Library Blog

  • March 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. Celebrate Women’s History Month with collective biographies following groups of women who changed the course of history. Queens of Animation by … Read more
  • 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. Celebrate Valentine’s Day with romance books! The number of 🔥 indicates the “spice” level! 🔥 The Bodyguard by Catherine Center: Jack … 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.  Pop some popcorn and get ready for National Popcorn Day on Jan 19 with these book-movie adaptations coming out this year. … Read more
  • Exploring AI
    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
  • December 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. Get ready for a snowy winter with these snow covered books! Devolution by Max Brooks: Part survival narrative, part bloody horror … 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. With the holidays coming up, it’s time to learn some new recipes! Check out one of these staff favorites: The Complete … Read more
  • October 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. Celebrate Halloween by reading a book that features a classic spooky character! Zombies: Cell by Stephen King: Everyone remembers where they … Read more
  • Languages at the Library
    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
  • September 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.  September 15-October 15 is recognized as Hispanic Heritage Month. Recognize and celebrate the culture and accomplishments by reading from these authors.  … 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.  It may be hot out, but we’re going to turn up the heat even more with these spicy romance books! The … 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.  Going to the beach or want to feel like you’re there? Check out one of these books perfect to read on … Read more
  • Summer Fun at the Library
    Looking for something to do with kids over the summer? We’ve got you covered!  Our recurring youth programs will continue into the summer. Haven’t been before? Summer is the perfect time to start! Here’s what we offer on a regular basis: While we have our standard, recurring library programs happening, … Read more
  • June 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.  We celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride month in June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan. The Stonewall Uprising was a tipping … Read more
  • Library Honey Bees
    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 … Read more
  • May Book 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.  May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Explore different people’s experiences with their own mental health in these non-fiction and fiction titles. … Read more