Summit County Libraries
@summitlibraries.bsky.social
#2 Most Followed Library in the USA!
Current Reading Challenge:
https://summitcountylibraries.org/programs_and_news/reading_challenges_and_contests/winter_reading_challenge.php
Current Reading Challenge:
https://summitcountylibraries.org/programs_and_news/reading_challenges_and_contests/winter_reading_challenge.php
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Let's all congratulate Elijah for completing our 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program! š„³
Overheard at the library, "Oh wowwwwww isn't this cool?!" referring to Hoopla. @hoopladigital.bsky.social
We agree!
We agree!
January 12, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Overheard at the library, "Oh wowwwwww isn't this cool?!" referring to Hoopla. @hoopladigital.bsky.social
We agree!
We agree!
Some library humor to brighten your day!
January 12, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Some library humor to brighten your day!
Give a big hurrah to Bridger, our 1st 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program graduate of the year!
January 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Give a big hurrah to Bridger, our 1st 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program graduate of the year!
It's the season of the book.
January 12, 2026 at 4:37 PM
It's the season of the book.
Oh, my, goodness. We had a special visitor to the library today.
Say hi to Oliver!
Say hi to Oliver!
January 9, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Oh, my, goodness. We had a special visitor to the library today.
Say hi to Oliver!
Say hi to Oliver!
Such a good idea!
January 8, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Such a good idea!
New Year, new friends!
We would love to add you to our public library map Des Moines Public Library @desmoineslibrary.bsky.social , we just need a follow! š„³
We would love to add you to our public library map Des Moines Public Library @desmoineslibrary.bsky.social , we just need a follow! š„³
January 8, 2026 at 10:32 PM
New Year, new friends!
We would love to add you to our public library map Des Moines Public Library @desmoineslibrary.bsky.social , we just need a follow! š„³
We would love to add you to our public library map Des Moines Public Library @desmoineslibrary.bsky.social , we just need a follow! š„³
The BEST answer!
January 8, 2026 at 9:52 PM
The BEST answer!
There are dozens of us!
January 7, 2026 at 9:34 PM
There are dozens of us!
Just keep reading... just keep reading...
January 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Just keep reading... just keep reading...
Amazing Rosanna!
January 6, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Amazing Rosanna!
Hey is this thing on....
just a friendly reminder, everything we offer is free!
just a friendly reminder, everything we offer is free!
January 6, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Hey is this thing on....
just a friendly reminder, everything we offer is free!
just a friendly reminder, everything we offer is free!
1st good deed of the year in the books! We had a patron lose their cell phone and a couple of hours later she frantically asked if we had it. The panic turned to joy when she was reunited with her device!
Pro tip: If you ever need a moment of calm in your life, ask a librarian, we can usually help!
Pro tip: If you ever need a moment of calm in your life, ask a librarian, we can usually help!
January 2, 2026 at 7:57 PM
1st good deed of the year in the books! We had a patron lose their cell phone and a couple of hours later she frantically asked if we had it. The panic turned to joy when she was reunited with her device!
Pro tip: If you ever need a moment of calm in your life, ask a librarian, we can usually help!
Pro tip: If you ever need a moment of calm in your life, ask a librarian, we can usually help!
When our patrons are late for their holds...
š„ Elias Elhardt
š„ Elias Elhardt
December 23, 2025 at 9:44 PM
When our patrons are late for their holds...
š„ Elias Elhardt
š„ Elias Elhardt
It's the most wonderful time... for a book!
December 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
It's the most wonderful time... for a book!
He sprang to his courier van, to his team gave a whistle, and away they all drove like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, when he drove out of sight,
"Happy Reading to all, and to all a Good Night!"
But I heard him exclaim, when he drove out of sight,
"Happy Reading to all, and to all a Good Night!"
December 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
He sprang to his courier van, to his team gave a whistle, and away they all drove like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, when he drove out of sight,
"Happy Reading to all, and to all a Good Night!"
But I heard him exclaim, when he drove out of sight,
"Happy Reading to all, and to all a Good Night!"
He waived all the fines with a wink of his eye and stacked up the CD books up to the sky. He checked out a classic, gave a nod of his head, "Keep warm in the mountains!" is just what he said.
December 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
He waived all the fines with a wink of his eye and stacked up the CD books up to the sky. He checked out a classic, gave a nod of his head, "Keep warm in the mountains!" is just what he said.
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, He sorted the carts with a smile and a twerk. He filled up displays with wintery reads, fulfilling the Summit communityās needs.
December 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, He sorted the carts with a smile and a twerk. He filled up displays with wintery reads, fulfilling the Summit communityās needs.
His eyesāhow they twinkled! His glassesāhow merry! His cheeks are like a bookmark; his nose is like a cherry! He held up a card that he gripped in his hand, The most powerful pass in all of the land.
December 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
His eyesāhow they twinkled! His glassesāhow merry! His cheeks are like a bookmark; his nose is like a cherry! He held up a card that he gripped in his hand, The most powerful pass in all of the land.
He was dressed all in wool, from his head to his foot, and his clothes were all covered in toner and soot. A bundle of bestsellers flung on his back; He looked like a courier opening his pack.
December 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
He was dressed all in wool, from his head to his foot, and his clothes were all covered in toner and soot. A bundle of bestsellers flung on his back; He looked like a courier opening his pack.
So up to the entrance the Bookmobile flew, With a sleigh full of stories, and hotspots too. And then, with a thud that made the glass yearn, He slid right on through the outside book return.
December 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
So up to the entrance the Bookmobile flew, With a sleigh full of stories, and hotspots too. And then, with a thud that made the glass yearn, He slid right on through the outside book return.
"Now, Fiction! Now, Non-Fic! Now, Sci-Fi and Thriller! On, Mystery! On, Romance! And True Crime (the killer)! From the South Branch in Breck to the Silverthorne door, now dash away! Dash away! Read evermore!"
December 22, 2025 at 8:59 PM
"Now, Fiction! Now, Non-Fic! Now, Sci-Fi and Thriller! On, Mystery! On, Romance! And True Crime (the killer)! From the South Branch in Breck to the Silverthorne door, now dash away! Dash away! Read evermore!"
With a driver so literate, lively, and quick, I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick. More rapidly than Frisco Wi-Fi, they came, and he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name:
December 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
With a driver so literate, lively, and quick, I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick. More rapidly than Frisco Wi-Fi, they came, and he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name:
The moon on the eve of the new-fallen snow gave the luster of midday to Frisco below. When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, but a giant Bookmobile courier, shifting into high gear!
December 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The moon on the eve of the new-fallen snow gave the luster of midday to Frisco below. When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, but a giant Bookmobile courier, shifting into high gear!