Eldridge Branch
The Eldridge Branch is the headquarters for the Scott County Library System.
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Friday, September 12, 2025 - 9:00am to Saturday, September 13, 2025 - 4:00pm
The library needs donated books!
Drop off gently used books with copyright of 2015 or newer.
*No textbooks, encyclopedias, atlases, computer books or AV materials*
Looking for: Fiction / Nonfiction / Children’s (Juvenile) / Cookbooks / Gardening (Crafts) / Vintage Books / Magazines / Puzzles (Games)
Friday, September 12th = 8 AM-4 PM
Saturday, September 13th = 9 AM-4 PM
If you can't make it on this date, feel free to drop off anytime at the circulation desk at the Eldridge Branch.
Drop off location will be by the Friends corner in the entrance of the Eldridge Branch.
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 - 4:00pm
Do you love reading graphic novels? Join us each month to chat about a featured graphic novel or two, craft, play games, & more! For September, read any new-to-you graphic novel and bring it to share with the group.
This book club is for kids in 3rd-6th grade and registration is required. Register in-person at the Eldridge branch, call (563) 285-4794, or online here: https://bit.ly/sclscomic
Friday, October 3, 2025 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Usher in Autumn with this all ages, family-friendly Harvest Festival!
Bring a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy a free, live concert!
Free activities include pumpkin painting, harvest games, face painting, petting zoo, and more!
Snap a photo with the Fall photo backdrop, wander through the StoryWalk, enter to win guessing contests, and play lawn games!
Hot dogs, burgers, chicken sandwiches, beverages, and desserts will be available for purchase--you can even order to-go.
All proceeds support the Summer Reading Program.
Don't forget to visit the Friends of the Eldridge Library Book Sale held inside the library for great bargains.
The Friends of the Eldridge Branch are partnering with Scratch Cupcakes to sell a variety of cupcakes (6 pack) and edible cookie dough (4 pack)!
Sales start September 22 and close on October 11. Delivery will be October 23.
The online link will be available soon!
Proceeds help support library events.
There is a reading crisis in the United States, with as many as 40 percent of kids unable to read at grade level. Factors such as increased screen time, shortened attention spans, poverty, and the COVID-19 lockdowns play a role; however many of these factors can be mediated by systematic phonics instruction. (Phonics is learning the sounds of letters and letter combinations and being able to break down (or decode) words based on these sounds).
The Scott County Library System is committed to supporting emergent readers with decodable texts and phonics resources based on Science of Reading research. Thanks to a 2025 Regional Development Authority (RDA) grant, we...