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Lady Gaga holds a special place in my heart as a musical artist. I love most of her work, but especially her album, Joanne. (Before you read any further, order Joanne from our collection or stream/download the album from hoopla.)…

It is that time of year again. If you’re like me, you ate too much during the holiday season and the cold weather was one more reason not to make it to the gym. Maybe it was just the cherry…

Streaming popular movies and TV shows just got a lot easier! Now, you can watch all the exciting content you’ve been missing with our Roku Ultras! These powerful, feature-packed streaming media players are pre-loaded with popular apps and digital movies…

When I was in library school, I envisioned the first day of class, I would take an oath promising my love and allegiance to physical books, thus casting aside eBooks forever. I was expecting blood, candles—the whole nine yards. Sadly,…

Bienvenido al futuro de las noticias. PressReader ofrece acceso ilimitado a más de 7,000 de los principales periódicos y revistas del mundo, sin anuncios, muros de pago o fragmentos de historias incompletas, tan pronto como estén disponibles en los estantes….

Want access to popular movies, TV shows and newspapers? You’ve got it! We’re excited to expand our digital collection to include two new free digital media platforms: RBdigital Entertainment and PressReader. RBdigital Entertainment Feel like binging? In addition to their…

Cómo ver más TV y videos en español en su computadora usando “Pongalo.” Tenemos un servicio nuevo que ofrecen a miembros con tarjeta de la biblioteca acceso a películas, televisión y más entretenimiento que se transmiten por Internet a computadoras…

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…

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…

September is Library Card Sign-up Month. If you don’t have a library card, you’re missing out! Check out our top five reasons to get a library card, and then stop by to see for yourself why your library card is…