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Complete six reading activities to earn a prize packet and a ticket for our amazing prize baskets. Think you’re up for the challenge?

Start planning some cozy activities for the winter months. We’ve got lots to keep you busy, including our Winter Reading Challenge from December 15-January 30. Also, did you know we offer Doorstep Delivery if you can’t get to the Library for a temporary or extended period? Learn all about it in our Winter 2025-26 Newsletter.

Are you in need of local food resources? With SNAP benefits unfunded starting November 1, find out where you can get support in the area.

Join us for a special storytime with the authors of This is Not My Home. Vivienne Chang and Eugenia Yoh will share their newest picture book, What If We, and lead an activity that ties into the story. Learn more.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at the Library. Watch movies in Spanish, stream an audiobook, attend a bilingual storytime, learn Spanish in Mango Languages and more!

Celebrate the publication of Becky Siegel Spratford’s anthology Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Literature, a heartfelt tribute to the genre featuring essays from several of the most influential contemporary horror writers.

To celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month, we’ll be out and about in the Village of La Grange sharing stories and songs! Join us at the Farmers Market and throughout La Grange during the month of September.

Get ready for back-to-school and Library Card Sign-Up Month in September with our Fall 2025 newsletter!

Kendra Van Kempen has worked at the La Grange Public Library since 2018 where she has focused on leading programming and developing collections for children ages birth through 12 and their families. She is a founding board member of the A.B.L.E. Ensemble and is passionate about helping to ensure the Library is an accessible space for all.

The La Grange Public Library is collecting school supplies to support students in La Grange and surrounding areas. Supplies will be distributed August 6 at the La Grange Recreation Center.

The La Grange Public Library is celebrating the work and dedication of Becky Spratford, who served nearly a quarter century on the Library Board. In the 24 years Spratford served on the La Grange Public Library Board of Trustees, she passionately advocated for the construction of the current Library building, participated in three library director searches and was involved in multiple strategic plan processes that that guided the Library’s goals and priorities.

Learn about the Institute of Museum and Library Services and how changes at the agency could impact the La Grange Public Library.