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Now you can save even more with your library card by borrowing a Roku stick with a pre-installed streaming service, with free access to popular, critically-acclaimed shows and movies for the borrowing period. Borrow an AppleTV stick and watch the first season of “Widow's Bay,” or catch up on “The White Lotus” on HBO Max… Read More

Norm, a full-size replica of a Tyrannosaurus rex skull, is on display in the Reader Services department in conjunction with the Youth Services department's Summer Reading theme, Unearth A Story. Throughout the summer, the Library has been holding dinosaur-themed programming for kids and teens. Patrons who check in when they visit Norm can earn a… Read More

Our online catalog has a new look as well as several new features to improve your browsing and borrowing experience. Because it's a new system, you will need to create a new account. Your catalog account isn't a new library card number, it's just a means by which you can search the catalog and place… Read More

Park Ridge Mayor Marty Maloney, at the recommendation of the Mayor’s Advisory Board, appointed two new trustees, Andy Han and Sarah Cardillo, and re-appointed a third trustee, Anita De Frank, to the Park Ridge Library Board. The trustees will serve a three-year term complete in June 30, 2029. Sarah Cardillo is a human resources and… Read More

The Friends of the Park Ridge Library will host a Summer Book Sale at the Library on Saturday, July 11, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in conjunction with the Taste of Park Ridge. “We are excited to be able to again set up shop outside the Library during Taste of Park Ridge," said Friends… Read More

First came the Chicago Tribune, now you can access The Wall Street Journal from anywhere through the Library's website! Visit our Databases page for the link and to learn how to log in. Your access will be available for the next 3 days. After 3 days, simply come back and click the above link again… Read More

We’re excited to announce that the Library will soon launch a modern catalog experience designed to make searching and discovering titles easier than ever. Here's what will be new: A clean, mobile-friendly design Easier browsing by age group, genre, and popular titles Grouped search results that bring editions together Personal “Shelves” to save titles for… Read More

This July, the Park Ridge Public Library is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with a series of programs focused on this pivotal moment in American history. From now until August 31, patrons are invited to write a letter to the America of the future about their experiences and… Read More

Our Summer Reading mascot, Benny the Brontosaurus, will be hanging out at a different local business each week between June 17 and August 12! Spot Benny and you could win a commemorative T-shirt, or even your very own Benny, if you let us know where you saw him. Playing along is easy: Benny will visit… Read More

You might be surprised at how many members of our staff listen to audiobooks, and how many of our librarians feel strongly that audiobooks count as reading, and neuroscience researchers at Harvard back them up. Not only does the brain operate the same when reading print books or listening to audiobooks, Cognitive Neuroscientist Nadine Gaab… Read More