forms can be downloaded and printed for you at no cost.

Tax Forms

The arrival of tax forms in the library has been delayed this year, several forms and booklets have not yet been printed according to messages from the IRS.  We have just received an email that they expect the 1040 material to arrive in about 5 days.

Meanwhile, we do have the 1040EZ and 1040A forms as well as the standard Illinois forms available.

Pageturners

The Pageturners book club meets tonight at 7:00 p.m. at the Melvin Community Hall to present the program for the Melvin Woman’s Club meeting. The book for discussion is Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay.  The next meeting will be March 11, back at the library, and the book for discussion will be Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult.

Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day is just around the corner so keep an eye out for old Puxatawney Phil and see how much more winter is to come!

New Books

New books recently added to the library's collection include Private London by James Patterson, A Winter Dream by Richard Paul Evans, Shiver by Karen Robards and Guinness World Records 2013.

Book Club Redux

The next Pageturners' Book Club meeting will be Monday, February 11, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. and will be held at the Melvin Community Hall on Main Street where the book club will once again be the program for the Melvin Women's Club.  The book for discussion is Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay and copies are available at the library.

Book Club

The Pageturners meet tonight at 7:00 p.m. at the library and the book for discussion is "Now You See Her" by James Patterson.  We know flu season is upon us and several book club members are too ill to attend but we hope to see the rest of the group tonight!