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

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

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.  Celebrate pride month with these fiction and nonfiction titles that explore LGBTQ+ stories and experiences! Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree: … Read more

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. May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Check out these nonfiction and fiction titles that have themes surrounding mental health. Brain on … Read more

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.  Celebrate National Poetry Month with these young adult novels written in verse. The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo: Growing up as … Read more

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. Celebrate Women’s History Month with collective biographies following groups of women who changed the course of history. Queens of Animation by … Read more

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. Celebrate Valentine’s Day with romance books! The number of 🔥 indicates the “spice” level! 🔥 The Bodyguard by Catherine Center: Jack … Read more

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.  Pop some popcorn and get ready for National Popcorn Day on Jan 19 with these book-movie adaptations coming out this year. … Read more

Artificial Intelligence is everywhere these days, but is AI an indispensable tool or a threat to life as we know it? In January, Chillicothe Public Library will explore a few angles of this multifaceted topic. On Tuesday, January 9 at 1:00 pm, Dr. Tony Grichnik of Blue Roof Labs and … Read more

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. Get ready for a snowy winter with these snow covered books! Devolution by Max Brooks: Part survival narrative, part bloody horror … Read more

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. With the holidays coming up, it’s time to learn some new recipes! Check out one of these staff favorites: The Complete … Read more

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. Celebrate Halloween by reading a book that features a classic spooky character! Zombies: Cell by Stephen King: Everyone remembers where they … Read more

Language literacy at Chillicothe Public Library goes beyond English. Learning a new language introducescountless new ways of seeing the world and interacting with other people—plus, it’s good for yourbrain!—and the library loves to be a part of making those connections through our materials collectionand programming. Browsing the library shelves, you … Read more

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.  September 15-October 15 is recognized as Hispanic Heritage Month. Recognize and celebrate the culture and accomplishments by reading from these authors.  … Read more

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.  It may be hot out, but we’re going to turn up the heat even more with these spicy romance books! The … Read more