What's Happening? Our Library Blog

Thank you to everyone who participated in our “Wear Green at the Library” event! It was great seeing everyone’s Irish spirit!

The winner of the gift basket will be contacted directly.

Thank you to Braceville Elementary School for having us at your Family Reading Night as part of the Braceville Elementary Book Fair!!

NOTICE: Due to snowy weather conditions, the library will only be open from 9:00 a.m. through 12:00 p.m. today, Wednesday, February 12th.

We will be open during our normal hours on Thursday, February 13th.

NOTICE: The Fossil Ridge Public Library will close at 7:00 p.m. tonight, February 5th, 2025, due to a potential ice storm arriving this evening. The library will open at its regular time on Thursday, February 6th, 2025, at 9:00 a.m.

Think you can predict this year’s Oscar winners? Test your film knowledge in our Academy Awards Contest!

Our Winter 2025 Newsletter is out now!! Look for it in your mailbox, or read it on our website under "Newsletters."

Registration for winter programs begins this Friday, January 31st, at 9:00 a.m.

A big thank you to everyone who attended our Cook the Book Club event at the library! We spent the night trying soup recipes from the cookbook "Taste of Home Soups."

The Fossil Ridge Public Library is open during regular library hours. We also serve as a warming center for the local community!

Thank you to author Patti Callahan for joining us via Zoom to discuss her book "The Secret Book of Flora Lea" during our recent Well Read Book Club meeting! It was great talking with you!

The Fossil Ridge Public Library is hosting a Book Sale from Monday, January 6th, to Friday, January 31st, during normal library hours.

The following costs only 25 cents:

-YA Fiction

-Picturebooks

-Homeschool

This Christmas, we will be CLOSED on Tuesday, December 24th and Wednesday, December 25th.

We will reopen during normal library hours on Thursday, December 26th.

Thank you to everyone who attended our Storytime with the Grinch event! The Grinch loved meeting you all!

A big thank you to everyone who attended our Cook the Book Club event at the library! We spent the night trying our favorite cake and cookie recipes.

For a staff in-service day, the Fossil Ridge Public Library will be closed today (Friday, December 13th).

Looking for a fun craft to do?

Stop by the Make-N-Take Craft Table in the Children's section of our library. Our December craft is a cup of hot cocoa!