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10/21/2026

Congratulations to Cordova's own Becky McCullough! She won Best of Show at the Mississippi Valley Quilters Guild Great River Quilt Show. Reminder that Cordova Library has a quilt group that meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 1pm.

10/20/2026

Our Book Tasting Displays are still up in the library. Stop in to see different genres of books. It will be displayed until Friday, October 23rd.

10/19/2026

This week is Family Bingo on Friday! Riverdale kiddos have conference week, so there is plenty for the teens to do. Call 654-2330 or message us to sign up for programs.

10/18/2026

Family Bingo is this Friday night! Join us for a fun night of bingo with friends. Bring your own snacks and drinks. Call 654-2330 or message us to sign up.

10/17/2026

Cordova Then and Now...The Crosby Family
Isaac Bowers Crosby, the oldest son of John and Mary Crosby was born at Hillsboro County, New Hampshire on November 18, 1818. He lived in New York and came to Chicago then to the Galena Trail and south on the Mississippi River. Once in Illinois, he met Elizabeth Marshall. She was the daughter of Charity Golden Marshall and John Marshall. They were married on March 10, 1847. At that time, they made their first home in part of the Armstrong Tavern along the river and rented land from Mr. Armstrong and farmed it. They bought the farm in 1849 which was about 135 acres.
About a year and a half after their marriage, Isaac purchased 200 acres where the Crosby home sat for so many years. The log cabin was already standing on the land and it continued to be their home for a few years but as years passed, they were able to add improvements and comforts, including a cement one and a half story home with two rooms up and two rooms down. They also purchased property in Albany, IL in 1857 and remained there for two years. In 1867, Mr. Crosby erected the brick portion of the home and made other improvements. This large farm house was built a couple of hundred feet or more back from the high bank of the Mississippi River. It was located approximately where the 3M recreational site was.
Isaac and Elizabeth had 10 children.
1. Amos Buell born Feb. 5, 1848 and lived in Chetopa, KS
2. Clara--she married Stephen Sprague.
3. Sarah born 1851 and died in 1859
4. Horace Marshall born in 1854 and stayed in Cordova and took over the family farm.
5. Celia born 1856 and died in 1859
6. Chattie was born in 1858 and died in 1861
7. Ella was born in 1860 and married Henry W. Fletcher.
8. Isaac Fory born in 1864 and married Lucy Mack. He graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Chicago in 1889.
9. Hattie was born in 1866 and died in 1888
10. Lottie E. was born in March 1869. She married Elbert Able. She kept detailed journals about early Cordova history. Lottie went to Jennings Seminary at Aurora, IL and became a pharmacist.
Horace and Mary Lamb had one son-Harry who took the property over and died in 1952. The Crosby land was then sold to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wilson and they sold it to make way for the Cordova Industrial Park.
Information was taken from Lottie Crosby Abel's journals and photos.
Photos:
1. Elizabeth Marshall Crosby
2. Hattie Crosby
3. Horace, Amos and Isaac Crosby
4. Horace Crosby
5. Lottie Crosby Abel
6. Lottie Crosby Abel, daughter Sadie Elizabeth and husband Elbert Abel
7. Isaac Crosby Home River Road North

10/16/2026

Story Time today was all about spiders! So we used marbles and paint to create "webs". Join us next Friday, October 23rd at 10am for our next Story Time.

10/15/2026

We are excited to announce our partnership with Vibrant Arena + the Disney on Ice Reading Program for kids! Disney on Ice will be at the Vibrant Arena December 3rd-6th, 2026.
To earn FREE tickets for kiddos--Each child, ages 2-12, must read 5 books and have their reading ticket stamped by a librarian. Children under 2 years old are free. Once your child has read 5 books and their ticket has been stamped, you can take the completed ticket to the Vibrant Arena box office to exchange it for a child ticket.
You must purchase an adult ticket to receive the FREE child's ticket. Stop in the Library for more information!

10/14/2026

October's Make it Monday will feature making fall crafts. There will be an assortment of supplies available to make different project. Call 654-2330 to sign up!

10/13/2026

This month's quilt is from Bonnie Dengler. It is called Over-Under Quilt. From Bonnie: I purchased this quilt kit at a shop near Rockford, IL in 2013. The fall fabrics got my attention. It was a fun quilt to put together and all the quilting is fall leaves and pumpkins.

10/12/2026

This week, we will host a Book Tasting. At this tasting, you will browse differently themed tables. Each table will be a different genre of books (mystery, romance, historical fiction, etc.) to look at. At this tasting, we hope you will leave with some ideas of books to read!

Address

402 Main Avenue
Cordova, IL
61242

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 7pm
Tuesday	9am - 7pm
Wednesday	9am - 7pm
Thursday	9am - 7pm
Friday	9am - 4pm
Saturday	9am - 1pm

Telephone

+13096542330

Website

http://www.cordovalibrary.com/

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