Updated 6/26/2021 12:16 AM
On June 17, the new 56,000 square-foot St. Charles Public Library hosted a Foundation Donor Appreciation event offering a first look at the city s beautiful new facility and to recognize the wide-ranging literacy and cultural initiatives the foundation provides to its community.
Welcome remarks by foundation president Maggie Brewner listed the many enrichment opportunities the foundation spearheads such as 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten which also includes book bags, a cooking demonstration table in the Huntley Community Room, and underwriting music performances in the Carnegie Room, among many others.
Also noted was the 250-pound signature bronze relief art piece, Porta Passage with Architectural Detail now installed safely above the fireplace on the main floor created by talented Geneva sculptor Larry K. Johnson. The foundation, again, was instrumental in its selection and offsetting costs.
St. Charles Public Library Director Edith Craig gave a first look at the new $18.6 million facility poised to open next month at its original location at the southeast corner of Main Street and 5th Avenue.
Updated 4/23/2021 3:39 PM
Through the tale of a lumberjack and the exposure to endangered animals, the St. Charles Public Library aims to teach children the importance of Earth Day on Saturday.
The library will host its Earth Day event from 11 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Hickory Knolls Discovery Center, an event that required preregistration due to COVID-19 restrictions. Weather permitting, families will be able to walk along the Yellow Trail loop for a self-guided tour with help from Harley the Hawk markers.
Hopefully we ll be able to get outside but either way we ll still have fun activities planned, said School Services Librarian Natasha Wands. We ll work with whatever we have. It ll be pretty much go-go-go but the most important thing is that we re having fun and learning at the same time.
The St. Charles Historic Preservation Commission, Library and History Museum want youngsters to learn more about local history and have decided to enlist the help of one of the city’s longtime residents and professionals to help them out.
Enjoy Story Time with your child at Creek Bend Nature Center
Posted4/5/2021 6:22 PM
Young children can enjoy some stories, explore the outdoors around Creek Bend Nature Center, and learn how to create beautiful things with nature during the Story Time at Creek Bend Nature Center programs.
Staff will provide the materials needed to do the take-and-make craft at home. Each new monthly video will feature a book read by a St. Charles Public Library librarian and introduce a fun craft for you to do at home.
Stop in to Creek Bend Nature Center to see the video on each release date between 10 a.m. and noon and they will provide you with the take-home craft items.