SCPL news & updates
October 2021
Upcoming Events
See what's happening this month.

Click on the Events Calendar to see a detailed listing of programs and events happening at SCPL in September.
Check Out the Internet
Borrow a portable wifi hotspot and connect to the Internet anytime, anywhere. Call or stop by any SCPL location for more information.
Food Truck Friday
Enter to Win!
This past year has been a challenge for many so let's have some fun! Each month SCPL will feature a new puzzle challenge. For this month's challenge, download or pick up a puzzle sheet at any branch and solve as many of the puzzles as you can. Return your sheet by email or drop it off at any SCPL location. Each person who solves the puzzle correctly will be entered into a drawing for a $10 local gift card.
Download your puzzle challenge here.
Memorial and Honor Donations
Selections From the New Shelf
Staff Selections
Programs and Events
Fall Storytimes
We will continue doing programs (Preschool, Baby &Toddler and Homeschool Hangout) outside on the courthouse lawn at Rockport. Hatfield will be under the shelter, and Grandview will be in the parking lot. We will reevaluate on a weekly basis depending on the COVID numbers and will keep everyone posted. If you have any questions please call 812-649-4866 and ask for Jenny.
1000 Books Before Kindergarten
Do you have a baby, toddler or preschooler? If so, join SCPL's 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program to help your child be ready for kindergarten. This program promotes reading to newborns, infants, and toddlers and encourages parent and child bonding through reading. The goal of the program is to establish strong early literacy skills that will allow children to gain the confidence to become strong readers. Contact our Children's Department or Click here for more information.
Adult Programming
In Person Classes!
Rockport Book Club
The Book Club at Rockport meets the first Friday of every month at 1:00 PM. You can join virtually or at the Main Library in Rockport. For more information please contact Erin by calling 812-649-4866.
November 5th at 1:00 PM at Rockport in the Large Meeting Room
Discussing Lessons From Lucy by Dave Barry.

As Dave Barry turns seventy—not happily—he realizes that his dog, Lucy, is dealing with old age far better than he is. She has more friends, fewer worries, and way more fun. So Dave decides to figure out how Lucy manages to stay so happy, to see if he can make his own life happier by doing the things she does (except for drinking from the toilet). He reconnects with old friends and tries to make new ones—which turns out to be a struggle, because Lucy likes people a lot more than he does. And he gets back in touch with two ridiculous but fun groups from his past: the Lawn Rangers, a group of guys who march in parades pushing lawnmowers and twirling brooms (alcohol is involved), and the Rock Bottom Remainders, the world’s oldest and least-talented all-author band. With each new lesson, Dave riffs hilariously on dogs, people, and life in general, while also pondering Deep Questions, such as when it’s okay to lie. (Answer: when scallops are involved.)

Lessons From Lucy shows readers a new side to Dave Barry that’s “touching and sentimental, but there’s still a laugh on every page” (The Sacramento Bee). The master humorist has written a witty and affable guide to joyous living at any age.

-Excerpt from Amazon.
Richland Book Club
October 11th at 1:30 PM at Richland Branch

Discussing The Librarian of Boone's Hollow by Kim Vogel Sawyer.

Eccentric heiress Josephine Warrick is a notorious recluse - reigning over a crumbling pink mansion on a private island, she is rarely seen but often whispered about. So when Brooke Trappnell, a struggling young lawyer, is summoned to the island, she has no idea what's in store. As she listens to Josephine recount a story of old friendship, dark secrets, and a mysterious murder, it becomes clear that Brooke is there for two reasons: to help protect Josephine's beloved island, and to make amends with her old friends, the skinny-dipping, secret-keeping girls of the The High Tide Club.

To fulfill a dying woman's last wish, Brooke must track down the descendants of Josephine's closest friends and bring them together for a reunion of women who've never actually met. But in doing so, Brooke uncovers a scandal that could make someone rich beyond their wildest dreams…or cause them to be in the crosshairs of a murderer.

-Excerpt from Amazon.
November 8th at 1:30 PM at Richland Branch

Discussing various Holiday books with a red cover.
SCPL Virtual Recipe Swap

We are trying to bring you new and interesting programming during these difficult times. One way we are doing this is through our SCPL Virtual Recipe Swap page on Facebook. Click here to request to join. This group allows members to share tips, tricks, and recipes with each other. Join today!