Summer Reading In Session!
Summer Reading is every Tuesday in June at the Prophetstown Library. If you did not get signed up, that’s ok! This is open to all youth on Tuesdays with first session that begins at 9 a.m. for Pre-K through 2nd grade and 11 a.m. for 3rd thru 5th and 1:00 p.m. for 6th thru 8th graders. We hope to see many kids attend! Be sure to check out books and we can keep track of your reading so you can earn a reading reward from our local businesses in town!
Weekly UNO Tournaments for Kids Starting in June
All school age kids are invited every Thursday this summer to the Prophetstown Library for UNO Tournaments from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Kids will be playing against other kids. The winner will receive a candy/snack from another country in the world!
Crochet Class to be Offered in June
Crochet classes will be held on Saturdays, June 6th and June 20th, from 10 a.m. – noon, led by Prophetstown crocheter Nikol Hamstra. Cost will be $10/class to participate and this includes yarn and hook. Classes will be offered one at a time so individuals can come when their schedules are open. Youth and adults are encouraged to sign-up by calling the library at 309-714-2699 or emailing hcadams1@yahoo.com.
Reptile Meet and Greet
Christal’s Exotics and Erie Reptiles will host a “Reptile Meet and Greet” at the Prophetstown Library from 11 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 13th. These great friends have teamed up to bring a nice collection of snakes and lizards, all non-venomous! This is a family friendly event!
Book Club to Meet for June
The next library book club meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 16th at 2:00 p.m. and the book will be “The Shepherd of the Hills” by Harold Bell Wright. If you would like to join the book club, please email or phone the Library, and we will get the book ordered for you: 309-714-2699 or hcadams1@yahoo.com.
Lego Club
Lego Club will meet on Saturday, June 27th at 10:00 a.m. All ages are invited. Snacks will be provided!
4-H Workshops to be Held this Summer for Kids!
The 4-H Extension of Whiteside County will be hosting two different workshops this summer for youth. On July 8th from 1:30-2:30 p.m. ages 5-10 are invited to a “Nature’s Paint Box” learning workshop. Kids will make their own paints from items like berries, leaves, flowers and soil. Kids will reconnect with this timeless practice and discovery of the beauty of creating colors straight from the earth. Cost is $5 to sign up (if you cannot afford this cost, please reach out to Prophetstown Library). You can register by calling Prophetstown Library or go online at go.illinois.edu/ProphetstownNPB.
On July 15th, youth are invited to “Build Your Own Hydraulic Hand” workshop for ages 10-14 years old. This workshop will run 1:30-3:00 p.m. If you cannot afford the registration, please reach out to Prophetstown Library.
Seed Library for the Community
The Prophetstown Library has received a generous donation of seeds from the Whiteside County Extension Unit. There is a huge variety of vegetable and garden seeds for anyone who utilizes our local library to have free of cost!
Pen Pal Club
Prophetstown Library is hosting a Pen Pal Club in cooperation with a nationwide program for people of all ages to write to a Pen Pal. The program is for ages 5 to 100! Once you get signed up, the administration will let us know a good match with a person of corresponding age and we will let you know what library they are from. There is no sharing of personal addresses. The person who writes the Pen Pal letter will drop off the letter at the library, and we will mail the letter to the corresponding library where you Pen Pal is a patron at that library. Once they write back, the letter will get sent to Prophetstown Library and we will either email or phone you to let you know your letter is in. Please stop by the library to sign up.
Prophetstown is Proud to Read Program
This is an incentive reading program which will run throughout the summer of 2026, June 1st-August 1st. The program is built to encourage kids to read through incentives which have been kindly donated by our local area businesses. Children that sign up for the Summer Reading Program and are committed to read throughout the summer months will be presented with a tracking sheet (that the library or a parent can hold on to) meant to keep track of points earned from each book read.
All books can be checked out at Henry C. Adams Memorial Library and tracked by the Library Director. After reading the book, the child will have their parent sign the tracking paper, and as the child turns in the book the librarian will add the points to the tracker. The tracker has a maximum of 30 points for the Summer Program. Gold Level will complete the whole tracker at 30 points and above. Silver Level will complete at least 15 points of the tracker. When the child has completed the tracking card with their books read and signed by parent or librarian, they will then receive a certificate to receive a local area business reward. Please follow us on Facebook to see a sneak peek of businesses that have generously donated to our Reading Program. The reading program ends by August 1st with all certificates to be spent by October 1st. Please stop by the Prophetstown Library for details and to sign up for our Summer Reading Program.
After School Crafting Club with Raven
All kids are invited every Wednesday and Friday for an afterschool crafting club at the library. Come hang out with Raven Newman and craft some fun new projects! The club will be from 3:00-5:00 p.m. All supplies will be provided.
Dungeons & Dragons RPG Club
A Role-Playing Game Club, Dungeons & Dragons, meets every Monday from 3:30 p.m. till 7:30 p.m. at the Prophetstown Library. This is for anyone ages 10 to adult. All materials will be available unless you would like to bring your own dice, pencils, books, etc. Please stop by or phone the library at 309-714-2699 with any questions.
School of Rock in Session at the Prophetstown Library
Calling all future musicians! We WANT to see a future with music in it. Prophetstown Library is offering a new program to discover the joy of music! Our second installment will be on the piano. All kids (and adults) are invited to attend a piano jam session with local pianist and former Prophetstown student, Diane Deter. Diane will be showing how the piano works and different styles of music you can make on piano. We will be playing percussion along with Diane. Hope to See everyone on Friday, July 31st at 11 a.m.
Reading Tutoring Available
If your child is struggling with reading, Prophetstown Library will help! Anyone who would like help on a weekly basis with reading, should contact the library and we will set up private times to tutor here at the library. We will work through flash cards and direct person to person reading. These sessions are FREE and open to the public. Please contact the library at 309-714-2699 or email at hcadams1@yahoo.com.
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