October, 2023 Archive

Join the Friends for their annual Murder Mystery Play, The Case of the Motorcoach Murders by Tony Schwartz and Marylou Ambrose.  Those savvy enough to figure out whodunit will have the chance to win fabulous prizes from local businesses. Refreshments will be served. Tickets are $12 in advance (available at the library beginning on Saturday,… [...]

The Villa Park Public Library is holding a naming contest for the new Outreach van and would like YOUR help to select a name for the van! Library visitors may vote for a name here: Outreach Van Naming Contest entry form! The contest will end at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. One (1) winner… [...]

Summer Reading is here! Tuesday, May 30th - Friday, August 4th 2023 Join the Summer Reading Program – All Together Now – this year and read for enjoyment and for a chance to win prizes! We’re offering a variety of activities and incentives all summer long, for everyone from babies to seniors. Summer Reading is easy, fun, and open… [...]

Visit Nothing Bundt Cakes in Elmhurst, located at 355 S. Route 83, during the week of May 15-May 20 and the Friends of the Villa Park Library will receive 15% back on all purchases if you mention the Friends. A flyer is available here. Please note: You can show the flyer on your phone, bring… [...]

The library will host a bookmark contest from April 1-30 for patrons of all ages who reside in Villa Park or Oakbrook Terrace. Artists are invited to design a bookmark using this year’s summer reading program theme, “All Together Now.” There will be one winning bookmark in each of the age groups below. The prize for the… [...]

Come and experience this free, family-friendly event! Enjoy the Northern Illinois LEGO® Train Club’s huge LEGO® display at the Villa Park Public Library. This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Villa Park Library and will be hosted at the Villa Park Public Library, located at 305 S. Ardmore Avenue, Villa Park, IL  60181… [...]

We are celebrating Earth Week (April 22-April 30) this spring by participating in the 14th Annual Neighborhood Forest free tree program, whose aim is to provide free trees to kids every spring. Since 2010, Neighborhood Forest has engaged over 1,000 institutions, reached over 250,000 families and planted over 90,000 (mostly urban and residential) trees through… [...]

Staff have put together our 2nd Annual Holiday Gift Guide, you can find it online here: https://www.vppl.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-Gift-Guide-8.5x11-VPPL-2.pdf Printed copies are also available at the library. [...]

Calling all crafters! We have a new online resource just for you! Checkout Creativebug, which contains over 1,000 video classes available online anytime. You can find Creativebug on our website here: https://www.vppl.info/digital-library/digital-reference/?sortby=name   [...]

We are happy to report that Axis 360 has been re-enabled in our online library catalog (Aspen) and checkouts through the online catalog (Aspen) should now be working. Thank you for your patience. If you encounter any issues, please let us know by calling the library at (630) 834-1164 or emailing us at ask@vppl.info [...]