The Sherwood Branch Reptile Program is cancelled today, October 12, due to a conflict in scheduling. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have cause! But don't worry we have rescheduled it for Friday, October 19th at 4:00pm. There will be several species of snakes at this program. If you’re a fan of snakes, you won’t want to miss this one!

Join us on Wednesday, October 17 at 2:00pm to see Stevens Puppets perform The Wizard of Oz!  This program will be held at the Pine Ridge Bible Church, 280 S. Ray Quincy Rd., Quincy, not at the Algansee Branch.

Join us on any of the following nights and make a great Halloween craft! Tuesday, Oct 16, Wednesday, Oct 17 or Thursday, Oct 18 from 5:30-6:30. Fun for young and the young at heart as we make glowing ghosts jars! Supplies are provided until gone.

Join us in Kids' Place at the Branch District Library every Wednesday from 5:30-6:30  for a different fun event each week.  Ages 6-12. 

From October 7 to 13, Branch District Library will be celebrating Teen Read Week. It is a time to celebrate reading for fun while encouraging teens to take advantage of reading in all its forms - books, magazines, e-books, audiobooks and more! It is also a great opportunity to encourage teens to become regular library users. During this week teens, and their families, can learn about all the FREE services and resources the library offers. Also, our library branches can offer a safe and supervised space for teens to engage in creative and educational activities.

BDL recognizes that strong reading skills are more critical than ever because they translate into better performance at school and better preparedness for careers. This is why it is important to take advantage of Teen Read Week and show teens that reading is a fun and relaxing activity they can do for free.

Teen Read Week is a national adolescent literacy initiative created by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association For more information, visit www.ala.org/teenread.