Upcoming Events
Friday, June 26, 6:30-8:30 pm
Join us after hours for an immersive fantasy experience with food, crafts, costumes and dancing.
Dress Code: Come as you are or embrace the enchantment! Cosplay is welcome and costumed attendees may receive a fun extra treat!
Registration and signed permission slip required. Open to ages 11-16. Sign up here to attend (registration opens June 8).
Mondays, June 29 & August 3, 6-7 pm
Bring your family and join us for a picnic to promote literacy! Sign up and enjoy a screen-free hour of family time and build your family reading culture, whether that's reading a picture book out loud or cozying up with your own books next to each other. Bring your own books or enjoy a hand picked selection of your librarians' favorites.
On the library lawn, weather permitting. Dinner is provided. Please complete this form to let us know you're coming to the June 29 picnic (registration opens June 8).
Tuesdays June 30 & July 28, 2-2:45 pm
We'll snack, talk about great books you're reading, and do an activity. Pick up a copy of the optional group read at the front desk. (Ages 9-13)
Bookmark Design Contest
July 1-25
Can you picture your art on one of the library's bookmarks? Pick up an entry form at the library and return your completed design by July 25, 2026 for a chance to be featured.
Contest rules:
- Designers must be between ages of 6-18.
- Designs must be original and must fit the theme “Unearth a Story” or celebrate learning, reading, and libraries.
- One entry per person.
- Designs may be either horizontal or vertical. Use the bookmark space provided and turn in the whole form intact.
- Any 2D art medium may be used (crayons, markers, colored pencils, etc.). Please no computer generated images or 3D materials (glitter, glued items, etc.).
- Do not write your name, address, or any other identifying marks on the bookmark itself.
- Do not use copyrighted characters, logos, clip art, etc.
- Bookmarks will be judged on originality, design, and printability.
- Please keep important design details away from the edge of the box.
- Submit the original entry form available at the library or an exact photocopy of the same size.
All entries become the property of Mount Horeb Public Library and may be reproduced for public distribution, displayed in the library, and posted to the library's social media channels and website. The Mount Horeb Public Library may use each winner's name, design, and photo for publicity purposes.
The Teen Area
The teen area houses our teen collections including fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels, audio, and video games. We have a shelf of Lucky Day items (skip-the-line copies of popular books & movies). The space has comfortable seating and a variety of tables for solo or group use. Patrons of all ages are welcome. You do not need a library card to use the library space.
The library also offers two walk-in study rooms for group use or quiet study. Please ask at the front desk.
Wondering what to expect during a visit to the library? Click here to learn more and view a social narrative.
Bookbox Subscription
Readers ages 13-18 can sign up to receive a free monthly subscription box hand-picked for you! Each month, you will receive one box with a library book and several small treats. Complete this form to sign up.
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