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Library Feature Stories

Keep informed about library happenings and read feature stories of human interest. Information about activities, services and library materials that you, the library customer, care about, but the media might not.

Recent Library Feature Stories Blog Posts

Black bunnies--What's up doc?

Bunnies, Bunnies, Bunnies !!!

Hop on over to the Adventuremobile to see our sweet bunnies.     Visit us on the Adventuremobile June 20th. Bunny Funnies… What do you get if you cross a rabbit with a bumblebee? –a Honey Bunny (haha) What kind of books do bunnies read? –Ones with hoppy endings! The bunnies will only be visiting for [...]

Lucy Ball Python

Slither Over to the Adventuremobile’s Snake Week

Join us this week on the Adventuremobile for Lucille Ball Python’s 15th Year!  We’re kicking off snake week Monday June 13th with a 5 foot long, 10 pound snake, Lucille Ball Python. Did you know? Ball Pythons are sometimes referred to as the shame snake in Africa, because they’re so easy to catch . Don’t miss out. [...]

German Shepherd Puppies

Puppy Week on the Adventuremobile

Join us this week on the Adventuremobile and meet our puppies! We’re kicking off puppy week on Monday June 6th with cute and cuddly puppies. Did you know? The first living creature to orbit the earth was a dog. Named Laika (which means “barker” in Russian), she blasted off aboard the Soviet Union’s Sputnik 2 [...]

use the library for your genealogical research

Library Helps Uncover Family History Mysteries

The library is loaded with resources to help you discover your family history. Read an intriguing account of one woman’s journey back through family history and learn about the library resources that helped her on her way.

Adventuremobile

It’s Summertime on the Adventuremobile…

Join us this summer on the Adventuremobile and see a new animal each week. We’re kicking off the summer on Tuesday May 31st with crawdads, those crazy crustaceans. You will learn why crawdads build chimneys, and what happens if they lose a claw. You’ll also get to try your hand at netting a crawdad. Remember [...]

Summer Reading Prizes

Our annual summer reading program starts May 31 and ends on July 29. Record your reading hours  at summerfest.tscpl.org.  After every 2 hours (up to 16 hours) you are eligible for a prize which can be picked up at any bookmobile stop or the main library.  All participants who read at least 12 hours (or [...]

Take a Look at the Mural Work in our Kids Library

Transforming the Walls in the Kids Library

A popular community hangout for families has a new look. Come into the library and see for  yourself the recent improvements to our Kids Library. A book, a movie or one of our children’s programs is a great excuse to visit your library. We are painting the walls – and look for 3D attractions like [...]

Summerfest 2011 is coming soon

4 Tips to Get Yourself Ready for Summerfest

Our Summerfest reading program helps bridge the reading gap that forms during summer break from school. Plus, it’s just fun. Find out what this year’s themes are and when you can start tracking your time. Plus, learn what’s happening this summer at the library.

Kids with handmade bookmarks

Design a Bookmark Contest Information

Want something fun to do with your kid? Design a bookmark for our Summerfest bookmark design competition. Learn about entry guidelines inside this post.

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Journey to Europe Started at the Library

To get going with your vacation ideas make your first stop the library’s Travel Neighborhood. Here’s how the library helped me plan for my vacation and how it might be helpful to you.

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Get Your Geek On During National Library Week

Geek/Verb To love, to enjoy, to celebrate, to have an intense passion for. To express interest in. To possess a large amount of knowledge in. To promote During National Library Week, April 10-16, we’re launching the “Geek the Library” campaign, a community-based public awareness campaign designed to highlight the vital role of the public library [...]