We are pleased to announce that we now offer access to full-text Chicago Tribune articles from 1985 to present day. You must have a Lake Bluff Library card number or be connected to the Library WiFi in order to use this resource. If you have questions or encounter any difficulty connecting, please contact the reference desk by email or call us at 847-234-2540.
The Lake Bluff Public Library is saddened to announce the loss of a beloved longtime staff member, colleague, and friend. Donna M. Williams passed away on December 31, 2020 following a brief illness.
Donna joined the staff in 1991 and spent 28 years working with the children of Lake Bluff. She was a tremendous advocate for children and she had an incredible knack for finding the perfect book for the right reader at the right time. As a colleague, she was an invaluable friend and mentor. More than one of our current staff members chose to pursue a career in libraries because of Donna.
And of course, we would be remiss if we did not acknowledge her as perhaps the greatest cat enthusiast on staff.
We are pleased to announce a new addition to our Curbside Pickup service: contactless printing, copying, scanning, and faxing. Our Document Services page has information and instructions on how to use this new service, available beginning December 21.
Winter Reading Club for adults, teens, and children has begun! This year, our theme is Books Like Us, which is all about celebrating the transformative power of seeing yourself and others reflected in a story. Visit our Winter Reading Club page for everything you need to know about Winter Reading Club, including signup, paper logs, and some great reading lists and other resources. We will have a monthly prize drawing for all ages for prizes purchased from local businesses.
We are pleased to announce that the exterior book drops have officially reopened for returns. We have a drive-up book drop on Oak Avenue and a walkup return bin right by the Library's main entrance. Return bins will be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Thanks to everyone for their patience and cooperation as we worked back up to reopening the book drops!
Right now, we are accepting returns on a limited basis due to the high volume of materials that are currently checked out. Here is what you need to know:
It's official: the 2020 Summer Reading Club for adults, teens, and children has officially begun!
This year, our theme is Reading is Your Passport to Adventure, which is appropriate because the Summer Reading Club is doing a little traveling and moving to a brand new online format. We'll be using Beanstack, an online tool that allows you to track your reading progress. You can use Beanstack online or download the app through the App Store for your mobile or tablet device.
This isn’t exactly the way we envisioned making this announcement when our Board approved this exciting policy change a few months ago, but effective June 15, the Lake Bluff Public Library will be implementing autorenewal. This means that going forward, the system will automatically renew any eligible items before they become overdue. If an item can’t be renewed—if there’s a hold, if you’ve renewed it 3 times already, or if it’s a special loan like a Trending Title or ILL—the system will send you an alert. We hope that this change will make using the Library even easier and more convenient for you!
For these last couple of weeks, our staff has been hard at work developing plans of action to bring key Library services online. At this point, we anticipate that all Library programming will be held virtually through at least the month of August. This includes the Summer Reading Clubs for adults, teens, and children.
This website redesign has been in progress for many years and we are so excited to finally show it to you. Some of the highlights of our new site include:
