Book Sale

Saturday, November 3rd 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM The sale will feature bargain-priced new or gently used books, movies, music and audiobooks. Most items are $1.00 or less. A selection of computers and e-readers will also be available for sale!

Trick or Treat at the Library!

Wednesday, October 31st 4:00 - 6:00 PM Free event for all ages! Wear your Halloween costumes and trick-or-treat at the library! You will be able to receive treats and trinkets from some of your favorite book characters. Attendees will also receive a raffle ticket to enter to win a spooktacular basket full of Halloween fun donated by the Friends of the Library.

New Book Club! Food for Thought

Wednesday, October 17th @ 7:00 PM Attention foodies! Join us for our new Food for Thought book club. We'll meet quarterly and discuss a book that focuses on one of our favorite topics.... food! Our fall selelction is Delancey: a Man, a Woman, a Restaurant, a Marriage by Molly Wizenburg. Reserved copies are available for check out right now at the library! Food related to the book will be served. Registration not required. *21 and over only.

Helping Veterans on the Homefront

October 1 through November 15, 2018 For the 11th year, the Library is partnering with the Lemont-Homer Glen rotary Club and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Lemont VFW Post 5819 to collect items needed by the Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans in Wheaton and the Fisher House at the Hines V.A. Hospital. For each item donated from the veterans’ wish lists, you will receive a $1.00 coupon to pay library fines, purchase items from our Used Book Sale, print or fax (up to a $10.00 maximum per account). Wish list items included individual size personal products, cleaning supplies, paper products,...

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...

Find your next read!

Find your next read by subscribing to our email lists! Find out what's new, discover new genres, and see what the best selling books are, just by signing up! Follow this link to add your name and email address. Just click on which email lists you would like to subscribe to and discover your next read!

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/