Teen Coloring Contest: July 11–25, 2022
Teens, get your creativity flowing! Enter our summer coloring contest for a chance to win a $25 gift card. Beginning Monday, July 11, stop by the Vortex to pick up a coloring sheet or download it below. Entries must be…
Go Under the Sea with our Mobile Escape Room
Join us for an evening of summertime fun! On Thursday, July 7, you can gather your team and travel to the bottom of the ocean to find the missing treasure of Oceanika, the Mermaid Princess. Work together to return her…
Kindness Day 2022
We’re proud to support Bolingbrook Kindness Day on Saturday, May 14, with these activities for your entire family to share and celebrate acts of kindness. Be sure to also check out the Kindness Day Bolingbrook Facebook page to learn more…
May 2022 Teen Reads: Asian Voices, TikTok Favorites, Mer-May and More!
Looking for something to read? Our teen services staff are here to help. Browse our handpicked collection of books perfect for teens. Visit Teen Reads to view our booklists curated just for you. You can also stop by the teen area…
Teen Haiku Contest: April 4–24
A Japanese poem, Three lines: five, seven, and five To win a great prize! Celebrate National Poetry Month by participating in our Teen Haiku Contest! A haiku is a Japanese style of poetry that traditionally consists of three lines. The…
April 2022 Teen Reads: Awesome Anthologies, Villainous Tales & Books in Verse
Looking for something to read? Our teen services staff are here to help. Browse our handpicked collection of books perfect for teens. Visit Teen Reads to view our booklists curated just for you. You can also stop by the teen area…
Book Review: Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
SUMMARY Sophie has the great misfortune of being the eldest of three daughters, destined to fail miserably should she ever leave home to seek her fate. But when she unwittingly attracts the ire of the Witch of the Waste, Sophie…
Book Nook Scene Contest: March 21–April 4
Show some love for your favorite book, movie, game or TV show by recreating your favorite scene or moment as a book nook. A book nook is a diorama that can fit on a bookshelf. You can use any box…
Visit the Mobile Museum of Tolerance: March 14–17
We’re excited to announce that the Mobile Museum of Tolerance (MMOT) will be visiting our library this month! Come aboard this extraordinary bus-sized traveling exhibit to hear empowering stories that combat anti-Semitism, bullying, racism, hate and intolerance and promote human…
New LGBTQIA+ Reads for All Ages
Books by LGBTQIA+ authors, as well as those with queer characters, show us that our literary world can be as beautifully diverse as the one we live in. Everyone deserves to see their lived experiences reflected in the pages of…