Mills & Petrie Library

06/01/2026

06/01/2026

☀️🍎 Summer Eats Starts This Week! 🍎☀️

The wait is over! United Way of Lee County's Summer Eats Meal Program kicks off this week and we're excited to once again provide FREE grab-and-go meals to local children and teens all summer long! 💙

Each week, children and teens can receive 3 free grab-and-go meals to help bridge the gap while school is out. No registration or ID is required. The program runs every Wednesday through August 5th

📍 Dixon Meal Pickup Sites
🕛 Wednesdays from 12:00–12:30 PM
• Old Lincoln School
• St. Paul Lutheran Church
• Vaile Park Splash Pad
• Wooden Wonderland
• Dixon High School
• Jefferson School
• Washington School

📍Library Partner Sites in Lee County
🕛 Serving on Wednesdays during their open hours
• Pankhurst Memorial Library (Amboy)
• Mills & Petrie Library (Ashton)
• Winifred Knox Memorial Library-Franklin Grove Public Library
• Paw Paw Public Library
• Dixon Public Library

05/28/2026

This week is free Bonus Borrows from Hoopla.

05/27/2026

Coming in June.

05/27/2026

This is the kickoff to a whole weekend of fun! Last year, we had 144 entries! Don't miss it!

05/27/2026

Events during Ashtonfest Flashback July 17-19, 2026.

Sooo many fun things on the agenda for the Ashton Fest Flashback Weekend!

Here’s a schedule of events! Be on the lookout for more information regarding these events🙂

05/26/2026

This week.....

05/13/2026

We have a lot of new books at the Mills......