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This picture is just one of many on display at the Webb Shadle Public Library. All of these images feature individuals whose stories remain unknown. Does this picture look familiar? If you have any information, please let us know. Feel free to stop by the library at any time during regular hours to take a [...]

Congrats to Irene Glann – Our August Drawing Winner! She won a copy of The Hungry Caterpillar and a cute stuffy! Make sure to stop by the library for your chance to win our next prize – The Busy, Busy Town book and Lowly Worm plush toy! Just enter your name into the jar each [...]

Iowa author Michelle Sprout Murray, along with her husband Marc, visited our library on Thursday, September 4, to present her book Amazing Iowa. The event lived up to its name and was truly memorable. Michelle brought Iowa’s legends to life, sharing captivating tales of the Cherry Sisters, the Ringling Brothers, Neta Snook Souther, Meredith Wilson, [...]

Did you see those canvas bags we gave to our Adult Summer Reading Participants?😍 Guess what?! You can get one of your own! 🎉 Our friends at Lakefront Living Custom Engraving & Gifts are selling them and donating all the profits back to the Friends of Webb Shadle Public Library to help fund more great [...]

Congrats to Grace-Lynn Peterson – Our July Drawing Winner! 🎉 She won a copy of The Rainbow Fish and a cute Rainbow Fish stuffy! 🐟✨ Make sure to stop by the library for your chance to win our next prize – The Hungry Caterpillar book and stuffy! 📚🐛 Just enter your name into the jar [...]

Congratulations to all our July Coloring Contest winners! 🎨 A big thank you to Stone Ridge Dental for sponsoring both summer coloring contests! We had so many amazing entries—it was tough to choose! Thank you all for sharing your beautiful artwork with us!

A big thank you to Judi VanHulzen from Dementia Friends of Iowa for stopping by the library and generously donating a selection of books! 📚💙 These resources will be a valuable addition to our collection and will help support those in our community living with dementia. We’re so grateful for this thoughtful contribution!

What an incredible turnout for this year’s Pet Show! 🐾 From turtles and chickens to ferrets, bunnies, stuffed dinosaurs, and beyond—this was truly a one-of-a-kind event! A huge thank you to everyone who made it possible—our judges, sponsors, and, of course, all the participants in our Summer Reading Program. You all made it a day [...]