Valley Mills Library

05/27/2026

📚☀️ SUMMER READING IS ALMOST HERE! ☀️📚

The Valley Mills Public Library Summer Reading Program is almost here, and we have BIG prizes this year!

🗓 Kickoff & Sign-Ups
📅 Saturday, June 6
⏰ 10:30 A.M.

Join us for a fun Scavenger Hunt & Fossil Dig!

Readers will track books all summer using ReadSquared. Students who complete the program and read 25 books will receive a $5 Subway gift card!

🏆 TOP READERS in each age group can win:
🥇 $50 Gift Card
🥈 $30 Gift Card
🥉 $20 Gift Card

Age Groups:
📖 1st Grade & Under
📖 2nd–3rd Grade
📖 4th–5th Grade
📖 6th Grade & Up

We’ll also have smaller prizes and giveaways throughout the summer! ☀️📚
Sign up and log your reading here.
https://valleymillspubliclibrary.readsquared.com/
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05/26/2026

🎮 NEW at the Library! 🎮

We now have Nintendo Switches available for kids and families to enjoy at the library this summer! ☀️📚

We want your input! What Nintendo Switch games would you love to see available for kids to play?
We’re looking for fun, family-friendly games for all ages multiplayer, cooperative, active, educational, and everything in between!

Drop your suggestions in the comments below. We can’t wait to hear your favorites

05/16/2026

Join us this summer for the Valley Mills Summer Reading Program! Come out and read with us all summer long, enjoy fun activities, and receive prizes for reading. Registration is free, so bring your friends and come make summer memories with us.

Kickoff begins June 6th at 10:30 AM. We can’t wait to see everyone there! 🦖🦕

04/28/2026

VMPL was blessed by the hard work of local churches who participated in a Service Rally in the Valley Sunday. Stop by to view their beautiful endeavor to freshen up our library.

04/22/2026

Today is National Library Outreach Day, a day we celebrate libraries and library workers bringing the library to the people!

From bookmobiles and pop-ups to home delivery and library services for the incarcerated, library outreach meets communities where they are and ensures access to knowledge, connection, and care—no matter the barriers.

Connect with your library today and everyday, wherever you find it in your community!

National Library Outreach Day is coordinated in collaboration with the Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services and the Association of Rural and Small Libraries.

04/19/2026

It's National Library Week!

Millions of people visit their libraries every week—and for good reason. During National Library Week, April 19–25, take time to discover what brings you joy at your library. Visit your library and bring friends and family along; encourage a friend to get a library card and discover the opportunities it unlocks; browse the shelves, join a book club, attend a program or storytime, or get started on your next creative project in a makerspace.

National Library Week is filled with opportunities to celebrate our libraries and take action to keep them strong. Join in on one (or all!) of the various commemoration days:

Monday, 4/20: Right to Read Day - we're calling on library lovers and advocates to celebrate wins against censorship efforts and to take action to defend the freedom to read. On Right to Read Day, ALA will release the State of America's Libraries Report, including the list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2025.

Tuesday, 4/21: National Library Workers Day - take time to honor and thank the library workers at your library for all they do to impact your community.

Wednesday, 4/22: National Library Outreach Day - a day to celebrate libraries meeting people where they are. Look for your library out in your community - in the bookmobile, at a local pop-up, at schools or assisted living facilities, or wherever!

Thursday, 4/23: Take Action For Libraries Day - this year, we're asking YOU to show up for our libraries and take action against legislative censorship attempts by contacting Congress.

Stay tuned for posts throughout the week and more ways to get involved, and be sure to visit your library and ilovelibraries.org and celebrate your library.

04/14/2026

Wow! 🤩

What brings you joy at the library? The books? The community? The 3D printer? However you use your library, there’s joy waiting for you there - and we want to see it!

Show us what brings you library joy with your original creative work: a drawing, painting, poem, essay, photo, video, song, comic panel—you get the idea. Send us your original piece by the end of National Library Week (April 25, 2026) for a chance to win a $150 VISA gift card!

Submit your piece at ilovelibraries.org/joy!

04/03/2026

🎶 Huge Thank You! 🎶

A big shoutout to Alex Meixner for putting on such a fun, energetic, musical, and educational program! 🌟
You had everyone smiling, tapping their feet, and learning something new along the way. We appreciate the talent, enthusiasm, and heart you brought to our community .
💚💛🎶🪗

02/25/2026

We had a great program at the library showcasing the Texas American loan from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, highlighting historically significant Texas treasures from TSLAC's collections.

01/28/2026

This year we commemorate Mrs. Hales' 30-year anniversary of dedication to the library. Her life has been a testament to her passion for the library. We are grateful for all she does, her tireless work and commitment.