Area Libraries
Most libraries have computers and meeting rooms for patron use.
The Schaumburg Library has the largest collection of business related materials
and the Skokie Library specializes in job search materials. Due to space limitations
not all libraries in this area are listed. To find additional libraries go
to http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Libweb/Public_IL.html
Algonquin Area Public Library District
115 Eastgate Drive, Algonquin, IL 60102
Phone: 847-658-4343, FAX: 847-658-0179
http://www.nslsilus.org/alkhome/
Our new main library building, opening in October 2001, will be located at
2600 Harnish Dr., just south of Jacobs High School off Randall Rd Our hours
of operation are: Monday-Thursday: 9am-9pm, Friday & Saturday: 9am-5pm,
Sundays (September-May): 1pm-5pm
Arlington Heights Memorial Library
500 North Dunton Avenue, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
847-392-0100 FAX 506-2650 TTY 392-1119
http://www.ahml.lib.il.us/
Hours:
Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–10 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Sunday,
noon–5 p.m.
Telephone reference service available after hours until midnight, call Night
Owl, 255-5895
Aurora Public Library Locations & Contacts
http://www.aurora.lib.il.us/
Main Library: One East Benton St.
Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., Friday - Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00
p.m., Sunday
(Sept. through May) 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Eola Branch: 555 South Eola Road.
Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., Friday - Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00
p.m.
Sunday (Sept. through May) 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
West Branch: 233 South Constitution
Drive.
Monday - Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., Friday CLOSED, Saturday 9:00 a.m.
- 5:00 p.m.
Sunday (Sept. through May) 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Bartlett Public Library District
800 South Bartlett Road, Bartlett, IL 60103
(630) 837-2855
http://www.bartlett.lib.il.us
Sunday 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday 9:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Saturday
9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Barrington Area Library
505 N. Northwest Highway, Barrington, IL 60010-3399
phone: (847) 382-1300, fax: (847) 382-1261, TTY: (847) 382-1301
http://www.bartlett.lib.il.us
Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m., Saturday: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Sunday:
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Carol Stream Public Library
616 Hiawatha Drive, Carol Stream, IL 60188
Phone: 630.653.0755, Fax: 630.653.6809
http://www.cslibrary.org/
Monday-Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., Friday-Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00
p.m.,
Sunday (Sept. - May) 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Chicago Public Library
Harold Washington Library
400 South State Street, Chicago, Illinois 60605
http://www.chipublib.org/001libraries/001libraries.htm
Business/Science/Telchnology Division
Business Information Center – (312) 747-4400
Computer-Assisted Reference Center – (312) 747-4470
Electronic Resource Center – (312) 747-4467
Patents – (312) 747-4450
Science/Technology Information Center – (312) 747-4450
Crystal Lake Public Library
126 Paddock Street, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
(815) 459-1687 Fax: 815-459-9581
http://www.crystallakelibrary.org/
Monday through Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday 9:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm (September - May)
Deerfield Public Library
920 Waukegan Road, Deerfield, Illinois 60015
Main Phone Number: (847) 945-3311, TDD Number: (847) 945-3372 Fax Number:
(847) 945-3402
http://www.deerfield-il.org/qllib.html
Monday-Thursday: 9:00a.m. to 9:00p.m., Friday/Saturday: 9:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.
Sunday: 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Sept. May)
Des Plaines Public Library
1501 Ellinwood Street, Des Plaines, Illinois 60016
(847) 827.5551
http://www.desplaines.lib.il.us
Monday 9:00 AM 9:00 PM, Tuesday 9:00 AM 9:00 PM, Wednesday 9:00 AM 9:00 PM,
Thursday 9:00 AM 9:00 PM, Friday 9:00 AM 9:00 PM, Saturday 9:00
AM 5:00 PM, Sunday 1:00 PM 5:00 PM
Downers Grove Public Library
1050 Curtiss Street, Downers Grove, Illinois 60515
(630) 960-1200, TDD (630) 960-1345
http://www2.sls.lib.il.us/DGS/
Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, 1 p.m.
to 5 p.m.
Gail Borden Public Library, Elgin
200 North Grove Avenue, Elgin, Illinois 60120
Phone: 847-742-2411. FAX: 847-742-0485, TDD: 847-742-2455
http://www.elgin.lib.il.us/about/about.html
Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m., Friday & Saturday: 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.,
Sunday: 1 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Elk Grove Village Public Library
1001 Wellington Avenue, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
Phone: (847)-439-0447, Fax: (847) 439-0475
Website: http://www.egvpl.org
Monday-Thursday 9:00 am - 10:00 PM Friday 9:00 am - 7:00 PM Saturday 9:00
am - 5:00 PM Sunday 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Elmhurst Public Library
211 S. Prospect Avenue, Elmhurst, Illinois 60126
Phone: 630-279-8696, fax: 630-279-0636
http://www.elmhurst.lib.il.us/
Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Sunday
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Evanston Public Library
1703 Orrington Avenue, Evanston, Illinois 60201,
Tel: (847) 866-0300 FAX: (847) 866-0313
http://www.evanston.lib.il.us/
Sunday 12 pm - 6 pm, Monday - Thursday 9 am - 9 pm, Friday & Saturday
9 am - 6 pm
Fox Lake Public Library
255 E. Grand Avenue, Fox Lake, IL 60020
(847) 587-0198
http://www.fllib.org/
Monday ~ Friday: 9 – 9, Saturday: 9 – 5, Sundays: 1 – 5 (Open
Sundays September - May)
Fox River Grove Public Library District
407 Lincoln Ave., Fox River Grove, IL 60021
Phone Number: (847) 639-2274, Fax Number: (847) 639-0300
http://susi.nslsilus.org/cgi-bin/InfoLookup/libdetail.pl?hkq=FRQ
Monday 10:00 AM - 8:30 PM, Tuesday 10:00 AM - 8:30 PM, Wednesday 10:00 AM
- 8:30 PM, Thursday 10:00 AM - 8:30 PM, Friday 10:00 AM - 8:30 PM,
Saturday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Closed Sunday
Glen Ellyn Public Library
400 Duane Street, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
(630) 469-0879
http://www.gepl.org
Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (September through May)
Glencoe Public Library
320 Park Avenue, Glencoe, IL
(847) 835-5056, FAX:847-835-5648, TDD: 847-835-7440
http://www.glencoe.lib.il.us/
Monday – Thursday, 9AM to 9PM Friday, 9AM to 5:30PM Saturday, 9AM to
5PM Sunday (except during summer)
1PM to 5PM
Glenview Public Library
1930 Glenview Rd., Glenview, IL 60025
Telephone: (847) 729-7500 Fax: (847) 729-7682 TDD: (847) 729-7529
http://www.glenview.lib.il.us/
Daily 9am - 9pm Saturday 9am - 5pm Sunday 1pm - 5pm
Grayslake Area Public Library District
100 Library Lane, Grayslake, IL 60030-1684
Phone (847) 223-5313
http://www.grayslake.lib.il.us/
Monday through Friday. 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday. 10:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m., Sunday* 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. *Closed on Sundays Memorial Day Weekend
through Labor Day
Warren Newport Public Library
224 N. O'Plaine Road, Gurnee, IL 60031
Phone: 847/244-5150 FAX: 847/244-3499
http://www.wnpl.alibrary.com/
Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. - 9 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday
9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sunday.1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Highland Park Public Library
494 Laurel Avenue, Highland Park, IL 60035
(847) 432-0216
http://www.hplibrary.org/
Hours: Monday through Thursday. 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday. Friday 9:00
a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Sat: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sept. - May
Indian Trails Public Library, Wheeling, IL
355 South Schoenbeck Road, Wheeling, Illinois 60090
Main Number: 847-459-4100, TDD: 847-459-5271, After hours Reference: 847-459-4102
http://www.itpld.lib.il.us/
Monday-Friday 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM, Saturday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Sunday 1:00 PM
- 5:00 PM
(closed Sundays in the Summer)
Itasca Public Library
500 W. Irving Park Road
Itasca, IL 60143
Phone: (630) 773-1699, FAX: (630) 773-1707
http://www.itasca.com/library/itlib.htm
Monday – Thursday: 9:00am to 9:00pm, Friday & Saturday: 9:00am to
5:00pm, Sunday(Closed Sundays Memorial Day to Labor Day)
Lake Forest Library
360 East Deerpath, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
847-234-0636
http://lfkhome.northstarnet.org/library.html
Monday through Thursday - 9 :00 am to 9:00 pm, Friday - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm,
Saturday - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Sunday - 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, Sunday closed
May
through September, Memorial Day through Labor Day weekend
Ela Public Library, Lake Zurich
275 Mohawak Trail, Lake Zurich, IL 60047-2597
Phone: (847) 438-3433
http://www.eapl.org/
Monday through Friday, 11:00 a.m. to midnight
Saturday, 1:00 p.m. to midnight
Sunday, 5:00 p.m. to midnight
Lincolnwood Public Library
4000 W. Pratt Avenue, Lincolnwood, IL 60712.
TDD: (847) 677-5277, Fax: (847) 677-1937, Night Owl: (847) 677-5482
http://www.lincolnwoodlibrary.org/
Monday through Thursday - 9 :00 am to 9:00 pm, Friday - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm,
Saturday - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Sunday - 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Sunday closed
May
through September, Memorial Day through Labor Day weekend.
The Maywood Public Library
121 S. Fifth Ave., Maywood, IL 60153
Phone: 708-343-1847; FAX: 708-343-2115; TDD: 708-343-9154
http://www.maywood.org/
Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. - 5:30
p.m.
McHenry Public Library District
809 North Front Street, McHenry, IL 60050
Fax 815-385-7085, Phone: 815-385-0036
www.nslsilus.org/mpld
Monday through Thursday 9:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M., Friday and Saturday 9:00 A.M.
to 5:00 P.M., Sundays 12:00 Noon to 4:00 P.M
Melrose Park Public Library
801 Broadway, Melrose Park, IL 60160
Phone: 708-343-3391 Fax 708-531-5327
http://www.melroseparklibrary.org/
Mount Prospect Public Library
10 South Emerson Street, Mount Prospect, IL 60056
(847) 253-5675, (847) 253-0642 FAX, (847) 253-5685 TDD, (847) 253-5714 Night
Owl Reference, (847) 253-6224 MPPL BBS
http://www.mppl.org/mppl.htm
Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 10 p.m., Saturday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sunday: 12 noon
- 5 p.m.
Freemont Public Library, Mundelein
1170 North Midlothian Road, Mundelein, IL 60060
(847) 566-8702
http://www.fremontlibrary.org/
Monday 9am-9pm, Tuesday 9am-9pm, Wednesday 9am-9pm, Thursday 9am-9pm, Friday
1pm-5pm, Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday Closed
Naperville Public Libraries
Nichols Library
200 W. Jefferson, Naperville, IL 60540
630-961-4100
http://www.naperville-lib.org/
M-F 9 to 9; Sat 9 to 5; Sun 1 to 5
Naper Boulevard Library
2035 S. Naper Blvd., Naperville, IL 60565
630-961-4100
http://www.naperville-lib.org/
M-Th 9 to 9; F-Sat 9 to 5; Sun 1 to 5
Northbrook Public Library
1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook, IL 60062
(847) 272-6224, TDD (847) 272-6229
http://nbpl.nsn.org/
Monday - Thursday 9 a.m-9 p.m., Friday 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.,
Sunday 1 p.m.- 5 p.m.
Oak Brood Public Library
1112 Oak Brook Road, Oak Brook, IL 60523
(630) 990-2222
http://www.oak-brook.lib.il.us/
Monday - Thursday: 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Friday & Saturday: 10:00
a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sunday: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., (Closed Sundays
from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend)
Palatine Public Library District
700 N. North Court, Palatine, Illinois 60067
(847) 358-5881
http://www.ppld.alibrary.com/
Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Friday 9:00 a.m. – 6:00
p.m, Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sunday: 12:00 p.m. – 5:00
p.m.
Park Ridge Public Library
20 S. Prospect, Park Ridge, IL 60068
(847) 825-3123, FAX: (847) 825-0001
http://www.park-ridge.il.us/library/
Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Friday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Saturday
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday - now open all year 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Prospect Heights Public Library
12 N. Elm St , Prospect Heights, IL 60070
(847) 259-3500, FAX (847) 259-4602, TDD (847) 259-9684
http://www.phl.alibrary.com/
Monday - Thursday 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM Friday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Saturday 10:00
AM - 5:00 PM Sunday 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Rolling Meadows Library
3110 Martin Lane, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Telephone: 847-259-6050 Hearing impaired TTY: 847-259-6055, FAX: 847-259-5319
http://www.rolling-meadows.lib.il.us/
Monday - Friday: 9:00 AM -9:00 PM, Saturday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Sunday: 1:00
PM - 5:00 PM
Schaumburg Public Library
130 S. Roselle Road, Schaumburg, IL 60193
General - (847) 985-4000, TDD - (847) 985-1462
http://www.stdl.org/
Monday - Friday 9 am - 10 pm, Saturday 10 am - 5 pm, Sunday noon - 9 pm Sunday
noon - 5 pm
(Summer hours begin Memorial Day and end after Labor Day)
Wauconda Area Public Library
801 N. Main Street, Wauconda, IL 60084
phone: 847-526-6225, fax: 847-526-6244
http://www.wauclib.org/
Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. - 9 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday
9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sunday.12 p.m. - 4 p.m. The Wauconda Area Public Library
is closed
Sundays beginning May 28, 2000 (Memorial Day Weekend) through Sunday, September
3, 2000 (Labor Day Weekend)
Wilmette Public Library
1242 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette, Illinois 60091
(847) 256-5025; TDD (847) 256-6931
http://www.wilmette.lib.il.us/
Mon-Fri 9 a.m.- 9 p.m.; Sat 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.; Sun 1 p.m.- 5 p.m.
Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District
http://www.wpld.alibrary.com/
Main Library: 768 Oak Street, Winnetka, IL 60093-2583(847) 446-7220
Monday - Thursday 9-9, Friday and Saturday 9-5, Sunday (school year) 1-5
Northfield Facility: 1785 Orchard Lane, Northfield, IL 60093
(847) 446-5990
Monday - Thursday 9-9, Friday and Saturday 9-5, Sunday (school year) 1-5
Wood Dale Public Library
520 N. Wood Dale Road, Wood Dale, Illinois 60191
Phone: 630-766-6762, Fax: 630-766-5715
http://www.wooddale.com/library/library.htm
Monday- Thursday 10:00 am - 9:00 pm, Friday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm., Saturday
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Sunday 12 noon - 4:00 pm (During school year.)
