Morrison Talbott Library

10/20/2026

LAST CALL to register for Beads, Bracelets, & Broomsticks (grades 6-12) on Thursday, October 22 at 6:30pm!

Teens will get to create bead art or a design bracelet. Advance registration required by calling 618-939-6232 or emailing [email protected].

10/19/2026

LAST CALL for Teentober Challenge Sheets
During October, any teen (grades 6-12) that completes any five activities on our game board and turns it in by October 31 will get to choose a prize and be entered in a prize drawing for an RMC Cinema or Walmart gift card!

We also have our Teen Hangout (grades 6-12) program on Thursday, October 29 from 6:00-7:30pm, where teens can hangout, eat snacks, complete crafts, and play games

10/18/2026

This Tuesday, register for the virtual event with Geoffrey Baer here: https://bit.ly/LPS6GeoffreyBaerRegistration

10/18/2026

Join us this week for BOTH of our adult book clubs!

Page Turners meets Wednesday @ 3:30pm and Moxie & Mocktials meets Thursday @ 7:00 pm.

10/18/2026

This week at the library!

10/17/2026

The Friends of Morrison-Talbott Library Book Sale will be in ONE WEEK on Friday, October 23 from 12:00-5:00pm and Saturday, October 24 from 9:00am-3:00pm.

10/16/2026

Due to the weather, the library will not be attending the YMCA Trunk or Treat this evening.

UPDATE 10-16-26 Due to the weather, the library will not be attending the YMCA Trunk or Treat.

You can find the library at two Trunk-or-Treat events this month! This Friday, October 16 from 6:30-8:30pm, we will be at the Monroe County YMCA - HTC Center and on Saturday, October 31 from 5:30-7:30pm, we will be at the Courthouse Square in Waterloo. 🎃

10/16/2026

🚗Last Chance to Participate in the Library Crawl
The 8th Annual Library Crawl takes place through October 31. Pick up your Library Crawl Passport at Morrison-Talbott Library for a list of participating libraries throughout Southern Illinois. Visit 5 or more libraries and return your completed passport for a chance to win a prize!📚

10/16/2026

🎃Thank you so much to everyone who visited or helped make our booth at the Waterloo Pumpkinfest a success! We appreciate everything that our MTL staff and volunteers from the Friends of Morrison-Talbott Library did to make the day possible. We had a children’s game and the prize was for the kiddos and teens to win a free book. We gave away over 700 books!

And a special thank you goes out to Girl Scout Troop 179 for hosting a book drive to earn their Bronze Award and providing us with close to 2,000 books total! The rest of the books will be given away at other family events, including Family Reading Night in November and Christmas Open House in December.📚

10/16/2026

📚Storybook Creations is THIS Tuesday, October 20 at 6:30pm for kiddos in PreK through 2nd grade! We will be reading a pumpkin themed book and painting pumpkins! We currently have spots available, but advance registration is required by calling 618-939-6232 or emailing [email protected].

We would like to give a special shoutout to Johanning Farm for providing the pumpkins! 🎃