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Tell us what you
think!
The Palos Park Public Library’s Suggestion Box
is open for your ideas. Let us know what you like
about your library and/or how the library can better
serve your community.
The Library would
like to accommodate card holders with disabilities.
Please contact us to discuss your needs at least
five days prior to a scheduled event.
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HOURS
Monday - Thursday
9:30 am to 8pm
Friday & Saturday
9:30 am to 5pm
Closed on Sunday
Location:
12330 Forest Glen Blvd, Palos Park, Illinois 60464
(708) 448-1530
Link to Map/Directions
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About The
Palos
Park Public Library |
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The
Palos Park Public Library is open to serve the community six days a
week. The library's collection and services include books,
magazines, newspapers, videos, DVD's, audio books, CD's, reference
materials and databases, local history information, public internet
access and programs for adults and children.
Check out Programs and Events for latest
information.
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The Palos Park Public Library Mission
The mission of the Palos Park Public Library is to provide a wide range
of books, resources and programs for a lifetime of learning and
enjoyment in a comfortable and welcoming atmosphere. We believe that the
library is an important place for all community members to gather and
socialize. We provide meeting space, areas to sit and read quietly and
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Library Cards
Residents
of the Village of Palos Park support the library through revenue paid
through their real estate taxes. If you look on your tax bill, there is a
line item for the Palos Park Public Library and the amount that you
contribute. This entitles you and the members of your household to library
cards that may be used in libraries in the Chicago Metropolitan Area,
including many academic and special libraries, as well as all the public
libraries.The residents outside of the village limits that live in unincorporated areas, do not
support any public library. Therefore, we ask that they pay a fee equal to what the
average fee of a Palos Park resident if they wish to have a library card and check out
items from the library or participate in our programs. This fee is $180 per family per
year for all the services of this library. The staff will be happy to answer any questions
pertaining to this matter. Anyone may come in and read, browse or ask questions. Check us
out. Palos Park Library Cards are available for children as young as 6.
Library Cards
Your Palos Park library card can be used at more than 80 libraries in the
Chicago area and is free to Palos Park residents.
To obtain a library card:
- Bring in two pieces of
identification with your current Palos Park address.
- Fill out a card
application and your new card will be prepared.
- If you are under 18 years
of age, bring a parent or guardian to sign for you.
- To renew your card, bring
in identification with current address.
- For residents living in
unincorporated Palos Park, an annual family card may be purchased for
$180.00.
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Computer
Information Service
Palos Park Public Library card holders now have access to information
through newspapers and magazines from around the world through Ebsco, a
computer information service purchased by the Library.
Click on "24 Hour Resources"
to find a list of these services or call the Library during regular
business hours with any questions. (708)448-1530
Your Library Account
From Home
Palos Park card holders may renew items, place
holds, and check on their library account from home.
Here’s how:
Enter your name, the barcode number
from your library card, and create a PIN number for
yourself. (personal identification number) You are ready to
renew items, reserve books, and monitor your account form home.
Remember, if there are any fines on
your account or if an item is overdue, it will not renew.
Give us your e-mail address and you will be sent a reminder of
upcoming due dates.
If you have any questions, feel free to call the library during
regular business hours and the staff will be happy to assist. (708)
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Important
Information
Gift and Memorial Donations
The Palos Park Public Library accepts monetary donations to purchase
gift books for special occasions, to honor friends or relatives, to
celebrate special achievements or to preserve the memory of a loved
one. Donations for other memorials are also accepted. Please contact
the library for more information.
Library Display Case
Do you have an interesting hobby or collection you would like to show in
our library display case? We are accepting requests to display your
collections. If you would like more information, please call the
library (708)448-1530.
Disability Statement:
The Library would like to accommodate card holders with disabilities.
Please call or write to discuss the accommodations at least five
days prior to a scheduled event.
Trustees of the Library
David Trzcinski, President
Susan Lang, Vice President
Marie Van Huis, Treasurer
Jean Cornelison, Secretary
Robert Hazel
Jason Wood
Sheila M. Sosnicki, Administrative Librarian
Library Board Meetings
The six member Board of Trustees is appointed by the Mayor and the Village Council for
four year terms. The board meets monthly on the third Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. in the Adult
Reading Area of the library. The meetings are open to the public and the residents are
encouraged to attend.
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History of the Palos Park
Public Library
In 1927, as a memorial to her sister Jessie and her mother Emily Bartlett, Mrs. Lorado
Taft donated the proceeds from the sale of "the effects of the old Bartlett
home" to be used for a library.
In 1936, the Palos Park Woman’s Club established the Palos Library in a real
estate office at the corner of 123rd Street and 82nd Avenue. Later that year the library
was moved to the Improvement Club House which was located on the site of the present
Recreation Center. For a short time the library was moved to the pastor’s study in the
Presbyterian Church.
In 1940, the Palos Park Woman’s Club presented a permanently equipped library to
the Village. The guest speaker on this occasion was Mrs. Taft. The Woman’s Club
continues to operate the library until 1945 when the village took over and appointed a
board of trustees.
The library leased a building
on 123rd Street that had previously housed the Palos Park Post Office. The
library moved to this site in 1957 and then purchased the building in 1967.
In 1982, the library moved to its present site and completed a n addition in 1993.
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Please join us for all that the Palos Park
Public Library has to offer. |
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