Morton Public Library

📚 Congratulations to Jordyn B., our next Kid Librarian!

Jordyn is 10 and attends Bethel Lutheran School. She enjoys drawing, writing, and reading. Her favorite place to read is in the forts that she builds, and she loves the Morton Library because "Why not?"!

Check out her top picks in Youth Services for the next couple of weeks!

🎉 We are excited to announce that magazines are now available on Libby! 🎉

With your Morton Library Card, you can access a wide variety of digital magazines from your phone or tablet.

📱 Already use Libby? Open the app and start exploring!
📚 New to Libby? Download the app, add your library card, and discover what’s available.

From food and cooking to home, lifestyle, news, and more, there’s something for everyone to enjoy!

What magazine will you read first? 👀

🍂 November program registration is now open! We have some fun events planned that you won't want to miss!

Check out the calendar to sign up for programs for all ages: https://mortonlibrary.libcal.com/calendar?cid=21842

🌟 We’re Hiring! 🌟
Do you enjoy working with teens? Morton Public Library is seeking a Full-Time Teen Specialist!

Plan and run programs for grades 7-12 while sharing a love of books and providing readers' advisory services.

📚 40 hrs/week | $19.50-$21/hr + benefits

Apply Today: https://mortonpubliclibrarydistrict.applicantstack.com/x/openings

📚❤️ A huge thank you to everyone who supported the Tazewell County Imagination Library fund on Dolly Day! Thanks to your generosity, we received more than 100 donations and reached our fundraising goal!

We’re especially grateful to the generous matching donors from the Morton Community Foundation for helping make your donations go even further and supporting Dolly Parton’s mission to get more books into the hands of children.

Want to learn more about the program or sign your child up to receive free books? Visit https://mortonlibrary.org/lifelong-readers/

Meet Lisa!

She's been working as a Materials Specialist at the library since June. Lisa helps to process the new materials at the library and maintain our databases. Her favorite type of book is a cozy mystery, and she enjoys making pottery!

We're so glad to have her on our team!

🦋✨ Some Dolly magic can be found at the StoryWalk® today!

Take a walk through Idlewood Park and read Dolly Parton’s beloved "Coat of Many Colors" along the way. Then, stop by Morton Public Library to explore one of the many books available to local children through Dolly's Imagination Library - "Somewhere Right Now" by Kerry Docherty.

Dolly has spent decades helping put books into the hands of children, and today, you can help do the same right here in Tazewell County. 💕

Give Like Dolly Day is raising funds for the Tazewell County Imagination Library, helping provide free books to local children every month.

📚 Stop by the library to learn more or donate today:
https://mortoncommunityfoundation.networkforgood.com/projects/306379-give-like-dolly-day-9-25-2026

📚❤️ Show your love for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library with a Tazewell County Imagination Library T-shirt!

Shirts are available now at The Cotton Top, and 50% of the proceeds from each shirt will support the Imagination Library!

Order now: https://thecottontop.com/imagination-library/786-16965-imagination-library.html

$25 can put a book in a child’s hands all year long, and right now, it can do even more.

On Give Like Dolly Day, September 25, your gift to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Tazewell County will be matched 4:1 by our generous supporters at the Morton Community Foundation.

Give $25 → it becomes $125 → 5 children receive a year of books.

Right here in Morton, 544 children receive a free book every month. Help us reach even more children across Tazewell County.

Donate Today:https://mortoncommunityfoundation.networkforgood.com/projects/306379-give-like-dolly-day-9-25-2026

Vivian and Nolan H. got their first library cards! 🎉

Did you know all kids in District 709 are eligible for a library card, even if they don't live in the library district?

Bring your students by today to celebrate National Library Card Sign-up Month and get their first library card today!