Pontiac Public Library- Pontiac IL

Pontiac Public Library- Pontiac IL The Pontiac Public Library provides educational, informational, cultural, and recreational resources and services for all ages within our community.

The Pontiac Public Library is excited to announce a very special Author Event & Book Signing with local Author, Thomas R...
07/14/2026

The Pontiac Public Library is excited to announce a very special Author Event & Book Signing with local Author, Thomas Ramseyer on Saturday, August 1st, 2026 at 10:00 AM. Tom's latest masterpiece, With a View of the Vineyards, releases tomorrow from Troy Street Professional Services.

Tom will share a little about the writing process and what inspired this latest novel. Copies of both of Tom's books Of Trails and Transitions and With a View of the Vineyards will be available for sale at the event. Cash Sales Only. Come be one of the first to get a signed copy of his newest book!

Learn more about With a View of the Vineyards at www.thomas-ramseyer.com and check out this great new trailer for the book https://youtu.be/Tr-BKJasgEc?si=R6_s7b7Hpt9mkjmd

“Run like Rudolph” to the Library’s “Christmas in July” fundraiser for these amazing ornaments by local artist, joanE Li...
07/13/2026

“Run like Rudolph” to the Library’s “Christmas in July” fundraiser for these amazing ornaments by local artist, joanE Lipinski! They will have you singing notes of “Fa La La La La” and dreaming of those “winter wonderland days! Grab these beautiful pieces for gifts and your holiday decor and help your library at the same time!

🎄🎅🏻🤶🏻 It’s time to think about Christmas…Christmas in July that is 🎄😊‼️The Pontiac Public Library is excited to announce...
07/08/2026

🎄🎅🏻🤶🏻 It’s time to think about Christmas…Christmas in July that is 🎄😊‼️

The Pontiac Public Library is excited to announce a very special Christmas in July fundraiser. Handcrafted, unique, and beautifully designed ornaments by local artist joanE Lipinski will be available for a donation to the library between July 13th-July 31st, 2026. Come grab a new addition for your holiday tree or snag an early gift for a friend or loved one and help out your library at the same time! Proceeds from the fundraiser will support the library’s annual operating fund. Don’t miss it!

07/02/2026

Our 2026 summer readers made Ms. Kristin give “Peaches” the Pig one BIG smooch!

The 2026 Summer Reading Program- “Plant a Seed, READ” culminated this evening with our big Finale Party. There was lots...
07/01/2026

The 2026 Summer Reading Program- “Plant a Seed, READ” culminated this evening with our big Finale Party. There was lots of prizes, face painting, a fun farm animal hide and seek game, AND…”Peaches” the pig! Our 2026 readers read a whopping 4,507 hours of reading in just 5 week’s time so Ms. Kristin had to Kiss The Pig this afternoon. Many thanks to The Zoo Lady Crew for amazing artistry and face painting, and a big thank you to Clint Steidinger and Sam from Strawn Farm for bringing “Peaches” to Pontiac for our extra summer reading incentive!! It’s been an amazing summer of reading fun and we hope everyone enjoyed it!

As we wrap up our 5 week Summer Reading Program 2026 we want to send out a very BIG thank you to our 2026 "Partners in R...
07/01/2026

As we wrap up our 5 week Summer Reading Program 2026 we want to send out a very BIG thank you to our 2026 "Partners in Reading". Our annual program is 100% funded by generous donations from local businesses and families. Without this support, none of the fun and educational material we provide during the summer would be possible. Please help us extend a very heartfelt thank you to these businesses and families and whenever possible please support these local businesses with your patronage. THANK YOU!

Summer Reading 2026 “Plant a Seed, Read”: Week 4 Recap-Week 4 of summer reading had our readers thinking both like farm...
06/28/2026

Summer Reading 2026 “Plant a Seed, Read”: Week 4 Recap-

Week 4 of summer reading had our readers thinking both like farmers and like entrepreneurs as they discovered all the benefits we receive from our farmers around us. We started out the week with Ms. Jamie showing us how big the basil, oregano, and chive plants we planted in week 1 had gotten. Ms. Jamie sure has a big green thumb! We used these herbs to make a tasty herb dipping oil to take home. We then learned how to make bread in a bag to pair with our dipping oil to make a yummy snack.

On Wednesday we welcomed Ms. Debbie from Livingston county Agriculture. She read us a wonderful book titled “George Washington Plants a Nation” which taught us alot about the scientist and farmer George Washington was. He did a lot to advance agriculture and farming and some of his discoveries are still used today! We practiced harvesting wheat the way the horses did back then and we made journals to take notes in like George Washington.

Our family event for the week challenged us to make a profitable food truck theme and design. Our summer readers were very creative and enjoyed making food trucks with some truly tasty menus.

We ended the week with making some bird feeders using dried seeds from plants we had learned about. Our bird feeders will invite birds for us to enjoy and watch in our backyards.

Our summer READ sign was also installed and our readers enjoyed capturing some keepsake photos next to their artwork.

The Pontiac Public Library is incredibly grateful to State Librarian, Alexi Giannoulias Illinois Secretary of State and ...
06/25/2026

The Pontiac Public Library is incredibly grateful to State Librarian, Alexi Giannoulias Illinois Secretary of State and the Illinois State Library for their continued commitment to expanding funding avenues to public libraries especially in rural areas like Pontiac. In addition to our annual Per Capita Grant, the Pontiac Public Library is excited to announce grant awards for the expanded Equalization Aid Grant and a very generous $91,000 Illinois Construction Grant that will assist with a much needed replacement of the 35 year old HVAC system at the library! Thank you Secretary Giannoulias and all of your staff for your support!!

For our summer reading family event for Week 4 we challenged our summer readers to a Farm-to-Table Food Truck Challenge....
06/25/2026

For our summer reading family event for Week 4 we challenged our summer readers to a Farm-to-Table Food Truck Challenge. Tonight they were given $50 in play money, a farm stand/produce item list, a food truck template, and a blank menu board. They had to design a food truck and theme, build a themed menu, buy items from the farm stand to support their menu, and price their food items to make their food truck profitable. And boy do we have some creative and smart summer readers! Their ideas were truly incredible. They built smoothie food trucks, taco trucks, pie trucks, breakfast trucks and SO many more!

Tomorrow starts Week 4 of Summer Reading 2026 and it’s hard to believe how fast the weeks are flying. We’ve had lots of...
06/22/2026

Tomorrow starts Week 4 of Summer Reading 2026 and it’s hard to believe how fast the weeks are flying. We’ve had lots of fun together already so let’s take a look back at Weeks 1-3 with a little photo recap…

Week 1- “Plant A Seed-READ: Out in the Garden”
Country Fair Launch Party, Bean Art Paintings, Root Veggie Paper Plate Craft, Pressed Flower Bookmarks, Herb Garden Planting & Garden Markers, Brent Allen’s Funny Farm Show,
Started our Read along Chapter Book “The Wild Robot Escapes” and our big LEGO build and jigsaw puzzle, and enjoyed the first of our summer lunch program

Week 2- “Plant A Seed-READ: On the Go On the Farm”
Farm Scene Paper Plate Craft, DIY Farm Game Boards, Popsicle Stick Tractor magnets, Little Blue Truck in the Farm, Charlotte’s Web, decorating our wooden READ sign, and Touch-A-Tractor and Life-Size game day

Week 3- “Plant A Seed-READ: Celebrating our Roots on Route 66”
Route 66 road maps and wooden car decorating, Initial Neon Signs, Route 66 3D Car Scenes, Route 66 Museum Field Trip, trivia, and Cyrus Avery movie, and Cars movie

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Pontiac, IL
61764

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Wednesday 9am - 5pm
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