Chatham Area Public Library

Chatham ROCKS!

Our kaleidoscope planter is full of colorful, painted rocks! We hope you enjoy looking at all of the amazing designs, and consider adding a painted rock from your collection to our planter! Also, eagle-eyed viewers will see a nod to Meghan Harmon, our former staff member, who we lost last year, who loved the band Radiohead.

We’re celebrating International Mud Day Monday, June 29 with a special Storytime and muddy outdoor fun! Rain or shine, wear clothes and shoes that can get wet and dirty—we’ll hose off when we're done. Don’t forget a towel!

No registration required—just come ready to play!

Come cool off with us! Grab a popsicle, run through the sprinkler, and enjoy some summer fun at the library. We'll be outside until 2:00 PM!

🎉 We Did It! 🎉

Together, you've reached our first Summer Reading community prize goal of 100,000 minutes read!

To celebrate, you've earned a Community Popsicle Party! 🍦☀️

Join us on Saturday, June 20, from 1:00–2:00 PM for a free popsicle and some extra summer fun. We'll have sprinklers set up so kids can cool off and play in the water!

💦 Wear clothes that can get wet and bring a towel.

Thank you for helping our community reach 100,000 minutes of reading. We can't wait to celebrate with you!

See what's new this week at the Chatham Area Public Library District at:

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There are six new bestsellers, two new movies, six new audiobooks, two new children's books, and 22 other new books, including fifteen that are available online.

The new bestsellers this week include "Choke Point," "Dad Brain: The New Science of Fatherhood and How It Shapes Men's Lives," and "Harvest Season." The new movies this week are "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: Season 1" and "Sentimental Value."

Flashback Friday! Today we have a double photo feature of a gas and convenience property located at 11 Plummer Blvd in Chatham. The first photo features an ad from 1997, when the property was known as the Foxx Creek Mobil gas station.

The station originally featured a Super Pantry convenience store until it was rebranded as Circle K around July 2014, when the company acquired the former brand. The second photo features the property in the present day. In addition to their gas and convenience services, they offer a car wash and vacuuming services.

We hope you enjoyed this unique piece of gas station history!

You can find more photos from Chatham's past at https://bit.ly/ChathamILAreaHistory.

We will be closed tomorrow, June 19th, in observation of Juneteenth. We wish you a safe and happy holiday! We will reopen Saturday, June 20th, at 9am.

While we are closed, our digital library is open 24/7. Check it out here: https://www.chathamlib.org/ebooks-and-more