Helen R Kuenstler Trust

Helen Ruth Kuenstler April 6, 1925 – May 30, 2019

Miss Kuenstler bestowed an everlasting legacy gift to the library for the purchase of reading materials. Please join us in celebrating Miss Kuenstler’s life and love of literacy and the library. Reading materials purchased with the proceeds from the Helen R. Kuenstler Trust can be identified by a book plate designed in her honor near the front of the book.

You are welcome to contribute on behalf of yourself or another. Donations help fund materials purchases, technology upgrades, and more smrld.org/support-the-library/

Reception to Honor Kuenstler Bequest was held on Sunday, October 8, 2023 from 2-4 PM at SMRLD, 2001 Delmar Ave

We enjoyed hearing stories of Miss Kuenstler’s lasting impact on her family, friends, and students.

Helen Kuenstler Tribute by Robert Olen Butler: American fiction writer and former student of Miss Kuenstler. His short-story collection A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1993.

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America Reads Tutor April 19, 2025 at 9:00 am – 3:00 pm America Reads TutorAvailable for Students K-12 Grade1 Hour SessionsFirst Come, First ServedWednesday from 4-8 PMFriday from 4-6 PMSaturdays from 9 AM-3 PMSMRLD, Youth Services Dept, 2001 Delmar AveThis notice does not constitute an endorsement by the Board of Education and is delivered solely as a public service.
Saturday Play & Learn For Babies & Toddlers April 19, 2025 at 10:00 am – 11:00 am Six Mile Regional Library District, 2001 Delmar Ave, Granite City, IL 62040, USA Saturday Play & Learn For Babies & ToddlersSaturday, March 15Saturday, April 19Saturday, May 17*10 AM at SMRLD2001 Delmar Ave Stories, Songs, & Slightly Messier Playtime*May Play & Learn will be a Baby/Toddler Prom!Questions? Email [email protected] or call the Youth Services department at 618-452-6238 ext 720
All Wound Up! April 19, 2025 at 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Six Mile Regional Library District - Johnson Road Branch, 2145 Johnson Rd, Granite City, IL 62040, USA All Wound UpBeginning yarn crafts 11AM - 1 PMSaturday, March 15th - Beginner CrochetSaturday, April 19th - Beginner KnittingSaturday, May 17th - Beginner Knitting2145 Johnson RoadRegister at tinyurl.com/allwoundup2 or call 618-452-6238
Nintendo Switch April 19, 2025 at 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Teen Room, 2001 Delmar Ave, Granite City, IL 62040, USA Nintendo SwitchEvery Saturday, 1-4 PMTeen Room, 2001 Delmar AveGrades 7-12For more information email the Teen Services Librarian at: [email protected]