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Romantasy became one of the biggest trends of 2025 (and a featured segment of our 2025 Summer Reading Guide!) with books and series often promoted and shared on TikTok and […]

Like walkin’ in the rain and the snow. When there’s nowhere to go… Actually, there is! Stop into Seymour Library, it’s FREE! Sign up for a card if you don’t […]

Calling all poets! In celebration of Seymour Library’s 150th Anniversary, this year’s poetry contest invites participants to share their Library Love through verse. Share a favorite memory of your local […]

Nothing says love like a Post-it! This February, we’re celebrating all the ways our library touches hearts! We’re inviting you to grab a heart-shaped Post-it and leave us a love […]

Every year, the American Library Association honors the best in children’s literature with the Newbery Medal for outstanding writing and the Caldecott Medal for exceptional illustration. For nearly a century, […]

Calling all book lovers! Library Shelfie Day is just around the corner, taking place on Wednesday, January 28th, 2026. This annual event is your chance to show off your love […]

A new year brings hope, the chance to start over, make new plans, and set new challenges and goals. If you’re looking for a way to boost your reading, you […]

2025 is officially over, and now it’s time to reflect! We’re taking the time to look at our top circulating titles here at Seymour Library. From books and collections catering […]

A LOT is happening at Seymour Library in 2026! We start the year off with a construction project, a celebration of the library’s Sesquicentennial (150th Anniversary), a new line-up of […]

Snow is falling, and books are calling!  Stuck on what to get the booklover in your family? Looking for some books to cozy up with on a cold winter day? […]

We’re making improvements to better serve you! Seymour Library is undergoing construction to create new spaces and update existing areas. What’s Happening Upper Level: Our second floor is being redesigned […]

Fall has us feeling thankful at Seymour Library! We want to take a moment and thank the staff, volunteers, and library board for all their hard work and support.  We […]

Nearly 150 years ago, Melvil Dewey introduced the Dewey Decimal System. A classification system that organizes nonfiction books into ten main classes based on subject, which many libraries have used […]

The leaves are falling, and Seymour Library is calling! Seymour Library’s October programs are packed with Fall Family Fun! From a ghost-themed scavenger hunt in the Family Space, to ghostly […]

2025 brings new reads, programs, and more to Seymour Library! This month, we are celebrating TeenTober with a fresh selection of YA books that are sure to captivate teen readers […]

As we move into fall, it’s time to honor Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month! Hispanic Heritage Month began as a week-long celebration in 1968, and twenty years later, it was expanded to […]

Seymour Library is excited to announce that Sensory Kits are now available in the Family Space, thanks to funding from the 2025 FLLS Family Literacy Mini-Grant. These kits are designed […]

With the change of seasons approaching, and 2026 right around the corner, we want to take a moment and celebrate all the amazing things that have happened at Seymour Library […]

Thank you to all the families that joined us for Seymour Library’s Discover Summer series! Over 325 children registered for this year’s summer reading program focused on art, imagination, curiosity, […]

If you love your library but wish you could carry it with you wherever you go, well, there’s an app for that! Libby is a free app that lets you […]

So far, over 200 children have registered for the library’s summer reading program, Discover Summer: Color Our World! Families have joined us for storytimes, crafts, STEAM book club, and visits […]

For too long, graphic novels have been unfairly dismissed as “not real reading.” But the verdict is in, and the literary world is finally embracing graphic novels as a powerful […]

Calling all explorers! Discover Summer at Seymour Library, June 28 through August 9, and join us for an art-themed adventure filled with storytimes, STEAM programs, book to movie clubs, and […]

Audiobooks. For some, the very word raises eyebrows. Is that reading? I used to wonder the same. For years, I was a die-hard physical book lover. I loved the feel […]