Solon Public Library

Tied for the #5 most challenged book of 2025: Tricks by Ellen Hopkins

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Tricks is a young adult verse novel by Ellen Hopkins, released in August 2009. It tells the converging narratives of five troubled teenage protagonists.

Tied for the #5 most challenged book of 2025: Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

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Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu can’t remember exactly when the question took root, but the answer was in full bloom the moment she and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a le***an bar called the Telegraph Club. America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown. Red-Scare paranoia threatens everyone, including Chinese Americans like Lily. With deportation looming over her father–despite his hard-won citizenship–Lily and Kath risk everything to let their love see the light of day.

❤ Today is the day! ❤

Solon Public Library has partnered with Libraries with Heart to provide Blood Pressure Screenings.

Join us today, October 7, along with College of Pharmacy students from the University of Iowa to learn why regular screenings are important!

The #4 most challenged book of 2025: Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

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The long path to the throne has only just begun for Aelin Galathynius. Loyalties have been broken and bought, friends have been lost and gained, and those who possess magic find themselves at odds with those who don’t. As the kingdoms of Erilea fracture around her, enemies must become allies if Aelin is to keep those she loves from falling to the dark forces poised to claim her world.

🎃🎨 Come enjoy a messy evening at the library! 🖌🎃

On October 12, we're painting small pumpkins for the fall season and you can even enter it into our library-wide Great Pumpkin Decorating Contest! We'll bring the pumpkins and supplies, you just need to bring your imagination!

🚨 NO BAM POW THIS WEEK 🚨

Just a quick reminder that there will be no BAM POW on October 8! The library will be CLOSED. Thank you for understanding!

The #3 most challenged book of 2025: Gender Q***r: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

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“Q***r youth are often forced to look outside their own homes, and outside the education system, to find information on who they are. Removing or restricting q***r books in libraries and schools is like cutting a lifeline for q***r youth, who might not yet even know what terms to ask Google to find out more about their own identities, bodies and health.”

-Maia Kobabe

Get your pumpkins ready, and you creativity flowing! 🎃🎨🖌

Our Sixth Annual Great Pumpkin Decorating Contest is coming up! Pick out the perfect pumpkin and get it all dressed up for the season! Decorate (not carve) a pumpkin no larger than 8 inches diameter. Get creative! Paint, glue, or any medium you can think of!

Bring your decorated pumpkin to the Library between October 12 to October 17 before closing to be considered in our contest!

The #2 most challenged book of 2025: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

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"This book is my love letter and wish for every kid who is struggling with identity, because at the time I was writing it, I was struggling with my own.”

“Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes out ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we
need sight.”

-Stephen Chbosky

Please note! The Library is closed Thursday, October 8th for staff training.

Regular hours resume on Friday, October 9th from 9 AM to 5 PM.