Library News


What a super-stellar summer of reading we’ve had with Summer Reading 2024-Reading Is a BLAST! Raffle winners, final Community Crew standings, and Stellar Sponsors are posted below!

For our Summer Reading Community Crew Challenge we are traveling toward the moon – and back! Each minute of reading = 5 miles traveled!

Wow, Hudson, you blew us away! All four Community Reading Crews made it to the moon and back with a week to spare! Altogether we read for 10,140 hours or 608,418 minutes, well over half a million!! Pioneer completed the most reading at 2,753 hours, followed by Apollo with 2,684 hours! Endeavor clocked in 2,481 hours of reading, and Voyager 2,223! Great job, Crews!

Our galactic gratitude goes to the following businesses and organizations for their generous support! Thank you for making Reading Is a Blast possible!

  • Avanti’s Italian Restaurant
  • BloNo Pizza Co
  • Braffet Berry Farm & Orchard
  • Ecology Action Center
  • Gingerbread House Toys
  • Green Gables
  • Hudson Woman’s Club
  • Jack Lewis Jewelers
  • Miller Park Zoo
  • Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt & Treats
  • Rader Family Farms
  • Sewing Studio
  • Town of Normal Parks & Recreation
  • U of I Extension