Genoa Public Library

10/09/2026

**I would also be willing to change the town name and zip code if you just let me know!**

Order your shirt here by October 19th! ---> https://forms.gle/wocFbD8qDDwNntvr6
or you can call or message your order!

Short-sleeve: $15
Long-sleeve: $20
Crewneck: $25
Hoodie: $30

10/08/2026

🍂🍲 CROCKTOBER — WEEK 2! 🍲🍂

It's Thursday, which means we've got another crockpot recipe coming your way!

🛒 Want to make this week's Crocktober recipe?
Stop by Grain's Family Market to pick up a FREE recipe card and find many of the ingredients you need!

This week's recipe is SALSA CHICKEN — only a handful of ingredients, but SO much flavor. 🌮

🛒 Ingredients
• 2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 1 jar (16 oz.) salsa
• 1 can (15 oz.) black beans, drained & rinsed
• 1 cup frozen corn
• 1 packet taco seasoning
• 1 cup shredded Mexican cheese

🥄 Directions

Place chicken breasts in the crockpot.
Sprinkle with taco seasoning.
Add salsa, black beans and corn.
Cover and cook on LOW for 6–7 hours or HIGH for 3–4 hours, until the chicken reaches 165°F.
Shred the chicken and stir everything together.
Sprinkle with cheese, cover for a few minutes, and let it melt.

🌮 Serve in tortillas, over rice, on nachos, or just eat it straight out of the bowl. We won't judge. 😂

10/06/2026

The museum is hosting Friday Friends this Friday!!! This will take place at the library due to museum reorganization!

10/06/2026

It’s time for a spooky season giveaway! 🧙‍♀️🎃

Comment your favorite Halloween memory or share a comment or picture of your favorite Halloween costume (yours or your family’s) for a chance to enter a drawing to win this book!

Drawing will be on Tuesday, October 13, one week from today!

10/06/2026

Welcome back to That’s Not a Book Tuesday!

Every Tuesday, I feature something in our library that is NOT a book!

Today’s featured Not-a-Book is… our printer! 🖨️

We have a speedy printer available for both color and black-and-white copies, and it also has scanning capabilities!

Black & white copies: 10¢ each
Color copies: 25¢ each

And did you know our printer can also print on cardstock and photo paper?

So whether you need to print a document, make a few copies, scan something, or print a photo or project on cardstock, we’ve got you covered!

Stop by the library and put our Not-a-Book to work!

10/02/2026

October's first Little Ones Story Time is tomorrow at 10:00 am!

10/01/2026

🍂🍲 CROCKTOBER IS HERE! 🍲🍂

Fall is officially crockpot season! Every Thursday in October, Genoa Public Library will be sharing an easy crockpot recipe to help make those busy fall evenings a little easier.

🛒 Want to make this week's Crocktober recipe?
Stop by Grain's Family Market to pick up a FREE recipe card and find many of the ingredients you need!

📖 WEEK 1: CROCKPOT LASAGNA

No need to heat up the oven for this one! This is all the cheesy, saucy goodness of lasagna with the convenience of the slow cooker.

🛒 Ingredients
• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 jar (24 oz.) spaghetti sauce
• 1 can (14.5 oz.) diced tomatoes, drained
• 1 tsp. Italian seasoning
• 12 lasagna noodles, uncooked
• 15 oz. ricotta cheese
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella
• ½ cup grated Parmesan
• Salt & pepper to taste

🥄 Directions

Brown the ground beef and drain.
Mix beef, spaghetti sauce, diced tomatoes and Italian seasoning.
Spread a little sauce in the bottom of the crockpot.
Break the noodles to fit and layer noodles, ricotta, meat sauce, mozzarella and Parmesan.
Repeat layers until everything is used.
Cover and cook on LOW for 4–5 hours, until the noodles are tender.
Let sit for about 10 minutes before serving.

Let us know if you tried it!

09/30/2026

09/29/2026

Welcome back to That's Not a Book Tuesday, where I will feature things in our library that are NOT books!

Today's featured Not-a-Book are puzzles! We have a variety of puzzles, ranging from 24 pieces to 1000 pieces available to take home and put together or to put together in the library! There is a nice variety of pictures and puzzle piece sizes to choose from. I frequently have a puzzle set up on the table for patrons to work on while they are visiting.

If you are interested in doing a puzzle swap, you can bring in a puzzle and take a puzzle! Otherwise, puzzles need not be checked out and it is not required to bring a puzzle in to take one home!

09/26/2026

**I would also be willing to change the town name and zip code if you just let me know!**

Order your shirt here ---> https://forms.gle/wocFbD8qDDwNntvr6

or you can call or message your order!