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Display your art at the Effingham Public Library

by Oran Colwell | October 1, 2026

Featured | Library Announcements

Displaying your artwork at the EPL offers a simple and cost-free opportunity to share your creative talents with the local community. Artists are provided with one to two months of exhibition time, with the flexibility to rearrange or rotate pieces to maximize exposure and showcase the full range of their work.


Book Recommendation – September

by Oran Colwell | September 1, 2026

Book Recommendations | Featured

Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar A newly sober, orphaned son of Iranian immigrants, guided by the voices of artists, poets, and kings, embarks on a remarkable search for a family secret that leads him to a terminally ill painter living out her final days in the Brooklyn Museum.


Book Recommendation – August

by Oran Colwell | August 1, 2026

Book Recommendations | Featured

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games.