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Volunteer Fair! Saturday, April 29 • 1-4 pm • All ages with adult Are you looking for great volunteer opportunities? Stop by and meet representatives from various organizations, ask questions, and find out more about volunteer options in our area. Visit our website at www.vppl.info for more details. Food truck sponsored by the Friends of the Villa… [...]

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… [...]

March is Women's History Month and March 8 is International Women's Day. Check out one of these titles to celebrate! [...]

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. [...]

Please be patient as the Library Catalog is currently non-responsive, we are working to resolve the issue. [...]

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   [...]

Transgender Awareness Week began November 13 and concludes with Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20. Transgender Day of Remembrance was founded in 1999 to memorialize transgender people who have been killed because of transphobia. From books to graphic novels to documentaries, VPPL has many resources to help you learn about the transgender community and engage… [...]

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 [...]