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The Park Ridge Writers Group welcomes Chicago Sun-Times investigative reporter Robert Herguth to their June 12 program at 7 p.m. in the Library’s first floor meeting room. The program is open to anyone curious about the writing process, looking for inspiration for their own writing projects and thinking of joining the Writers Group. Herguth will… Read More

Our Summer Reading bookmark contest is back! We need the help of talented artists in town to design our Summer Reading bookmarks. The theme for this year's Summer Reading program is "100 Years of Summer Reading." Our mascots are the goats, Gus (for the Children's program) and Billie (our teen goat). We are also posthumously… Read More

The annual Spring Book Sale organized by the Friends of the Park Ridge Library raised more than $8,400 last weekend, the second-highest grossing Book Sale in their history. The Friends hosted its annual Spring Book Sale in the first floor meeting room at the Library on Saturday, May 4. A special Members Only Preview Night… Read More

The competition for 2024 is done - congratulations, Washington School! - and this summer's rising fourth and fifth graders can get a head start on the list for 2024-25 with the updated collection of books. See the virtual display at the link below. For more than 40 years, the Park Ridge Public Library has partnered… Read More

On Tuesday, April 30, the Park Ridge Library will host Día, a cultural celebration that will consist of two programs: a Storytime event featuring readings of books in different languages, and a showcase that will feature music from various cultures.  Día is a nationally recognized initiative created by the American Library Association that emphasizes the… Read More

The Friends of the Park Ridge Library will host their annual Spring Book Sale in the First Floor Meeting Room on Saturday, May 4, 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, May 3, from 4 to 7 p.m.… Read More

In order to reach his goal of becoming an Eagle Scout, Park Ridge eighth grader Owen Hanba had to plan and develop a project in service to his community. Hanba, of Scout Troop 1, created a Seed Library that will be housed at the Park Ridge Library beginning this Spring. “For my Eagle Project, I wanted… Read More

Congratulations to Janet Jack, who has borrowed - and read - more than 1000 books delivered to her through the Library’s Homebound Delivery service. With Homebound Delivery, library staff and volunteers arrange to deliver any type of circulating library material (books, audiobooks, CDs, etc.) to cardholders who can't get to the library. Any person living… Read More

Miss Catherine updates the Book Madness brackets weekly. This month, "Madness" means something a little different in the Children's department at the library. It's time for kids up to grade 5 to cast their votes for which nonfiction book or which series they'd rather read in this year's bracket contest. Printable brackets can be found… Read More

Washington School, winners of the 2024 Battle of the Books Congratulations to the 2024 Battle of the Books first place winner, Washington School! Kudos to second place winner Carpenter School, and to Mary, Seat of Wisdom who took third. Thank you to all the team coaches and teachers who helped these readers prepare for the… Read More