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Every year, we host a Preschool Round-Up at our library where we “round up” representatives from local preschools and daycare centers in one place. This is a fun event that helps parents find the right fit for their child in…

Celebrate Black History Month with a selection of special themed programming, including crafts, stories and special exhibits. Events for Children BHM Children’s Exhibit  Monday, February 15–Friday, February 19 Visit our Black History Month interactive exhibit in the Children’s Services display…

What is One Book, One ‘Brook? Join us for the debut of One Book, One ‘Brook, our new community-wide reading initiative! We’re inviting everyone in the Bolingbrook community to come together through the shared experience of reading the same book…

Sakura Wars (2019) on PS4 is the sixth mainline game of the long-running Sega alternate history sci-fi multimedia franchise and only the second to be released in the West. With this sort of history, many might expect the game to…

As most gamers old enough to remember when licensed games were fairly common will tell you, licensed games made to tie into the release of a show or movie are generally pretty bad—rushed affairs that usually lack any of the…

As two or more petitions were simultaneously filed on Monday, December 14, 2020 for the offices of Library Trustee as of the opening hour of the filing period and/or received in the first delivery of mail on Monday, December 14,…

Are you craving some SPOOKtacular Halloween movies? Join Melissa and Dennis as they trick-or-treat through the library to find some sweet scary movie recommendations. Let us know “witch” is your favorite—don’t ghost us!

November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) where writers from around the world draft a 50,000-word novel in just 30 days. Will you conquer the challenge this year? Learn how to participate and get started writing today! NaNoWriMo Events Winning…

Our Learning Circles model helps you study a topic of interest in-depth with other people from your community. Each seven-week Learning Circle focuses on a single topic. The group takes an online course together and then meets regularly to discuss…

Tuesday, August 18, 2020, marks the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing and protecting women’s constitutional right to vote. In honor of this momentous celebration, we wanted to share a little history and some resources to…