Library Blog

  • February Recommendations
    All the books listed here are available at the library. Stop in, give us a call, or use the online catalog to place a hold and check one out. All book descriptions are provided by the publisher on the back of the book, on Goodreads, or through the library catalog. … Read more
  • January Recommendations
    All the books listed here are available at the library. Stop in, give us a call, or use the online catalog to place a hold and check one out. All book descriptions are provided by librarians here at the library, the publisher on the back of the book, on Goodreads, … Read more
  • Adult Winter Reading Recommendations
    Not sure what to read for the Winter Reading Challenge? We have recommendations for all categories, and all ages! Pick up a Winter Reading bingo sheet at the library. Check out our young adult, youth, and picture book recommendations! All the books listed here are available at the library. Stop … Read more
  • Youth Winter Reading Recommendations
    Not sure what to read for the Winter Reading Challenge? We have recommendations for all categories, and all ages! Pick up a Winter Reading bingo sheet at the library. Check out our adult, young adult, and picture book recommendations! All the books listed here are available at the library. Stop … Read more
  • Winter Reading Picture Book Recommendations
    Not sure what to read for the Winter Reading Challenge? We have recommendations for all categories, and all ages! Pick up a Winter Reading bingo sheet at the library. Check out our young adult, youth, and adult recommendations! All the books listed here are available at the library. Stop in, … Read more
  • Young Adult Winter Reading Recommendations
    Not sure what to read for the Winter Reading Challenge? We have recommendations for all categories, and all ages! Pick up a Winter Reading bingo sheet at the library. Check out our adult, youth, and picture books recommendations! All the books listed here are available at the library. Stop in, … Read more
  • November Recommendations
    All the books listed here are available at the library. Stop in, give us a call, or use the online catalog to place a hold and check one out. All book descriptions are provided by the publisher on the back of the book, on Goodreads, or through the library catalog. … Read more
  • October Recommendations
    Get into the cozy fall mood with these atmospheric autumn books!  Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree: Feel all the cozy fall vibes in this low-stakes fantasy following the battle-weary Viv as she works to open a coffee shop. Viv is ready to hang up her sword, but she’ll need … Read more
  • Peoria County Referendum Information
    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 … Read more
  • Marshall County Referendum Information
    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 … Read more
  • September Recommendations
    September is Library Card Sign-Up Month! Check out these books that feature libraries or have characters who work in libraries. Bonus: movies with a library scene! What You Wish For by Katherine Center: School librarian, Samantha, loves her job and brings passion to everything she does. New principal, Duncan, lives … Read more
  • Library Card Sign-Up Month
    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 … Read more
  • August Recommendations
    All the books listed here are available at the library. Stop in, give us a call, or use the online catalog to place a hold and check one out. All book descriptions are provided by the publisher on the back of the book, on Goodreads, or through the library catalog. … Read more
  • Back to School: What Can the Youth Department Do for You?
    Meet the Youth Department Brea Fearon (left), Youth Services Librarian, joined the Chillicothe Public Library District (CPLD) team in Fall 2023. Brea grew up in Peoria and spent several years working as an elementary teacher at a Montessori school before moving to Urbana to pursue a Master’s degree in Library … Read more
  • July Recommendations
    All the books listed here are available at the library. Stop in, give us a call, or use the online catalog to place a hold and check one out. All book descriptions are provided by the publisher on the back of the book, on Goodreads, or through the library catalog. … Read more