Upcoming Events at theTiskilwa Public Library
The Tiskilwa Public Library has events for members of the community every week. Skills programs, technology tips, local businesses & everything in between. Here are a few…
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Exciting New Books
State of Illinois Awards Book List
Monarch Award (Grades K - 3rd)
> Negative Cat by Sophie Blackall
> Beneath by Cori Doerfield
> We Are Definitely Human by X. Fang
> Time to Make Art by Jeff Mack
> Bathe the Cat by Alice B. McGinty
> The Red Jacket by Bob Holt
> Knight Owl by Christopher Denise
> Claude: The True Story of a White Alligator by Emma Bland Smith
> The World’s Best Class Plant by Liz Garton Scanlon
Bluestem Award (Grades 3rd - 5th)
> Dogtown by Katherine Applegate
> Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas
> Rumaysa: A Fairytale by Radiya Hafiza
> Better with Butter by Victoria Piontek
> The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead & Wendy Mass
> Millionaires for the Month by Stacy McAnulty
> Good Different by Meg Eden Kuyatt
> Nell of Gumbling: My Extremely Normal Fairy-Tale Life by Emma Steinkellner
> Butt or Face?: A Hilarious Animal Guessing Game for Kids by Kari Lavelle
Rebecca Caudill Award (Grades 6th - 8th)
> Eb & Flow by Kelly J. Baptist
> The Bellwoods Game by Celia Krampien
> Ghost Book by Remy Lai
> Hands by Torrey Maldonado
> World Made of Glass by Ami Polonsky
> Mexikid by Pedro Martin
> Warrior Girl by Carmen Tafolla
> Parachute Kids by Betty C. Tang
> The Misfits: A Royal Conundrum by Lisa Yee & Dan Santat
Serving the Tiskilwa community and surrounding area
For Over 145 Years!
The first library in Bureau County was created in 1875 when 7 members of the Owl Club each contributed 3 dollars to launch the Tiskilwa Library Association.
In 1894, the Tiskilwa Public Library was created under state law and the Tiskilwa Library Association was formally turned over to the Library Board and management.
In 1908, the building was erected to house the library. This building still stands and show cases the ornate tin ceiling and hand lain mosaic tile floor. This building is known as the Community Room.
In 2014, the Tiskilwa Public Library moved into a new 3,800 square foot addition. This building was made possible through an Illinois Public Library Construction and matching donations and savings from the library…
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Library Text Alerts
The Tiskilwa Public Library has lots of events and programs going on each week. We post the events on this website and our Facebook page, but we are now offering text alerts for those interested.
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