.png)
🎃 October at Maroa Public Library
Happy October! Make sure to check out our calendar of events below and stop in for a physical copy so you can stay up-to-date on what's happening at the library. This month we have some Halloween-inspired crafts, a Wizard-themed Escape Room, a Crow Party, as well as the 2026 Library Crawl that starts today. Be sure to stop in and grab yourself a passport to get started, and keep scrolling to get more information on how to participate!
2026 LIBRARY CRAWL
October 1 - 31st
How to participate:
Make sure to pick up your official passport from your home library to get started.
To complete the crawl, you'll need to visit at least 5 additional participating libraries before October 31st.
Simply stop in and say hello to the staff, stamp your passport, and check out some materials while you're there.
When you've completed your passport, return to your home library and tell us about your experience!
Don't forget: When you borrow items from surrounding libraries, you can return them to your home library!
Afterschool Hangout
Thursdays at 4 pm
Anyone 2nd grade and up is welcome to join!
October 1st: ARTS & CRAFTS
Join us in making masterpieces when painting with Q tips! We'll also be making a door sign for the kids to take home.
October 8th: STEM ACTIVITY
Make your own lemon volcanos!
October 15th: GAME DAY
Pick up small pieces of paper with a straw, and put it into the bowl of your color.
October 22nd: Make-a-Snack Day
U-of-I Extension will be visiting the library for another installment of "Fun in the Kitchen"! This class will be focusing on knife safety while peeling, cutting, chopping, and dicing ingredients!
October 29th: SURPRISE
Join us for a Halloween surprise at Afterschool Hangout!
Will it be a trick...
...or a treat?
Thursday, October 1st at 6 pm
Discussing "Corrupt" by Penelope Douglas
Erika. I was told that dreams were our heart's desires. My nightmares, however, became my obsession. My boyfriend's older brother is like that scary movie that you peek through your hand to watch. He's handsome, strong, and completely terrifying. The star of his college's basketball team and now gone pro, he's more concerned with the dirt on his shoe than on me. For years, I bit my nails, unable to look away. Now, I've graduated high school and moved on to college, but I haven't stopped watching Michael. He's back, and the dirt I've seen isn't content to stay in my head anymore ...
A Look Ahead: November's Pick
"Phantasma" By: Kaylie Smith
In this spellbinding romantic fantasy, a young witch partners with a powerful ghost to save her sister--but when the competition turns deadly, his help may very well damn her instead. Phantasma only has two rules. Don't fall in love within its walls--and stay alive.
To request a copy, click here!
Friday, October 2nd at 12 pm
Discover the story of nuclear power in Central Illinois, the role it plays in providing reliable electricity today, and how nuclear energy may help meet the state's future energy needs. The presentation will include the history of the Clinton Clean Energy Center, and current operations.
Tuesday, October 6th at 5:30 pm
Taught by U of I Extension - Learn how using herbs and spices can amp up the flavor and help home cooks use less fat, sugar, and salt.
Pickup October 6 - 9th
Create your own "potion" bottle to add to your Halloween decor. Put it in your kitchen so people think you use it!
Friday, October 9th at 12 pm
Since there is no school on this day, come in and try out our wizard themed escape room!
Tuesday, October 27th at 5:30 pm
Have fun decorating a mason jar to show your Halloween spirit!
Friday, October 30th at 11 am
Discussing "Back to the Garden" By: Laurie King
The Gardener Estate was a twentieth-century Eden. Now, restoration work digs up a grim relic of the home's past: a human skull. Inspector Raquel Laing has her work cut out for her. Fifty years ago, Rob Gardener, turned his home into a commune of peace, love and equality. But that was also a time when serial killers preyed on innocents. As Raquel dives into the Estate's archives, everything she finds keeps bringing her back to Rob Gardener himself. A lot of people seem to have disappeared from the Gardener Estate that summer when the commune mysteriously fell apart.
To request a copy, click here!
Crow Party
Saturday, October 31st at 10 am
Join our murder of crows this Halloween from 10 am to Noon for trinket-trading, murder-solving, and plenty of fun-having at the library!
Trick or Treating at the Library
October 31st 4-7 pm
Pop by the library to say hi and grab a piece of candy!
Have a SPOOK-TACULAR month!
Comments