One of the most important tools we have to execute library tasks is our catalog system. We’ve advanced from the days of the large wooden catalogs with drawers full of cards, and now we’re preparing to advance to a new catalog system in January. As we continue to prepare for the update and all the necessary changes, we will keep you informed about the process and how you’ll access the new system. Keep an eye out for the details as we share them and as always, reach out to us with any questions.
Library Events
The Winter Library Challenge is for all-ages! Participate in activities and challenges at the Library in December and January to earn secret codes. It’s as simple as joining us for one of our events, checking out different types of materials, and enjoying activities around the Library. Redeem four secret codes for a small prize and a chance to win a grand prize! You can track your progress on paper slips or using READsquared. Challenge yourself and win this WIN-ter! December’s Fun For All Night is Saturday, December 14, and is sure to be the perfect night out for the season! All-ages can enjoy gym time starting at 6:00 p.m. and the movie, The Polar Express [G] at 7:00 p.m. Fun for All Night takes place in the gym at the Solon Community Center, and is brought to you by the Solon Public Library and Solon Recreation Dept.
Join us for an all-ages celebration of the New Year Saturday, December 28, for Noon Year’s Eve! We’ll enjoy games, activities, crafts, and snacks starting at 11:30 a.m. with a countdown to Noon and the giant balloon drop, and more time to enjoy activities after. Please note the Noon Year’s Eve celebration takes place in the gym at the Solon United Methodist Church’s Family Life Center, 131 N. West Street, Solon.
Library Access
Regular Library hours are Monday-Thursday, 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. and Friday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Closed Sundays. As we approach the holiday season and winter weather, please always refer to our website calendar or call to check hours.
Please take note of our December holiday hours. We’ll be closed Monday, Dec. 23 through Wednesday, December 25, for the Christmas holiday.
We’ll be open Friday, Dec. 27, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. to allow time for our monthly staff in-service.
As we celebrate the New Year, Tuesday, December 31, we are open 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. and closed Wednesday, January 1.
Don’t forget, the digital library is always available!
Find an eBook, eAudiobook, magazines and more with Bridges, or with the Libby app on your favorite smart device. You can even stream classic films, discover new favorites, and more with Kanopy on your favorite smart device.
Everyone is welcome at the Library and our programs. Please contact us with access needs.
What’s New?
The world of non-fiction spans from religion, parenting, cookbooks, memoirs, and history. Discover something new at the library.
Believe: The Untold Story Behind Ted Lasso, the Show that Kicked its Way into Our Hearts by Jeremy Egner. When Ted Lasso first aired in 2020, nobody—including those who had worked on it—knew how a show inspired by an ad, centered around soccer, filled mostly with unknown actors, and led by a wondrously mustachioed “nice guy” would be received. Eleven Emmys and one Peabody Award later, it’s safe to say that the show’s status as a pop-culture phenomenon is secure. In Believe, entertainment journalist and Ted Lasso fan Jeremy Egner traces the show’s creation and legacy through the words of the people at its center. Drawing on dozens of interviews from key cast, creators, and more, Believe takes readers from the first, silly NBC Premier League commercial to the pitch to Apple executives, then into the show’s writers’ room, through the brilliant international casting, and on to the unforgettable set and locations of the show itself. Brimming with careful reporting and written to match the show’s heart and humor, Believe tells a story of teamwork, of hidden talent, of a group of friends looking around at the world’s increasingly nasty discourse and deciding that maybe simple decency still has the power to bring us together—a story about what happens when you dare to believe.
The Indian Card: Who Gets to be Native in America by Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz. To be Native American is to live in a world of contradictions. At the same time, the number of people in the US who claim Native identity has exploded―increasing 85 percent in just ten years―the number of people formally enrolled in Tribes has not.
While the federal government recognizes Tribal sovereignty, being a member of a Tribe requires navigating blood quantum laws and rolls that the federal government created with the intention of wiping out Native people altogether. Over two million Native people are
tribally enrolled, yet there are Native people who will never be. Native people who, for a variety of reasons ranging from displacement to disconnection, cannot be card-carrying members of their Tribe.
Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures by Katherine Rundell. The world is more astonishing, more miraculous, and more wonderful than our wildest imaginings. In this brilliant and passionately persuasive book, Katherine Rundell takes us on a globe-spanning tour of the world’s most awe-inspiring animals currently facing extinction.