The Shelby County Public Library will be closed for a Staff Training Day. This includes the Morristown Branch, the Shelbyville Branch, and Carnegie East Wing, which houses the Computer Lab, Used Book Store, and the Genealogy & History Department. All locations will re-open on Saturday for their normal business hours.

Happy Fourth of July! Enjoy your Independence Day celebration! All Shelby County Public Library locations will be closed, Thursday, July 4. This includes the Velma Wortman Morristown Branch, Shelbyville Branch, and Carnegie East Wing. All branches re-open on Friday, July 5th at regular times.

All Shelby County Public Library locations will be closed on Friday, March 15 for staff training to help us better serve our patrons. This includes the Velma Wortman Morristown Branch; the Shelbyville Main building; and the Genealogy & History Department, Computer Lab, and Friends Used Book Store, which are all housed in the Carnegie East Wing.

Please use our website for help or to email questions or concerns: www.myshelbylibrary.org. You may also check the library’s Facebook, Instagram, and X pages and send us questions. All library locations will open Saturday, March 16 at their usual times. Thank you for understanding.

To keep patrons safe from the fans and dehumidifiers drying out the book stacks in the Shelby County Public Library, the Shelbyville Branch's main building will again be closed to the public on Saturday, Jan. 20. However, the Carnegie East Wing will be open! Holds may be picked up in the Computer Lab in the CEW Annex. Call the Computer Lab for holds at 317-398-7121 Ext. 303, or just call the main library number for assistance.

Send messages to the library's Facebook, Instagram, and X accounts: @myshelbylibrary

Thank you so much for understanding! Have a warm and safe weekend!

As the water drips …. The Shelbyville Main Library Branch will be CLOSED to the public on Friday, Jan. 19. All programs in the building are CANCELLED. However, the Carnegie East Wing Annex will be open from 9 am to 5 pm. If patrons need help, they may go to Carnegie East Wing at 33 W. Broadway, and we will serve everyone as much as we are able. Patrons may contact the library through Facebook, Instagram, and X at @myshelbylibrary from 9 am to 5 pm. Phone calls will be answered at 317-398-7121.

The Shelbyville Main Library Branch will be CLOSED to the public on Friday, Jan. 19. All programs in the building are CANCELLED. However, the Carnegie East Wing Annex will be open from 9 am-5 pm. If patrons need help, they may go to Carnegie East Wing, 33 W. Broadway, and we will help. Patrons may contact the library through Facebook, Instagram, and X at @myshelbylibrary or by phone 317-398-7121.

Due to a continued lack of heat, plus a lack of handicap-accessible doors, the Shelbyville Branch is closing today, Wednesday, Jan. 17, at noon.

Until then, the Morristown Branch is open and warm! If you would like a cozy place to read, head to Morristown, 127 E. Main St.

The warming shelter at the Shelby County Fairgrounds remains open at this time. The shelter will be open 24 hours a day until further notice. If you know anyone who could benefit from the shelter please let them know it is open.

Thank for understanding at this difficult time. Stay warm and safe out there!

The Shelbyville Branch is Closed TODAY, starting at noon, due to extreme cold.

Please stay warm and safe!

Watch here for announcements tomorrow!

#StayWarm #StaySafe #BabyItsColdOutside #Library #ShelbyvilleBranch