Western District Library

06/23/2026

We've got a jam-packed day at the library tomorrow!

🎨 Do Art Productions Assembly 🖌 Join us at 10 AM at the MAC for an interactive show featuring art, music, comedy, juggling, and more. No registation required.

🧶 Yarns 🧶 Bring your knitting, embroidery, or other needle arts projects and join us at 1 PM or 6 PM.

🌿 Adult Beaded Plant Workshop 🌱Join us at 6 PM and create a beautiful beaded plant to take home. Registration is required!

We hope you'll stop by and spend part of your day with us!

06/22/2026

🎨 Join us Wednesday at 10AM at the MAC for the Do Art Productions Assembly!
Get ready for a fun-filled show featuring live music, drawing, comedy, juggling, and plenty of audience participation. This creative program is perfect for kids and families!
No registration required. We hope to see you there! 🖌

06/18/2026

Due to a delay in supplies, we will be postponing today's Pen Pal Club meeting. Stay tuned for our rain date!

It's time for our next Pen Pal Club meeting on Thursday, June 18th at 6pm! If you're looking for company and crafting opportunities while you write to your pen pal, look no further! Use our free stationary, stickers, and writing utensils while crafting an envelope-friendly keychain for your pal.

Our club has over 40 members and is growing daily. Will you be our pen pal?💌

06/17/2026

A SUMMER READING PROGRAM REMINDER! 📚
Reading doesn't have to mean a physical book!📖
🎧 Audiobooks, 📱 eBooks, and 💻 Kindle books all count toward both our Children's and Adult Summer Reading Programs! Whether you're listening on your commute, reading on your tablet before bed, or turning pages the traditional way, IT ALL COUNTS!

If you haven't joined yet, there's still plenty of time! Both of our programs end July 31st. Stop by the library to pick up a reading log and get started.✨

⭐ Both of our Summer Reading Programs are in full swing! ⭐

Whether you’re joining our Children’s Summer Reading Program or our Adult Summer Reading Program, there’s still plenty of time to participate.

📚 Children’s Summer Reading Program: May 22 - July 31
📚 Adult Summer Reading Program: June 1 - July 31

Stop by the library to pick up a reading log and get started. We have a summer full of reading, events, activities, and prizes waiting for you!

For program details, event information, and printable reading logs, visit our website.

Children’s: https://www.westerndistrictlibrary.org/childrenssummerreadingprogram

Adult: https://www.westerndistrictlibrary.org/adult-summer-reading-program

06/17/2026

Looking for a creative night out? 🌿

Join us next week for our Adult Beaded Plant Workshop! Participants will create a beautiful beaded plant to take home.

🌟REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED, and we have plenty of spots available.

Stop by the library or give us a call to sign up!

06/16/2026

🎵Don't forget! Will Stuck's M.E.S.S. is tomorrow at 10 AM at the MAC!
M.E.S.S. stands for Music, Education, Stories, & Science, and this interactive show is packed with fun, laughter, and audience participation.
No registration is required. We hope to see you there! 🎶

06/13/2026

It's time for our next Pen Pal Club meeting on Thursday, June 18th at 6pm! If you're looking for company and crafting opportunities while you write to your pen pal, look no further! Use our free stationary, stickers, and writing utensils while crafting an envelope-friendly keychain for your pal.

Our club has over 40 members and is growing daily. Will you be our pen pal?💌

06/11/2026

We had so much fun creating a bouquet of gorgeous flowers last Saturday with our wonderful teacher, Mrs. Lerminez!

If you’d like to see more programs like this in the future, let us know in the comments below 💐

06/11/2026

We love when Quad Cities Canine Assistance Network comes to visit! Can’t wait to see them again on Friday the 19th!

Mark your calendars for our June library visits - a great way to keep your kids reading this summer!

06/11/2026

With the recent storms in mind, we dug into our newspaper archives and found this article about a tornado that passed through Orion in May 1974. Take a look at the article below. Do you remember this storm, or have you heard stories about it?