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1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
Literacy skills begin to develop at birth, long before a child actually learns to read, and it is never too […]
Two new digital services are now available to Library users. Kanopy, a movie streaming platform, is now available for SJCPL […]
Community Creations at the Western Branch By Chad Rajski, Youth Engagement Librarian Around noon on September 23rd, we were visited […]
by Barbara Bailey, Development Specialist Somewhere between childhood and adulthood, many of us lose our way to the Library. Maybe […]
Civil Rights in South Bend’s History
by Joseph Sipocz, River Park Branch Manager Rosa Parks, the Greensboro Four, and the March on Washington are a few […]
The St Joseph County Public Library (SJCPL) and South Bend Museum of Art (SBMA) are proud to announce that five […]
The library may be temporarily closed, but that does not stop meetings from happening, committees from forming, or services from […]
While we’re stuck at home, cooking mac & cheese and ordering toilet paper online, let’s read and talk together! In […]
Coastline Children’s Film Festival
This March, SJCPL will host screenings of the films Mary and the Witch’s Flower and Kid Flix as part of the 8th Annual Coastline […]
A hike in the woods or a picnic in the grass is only a visit to the Library away. SJCPL, […]
The whole community benefits when more people have access to the Public Library, but for some library cardholders, there are […]