If you give a Cooper a Mouse 🐭... he will get so shy that you can't get a good picture of him until he gets home! ☺️ Congratulations to Cooper Patterson on winning March's Check-out Drawing! 🎉 If you want to win our next stuffed animal 🐥 & matching book 📖, make sure you enter [...]
The generosity just keeps coming! After a recent storm, we discovered that one of our trees was dead when large branches fell. We reached out to Morris Tree Company for a quote, and they graciously offered to remove it free of charge! With our tight budget and Iowa’s fiscal year spending requirements, unexpected expenses like [...]
Shoutout to The Cemetery Guy for generously donating his time to clean up our sign! He polished the brass plaque and treated the cement to help remove lichen—we should see results in about three months and will continue the process over the next year. He also cleans headstones, so if you need someone, be sure [...]
A huge shoutout to Aaron DeMoss for his incredible generosity! Last week, he donated a large pull-behind grill that he first reached out about last fall. Not only did he clean it up, but he also went the extra mile by purchasing a brand-new surface because he 'didn’t feel good about' the existing one. We [...]
A huge thank you to Angela Hiatt and Iowa PBS Education team for bringing the STEAM Trailer to us over spring break! It was an exciting week filled with hands-on learning and fun for everyone.
Exciting things are happening at the library! We can’t wait to share them all—just give us a few days to catch up! Today, thanks to a very very generous donor and support from the Friends of Webb Shadle Public Library, we were able to replace six broken window sashes. We are so grateful for this [...]
Webb Shadle Public Library Awarded $10,000 National Grant to Enhance Virtual Accessibility If you are a patron or work with patrons who would benefit from improved accessibility, we want to hear from you! Email connect@webbshadle.org to schedule a one-on-one or small group meeting,or stay tuned for our community meeting at the beginning of May.
Pokémon Club was a hit, yet again! You’ve got to stop by next month and see some of these collections and battles
We’re looking for a patron-created, heartfelt thank you card design to use for this next year when expressing gratitude to vendors, donors, & supporters of the library. Accepted: Acrylic, watercolor, colored pencil, markers, pens, pencils, crayons. Not Accepted: Photography, stickers, stamps, charcoal, chalk, digital art. Deadline: March 31st, 2025. One winner chosen by Library staff, [...]
March 14th in 1955, the Webb Shadle Memorial Library officially opened its doors in Memorial Hall on the Pleasantville town square. For seven decades, it has been a place of learning, connection, and community. From its humble beginnings to the vibrant space, it is today, Webb Shadle continues to bring stories to life, foster friendships, [...]
