The Chillicothe Public Library Board of Trustees approved the decision to put a Referendum on the November 5, 2024 ballot.  The question, posed to those within the Chillicothe Public Library District, asks if the current General Fund tax rate, set in 1992, be established at .25% instead of .15%.   A “yes” vote will support providing Continue reading “https://www.chillicothepubliclibrary.org/wp-content/themes/gridd”

Responding to a need. In response to an increasing number of families asking the Chillicothe Public Library District for services, the Board of Trustees is offering the opportunity for anyone living in Saratoga, Steuben, La Prairie, and Whitefield townships –not served by a public library–to join the Chillicothe Public Library District. This opportunity will be Continue reading “https://www.chillicothepubliclibrary.org/wp-content/themes/gridd”

Don’t have a library card yet? There’s no time like the present! September is Library Card Sign-up Month, and Chillicothe Public Library District (CPLD) is celebrating by partnering with local businesses to endow those cards with even more super powers than usual. For the month of September, CPLD members can show their library cards at Continue reading “https://www.chillicothepubliclibrary.org/wp-content/themes/gridd”

Pollinators around the world are in a state of decline due to loss of habitat, pesticide use,climate change, parasites, and diseases. Among these vulnerable pollinators are honey bees. Though notnative to the United States, honey bees have become crucial to pollinating many of our crops: 80% of allflowering plants and over 130 food crops are Continue reading “https://www.chillicothepubliclibrary.org/wp-content/themes/gridd”

For over 20 years, October has been recognized as Health Literacy Month. We believe it is important foreveryone to feel confident when receiving and interpreting health information so they are able to makeinformed decisions for themselves and others. What is health literacy? “Personal health literacy is the degree to which individuals have the ability to Continue reading “https://www.chillicothepubliclibrary.org/wp-content/themes/gridd”

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is the latest violent development in a long and turbulent history between the two countries. This invasion is the largest conflict to erupt in Europe since World War II. The varying perspectives on the complex history of Ukraine have only intensified with the challenges in their post-Soviet, independent state. There Continue reading “https://www.chillicothepubliclibrary.org/wp-content/themes/gridd”

The Chillicothe Public Library is committed to providing essential library services while keeping the health and safety of our patrons and staff at the forefront of our minds. We are actively monitoring the latest CDC recommendations and working to ensure that guidelines are being followed.  The COVID-19 Community Levels are provided by the CDC and Continue reading “https://www.chillicothepubliclibrary.org/wp-content/themes/gridd”

The Chillicothe Public Library is committed to providing essential library services while keeping the health and safety of our patrons and staff at the forefront of our minds. With community transmission and positive cases of COVID-19 being at very high levels, we need to be diligent in protecting ourselves and each other from COVID-19 and Continue reading “https://www.chillicothepubliclibrary.org/wp-content/themes/gridd”

Due to the nationwide increase in COVID-19 infection and hospitalization rates a state-wide mask mandate is in place for Illinois. As of August 30, 2021, everyone over the age of two, is required to wear a mask in all indoor settings, regardless of vaccination status.  Guidelines recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Continue reading “https://www.chillicothepubliclibrary.org/wp-content/themes/gridd”