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Check out what's happening this month at the library!

Brown County Public Library hours: Mon-Thu 9am-7pm, Fri 9am-4pm, Sat 9am-12pm, with bookshelves in the background.

A Memorial Day announcement stating the library is closed on Monday, May 25, overlaid on an American flag background.

Calendar

Check out all our upcoming programs!

Silent Book Club event for adults on Wednesday, December 3, 6:00 PM at Brown County Public Library.

6:00 PM Silent Book Club

Calling all adults! Do you have a book you need to finish but haven't had the time to sit down and read it? Schedule yourself to come to Brown County…

Socrates Cafe event on journalism by Quincy University's Nora Baldner, for adults, on May 8 at 10:00 AM at Brown County Public Library.

10:00 AM Socrates Cafe

Socrates Cafe meets every month to learn about a new topic and then hosts a discussion while enjoying snacks and coffee.

Workshop on storytelling by Maureen Klues, May 9 at 2 PM. Learn to capture life stories and enhance meaningful conversations.

2:00 PM Life Storytelling Workshop Presented by Memoirs by Maureen

Learn how to capture your life story or the story of someone you love!

A library event for adults on May 12 at 5:30 PM to create hypertufa planters with succulents.

5:30 PM Crafty Adults: Hypertufa Planter

Join our monthly adult craft program that will teach you how to make your own hypertufa planter that you'll also get to take home! This program is…

Event announcement for "The Monthly Tea" with Mistress Ono’s Apothecary at Brown County Public Library on May 16 at 2:00 PM for adults.

2:00 PM The Monthly Tea

In collaboration with Mistress Ono's, Brown County Public Library District is excited to present The Monthly Tea. In this group, we will have a…

Event for R.F. Kuang discussing her book "Katabasis" with Kelly Jensen on May 20 at 7 PM, hosted by Illinois Libraries.

Babel-On with R.F. Kuang

R.F. Kuang’s genre-bending fiction broaches ordinarily serious topics from a satirical and fantastical perspective. Academic yet approachable, Kuang’s…

Fishing rods available for checkout, depicted with hooks and lures on a blue background.

Fishing Rods & Reel

In partnership with the Illinois Department of Natural Resouces Division of Fisheries, Brown County Public Library offers fishing poles for loan.

Disc golf promotion with a basket and available sets including driver, mid-range, and putter discs for checkout.

Disc Golf Sets

Brown County Public Library has 3 disc golf sets that are available to be checked out for 2 weeks...

Beanstack

Track the books and minutes you read, and participate in themed challenges to earn badges!

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

Now available to all children from birth to age five who live in Brown County, IL at no cost to the family!

An ad for a library mobile app featuring search, renewals, holds, and barcode scanning functions.

RSAcat Mobile App

The RSAcat Moblie app lets you manage your library account right from your phone!

The image promotes the Palace app, highlighting exclusive content and encouraging users to download it from Google Play or the App Store.

The Palace Place

The Palace app offers you all the eBooks at the library in one easy-to-use app, so you can search once, find your title, and start reading in just a few taps.

Public library app interface showing books and an audiobook; "Brown County Public Library" details included.

Libby

Read ebooks and listen to audiobooks instantly for free! Just log in with your library card number and your 4-digit PIN number.

Hoopla

Borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics, and TV shows to enjoy instantly with no waiting.

Announcement of an upcoming major upgrade to the online Community History Archive, enhancing ease of use and accessibility.

Digital Archives

View articles, obituaries, and birth announcements, of the Illinois Weekly Message, Brown County Republican, and the Brown County DM.

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