Crete Public Library District

Knot Just for Knitters has begun another charity project! 🧶💛

This time, we’ll be making squares for My Recovery Buddy, an organization founded to help people through difficult times including addiction, trauma, grief, and medical or mental illness.

We are accepting donations of:
🧵 5"–7" knitted or crocheted squares
🧶 Soft, acrylic, washable yarn
✨ Tight weave to prevent stuffing from coming through
🐾 Yarn must be free from odor and pet hair

We also welcome donations of yarn!

Want a chance to win this beautiful 250th Anniversary of America quilt? 🧵

Enter the Friends of the Crete Public Library raffle for your chance to take it home! Raffle tickets can be purchased in person at the Patron Services desk with cash or credit card.

🎟️ $5 each or 5 for $20
📆 Winner drawn July 6

Summer Concert Series 🎤🔆

Settle in under the open sky and let the music carry you through the season! Our Summer Concert Series brings a rotating lineup of live bands to the outdoor pavilion all summer long.

Join us for our first summer concert on June 17 from 6–7 pm, featuring Rhythm & Blues band Caught on Cline!

Learn more here: https://crete.librarycalendar.com/event/summer-concert-series-12229

Friday Nights at the Movies! 🍿✨🎬

Once a month this summer, the Library will be hosting Friday Nights at the Movies! We've got quite the pet theme this summer, so to kick things off, we're going to be showing an animal-themed movie!

Join us this Friday, June 5 from 8:30-10 pm to watch "Harry and the Hendersons." 🦍✨ The movie will be played in the Jan Heideman Pavilion after sunset, weather permitting. Bring a lawn chair or picnic blanket and snacks.

Learn more here: https://crete.librarycalendar.com/event/friday-night-movies-harry-and-hendersons-12692

TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT!

Join us 6–8 PM for our Summer Reading Kickoff Party — a spooky, fun-filled evening for all ages! Enjoy a magician, petting zoo, face painting, laser tag, dogs from Love on a Leash, games, activities, pizza (1 slice per person), and snow cones courtesy of Old Plank Trail Community Bank. Come get your spooky on — we can’t wait to see you! 👻✨🎉

REMINDER: The Library will be closing today at 4 pm due to the Summer Reading Kickoff Party.

To kickoff the first week of June & Summer Reading, we have a TON of fun programs and events this week! 🎉
To register or find more details, go here: https://crete.librarycalendar.com/events/week/2026/05/31

Don't forget, you can sign up for Summer Reading starting TOMORROW, June 1, and our Kickoff Party is this Tuesday, June 2 from 6-8 pm! ✨

Calling all Teens! 🐥🎨

The Library is hosting a Teen Rubber Duck Decorating Contest! Put your creativity to the test and see who can create the most “quack-tastic” duck around.

✨ Kit Pickup: June 1–30
✨ 1 kit per teen
✨ Pick up kits at the Info Desk
✨ Open to Grades 6–12
✨ Return decorated ducks by June 30

All ducks will be displayed in the Library, with staff voting beginning July 1. The winner will be announced July 9!

EARLY CLOSURE NOTICE!

Due to our Summer Reading Kickoff Party, the Library will be closing at 4 pm on June 2. We hope to see you all at our spooktacular Kickoff Party that will be happening that night from 6-8 pm!