Elgin Public Library

06/01/2026

Petting Zoo tomorrow behind the library from 10:00 to noon. There will also be a lady here to make balloon animals. Because of the Petting Zoo, we will not be having Story Time on Wednesday.

05/12/2026

Summer Reading - Unearth a Story

Summer Reading begins Monday, June 1 and runs through Monday, June 29th.

Young children ages 3 and 4 are invited to story time on Monday and Wednesday mornings from 9:30 to 10:15. A second story time will follow for ages 5 & 6 beginning at 10:30 until 11:15. Children who have completed grades 1 – 5 are invited to come on Thursday afternoons at 1:00 for Activity time. It will last about 1 hour and will start on Thursday, June 4 and will end on June 25.

We will also be having our Summer Reading Challenge. Anyone interested in participating may stop by the library the week of May 26th through June 1st and get their Reading log.

To sign up for story time, activity time and/or the reading challenge please go to our page, stop by the library and register in person, or give us a call at 402-843-2460.

04/27/2026

Maker Monday is today, April 27, from 4:00 to 5:00 for K - 5th.

04/19/2026

Lego League will be Monday, April 20, from 4:00 to 4:45 for grades K - 5th.

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04/06/2026

Book Club books are at the library. You will be reading Mother-Daughter Murder Night.

03/23/2026

Maker Monday is March 23 from 4:00 to 5:00 for K - 5th.

03/15/2026

LEGO League will be Monday, Mar. 16, from 4:00 to 4:45 for
Kind. - 5th grade.

02/24/2026

Monday Fun Day
The first Maker Monday at the Elgin Public Library was a huge success! Twenty-two Kindergarten through fifth graders enjoyed board games, crafts, corn hole, play-doh, Nex Playground, Straw Building set and Magna Tiles. More fun to come on March 23!

02/20/2026

Starting Monday, February 23, Elgin Public Library will be hosting Maker Monday, a time for children in grades Kindergarten through 5th to experience some new and different things the library has to offer. Kids can choose to play board games, put puzzles together, make a craft or play with other things hidden in the “Closet of Fun”. We hope to continue offering Maker Monday on the Monday after Lego League.

02/19/2026

The library will be closed today, February 19.
Stay warm!