The Friends of the Yorkville Public Library want to thank everybody for supporting the Annual Friends of the Library Used Book Sale and the Summer's End Sale! Between the amount of materials donated, and our patrons who purchased books, we were able to raise over $8,700!

Thank you to those who volunteered their time to make this sale a success!

Keep an eye out around town for the Yorkville Public Library’s new Pop-Up Library. The Pop-Up Library's will be bringing the library's services and resources out to the community. You will be able to sign up for a library card, checkout materials on the spot, receive help in downloading eBooks and audiobooks to your devices, listen to a story read by library staff, and learn more about what the library has to offer.

The YPL Pop-Up Library will be featured around town, at festivals, events, neighborhoods, and parks. If you would like the YPL Pop-Up Library to visit your event, please contact the library at (630) 553-4354.

Igor's Dance Dungeon is giving Monster Mash dance lessons. However, it is being run by real monsters! We need to get out of here quick! Please use the clues to unlock and open the boxes to get away.

Contact the Youth Service's desk for an appointment or stop in.

We are asking our young patrons to liven up the library for October! If interested, you can request a window space to decorate. Simply call the library at 630-553-4354 ext. 108 for an appointment.

Space is limited, so call soon!

Join Barbara Collins as she shares her experiences with helpful garden tools and offers garden ideas. Barbara earned her Masters in horticulture at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She is also a published author of two horticulture books and has been a new product reviewer for garden tools.

This program is cosponsored by the Yorkville Garden Club and the Friends of the Library.

Find out "The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs."

Then we will design a house with only the materials provided. Can you build a house to withstand the wind?

Join us for this fun STEM project.

Weather permitting.

Join us for outdoor fun! Ms. Jennette will read a story, then each child will have an area to decorate using sidewalk chalk. Materials provided.

Please register for this event!

The Board of Trustees meets on the second Monday of each month in the Michelle Pfister Meeting Room. 

Day off school, let's play games.

Join us for card games, board games, and a ton of fun!

Please register each child separately.

Join us for interactive and engaging books and activities for you and your child. Please register for one of the times on the website.

Join us at YPL for songs, stories, and dancing. Your child will receive a take-home craft to complete.

Register today and Ms Jennette will see you soon!

Medicare open enrollment for 2022 coverage starts on October 15, 2021, and continues through December 7.

Confused about how Medicare works and what your options are? Join us for an educational event where you'll learn how the four parts of Medicare, ABC & D, work. You'll also come away understanding the difference between Medicare, Medicare Supplement, and Advantage and Prescription Drug plans. Also learn about the updates for 2022 to Part D & Medicare Advantage Plans. Under CMS rules, there is no selling or obligation to attend this event. Registration is required.

Children can come to the library, select a book and read to a furry friend. All therapy dogs and handlers have been certified by an accredited organization. This program was designed because children feel less pressure when reading to a dog than to an adult; it is meant to help struggling readers and to encourage all children to read. It is open to all levels of readers and non-readers. Space is limited.

Please contact the library at 630-553-4354 ext. 108 for your 15 minute time slot.

Stop by any time Monday - Thursday 10:00am - 6:30pm to experience a parent/child guided opportunity for hands on literacy instruction. Literacy Centers are designed to give children ample opportunity to practice the very important skills of listening, reading, writing, and speaking.

We are so glad that we are able to bring back Monday Movies! This month we are showing Knives Out! Registration is required, 20 spots available. For adults 18 and older.

**Following COVID-19 policies, social distancing is required. No snacks will be allowed until further notice.

Happy Halloween!

Join our annual Halloween Fun.

Children can participate in various game stations before trick or treating through the library.

Wear your costume!

Space is limited; please register.

Join New York Times bestselling author Chris Bohjalian as he speaks in this live virtual event about his newest release, "The Hour of the Witch," a historical thriller set in 1662 and inspired by the first divorce in North America for domestic violence. Chris's work has been translated into 35 languages and adapted into three movies and a TV series.

A Zoom link we be emailed to registrants at least two days in advance of the event.

This group meets on the 2nd Wednesday each month at Noon in the Library Board Room on the 2nd Floor.

This month's book: "His and Hers", by Alice Feeney

Teen Book Club is back!

Mackenzie will lead the group in a discussion about this month's book, "We Are Okay," by Nina LaCour. The book is available for pick up starting October 5 at the Youth Service's desk.

Registration is required.

Hey Muggles!

Harry Potter Book Club has arrived. Join Mackenzie each month for a magical discussion on each book in the series. The first book, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" can be picked up at the Youth Service's Desk starting October 7.

There will be a Harry Potter Party after the completion of the final book. For ages 18 and under with appropriate reading ability.

Please register; space is limited.

We have a YPAC Ballerina joining our Story Time on Nov. 10. She will read a few stories then end with a short ballet lesson.

Please register for this program.

Explore the complex world of need-based and merit-based financial aid. Parents and students will learn strategies for lowering their EFC (Expected Family Contribution), new FASFA rules, and tips for optimizing college admissions and scholarships.