Blog Entries

Our Technology and Metadata Service Manager, Alex Vancina, has received a 2024 Library Journal Mover & Shaker award!

It's finally summertime! Take a look at these free apps to help kids reach their reading goals and prevent summer learning loss.

It's almost time for the 2024 Lilac Festival Parade! Have a little extra fun with our parade Bingo game.

National Library Week is upon us! This year, we're feeling extra excited as we approach the 1st anniversary of our new building at 411 South Main Street. So, we cooked up something extra sweet to celebrate!

We're *sew* excited to launch a new drop-in program to welcome aspiring sewists to our Studio 411 makerspace!

Our new library building was featured on the cover of the March 2024 issue of the Illinois Library Association magazine, ILA Reporter.

Do you hear that? It's the sound of your next favorite audiobook! Sleuths and thrill seekers, these are for you.

Apply to be a Volunteen for our 2024 Summer Reading Program. Learn more about volunteering and fill out an application.

Helen Plum Library is partnering with Neighborhood Forest to provide families with a free tree to plant! The goal is to give every child the priceless joy of planting and watching trees grow.

Attention, bibliophiles, audiobook addicts, and library lovers: February is Love Your Library Month! We're celebrating all month long and need your help -- here are a few ways to celebrate with us and show your library love.

Libby, hoopla, Boundless... We offer cardholders lots of great ways to use the Library, but it can be hard to keep them all straight! Here's your handy guide to sorting out which one is best for you.

Please note: These machines are temporarily unavailable while we undergo some internal transitions. Thank you for your patience!

If you’ll be making resolutions this January, the Library can help! Here are some insider Library tips that can help you accomplish your goals. 

Our Youth Services Department has put together these resources for your family to learn about local and national events, different ways to explore library resources, and, most importantly, make memories.