Wilmington Public Library District

10/09/2026

October Youth Services Calendar

10/09/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who made our Cemetery Walk such a success!
-To our wonderful volunteers, your performances were fabulous! A special shout out to Jennifer Zastrow for capturing it all on film!
-Special thanks to John Persic for his ongoing care of Oakwood Cemetery and his tireless efforts helping clean up the cemetery so our event could happen!
-Natalia and Lacey for their amazing work with the Adopt a Stone program! Visit the Oakwood Cemetery Wilmington page to learn more about becoming a sponsor.
-Finally, thank you to everyone who came out to hear these fascinating stories and for your generous donations toward restoration. Every stone has a story, and thanks to all of you, those stories live on!

10/07/2026

🎃👻 SPOOKY SEASON HAS OFFICIALLY ARRIVED AT THE LIBRARY!
Our little artists got into the Halloween spirit with ceramic pumpkins and haunted houses!
There were spooky colors, creepy creations, and LOTS of creativity happening around the tables! Every pumpkin and haunted house turned out completely unique and we are absolutely loving them!
Halloween has officially taken over the library… and we are HERE FOR IT!
A huge thank-you to everyone who came out and made some spooky magic with us!
Let the spooky season BEGIN!

10/07/2026

WE MADE OUR MARK FOR INTERNATIONAL DOT DAY!
Our library was bursting with creativity for International Dot Day! 🔴🟡🔵
The kids took a simple little dot and turned it into something BIG, colorful, and completely their own! From wild patterns to bright masterpieces, there were no wrong answers just imagination, creativity, and a whole lot of fun!
International Dot Day is all about making your mark and seeing where it takes you… and WOW, did our kids make their mark!
A HUGE thank-you to everyone who came out and got creative with us! We absolutely loved seeing all those dots come to life! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

10/02/2026

10/02/2026

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10/01/2026

Jumping on the bandwagon of saying thank you to the Fishers. So many years we have been avid readers and grateful recipients of feature stories. We have so much to thank you for. From handling all of our printing needs to being a solid supporter of what we do. May retirement be the reward you both easily deserve.
Love, your friends at the library!

10/01/2026

Just a reminder that there is no Toddler time or Crafternoon today. I will however try and have a Halloween story time in the morning for toddlers one of these days so keep and eye out on our FB page. We have lot's of things planned this month. Especially our spooky library will be at the spook hike. Have a great day friends.

09/29/2026

We have had some fantastic programs at the library recently, and we wanted to give a huge shout out to our wonderful presenters, as well as our patrons who came out and supported them!

-Andrew Bullen introduced us to the historic neighborhood in Chicago, Pullman.
-Michelle Wilson showed us how to use DNA results in researching our family histories.
-Raymond Johnson, the History Cop shared the true crime story of the Grimes Sisters.

And we aren’t done yet!
UFO expert Sam Muranto-Saturday, October 24 at 1 PM
Paranormal investigator & author, Dale Kaczmarek-Wednesday, October 28 at 6 PM
Register today at 815-476-2834!

09/26/2026

It’s happening, the sticker trading. Come on over.