New Readalong Audiobooks Bring the Story to Life
Have you heard of our new readalong audio collection or seen signs that say “these books were made for talking” in our Children’s area? If so, then you know we recently added new Vox books to our collection! With these…
1984 Summer Reading Throwback
In 1984, our library hosted a summer reading program titled, Fountaindale Corners: The Village That Reads! Children who met the reading requirements of the program attended a political rally, listened to campaign speeches sent to us by the nominated authors…
Mrs. C’s Book Talks (2018–2019)
Mrs. C visits Bolingbrook schools throughout the year to give book talks to the students. The books below are her picks for the 2018–2019 school year. If you see something you like, click the item’s picture to find it on…
Harry Potter Movie Marathon (December 2018)
Accio, movie viewers! The Vortex will be showing all eight original Harry Potter movies from Wednesday, December 26 through Friday, December 28 for teens in grades 6 through 12. We’ll start the movies at 12:30 p.m. each day and watch…
Mrs. Welko’s Book Talks (2018–2019)
Mrs. Welko visits Bolingbrook schools throughout the year to give booktalks to the students. The books below are her picks for the 2018–2019 school year. If you see something you like, click the item’s picture to find it on our…
American Girl and Barbie Doll Collection
Thanks to the generous support of the Friends of Fountaindale Library, we now have 28 different American Girl and Barbie dolls available for checkout to Fountaindale Library cardholders for one week! Interested in taking our new friends home with you?…
Winter Break: Disney Days (December 21, 2018–January 5, 2019)
Come to the happiest library on Earth to celebrate all things Disney during winter break. Each day, we’ll have a scavenger hunt from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., a drop-in craft or activity from 1 to 4 p.m. and a…
Holiday Magic On-the-Go (Winter 2018)
Our new mobile hotspots are your golden ticket to the best holiday travel ever! Download, stream and browse all your favorite content right from your car without eating into your data plan. Use our mobile hotspots to download eBooks for…
Friends of Fountaindale Book Sale (Fall 2018)
Don’t miss the Friends of Fountaindale Library’s Biannual Book Sale from Friday, October 5 through Sunday, October 7! Stop by and browse gently used books, CDs, audiobooks, DVDs and other items all for sale at great prices. Proceeds from the…
Checkout an EBook; Win a Samsung Galaxy Tablet (Fall 2018)
Calling all eBook readers! The Pinnacle Library Cooperative, a partnership between us and Joliet, Lemont, Plainfield, Shorewood-Troy and White Oak libraries, has lent nearly 1,000,000 eBooks through OverDrive. To commemorate this exciting achievement, we’re giving away a Samsung Galaxy tablet to…