Most books are $1 - eight rooms full of books Brush Building in the CPL parking lot, enter the parking lot on Monroe Street (between Poplar and 51 South)

The River-to-River Trail Society will once again offer a schedule of guided hikes in and near the Shawnee National Forest. All hikes are free and open to the public,  and typically average about four hours in length. Although the hikes vary in level of difficulty, all are intended for people […]

Spring is almost officially here and the frog calls have started! Join Biologist John Palis as we get a jumpstart on warmer weather by learning how to identify our local frogs by sight and sound. Registration required. Please call 618-457-4836.

It’s about freezin’ for a reason.  Pounds Hollow Recreation Area will be the chilly site for the Shawnee Polar Plunge into Pounds Hollow Lake to support the Friends of the Shawnee National Forest and the Equality Fire Department. Registration can be made online at https://go.illinois.edu/2ndAnnualPolarPlunge. Onsite check-in will begin at […]