2019 Oscar Contest

January 22nd - February 24th, 2019 Predict the winners of the 91st annual Academy Awards and be a winner yourself! Pick up a ballot at the library or fill out the form below! Entrants with the most correct answers will win movie tickets! Open to teen and adult Lemont Library cardholders only. Only one ballot per person. Deadline for entries is Sunday, February 24th at 5:00PM.  The winner will be notified on Monday, February 25th.

Love Your Library Reading Program

January 15 - February 28, 2019 Get cozy with a book and earn chances to win one of four gift baskets in our winter reading challenge! For every hour of reading completed, you will receive a ticket for the prize drawing. The challenge is open to all ages from baby (read-to-me) to adult. Stop by the Adult or Children's desk to sign up and receive your registration prize. Limited to Lemont Library Cardholders. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

My Library Rewards is Here!

Sign-up for My Library Rewards Your library card just became an even better bargain with My Library Rewards. In addition to free access to items such as books, movies and music, starting in June, you can earn discounts on food, recreation, gym memberships and more. Here’s how it works: Whenever you check out an item from the Lemont Public or any library within the Pinnacle Cooperative whether it be a book, video game, or movie you will get 10 points. If you check out five items, you get 50 points, and so on. You can earn up to 100 points...

All Levels Available in Rosetta Stone!

Lemont Library patrons now have access to more levels in Rosetta Stone! Rosetta Stone Library Solution Plus offers the same access to 30 languages, but ALL correlating levels! Remember to log in through the library link to start learning! http://lemontlibrary.org/rosetta-stone/ 1 Level Only Swahili Pashto Indonesian Dari Urdu   3 Levels Only Arabic Dutch Filipino (Tagalog) Greek Hebrew Hindi Irish (Gaelic) Japanese Korean Latin Persian (Farsi) Polish Portuguese Swedish Turkish Vietnamese   5 Levels  Spanish, Latin America Spanish, Spain English, American English, British French Italian German Chinese Russian

Online Education Service: Gale Courses

Never stop learning.  Whether you’re looking for college-level, professional development, or personal enrichment courses, the Lemont Public Library now offers hundreds of online courses that are accessible anywhere online, 24/7. Gale Courses offer well-crafted lessons, expert online instruction, and interaction with fellow students. Gale Courses offers access to online learning courses that are available anytime, anywhere, any place. Other benefits include: Courses are free for all patrons interested in any discipline Gale Courses is easy to use; you use your library account to sign up and log in With six-week courses, you can join programs year-round To enroll, visit the Gale Courses...

Get a NEW passport at the Library!

Lemont Public Library accepts applications for NEW passports! Passport Hours: Monday – Thursday: 9:00AM – 12:00PM, 2:00PM – 4:00PM & 6:00PM – 8:00PM Friday & Saturday: 9:00AM -12:00PM & 2:00PM – 4:00PM Sunday: Applications not accepted For detailed information, please visit lemontlibrary.org/passports/  

Bypass the long lines for Movies: Check out a Roku!

Check out a Roku movie streaming device and see the latest movies! Recently added, A Private War, The Girl in the Spider's Web, Widows, First Man and many more! Choose from hundreds of movies and several TV shows to watch, click this link to see a full listing! All you need is a TV with an HDMI connection and internet at home. Follow this link to place one on hold today! Available for Lemont Library Cardholders 18 and up only.