A huge thank you to everyone who attended the first session of the Growing Garlic Free Seed Program with ISU Extension and Outreach! Special thanks to Lydia for hosting a wonderful program. If you weren't able to attend, be sure to stop by the Webb Shadle Public Library and pick up a free packet generously [...]
🎄 Holiday Toy Drive Returns! 🎄 The Webb Shadle Public Library is excited to partner once again with Crossroads of Pella for our annual Holiday Toy Drive! From November 4 through December 15, we invite you to help brighten the holiday season for local families by donating new, unwrapped toys. Donations can be dropped off [...]
We want to give a big shout-out to the Friends of the Webb Shadle Public Library for generously donating new books for our Trick or Treat on the Square table this Halloween! Here's a photo of just a few of the fantastic books we'll be giving away. Our Friends group is amazing! Their support helps [...]
Each month, middle school students visit the Webb Shadle Public Library to discover new books, explore library resources, and experience the joy of reading. We're so excited about this new partnership with our local Pleasantville Community School District! Seeing 7th and 8th grade students discover new books and get excited about reading each month has [...]
Came across these Halloween photos from years ago and they brought back so many great memories! 👻🎃 From Ninja Turtles and princesses to clowns and pirates, there were some amazing costumes in this group.
We had a very special visitor this morning. Meet Winnie, who is currently in training to become a therapy dog. Winnie loves meeting people, and she absolutely loves books! Thank you for visiting us, Winnie. We enjoyed spending time with you and hope to see much more of you in the future.
History came alive at the library last night during a fascinating presentation by Dave Baker of The 29th State. A special thank you to Dave Baker of The 29th State for his outstanding first-person presentation as Civil War soldier George Cruikshank. His storytelling made history come alive as he shared information about the 17th Iowa [...]
What a fantastic morning at our Pumpkin Painting event! 🎨🎃 Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make it such a fun and memorable occasion. Take a look at some of our favorite photos from the event. Lucy the Library Witch stole the show and was a big hit with visitors of all [...]
We've got pumpkins. We've got paint. We've got volunteers who may never want to move another pumpkin again. 😅 A huge THANK YOU to all of our amazing helpers for hauling pumpkins and getting everything ready, and a special shoutout to Pierce's Pumpkin Patch for helping supply our pumpkins this year! 🧡 Now it's your [...]
We're excited to welcome everyone for our Pumpkin Painting Event tomorrow (October 17th) at 10:30 AM at the Webb Shadle Public Library! Take a look back at some of the colorful pumpkins created at past events, then come create one of your own. We can't wait to see all the creativity and smiles. See you [...]
