Library Closed Monday, May 27, 2013 All Starke County Public Library Branch locations will be closed 5/27/13 in observance of Memorial Day. Please see our holiday closing schedule for a full listing of closures.

SCPLS News

Growing Up Green: Youth Gardening

Presented by The Evergreen Gardening Club, Saturday, May 25th from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Learn about plants and how to create a garden with the Evergreen Gardening club as they teach kids basic gardening skills. The program will end with heading outside planting flowers . Flowers donated by First Stage Greenhouse. Ages 6-10. Please sign up by 5/24 by calling 574-772-7323.

Moving Starke County Across America

The Moving Starke County Forward coalition wants to improve the health of local residents one step at a time! The coalition is sponsoring a “Moving Starke County Across America” walking challenge to collectively encourage residents to walk, bike or run 3,000 miles between Memorial Day and Labor Day. There will be prizes and raffle drawings after the challenge wraps up in September.

A community pep rally to start the walking challenge is scheduled Saturday, May 25th at 10:00 a.m. at Wythogan Park in downtown Knox.  The first 250 people who sign up will get a pedometer to track their progress. Various agencies will be present with health information, including a community Zumba demonstration. They will also offer advice on healthy activities, nutritional information and how to choose walking shoes. If you can’t make it to the pep rally, you can sign up at any Starke County Public Library location or call or email Heather Skelly at IU Health Starke Hospital, (574) 772-1272, or email her at Hskelly@IUHealth.org.

Digital Magazines are Here!

Zinio from Starke County Public Library brings free magazines to your computer or web-enabled device!   Zinio is an unlimited, simultaneous-use digital newsstand. This high quality service is the same as that used by many consumers to access magazines in their digital form, but is now available for libraries through Recorded Books Digital.

  • Over 60 magazines are available.  Check out as many as you like – no limits.
  • No check out period – no late fees!  Keep the magazines as long as you wish.
  • Digital Magazines are full-print, full-color (including advertisements) - exactly like the print magazine, with bonus interactive elements in many magazines.

Readers can view the magazines on a variety of devices, including smartphones, tablets, and e-readers.  You can even download the magazine so that it can be enjoyed for offline reading.  Visit the Starke County Public Library digital downloads page at www.starkecountylibrary.org/zinio  for more information, and to start enjoying these wonderful magazines!

San Pierre Recipe Club

The San Pierre Branch Library will be hosting Recipe Club meetings every other week, on Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m.  

If you are interested in attending, please contact Lisa Jakich at the San Pierre Library 219-828-4352 for the December dates.

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