The Urbana Free Library

November is a month of history, so this November we are honoring what would be the 103rd birthday of Jean Fritz. She is an author of historical books for children, specifically about those people who... read more >

Home to the former Chanute Air Force Base for 76 years, Champaign County has a long history of wartime participation and civilian support. This Veterans Day, The Urbana Free Library would like... read more >

Interested in more stories like the one from Margot Lee Shetterly's Hidden Figures?  Author Julia Finley Mosca brings the story of Raye Montague to life, the Navy's hidden figure, with her... read more >

The Library is pleased to announce our New Children's Developmental Toys Collection. This new collection is filled with a wide variety of  toys for our youngest patrons and their families. Some... read more >

What started in the early 1900’s as an effort to gain a day of recognition for the significant contributions the first Americans made to the establishment and growth of the U.S., eventually resulted... read more >

This October we are taking a moment to celebrate famed author and poet Nikki Grimes and her 68th birthday. This fantastic and heartfelt force of nature has been exploring poetry and presenting it to... read more >

The horror and fear of Halloween is pretend.  But events like Saturday’s killing in a synagogue evoke real horror and fear.  On the eve of National Picture Book Month, I offer a few picture... read more >

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to creative writing.  On November 1, participants begin working towards the goal of writing a 50,000-word novel by... read more >

If you're looking for some movies to set the mood this Halloween weekend, your official watchlist is right here. From horror classics like Halloween and The Shining to the family-friendly flicks... read more >

Sugary, sweet treats have been a highly traded and well-loved food for over a millennium, and by the 1800s over 380 factories were built in the United States to manufacture candy. Many of the larger... read more >