Urbana Public Library

06/01/2026

⚠️ Safety Reminder ⚠️

There is heavy machinery currently in use on the WEST side of the library property, between the library building and the park.

For everyone’s safety, please do not allow children to use the WEST or NORTH side of the lot to travel between the library and park areas.

Please use the Cedar Valley Nature Trail as the safe walking route during construction activity.

Thank you for helping us keep everyone safe!

06/01/2026

🚨 Summer Reading friends… this is your gentle panic reminder. 😅

𝐓𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐙𝐄𝐒, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦.

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟒 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 & 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟏.

Late registrations can still join weekly prize drawings, but will not receive a grand prize ticket at the end of the program.

𝐓𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝟓 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤.

📚 Register and log here:
urbanalibrary.beanstack.com

05/31/2026

📅 Hello, June!

Summer Reading, programs, activities, crafts, food, books. It’s officially summer at Urbana Public Library. ☀️🌱📚

Our June calendar is packed and we can’t wait to spend the summer with you!

05/30/2026

🐣 We’ve been hiding something at the library…

We successfully hatched baby chicks. Mrs. Coleman also hatched chicks with her students at school.

Apparently we have entered the “tiny bird era.” 😅 So naturally… we decided to level up and try ducks. 🦆🥚

Our first candling showed a LOT of viability, which means things are looking very promising so far.

Now we wait.
19 more days. 👀

05/30/2026

FLY Meals are back in Urbana for the summer☀️

Meals are available each weekday from 12:00–12:30 PM at the Urbana Legion Pavilion.

05/29/2026

Today is officially DAY 1 of Summer Reading logging! 🌱📚

Here’s a quick reference to follow if it’s your first time logging. It’s very simple and only takes seconds to complete.

One of the best features? You can log for the entire family at once without switching profiles.

⏰ Helpful tip: Set a weekly reminder every Thursday to complete your logs.
Prize winners are drawn every Friday morning, so if your reading is not logged by Thursday night at midnight, you’ll miss that week’s prize drawing.

Happy reading, logging, and growing this summer! 🌼

05/29/2026

☀️ It’s officially summer!

The whole point of Summer Reading Program is to keep kids learning, creating, and exploring while school is out.

There’s something called the “summer slide,” where kids can lose some of the reading and academic progress they made during the school year simply because those skills aren’t being used regularly over the summer.

That’s why we pack summer with reading, hands-on activities, STEM, crafts, cooking, science, and organized chaos. Because learning doesn’t have to stop just because school does. 🌱📚

05/27/2026

Next week, the chaos begins. 🌱☀️📚
Summer Reading logging opens Friday… and our first week of programs starts Monday!

Week 1 of Plant a Seed, Read programming:
🥕 Apron Decorating
📖 Roots & Reads Storytime
🌿 Eileen & Her Green Thumb
🍓 Sprouts & Spatulas: Strawberry Shortcake Cups
🐠 Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Basically: crafts, snacks, stories, science, and children discovering they LOVE libraries in the summer.

We’re ready 😅

05/27/2026

A huge thank you to East-Central Iowa REC for supporting summer reading in our communities!

Teresa and Katie from East-Central Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative recently presented the Urbana Public Library and Shellsburg IA Public Library with donations to help sponsor our Summer Reading Programs. ☀️📚

Support like this helps us bring engaging programs, prizes, activities, and learning opportunities to local families all summer long. We are incredibly grateful for community partners who continue investing in literacy, learning, and fun for kids of all ages.

Thank you, ECI REC, for helping make summer reading possible! 💚

05/26/2026

🚧 Surprise! Another parking lot update. 🚧
(At this point, the parking lot probably deserves its own page.)

The WEST parking lot at the library — the side by the park — is now closed as grading work begins. There are stakes and construction markers in that area.

➡️ Effective May 26, 2026:
Please use the EAST parking lot or nearby street parking.

Once grading on the west side is completed, construction will move to the east side lot.

⚠️ Parents: please remind children to be aware of the construction stakes and not remove or move them. They are important markers being used for the grading and paving work.

We’ll continue sharing updates along the way and will let everyone know if any summer programming locations need to change due to construction.

Thanks for hanging in there with us while we work toward a more accessible and functional parking area for the community! 💙

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