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Calendar

Check out all our upcoming programs!

Spring Book Sale

Our upcoming week-long Book Sale is April 13 - April 18!

Cristina Henríquez event on "Voice, Culture, and Human Connection" on Thu, Apr. 16 at 7 PM, hosted by Illinois Libraries.

Cristina Henríquez: Voice, Culture, and Human Connection

Join critically acclaimed, bestselling author Cristina Henríquez for a compelling conversation about her work. Henríquez’s newest book, The Great…

Event announcement for "Crafty Adults: Kinusaiga" at Brown County Public Library on April 21 at 5:30 PM. For adults.

5:30 PM Crafty Adults: Kinusaiga

Join our monthly adult craft program that will teach you the Japanese art of Kinusaiga. This art utilizes fabric scraps to create a unique mosaic. The…

Event announcement for "Socrates Cafe" on April 24 at 10 AM, discussing "Islam & Modernity" with Dr. Padraic Rohan. For adults.

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. This program is in…

Event invitation for "The Monthly Tea with Mistress Ono's" at the Brown County Public Library on April 25 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…

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...

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.

Seed Library

The Seed Library is now OPEN for the spring planting season!

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.

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