Racine Public Library

New this summer, your Racine Public Library card gives you free access to the Biblio+ streaming service. Watch movies and series, ad-free, with no limit to the number you can view. The selection includes family movies, dramas, horror, romance, sci-fi and much more.

Sign up at BiblioPlus.com/register or by downloading the app to your device. After signing up, use Biblio+ in your browser or on Android, Apple, Roku or Amazon products.

A Dino friend in need is a Dino friend indeed.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to play ring toss with a triceratops? Wonder no longer! Stop in today from 10-4 and start Unearthing Your Story as we kick off our Summer Reading Program.

Coming soon to a library near you, Unearth a Story. Join us for our Summer Reading Kickoff on May 30th during open hours. It's going to be Dino-mite!

Join us Tuesday, May 19 from 6-7pm for the Racine Blues Society's Neighborhood Blues Gathering! Drummer and educator Tim Wilsey will lead a one‑hour session tracing how Delta Blues traditions moved north during the early 20th century. The session blends clear historical explanation with live demonstration, join us for an enriching musical experience!

The Racine Public Library building and Bookmobile will be closed on Friday, May 15. We will reopen for our normal hours on Saturday, May 16.

Bookmobile Schedule Changing May 16

Thank you, Corey and Sabrina! Our Bookmobile Supervisor (Corey) is retiring, and our Bookmobile Assistant (Sabrina) is leaving for other opportunities. We thank them both for their years of dedication to the community and the Bookmobile.

While we hire new teammates, the Bookmobile will be on a limited schedule. This schedule is effective Saturday, May 16. We plan to revisit this schedule at the end of June. To see our most up-to-date version of the schedule, keep an eye on RacineLibrary.info/hours.

For the past two years, the Racine Public Library has been fortunate enough to be the library selected by our patron, LB, who won Halle Adelman’s “Book Song Challenge.” The submission window is open May 1-8, and we wanted to share this opportunity with our community. You can check out the rules and requirements at Halle’s Instagram page WayPastBooks, https://www.instagram.com/p/DWzc5MtGP0W/?img_index=1. Winners get $1000 for their library and $75 for themselves.

📚🎶 Sing your Book Song! Our seventh annual Book Song Challenge is coming this May. Help us spread the word by sharing this post with families who might like to enter! 🎤 The contest: Students write and perform an original song or rap about their favorite book from this school year for the chance to win a $1,000 Bookshop gift card for their school or library and a $75 gift card for themselves. 👀 New for 2026: Expanded Contest Timline and Online Submissions! 💻 To serve even more kids, we’re expanding the submission window to one full week (May 1-8), and we will be accepting entries on our website in addition to here on Instagram. –May 1: Submission Window Open –May 8: Last Day to Enter **Week off for us to process entries!** –May 18-20: Entry Highlights Posted –May 21: Winners Announced 😬Returning for 2026: BLOOPERS! We love celebrating mistakes, and we want kids to know they are way past awesome, even when they mess up. After you submit your official entry, send us your best bloopers for special bonus prizes throughout the contest. 🎉 There’s much more fun to come! Check out the highlights section on our profile to see lots of great Book Song examples from the last six years, and visit WayPastBooks.com/BSC for a shareable flyer (link in bio). Questions? DM us! 📢 NOTE: Contest based in the USA, but open to worldwide submissions. To be eligible for prizes, entrants must reply to all DMs regarding submission and contact info. By submitting an entry, the Submitter confirms that they have obtained prior written consent from the entrant(s)' parent or legal guardian for participation in the Contest and for the use of the entrant(s)' name, likeness, and performance. . . . #BookSong26 #WayPastBooks #HalleeAdelman #KidsContest

Finished the book discussion for "Just Like Home" by Sarah Gailey. Made our own haunted village for Seasonal Screams. We're reading "Sun Down Motel" by Simone St. James for our next session on May 27th.