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Wednesdays, June 16-July 28 11:30 am-12:15 pm • All ages with adult Location | Iowa Community Center, 338 N. Iowa Ave.  Enjoy fresh air stories combined with music and movement! Bring a blanket and picnic lunch if you like. Events will be held indoors at the Iowa Community Center in the event of inclement weather. No registration… [...]

This summer, the library is coming to a park near you! Join us for grab & go crafts, giveaways, activities, and maybe even a storytime! Where will the library pop-up this summer? Check out our schedule and locations below. Pop-Up Libraries are weather dependent. If it rains, the Pop-Up Library will not be held. Please call (630) 834-1164… [...]

As Summer approaches, it's time again for visiting local farmers markets. Just imagine all that fresh produce, as well as cheeses, meats, and hand-crafted items! To see a list of markets in the Western Suburbs, click on the following link:  FarmersMarkets2021 [...]

Whooooo loves reading? We do! Join us this summer on Beanstack to explore the wide world of animals and reading with our Summer Reading Program, Tails and Tales. Beanstack is an easy-to-use online program, also available as an app for iOS or Android devices. Get ready to start tracking reading, collecting badges, and earning tickets for prize… [...]

Looking for a new, unique way to browse picture books? Check out our virtual art gallery! This gallery features images from a selection of our recent favorite picture books, as well as original patron art. Browse the exhibits at your leisure and find your next great read! Click the "Picture Book Exhibit" sign to get… [...]

The 93rd Academy Awards will be broadcast on ABC on Sunday, April 25, 2021. The Father, Judas and the Black Messiah, Mank, Minari, Nomadland, Promising Young Woman, Sound of Metal, and The Trial of the Chicago 7 are all nominated for Best Picture. Get ready for the big night by having a marathon of previous Best… [...]

Best-selling author, Carl Hiaasen, will be interviewing John. John Sandford is the pseudonym of American writer John Roswell Camp. Camp won the Pulitzer Prize in journalism in 1986, and was one of four finalists for the prize in 1980. Camp is the author of forty published novels, all of which have appeared, in one format… [...]

Here is the list of books that competed in our Book Bracket Battle. Jump to: Adult | Young Adult | Kids   Adult SEE FINAL BRACKET HERE!  [caption id="attachment_33260" align="alignleft" width="131"] All the King's Men[/caption] [caption id="attachment_33261" align="alignleft" width="135"] Americanah[/caption] [caption id="attachment_33264" align="alignleft" width="132"] Dune[/caption] [caption id="attachment_33266" align="alignleft" width="129"] Gideon the Ninth[/caption] [caption id="attachment_33270" align="alignleft"… [...]

Larry McMurtry passed away on March 25 at the age of 84. Place a hold on one of these dvds or books today.   [...]

Check Her Out! [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="180"] Barbara Kingsolver[/caption] "Barbara Kingsolver was born in 1955, and grew up in rural Kentucky. She earned degrees in biology from DePauw University and the University of Arizona, and has worked as a freelance writer and author since 1985.Her books have been translated into more than two dozen languages,… [...]