July is National Ice Cream Month! Beat the heat with a sweet, cool treat this summer. Try making your own ice cream or get flavor inspiration with one of our cookbooks! Stop by to browse our stacks or search our catalog for books on ice cream making.

Adult Summer Reading is underway, but it’s not too late to sign up! Our Adult Summer Reading program is a wonderful chance to read or listen to books you like and be eligible to win prizes.  For every two adult books you read or listen to, you will receive a ticket to enter into the drawings for our three grand prizes—$100 worth of gift certificates, a Roku Ultra, or an Apple iPad. All adults who sign up will be eligible for weekly prize drawings as well. Stop by and sign up today!

Join us Monday, July 23rd at 7 pm for our program “How an Illinois Music Store Helped Win the Civil War.” Chicago-based music publishing firm Root & Cady rose to prominence just before the Civil War, providing the Union with some of its most popular and meaningful patriotic anthems. Their songs shaped how both soldiers and civilians viewed the war effort. This program will be presented by Christian McWhirter, a research historian at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library.

Join Jon Burgmann from Burgmann Insurance Group Sunday, July 29th at 3 pm for Medicare Q&A. Jon will field your questions for the coming Medicare open enrollment period. Learn the differences among the different Medicare Parts, the best time to enroll, and the answers to any other questions you have.

The Edwardsville Public Library will be closed Wednesday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day. Regular library hours will resume Thursday, July 5th. Have a good holiday!