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Celebrate Love Your Library Month

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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.

Guide to Your Digital Library

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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.

New Year's Resolutions for Library Lovers

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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. 

HPL Wrapped 2023

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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.

Adult Winter Reading 2023

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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!

Axis360 is Changing to Boundless

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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!

College of DuPage Offering English Classes at the Library

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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.

Staff Spotlight: Afrofuturism

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

Pride Month

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We invite you to celebrate Pride Month with our LGBTQIA+ inclusive books of all genres and for all ages! Stop in the Library and visit our Spotlight display to discover even more titles for checkout 💖

Printing Fees Reinstated at the Library

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Starting Mon, May 17, printing costs will be reinstated at the Library. Costs for printing and copying are $.10 for black and white, $.25 for color. Printing costs have been complimentary since June, and we appreciate your understanding as standard operations begin to return. 

Those who wish to print remotely may send documents through the ePRINTit service, and then visit the library to retrieve printouts via the print release station.