Taft Public Library

05/14/2026

Reminder: our family movie night is tonight starting at 5 p.m.! Join us to watch "Storm Boy" and enjoy an evening at the library.

05/13/2026

Welcome our new edition to our easy reads "When You Go To Dragon School"! Perfect for beginner readers wanting a silly dragon book and amazing illustrations. This book would be an amazing way to mark off a box on your bingo card!

05/12/2026

The Taft Public Library has options for everyone to love! Bring your family and explore our collection!

05/11/2026

Join us May 22nd from 10am-12pm for a fun homeschool day at the library! We will have an interactive tour of the library guided by our librarian Jessi Dixon, learn how a library works and how to navigate our collection, as well as have some fun crafts and games for all to enjoy! Hope to see you there!

05/09/2026

Calling all Junior Readers! The start of summer is near, so stop by and find your next adventure on our shelves.

05/08/2026

Did you know that the Taft Public Library has monthly take and make crafts for kids? Stop by and grab yours!

05/08/2026

We are all set up for our book sale here at the library! Stop by from 8-5 p.m. today (Friday, May 8th) or from 9-noon tomorrow (Saturday, May 9th) and check out our selection. Everything is $1 or less, with some of our children's books on sale for only $0.25.

All money made from the sale goes right back to the library so that we can purchase updated titles and continue to expand our community events.

05/08/2026

Our two-day book sale starts tomorrow! Stop by our conference room to browse a wide selection of fiction, audiobooks on CD, DVDs, non-fiction, and more!

05/06/2026

We had a great turnout for our Adult Craft last night! We made a whole forest of mushroom bookmarks, and several crafters generously donated their bookmarks to the library. Visit the library to check out a book and take home one of these adorable and handy creations!

05/06/2026

By popular demand, we are introducing a sewing club! There are two opportunities for you to come with your friends to talk all things sewing, crotchet and more! New to this? Don't worry! We have multiple books about different sewing crafts you can learn about! We do ask that you bring your own supplies, so come out and chit chat with others and maybe walk away with new ideas for the next meet!

05/05/2026

The Taft Public Library is excited to have been chosen as one of the recipients for this year's grants! We cannot wait to expand our collection through this generous grant.

We’re excited to announce the recipients of the 2026 United for Libraries & Penguin Random House Grants for Small & Rural Libraries!

💰 30 Friends of the Library groups across the country are awarded cash grants of either $1,000 or $500 to support summer reading programs, senior outreach, bookmobiles, tech upgrades & more.

📚 20 Friends groups will receive $500 to buy Penguin Random House books for their library.

💻 All winners are awarded 1 year of complimentary eLearning & training from United for Libraries.

“Public libraries are essential access points to information, opportunity, and community—especially in small and rural areas. We’re grateful for the opportunity to continue investing in these communities,” says Skip Dye, Senior Vice President of Library Sales and Digital Strategy at PRH.

View the full list of winners: https://bit.ly/4hdubzv