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A huge shoutout to our Reading Bowl Winners! 🎉 We’re thrilled to announce the Beanstack reading champions: 🏆 Jetta Flaws 🏆 Lucy Fuson 🏆 Ellie Peffers These amazing readers brought their A‑game and tackled every challenge with heart and determination. As a special reward, each winner received a one‑of‑a‑kind football signed by the entire Pleasantville [...]

Happy New Year from the Webb Shadle Public Library! Wishing our community a joyful, inspiring, and book‑filled year ahead. Thank you for supporting your local library and helping us continue to grow, connect, and serve. Here’s to new stories, new ideas, and a wonderful year together.

Congratulations to the winners of the Winter Coloring Contest! Thank you to all who entered. Everyone did an amazing job!

Thank you to all who donated to the toy drive for Crossroads of Pella! Your generosity has made a significant impact, bringing joy to children in need in Marion County. We are grateful for your support and the volunteers who helped make this drive a success.

The Webb Shadle Public Library has added the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden to our Iowa Adventure Pass program. What does this mean for you? In addition to reserving free passes to the Blank Park Zoo and the Science Center of Iowa, patrons of Webb Shadle Public Library can now also receive free entry passes [...]

A huge thank you to everyone who took part in the Festival of Art and Trees at the Webb Shadle Public Library.

Where do you think Buddy the Elf is hiding now? Yep, you are right. Buddy has found some new friends. Did you know that the library has puppets? Buddy is super excited; he did not know this. Now that school is out for Christmas break, this will give him something new to do. Stop by [...]

Thank you to all our friends and patrons this holiday season. May you all know how much we appreciate you and all your support throughout the year.

What are you reading this holiday season?