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Educate Stations offers Prekindergarten through 5th grade learning plans, worksheets, and activities on the following topics:

Library Receives $84,474 in PPRT payments from Village

On Friday, January 26, the Village of Lake Bluff disbursed $84,474 to the Lake Bluff Public Library for its share of Personal Property Replacement Taxes (PPRT) going back to 1980. As Library Board President Bonnie Shaul states, “The Village Board showed tremendous commitment in swiftly correcting this inadvertent error and acknowledging that, despite current financial challenges, the Lake Bluff Public Library will remain a core asset of the Lake Bluff community years into the future.”

Financial Context

HVAC Updates

August 29, 2024 

Lake Bluff Library will open as scheduled at 10 am today Thursday, August 29. After an emergency visit from the Library’s HVAC contractor yesterday afternoon, the building’s air conditioning unit was successfully repaired. Temperatures have now returned to safe levels for staff and public. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience to the community, and appreciate your understanding. We look forward to seeing you at the Library soon!

August 28, 2024 

Library closed 1/16 due to unsafe building temperatures

The Lake Bluff Library will remain closed on Tuesday, January 16 due to unsafe temperatures for staff and public. Technicians are onsite today to evaluate the HVAC unit. Both programs scheduled for today (Baby and Me and Afternoon Book Club) are cancelled.

Any updates will be shared on the Library website, Facebook, and Instagram. For information about 24/7 Library services, please visit our Explore menu. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Known issue with online catalog search bar on Library website

The Library has become aware of an issue affecting the catalog search bar on the Library website. When users attempt to search for materials, the page fails to load any results. The Library has contacted our software vendor for the online catalog for assistance in resolving this issue. While this problem persists, patrons can use a direct link to our catalog to search for materials. 

We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to have a resolution available shortly.

A message from the Friends of the Library

Dear Friend,

What an exciting year we’ve had at Lake Bluff Library! We hope you were able to make it to one of our phenomenal programs or stop by and see some of the contributions of the Friends of the Lake Bluff Library!

You are part of an incredibly strong community that works together to provide philanthropic support for special projects, programs and building needs as they arise and further allows us to continue to improve our library. The library is a gem in our community, and we are grateful for your generosity.

Access Consumer Reports with your Library card

Smart and savvy buying tips are just a few clicks away!

Lake Bluff Public Library provides free access to ConsumerReports.org, a buying advice tool. You can use it to find reliable ratings and reviews for thousands of products and help you make the most of your time and money. You can also access money-saving advice and tips, buying guides, videos and more.

Subjects include:

  • Appliances
  • Babies and kids
  • Cars
  • Electronics
  • Health, fitness and food
  • Home and garden
  • Money

Ready to get started? Get your Lake Bluff Library card number and head on over to our Consumer Reports page to log in.