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)
> Henna Is… by Marzieh Abbas
> Pop! Goes the Nursery Rhyme by Betsy Bird
> Fix-It Familia by Lucky Diaz
> A Llama is Not an Alpaca by Karen Jameson
> Buffalo Fluffalo by Bess Kalb
> So Tortoise Dug by Emmy Kastner
> The Bakery Dragon by Devin Elle Kurtz
> Some of Us by Rajani LaRocca
> 100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli by David LaRochelle
> Touch the Sky by Stephanie Lucianovic
> I’m Sorry You Got Mad by Kyle Lukoff
> Millie Fleur Saves the Night by Christy Mandin
> Not a Monster by Claudia Martinez
> Home in a Lunchbox by Mo Cherry
> All at Once Upon a Time by Mara Rockliff
> Don’t Trust Fish by Neil Sharpson
> Ursula Upside Down by Corey R. Tabor
> To Catch a Ghost by Rachel Michelle Wilson
> Little Bird Laila by Kelly Yang
Bluestem Award (Grades 3rd - 5th)
> An American Story by Kwame Alexander
> Call Me Roberto! by Nathalie Alonso
> The Very, Very Far North by Dan Bar-el
> Mixed-Up by Kami Garcia
> The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Aubrey Hartman
> Monkey King and the World of Myths by Maple Lam
> Right Back at You by Carolyn Mackler
> Magnolia Wu Unfolds it All by Chanel Miller
> My Antarctica by G. Neri
> The Girl and the Robot by Claribel Ortega
> Averil Offline by Amy Noelle Parks
> Leeva at Last by Sara Pennypacker
> Octopus Moon by Bobbie Pyron
> Lola Reyes is So Not Worried by Cindy L. Rodriguez
> Speechless by Aron Nels Steinke
> A Strange Thing Happened in Cheery Hall by Jasmine Warga
> Sparkle by Lakita Wilson
> Lost and Found by Mei Yu
Rebecca Caudill Award (Grades 6th - 8th)
> Worst-Case Collin by Rebecca Caprara
> 365 Days to Alaska by Cathy Carr
> The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman by Gennifer Choldenko
> The Partition Project by Saadia Faruqi
> And Then, Boom! by Lisa Fipps
> The Enigma Girls by Candace Fleming
> Popcorn by Rob Harrell
> The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Aubrey Hartman
> Jennifer Chan is Not Alone by Tae Keller
> Extra Normal by Kate Alice Marshall
> By Forever, I Guess by Jodi Meadows
> Keeping Pace by Laurie Morrison
> Four Eyes by Rex Ogle
> Witchlings by Claribel Ortega
> The Sherlock Society by James Ponti
> Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell
> The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt
> Louder Than Hunger by John Schu
> Weirdo by Tony Weaver Jr
> Mid-Air by Alicia D. Williams
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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