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People claim everyone has switched to digital devices, but our stack of returned books begs to differ. Nothing beats the feel of a good book — and Pleasantville clearly agrees!

August flew right by! The Iowa State Fair has wrapped up, the Knoxville Races are nearing the end of their season, and our special curio cabinet display has now been taken down. If you didn’t get a chance to stop in and see the wonderful items loaned to us by the Iowa State Fair and [...]

Check out these before‑and‑after shots of our bookshelf makeover! We want to extend a heartfelt thank‑you to Jennifer Latch of J. Latch Brushwerks for generously donating her time, talent, and energy to bring this beautiful pop of color to our adult area. Even with books moving, shifting, and rearranging all over the library, Jennifer’s creative [...]

Speaking of new books… check out this gorgeous stack of titles recently donated by the Jurgens family! They were a little too shy for a photo, so this book tower is the next best thing. They’re not quite covered for checkout yet, but they will be hitting the shelves very soon — and we can’t [...]

Bogey had the best day ever visiting his favorite vet, Trisha Webb, at the Animal Health Center of Knoxville — and he insisted on giving them a special shout‑out for sponsoring our Webb Shadle Public Library Pet Show! Their team keeps pets of every size happy and healthy all year long, and we’re so grateful [...]

I spy with my little eye… something extra special on our front doors this morning. Someone left a beautiful flower at the library, and it absolutely brightened my day. To our mystery flower‑giver — thank you for the sweet surprise. 🌸

Saturday morning, our readers swapped pages for popcorn at Webb Shadle’s first Summer Reading Reward Movie Event at the Grand Theater in Knoxville! Everyone who finished their Summer Reading log earned a free ticket to see Buffalo Kids, thanks to the generous sponsorship of Michelle Greene Real Estate — we appreciate your support more than [...]

We wrapped up our last coloring contest of the summer with another round of amazing artwork. Congratulations to our talented creators! Group 1 🥇 Rhea Morrison 🥈 Rylie Richards Group 2 🥇 Sawyer Bamberg 🥈 Naomi Harvey Group 3 🥇 Abby Harvey 🥈 Rebekah Hayes 🌞 Thanks to everyone who colored with us all summer [...]

🌱 Tonight’s the night! Join us at 6pm for our final Free Seed Program session of the summer with Iowa State University Extension & Outreach of Marion County! We’ve followed our tomato plants from tiny sprouts all the way to harvest, and tonight we wrap up with Session 4: Harvest & Preservation. Whether you’ve attended [...]

She won a copy of "When You a Adopt a Starwhal" book along with an adorable plush toy! ✨ Make sure to stop by the library for your chance to win our next prize – The Smart Cookie and a plush toy! 📚🐛 Just enter your name into the jar each time you check out [...]