Last week, young patrons greeted some very unusual visitors to the library - miniature horses!  Star, Rascal, Faith and Linzee arrived in Deb Murphy's trailer.  They jumped out of the trailer and readied themselves for their special mission - to listen to children read.  Afterwards, children had the opportunity to write a letter or color a picture for the horses.  We look forward to their next visit!   -Elaine B. Read more about Hoofing it for Reading

April is National Poetry Month.  We have been celebrating all month at the library with a display of some of poetry titles - funny, quirky, beautiful Read more about Poetry for Your Pocket

It is almost that time of the year when we say "Thank you!" to all of the volunteers who have shared their time and talent with the library.  Today I want to give a special "Thank you" to four very special volunteers who helped at the library this week:  Daisy, Kallie, Mocha, and Sam.  Yes, these four fabulous volunteers are DOGS!  These canines are paw-sitively fabulous story listeners who have been specially trained with their owners to work with people, in settings like schools, hospitals and libraries.   Thank you also to handlers Tracy and Bill Jobe (Kallie and Mocha), Sandra Little (D Read more about Raise Your Paws for Books!

Winter, in my opinion, is a time for snuggling under the covers with a good book (at least until it snows enough t Read more about Elaine's Bookshelf

We have very exciting news!  Newbery Award-Winning children's book author Linda Sue Park will visit The Urbana Free Library on Friday, February 22 at 4 p.m. Read more about Guess Who's Coming to Visit?