Tee Time at the Library!
We are excited to bring back Tee Time at the Library this year! Join us for this special 18-hole indoor miniature golf course & fundraising event! Proceeds from this event will support important efforts like early childhood literacy, screenings, parent engagement, and more in surrounding communities by three great organizations: Tri-Town YMCA Friends of the… [...]
Cable Options and Reducing Robocalls
Thursday, May 23 6–7 pm Online via Zoom Join Citizens Utility Board (CUB) at the Villa Park Public Library for a free presentation about your cable options and reducing robocalls! Register with this link here: https://tinyurl.com/nx3wmjxb [...]
Rhythm & Rhyme @ Oakbrook Terrace Heritage Center
Monday, May 20 11:30 am-noon • All ages with adult Location | 1S325 Ardmore Ave, Oakbrook Terrace Join us on the road for a special storytime featuring music and movement! Registration is not required. [...]
Introducing Hoopla Flex
Villa Park Public Library is excited to offer access to Hoopla Digital's Flex Library to our patrons. Beginning on Tuesday, April 2, patrons will have three (3) Hoopla "flex" borrows that can be used at any time on available "flex" eBooks and digital audiobooks. "Flex" titles allow patrons to borrow new, popular, and high-demand eBooks… [...]
Tales from the Great Outdoors: A Children’s Books Family Event at Morton Arboretum
We'll be at The Morton Arboretum for the Tales from the Great Outdoors: A Children’s Books Family Event on Saturday, March 16! Listen to captivating children’s stories that ignite a love for the great outdoors, make crafts, meet authors and learn about local resources to support literacy development for all children. Stop by the Arboretum’s… [...]
Solar Eclipse – Monday, April 8, 2024!
UPDATE 4/8/2024: We are out of eclipse glasses. Thank you to everyone for their interest. Please follow the safety guidelines listed below, and check out the resources listed for more information. You might be able to catch a partial solar eclipse in your own backyard on Monday, April 8, 2024 beginning at 12:51 p.m.! It’s… [...]
2023 Year in Review!
Here's a snapshot of your library's activities in 2023! Thank you for all of your support. Click here for a PDF version: 2023 YEAR IN REVIEW [...]
2023: A Year in Read-View!
It's the perfect time to reflect on everything we've read and watched throughout the year! Click the image below for a list of 2023's best books, movies, video games, and more selected by VPPL staff members. [...]
Weekly Storytimes
Toddler Time Mondays, January 8 - May 6* 10:30-11 am OR 11:30 am -12 pm Thursdays, January 8 - May 9* 10:30–11 am Walkers with adult *No sessions on 2/12, 2/15, 3/25, and 3/28 Stories, musical activities, rhyming games, and playtime for children up to age 3 who are walking with an adult. Registration… [...]
Crikey! Today is Steve Irwin Day!!
The renowned Australian wildlife expert and conservationist is honored, along with his vision for natural preservation, every November 15. After his untimely death, Steve's wife said that his "real, true love was conservation". The date of November 15th was chosen because it is the birthday of his favorite animal, a tortoise named Harriet who lived… [...]