Butterflies abound at the Urbana Free Library! Earlier this summer, a butterfly garden was created across the street from the Library. Read more about Butterflies Galore!

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Have you seen the film The Search for Pizza?  If you haven’t seen it yet, you are in for a treat!  It was one of the films debuted at the Read more about Of Pizza and Pens

Today with celebrate all kinds, sizes, shapes, breeds, and types of dogs because it's National Dog Day!  From sweet and cuddly to big and fiesty dogs, we love them all! More people in America have a dog for a pet (than any other animal). Read more about It's National Dog Day Today!

For all our comic and graphic novel fans (which are MANY!) remember tomorrow is Comic Con '16 here at the library. There will be a medieval combat demonstaration outside in Cherry Alley, Fablab will be here to help you create things, a drawing contest and a Cosplay Parade for people who want to dress up. Nina Paley and and Damian Duffy will also present! Carol Tilley will discuss great women in comics. Then in the evening My Neighbor Totoro will play at 8:30 in the drive-through lot of Busey parking lot so bring your lawn chairs and bug spray for that! Read more about Comic Con 2016!

I just got back from a blueberry picking weekend in Michigan and was reminded of one of my favorite books: Blueberries for Sal by Robert McClos Read more about Blueberries for Sal

Happy Birthday, Spiderman! Fifty four years ago today (August 1, 1962), Spiderman premiered in Marvel Comics. The ever popular Spiderman is widely available here in the Children's Department. Read more about Happy Birthday, Spiderman!

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Stores are filling up with school supplies, and school registration is coming this last week of July to Urbana.  When I w Read more about A Character Named School

Summer can be a time of personal renewal and transformation. Read more about Summer Transformations