Holiday Hours

The library will have some special hours over the next two weeks. On Wednesday, December 24th the library will close at 1:00 and will remain closed on Thursday the 25th. The library will also close at 1:00 on Wednesday the 31st and will remain closed on Thursday the 1st. We hope everybody has a great holiday season!

Holiday Card Shop

Are your kids getting excited about the upcoming holidays? They can work off that extra energy making cards for their loved ones at our holiday card shop! Ages 3 and up can stop in at the library on Saturday, December 13th between 11 and 2. We'll provide the paper and glue while the kids bring their imagination!

December Issue of Excerpts Available

Winter Reading Club...art and magic programs for kids...the 1963 Chicago Bears...exciting documentaries...these are all programs that will be happening over the next few months at your library! Find out the details on these and more in the new edition of Excerpts. Glencoe residents will soon be receiving their copy of Excerpts in the mail, but you can also check it out online or pick up a copy at the library.

Best of 2008!

It's the time of the year for colorful lights, snowy days and..."best of 2008" lists! In order to make your browsing easier we now have a collection of best books of 2008 lists on our Readers Services page. We also have a display of some of our choices for best nonfiction books of the year in the Johnson Room for you to peruse. Our Readers Services desk is always open as well if you'd like to find out more of our favorites. The holidays are a great time to get caught up on all of the wonderful books that you've missed!

Gallery 659 on Display at the Library

Make sure you check out our display cases through the month of December, when we will be showing items from Gallery 659's newest show entitled Off the Wall. Gallery 659 is a cooperative art gallery located in downtown Glencoe at 659 Vernon and is supported by Glencoe's Human Relations Forum. You can also see some photos of our display cases at our Flickr page.