Well our Winter Reading Program is over, but boy did we have fun. We had 84 children who read over 504 books and 18 adults who read 73 books in just a short 5 weeks. We had a Soup and Bread Cook-off which resulted in a tie for the winning soups. Congratulations Shirley Thompson and Linda Floyd for...

Over 60 of the Joliet area unsheltered homeless came through the Joliet Public Library's Ottawa Street Branch to attend the Preparing for Winter: Survival Giveaway event on Thursday morning. The event offered several tables full of winter supplies donated from all corners of the community. The...

JOLIET –The Joliet Public Library is hosting our second annual Giving Tree this holiday season. The library will be collecting donations for the Will County Center for Community Concerns (WCCCC). The library and WCCCC partner together throughout the year to provide opportunities to low-income...

The summer of 2016 was a busy one for the students of Ardmore Elementary School in School District #45. These committed and voracious readers managed to edge out all of the competition to win the Summer Reading trophy from the Villa Park Public Library. Of all schools represented by those who took...

During October 2016, visitors of all ages to the Franklin Park Public Library had a chance to choose the best Pokémon from ten candidates running for election. Staff chose characters from the first generation of Pokémon , created ballots, crafted ballot boxes and designed campaign posters. The...

As of Tuesday, November 1, Addison Public Library officially became a fines free library. By removing fines for overdue materials we've been able to knock down a major financial barrier for our residents who are already paying for library access through their taxes. "It's all about accessibility...

On the morning of Friday, October 28, 2016, administrators and key staff from Lake County's Hulse Juvenile Detention Center joined 10 teenage boys for a special meeting of the monthly Read for Life book discussion at Vernon Area Public Library in Lincolnshire. It was the 100th time librarians have...