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• Centralia Regional Library District will be closed Monday, May 28, in observance...
• For high school age youth - Ashfall Book Discussion Group. First 10 to sign up g...
• Today...4 p.m. at the Main Library, author Mike Mullin for a reading, signing, a...
• Read the first two chapters of Ashfall here. Ashfall is recommended for ages 14...
• Author Mike Mullin wil be at the Main Library in Centralia for a reading, signin...
• Contact libraries for information on summer programs. Centralia 532-5222 ext.224...
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• Centralia Regional Library District is excited to be taking part in the first an...
• Serengeti Steve and his "critters" will be at the Main Library tonight at 6pm in...
• National Library Week, April 8-14. Friends of the Library are giving away Amazon...
• The Hunger Games series which is published by Scholastic will not be available f...
• "Never judge a book by it's movie." ~ J.W. Eagan
• The ultimate search engine - your librarian.
• With a swipe of your library card, the vending machine will expel the book of yo...
• Celebrate reading with Read Across America on March 2.
• All libraries in our district are closed today in observance of the holiday. D...
• "Google can bring you back 100,000 answers, a librarian can bring you back the r...
• The book giver sign up period has been extened to midnight on Mon. Feb. 6!
• Have legal problems but can't afford a lawyer? www.AyudaLegalIL.org is a new we...
• Centralia Regional Library District has signed up to be a pick up location. Ther...
• Dinosaurs in the Discovery Room!
• Holiday hours: closed Saturday thru Monday, December 24-26; closing at 4p (Main...
• What do you need your library to be?
• Anyone checking out eBooks through our virtual library?
• What should come first, the movie or the book?
• Pictures from the Holiday Craft Workshop.
• Get in the Holiday Spirit... by helping library staff as they collect non-perish...
• Holiday Craft Workshop today at 2pm; upstairs at the Main Library.
• Holiday Craft Workshop, Saturday December 3rd, 2-3 pm. A 'make and take' event w...
• Pictures from last night's Creepy Critters program
• Hoffman Trinity Lutheran 7th & 8th graders visited the Hoffman Library with thei...
• Marion County Pumpkin Patch Farms and Pumpkin Picking Guide - Marion County
• Creepy Critters will be upstairs at the Main Library Tuesday October 25 at 6:30...
• Friends of the Library are selling their cookbooks at Centralia Fashion Bug toda...
• Winners of the Friends of Library NOOK drawing are Diane Johnson and Shirley Koe...
• Had fun with NextGen kids after school today. Their first project is a PowerPoin...
• During the month of October, buy a Friends of the Library cookbook for $11 and r...
• Accepting registrations for our after-school program for 5-8th graders that runs...
• If you're a fan of author Janet Evanovich and her heroine Stephanie Plum you nee...
• Kindle owners should now be able to checkout ebooks thru our virtual library. ww...
• Registration for Session 2 computer classes has begun. Check library webpage for...
• If you have entries in the NOOK giveaway, make sure when the winners are drawn o...
• A library card: an essential tool for back to school.
• Friends of the Library are giving away two NOOK Readers in September. Must be a...
• All libraries in the Centralia Regional Library District wil be closed Monday, S...
• Back to School for Centralia - Bus Schedules, Lunch Menus, School Supplies and more
• The Odin Community Library resumes regular hours today after being closed for el...
• There are still a few openings in the Word 2007 class that starts Tuesday July 26. Pre-registration is required (at the Main Library) with CRLD library card and Illinois ID/driver's license. Call 532-5222 for more info or ask at circulation or refer
• Odin Community Library had to closed last week because the air conditioning went out. The library will remain closed until the a/c is up and running again. If you have any questions call the Main Library at 532-5222.
• Basic computer classes at the Main Library starting in July. Register at the Main Library reference desk. CRLD library card and either an Illinois driver's license or state ID are required.
• Just a reminder that the library will be closed on Monday in honor of Independence Day.
• Balloon Fest 2011
• Tuesday is the last program for 2011 summer reading at the Sandoval Branch Library. Program starts at 10am. There is still time to sign up your children to 'read for prizes'; reading logs must be turned in by July 29th.
• Today is the last program for 2011 summer reading at the Hoffman library. Program will be at the Park Building at 1p. It's not too late to sign up your children to 'read for prizes' at the Hoffman library. Register in time for your child t
• Children attending the summer program at Odin Community Library at noon this Friday will be making ice cream sundaes. Sounds yummy!
• This week's Main Library summer program is on Friday June 24 @ 10:30am at the Community Arts Center (1250 E. Rexford). Centralia Cultural Society's Little Theatre Players will be presenting Fractured Fairytales.
• Today (and last night) is the celebration of the Summer Solstice, also known as Midsummer. Makes it the perfect time to check out A Midsummer Knight's Read, this summer's reading program at the library.
• Hey kids! Come to the Irvington Library Wednesday at 11a and play Midsummer Bingo. Lots of prizes!
• Craft Day at the Sandoval program on Tuesday 10am. Crowns, shields, and magic wands.
• Playing Midsummer Knight Bingo at the Hoffman summer program today. 1p at the Park Building.
• Don't forget this week's summer programs: Hoffman-Monday (today) 1p at the Park Building, Sandoval-Tuesday 10a, Irvington-Wednesday 11a, Centralia-Friday 10:30a at the Community Arts Center, Odin-Friday 1p.
• Carlyle Lake Corp of Engineers will be at the Main Library Thursday June 16 at 10:30a with their program "We Love the Night Life".
• Sandoval's program this week is on the sugar glider, a marsupial that is native to Australia. Not only will you get to hear all about these pocket-size pets, you'll get to see one. The program is Tuesday June 14, 10am at the library, 118 E Comm
• Summer Reading programs this week: Hoffman-Monday (today) 1p at the Park Building, Sandoval-Tuesday 10a, Irvington-Wednesday 11a, Centralia-Thursday 10:30a, Odin-Friday 1p.
• You don't have to have an eReader to checkout eBooks from the library. You can download and read eBooks on your PC.
• Wed June1 @ 12:40pm - For the customer who just came in to the Main Library needing help downloading to her NOOK: to connect the NOOK to your computer use the same USB cable that you charge the NOOK with. The end that plugs into the wall comes off and th
• How to Download eBooks to iPad, iPod, iPhone
• How to Download eBooks to Nook or Sony
• Today's summer reading program at the Irvington Library has been rescheduled to Wednesday June 8th.
• Use your library card to check out eBooks, audiobooks, and more. Go to our webpage at www.centralialibrary.org and check out our new Virtual Library.
• will be closed on Monday, May 30th, Memorial Day.
• Read/listened to any good books lately?
• The Main Library is closed today for Easter and will resume regular hours Monday at 10am.
• Power was restored yesterday afternoon to the Main Library so it will be open regular hours today (noon-5p). We are closed tomorrow for Easter.
• Centralia Main Library remains closed due to power problems. Branches scheduled to be open today will operate their regular hours.
• Youth Services and Branch Clerks are busy planning their Summer Reading programs. Flyers will go out to area schools in May before end of school. Also will be posted in libraries, on the website and here on Facebook as soon as available.
• All libraries closed due to power outage at the Main Library. Listen to WJBD Radio 100.1FM and 1350AM or go online to WJBDRadio.com for info on cancellations and closings. If we're not listed in cancellations/closings you can call the Main Library a
• Kids age 11-14 could win a visit for their school from author Jonathan Friesen.
• If someone thinks a library is just a warehouse for books, it’s because they haven’t used it.—Marion Moss Hubbard, San Diego Public Library Senior Public Information Officer
• 100+ attendance at this morning's program of The Reptile Experience. Serengeti Steve was at the Main Library for over an hour sharing his knowledge of the reptiles and letting the audience hold/touch the different spiders, snakes, alligators, etc. T
• Serengeti Steve and his Reptile Zoo in the Teen Room at the Main Library on Saturday April 16 at 11 a.m. All ages welcome; children 6 and under must be accompanied by an adult. This program is sponsored by CRLD's Next Generation program.
• Dial-a-Story 532-5374: Johnny-Cake. A round bread makes a square meal for a clever fox.
• Stop in the library this week and help us celebrate National Library Week. Every time you visit sign up for the drawing sponsored by the Friends of the Library. They are giving away 5 - $20 Amazon gift cards. All libraries in our district (Centralia, Ho
• Dial-a-Story 532-5374. Jack Hannaford: There was an old soldier who had been long in the wars–so long, that he was quite out-at-elbows, and he did not know where to go to find a living. So he walked up moors, down glens, till at last he came to a f
• Everyone is invited to come see Serengeti Steve and his Reptile Zoo in the Teen Room at the Main Library on Saturday April 16 at 11 a.m. This program is sponsored by CRLD's Next Generation program.
• Saturday April 2 at 2p: Movie in the Teen Room at the Main Library. Movie being shown is based on the 1999 Newbery Medal winner by Louis Sachar about Stanley Yelnats and his stay at Camp Green Lake, "a juvenile detention facility where there is no l
• Teens can win up to $3,000 for their public or school library through this video contest from ALA President Roberta Stevens. Runs through April 18, 2011.
• Friends Book Sale, Saturday April 9, 8-11a at the Main Library.
• More information on NextGen, after-school program for 5-8 grades.
• Photos from yesterday's geocaching expedition.
• A hunting we shall go...
• NextGen kids are out hunting for geocaches with Mr. Marcum leading the way! Wonder what they'll find?
• Project Next Generation kids made their dreams come true using Photoshop. Check out their pictures.
• Dial-a-Story 532-5374. One of Aesop's popular fables, The Hare and the Tortoise.
• If you belong to a reading group you should check out this site.
• After-school program @ your library
• Not only is March 6-12 Read an E-Book Week it is also National Return Your Borrowed Books Week. Whether borrowed from the library or from friends, this is the week to return the books. Who knows, maybe all those books you've loaned to your friends w
• "Reading aloud with children is known to be the single most important activity for building the knowledge and skills they will eventually require for learning to read." ~ Marilyn Jager Adams
• Dial-a-Story 532-5374. The Golden Touch by Nathaniel Hawthorne. ONCE upon a time, there lived a very rich man, and a king besides, whose name was Midas...
• All branches will be closed Monday, February 21 in observance of Presidents Day.
• Dial-a-Story 532-5374. The Goats in the Wheat Field. When all else fails to get the job done, ask a bee.
• Dial-a-Story 532-5374. The Frog Prince. A Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm story as retold by Jane MacMichael. A long time ago, when wishes were wished and often came true...
• via Shoppers Weekly
• needs to order GPS units for Next Generation, the library's after-school program for 5th-8th graders. Any suggestions?
• Advisory Message issued by the City of Centralia: The Red Cross has established a center for those persons needing shelter due to power outages. For information, contact the Red Cross direct at 532-3511 or the Centralia Dispatch Center at 533-7602 for i
• The Main Library and all branches are closed today February 2nd due to the weather. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.
• The Main Library and all branches are closed today (Tuesday, February 1) due to the weather.
• is closing at 4p today, Monday January 31.
• Geocaching is being added to the after school program for grades 5-8 this year. Local geocacher coming in to speak. Kids will get to use GPS units and help build a library cache. Sign up forms available at all CRLD libraries and online at
• Dinosaurs in the Discovery Room...
• Dial-a-Story 532-5374 - Punxsutawney Phil and Groundhog Day
• After-school program for 5th-8th graders starting February 1st at the Main Library. Advance sign up required. Forms available online or at the library.
• Dial-a-Story, 532-5374; Five Peas in the Pod by Hans Christian Andersen.
• Thursday, January 20: Main Library will be closing at 4pm today.
• Thursday, January 20: Libraries in Hoffman, Irvington, Odin, and Sandoval will be closed today. The Main Library in Centralia is open. Listen to WJBD Radio (1350 AM, 100.1 FM) for up-to-date information on library closings; or check cancellations on WJBD
• New story on Dial-a-Story, 532-5374; The Fox and the Rooster by Sir Geoffrey Chaucer.
• All libraries in the district will be closed Monday, January 17 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr Day.
• Dial-a-story 532-5374. Why the Evergreen Trees Keep Their Leaves in Winter.
• Libraries that are open on Friday will be closing at 4p this Friday, New Year's Eve; and libraries that are normally open on Saturdays will be closed on New Year's Day. The Main Library will be open regular hours (1:30-5p) on Sunday January 2nd
• All libraries in our district are closed all day Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The Main Library will be open on Sunday the 26th from 1:30 to 5p as usual. Have a safe holiday.
• Friday December 17: Libraries at Hoffman and Odin are closed today.
• Thursday, December 16: The Main Library will open at noon and close at 5p. All branch libraries (Hoffman, Irvington, Odin, and Sandoval) will be closed. Listen to WJBD Radio (1350 AM, 100.1 FM) for information on closings; or check for cancellations on W
• If the weather's bad and you're not sure if our libraries are open, listen to WJBD Radio (1350 AM, 100.1 FM) for information on closings; or check for cancellations on WJBD's website.
• The Main Library will be closing at 4p today due to weather conditions.
• According to the Associated Press, Oprah has selected a pair of Dickens classics, "A Tale of Two Cities" and "Great Expectations" for her latest book club picks. Will you be reading along with Oprah fans?
• If you like Christmas stories this is the contest for you!
• Your online guide to snowflakes, snow crystals, and other ice phenomena ...from the California Institute of Technology. There are some pretty cool close up pics of snowflakes.
• Holiday Craft Workshop, Saturday December 4th from 1-4pm in the Teen Room. There will be several "make and take" crafts available for assembly. All ages are welcome. Children 6 years of age and under must be accompanied by an adult. This is an
• The Friends' cookbook is now on sale at the library. The book is hardback and contains 375 recipes for only $11. Stop by and get yours today.
• Balloon Fest
• Swine flu information, symptoms and resources for Marion County
• Marion County Apple Picking Orchards and Apple Farms for Marion County
• School Program - Whirling Rainbow Productions
• School Program - Derek Evens As Theodore Roosevelt
• School Program - Dan Keding
• School Program - Nuclear Percussion Ensemble
• School Program - Chris Egelston And Associates

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