Blog Entries

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!

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

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.

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. 

2023 was a milestone year for our library, and we're celebrating by sharing the books that Lombard read the most! Take a look at the top ten check-outs of physical books this year.

It's time to grab a book and get cozy - we're so excited to snuggle in for our 2023 Winter Reading Program for adults!

Get ready for a new-and-improved e-reading and audiobook listening experience! The Axis360 app and platform will be replaced by a new app called Boundless. We're excited to offer this updated experience to our cardholders!

Helen Plum Library is teaming up with the College of DuPage to offer free English Language Acquisition (ELA) classes at the Library. These classes aim to develop conversation, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.

Lessons in Chemistry has spent 35 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list...

Waiting to get your hands on Prince Harry's memoir? While you wait...

As 2022 comes to a close, we're looking back at what cardholders...

Urian from Adult Services recommends these books, movies, and music from the Afrofutiriusm genre. Learn more about Afrofuturism and discover his favorite picks.