Solon Public Library

10/16/2026

👩‍🍳 We're cooking up some apples this weekend 🍎🍏

On October 17, we're going with autumn's seasonal fruit--the apple. So we're reading The Apple Cookbook: 125 Freshly Picked Recipes. Pick a recipe, take inspiration from the book or just bring your favorite food related to the theme. Table service and drinks provided by the library.

Stop by the circulation desk to get your copy of this month's book.

For adults, families welcome. No registration required.

10/15/2026

👻‼️ TONIGHT ‼️🦆

Come chill with a spooky movie while painting ceramic Sugar Skulls and ghost ducks! We'll vote on a selection of movies, grab our paint supplies, and fuel up on snacks.

This program is intended for teens (6th - 12th graders), no registration required.

10/14/2026

Huge shout out to ICN for helping us during an outage and getting us back up and running with easy, clear communication!

Did you know the ICN connects Iowa's public libraries? 📚

When the internet goes down, the stress goes up. We’re proud to help take that stress away for library leaders like Interim Director Megan Richardson. When unexpected fiber cuts happen, we rise to the challenge with rapid ticketing, fast communication, and clear repair timelines.

Check out the full story from our friends at the Solon Public Library in the first comment below! 👇

10/14/2026

🎃 Our Great Pumpkin Decorating Contest is going strong! 🎃

Remember to stop in with your pumpkin before closing on October 17! Voting will take place the week of the 19!

10/13/2026

📚 On October 20, for this month's book club, we're discussing One Giant Leap: The Impossible Mission That Flew Us to the Moon by Charles Fishman! 🌙

The Solon Book Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month. It is open to any interested adult readers. Members suggest book titles for discussion and each discussion is led by the person who suggested the title. Stop by the circulation desk to get your copy of this month's book.

Intended for adults, no registration required. New members always welcome!

10/12/2026

🎃‼ The great pumpkin decorating contest is here ‼🎃

Join us for our Sixth Annual Great Pumpkin Decorating Contest! 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!

10/11/2026

The Pumpkin Painting Party is tomorrow! 🎃👩‍🎨

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!

10/11/2026

Tied for the #8 most challenged book of 2025: A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

-- SYNOPSIS --

Eighteen-year-old Trinity Marrow may be going blind, but she can see and communicate with ghosts and spirits. Her unique gift is part of a secret so dangerous that she’s been in hiding for years in an isolated compound fiercely guarded by Wardens—gargoyle shape-shifters who protect humankind from demons.

10/10/2026

Tied for the #8 most challenged book of 2025: Looking for Alaska by John Green

-- SYNOPSIS --

Sixteen-year-old Miles’ first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks, but is defined by the search for answers about life and death after a fatal car crash.

10/10/2026

Tied for the #8 most challenged book of 2025: Identical by Ellen Hopkins

-- AUTHOR STATEMENT --

“Identical tackles perhaps the most difficult subject matter of all. It is about identical twins whose father is sexually abusing one of them. I chose this subject matter because the issue touched the lives of three of my friends. Today, they are successful, beautiful women who you would never believe this might have happened to. I want readers to know it is possible to find a way beyond this terrible place, into a brighter future.”

“Censorship comes from a place of fear. We fear that which is different, what we cannot comprehend. Books gift us
with understanding, empower us with knowledge. So, obviously, would-be censors have it all wrong.”

-Ellen Hopkins