Month: May 2026

On Thursday, May 7th, Elgin Public Library hosted Dinosaur Dimensions at Elgin Public gym. Preschool through 3rd grades from Elgin Public and Pope John schools were invited to help kick off the Summer Reading program. They learned that some dinosaurs are carnivores, omnivores and some are herbivores. The highlight of the program was when they got to meet the “real” dinosaurs: Velociraptor, Pteranodon, Stegosaurus and of course, a baby T-Rex. It was quite exciting to get to meet the dinosaurs up close and personal. A “big” thank you to Curt Strutz from Strutz Entertainment for the fun and exciting program!

Summer Reading begins Monday, June 1 and runs through Monday, June 29th.

Young children ages 3 and 4 are invited to story time on Monday and Wednesday mornings from 9:30 to 10:15. A second story time will follow for ages 5 & 6 beginning at 10:30 until 11:15. Children who have completed grades 1 – 5 are invited to come on Thursday afternoons at 1:00 for Activity time. It will last about 1 hour and will start on Thursday, June 4 and will end on June 25.

We will also be having our Summer Reading Challenge. Anyone interested in participating may stop by the library the week of May 26th through June 1st and get their Reading log.

To sign up for story time, activity time and/or the reading challenge please go to our Facebook page, stop by the library and register in person, or give us a call at 402-843-2460.