Library Closed July 4th

The library will be closed on Friday, July 4th and will reopen on Saturday the 5th. Our website is always open for holds, renewals, downloadables and more!!! Have a great Independence Day!

Ravinia tickets available

We have a very limited number of Ravinia lawn seats available for specific dates for Glencoe residents only. All of the seats are lawn and are for Chicago Symphony Orchestra or Martin Theatre performances. Please stop by the Reference Desk to see exactly what shows are available. We will hand out one pair of tickets per household. Big thanks to Ravinia for their donation!

Chef and Author Ina Pinkney

Come meet The Breakfast Queen on Wednesday, June 25 at 7:00 pm!  Restaurateur Ina Pinkney, chef and owner until a few months ago of Ina’s in the West Loop, will read from her 2013 memoir and cookbook Taste Memories: Recipes for Life and Breakfast and will bring samples of one of her most popular recipes. Ms. Pinkney was awarded the Golden Whisk Award from the Women Chefs and Restaurateurs Organization, was a leader in getting smoking banned from Chicago restaurants, was a co-recipient of Chicago magazine’s 2011 Green Award, and was named the Small Business Association’s 2008 Woman in Business Champion. Copies of Taste Memories will be available for purchase and signing.

Sign up for Wordplaygrounds

Do you enjoy writing poems, stories, and creative nonfiction? Have fun exploring the world - and the worlds of your imagination - through language this summer. Our popular Wordplaygrounds creative writing workshop for students ages 13-19 returns to the library this summer on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7:00-8:30 pm, from June 24 through July 17. Taught by author and New Trier English teacher John O’Connor, this fun, interactive workshop will feature guest artists, chances for publication, and a open mic reading as well. Back by popular demand for its third year, this program is funded by the Friends of the Glencoe Public Library. If you would like to be part of the Wordplaygrounds workshop, please call the library to sign up by Friday, June 20. Glencoe teens will be given priority if the workshop fills up.

Chicago's Outdoor Public Sculpture

Take an indoor walking tour of Chicago’s outdoor art on Tuesday, June 17 at 7:00 pm with Susan Musich, the primary lecturer for Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art. Beginning with the Picasso in Daley Plaza and ending with the works in Millennium Park, Ms. Musich will reveal how contemporary artists are changing the face of our city and our ideas about what public sculpture can and should be. Her spring program on contemporary art was very well received - don’t miss this one!

Library Closed on Sundays

The library will be closed on Sundays this summer through Labor Day Weekend. We are always open online or through our app (available for iOS and Android) for renewals, holds, ebooks and more!

Summer Reading Begins!

That moment that you've been waiting for ever since Winter Reading Club ended is finally here! Life’s a Beach is this summer's adult Summer Reading Club theme. Please join us on Saturday, June 7 as we begin signing people up. You may sign up at any time during the eight weeks of the program in person or by email (radesk@glencoepubliclibrary.org). You'll get a prize for signing up and then another one after reading six books. Remember to enter our drawings for weekly prizes. We’ll be giving out our popular free DVD rental coupons for every book read, and they will double once you’ve completed six books! Two grand prizes will be awarded at the close of the program, which is August 2nd.

Of course, we've got a great program going on for kids too! During Paws to Read, kids can keep track of how much time they read this summer and earn prizes along the way. After completing 15 hours of reading, participants earn a paperback book of their choice. New this year is Baby Summer Reading Club, in which children birth to 24 months can earn a free board book by completing fun early literacy activities designed especially for pre-readers and their caregivers. YA Reading Club is already chugging along, so we will have reading clubs for everyone this summer!

Study Break Lounge

Looking to take a break from studying for finals? Stop by our legendary Study Break Lounge for free snacks and socializing. The Lounge will be open 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Saturday June 7, 1:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. on Sunday June 8, and 9:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. on Monday-Wednesday June 9-11. Check in with library staff for the exact location of the lounge. Good luck with finals!

Used Book Sale

The Friends of the Library's popular used book sale returns this weekend to the library! If you're looking for tons of great books, DVDs, CDs and more then you'll want to stop by. All proceeds benefit the library's programming and facilities. And don't forget that the Friends accept donations all year round! You can leave your books and more in the bins inside the front doors of the library.

The hours of the book sale are as follows:

Saturday June 7, 9 to 5

Sunday June 8, 1 to 5 (everything half off)

Monday June 9, 9 to 12 ($3 per bag sale)