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Each winter, the Library partners with local nonprofit organizations to serve as a collection site for everything from mittens to macaroni and cheese. We hope you’ll join us in contributing to these worthy causes. Please note each one has its own deadline for donations. Cozy Comforts Drive for WINGS Program Through December 23, we are collecting… Read More

The Park Ridge Public Library is pleased to announce the adoption of its 2026–2030 Strategic Plan, approved by the Library Board on August 19, 2025. This plan will guide the Library’s priorities and investments over the next four years. Developed with extensive input from residents, community partners, and staff, the plan outlines a clear vision… Read More

Join the Friends of the Park Ridge Library on Thursday, October 23, at Fire + Wine in Park Ridge for a Dine & Donate Night! Grab your friends, make a reservation andmention the Friends when you order. The Friends of the Library will get 20 percent of the proceeds from your meal. Can’t make it… Read More

Baker & Taylor, the leading supplier of library content, software, and services to public and academic libraries in the U.S. – including the Park Ridge Library - recently announced they are closing. How will this affect our library? There will be a delay in receiving some newly published books as supply chains adjust in the… Read More

Congratulations and Happy National Friends of the Library Week to our very own FOTL group, who raised nearly $6,000 through their Fall Book Sale this past weekend! We are so grateful for all that they do in support of the Library, including the funds they raise to fund our popular live concerts, reading program prizes,… Read More

The Friends of the Park Ridge Library will host their annual Fall Book Sale in the First Floor Meeting Room at the Library on Saturday, October 18, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. A special Members Only Preview Night is open to members of the Friends of the Library on Friday, October 17, from 4… Read More

Extra! Extra! Library patrons can now access the Chicago Tribune online both in the Library and from anywhere on a computer or personal device. The Tribune is available in several forms through the Databases page on our website.    Chicago Tribune Digital Edition database allows the user to view onscreen the newspaper layout as it… Read More

Work to upgrade our HVAC system is now underway. As the project progresses, the temperature in some areas of the Library may be warmer or cooler than normal. We appreciate your patience while the HVAC crew works to make the Library space more comfortable for all our patrons and staff. We anticipate this phase of… Read More

This past April, we set a goal to collect 1,000 pounds of plastic materials by the end of 2025. Thanks to all the patrons and staff who brought in their plastic, we've already collected 1,100 pounds. The goal was set through a partnership with Clean Up - Give Back, a Des Plaines-based organization that runs… Read More

The Park Ridge Public Library is now offering Doorstep Delivery, an expansion of its Homebound Delivery service. Doorstep Delivery is perfect for patrons in a variety of circumstances, whether you need a one-and-done or short-term assist with getting library materials, or a long-term plan. This service, along with our schedule of virtual programs, our collection… Read More