Pictures with Santa

Pictures with Santa can be picked up starting Tuesday December 9, 2025

History of Santa

Graphic in large Red letters at the top of page: THE HISTORY OF SANTA. Black text: INCLUDES HOW SANTA WAS PART OF THE CIVIL WAR! MEET CIVIL WAR SANTA - HISTORY - FREE PHOTOS! Learn how Santa Claus was used in political cartoons to boost morale for the Union Army! See Santa in person in his Civil War themed suit! LEARN ABOUT SANTA'S GROWTH AND HISTORY. Who was the first person to draw Santa? Why does Santa enjoy Coke and have a red suit? How has Santa changed over time? Professional Santa portrayer Bob Boyer will be presenting a full history of Santa Claus over the years. MONDAY DECEMBER 15th 2PM. SHEFFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY 316 N. MONTGOMERY AVE. Includes a drawing of Santa and Civil War soldiers and a framed photograph of Bob Boyer in in his Civil War Santa suit!

Eric Essix

Graphic black background. Pictire of Eric Essix holding a guitar in the left middle of graphic. Lunch & Learn with Eric Essix, Sheffield Public Library, December 19, 2025, 12:00 pm. Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the release of SOUTHBOUND, the recording that was Eric Essix breakthrough to a global audience. Eric Essix, joined by Sean Michael Ray, Dr. Melvin Butler, Kelvin Wooten, and Lil' John Roberts who played on Southbound, discuss the making of Southbound at Fame Studios. This program is free to the public. Sponsored by JAZZ ROAD..

Hallmark

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Check out a Binge Pass for Hallmark Movies

with your Sheffield Public Library card

and watch as many Hallmark movies & TV

series as you want for 7 days.

Newspapers

 

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News Resources
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Thousands of sources including newspapers such as Birmingham News, Decatur Daily, USA Today, news magazines, and transcripts of news shows including 60 Minutes and 20/20..

 

Old Herald Newspapers

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Friends of the Library Bookstore

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Travel
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New e-Serivces
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Get the app and use your library card to sign up, then start watching & reading.
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Freegal Playlist

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You can stream music 3 hours a day and download 5 songs a week to keep.
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Universal Class
 

Free classes from your library. Take classes at home or at the library. Fun classes like cake decoration or gardening, business related classes such as Microsoft Word, Excel and more.
All  you need is a Sheffield library card. Click the link above for more information.

 

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