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    Oak Lawn Public Library

    4.3 (27 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Love this library so big and has so many things to offer. Even if you don't have a library card they will charge you $1.00 to use the computer for an hour. Thier computers are nice and upgraded. There's always someone to help if you need it

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    2 months ago

    I love the teen room because it's so amazing to craft, play dnd, use the computers and borrow some cool anime books

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    Palos Park Public Library

    Palos Park Public Library

    3.0(1 review)
    5.8 mi

    This is a nice library, through I don't go through often even through I do live in Palos Park. And…read morefor some people they have a nice walk to the theater. The library always is clean or at least you would hope it is, no books on the floor always nicely on a shelf. The last time I was at the library was to see Rick Kogan at the library. He and Charles Osgood have come to the library to have talk and show pictures taken, and a couple of time they had copies of their books Sidewalks and Sidewalks 2. And I have a copy of each book autographed by them. They have a website where they update when they have kid and adult programs, they show both kids and adult movies. The 2nd Wednesdays of the month they have a brief discussion about a book, and then they show the movie that it is based on at 2:00 P.M. And they update on the website what movie will be shown, not that they I have attended. And then ever so often if scheduled they show a kid's movie on Saturday afternoons which will be updated on the calendar. They also have movies to rent, but I am not totally sure how many dvds are in their collection, but they charge $1.00 a dvd to check out, and if you turn the movie back late, the overdue fee is $2.00 per day. Which just shows you that you don't want to get a movie back late. But they let you keep the movie out for a week, and plus you get to take it out in the dvd case, and not another box that they have it in like you might find in any video stores that are still in business. Personally if I wanted to see a movie, I much rather get it from Netflix, where I can keep it out as long as I want to and no late fees. And of course they have plenty of books kids and adults that you can check out for free, but and I am not totally sure about it, so please do not quote me on it, but I think their late free for books are 10 cents per day. They are normally open for 6 days a week, Mondays thru Saturdays, and they are closed on Sundays, and major holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas. And you get to keep the books for 2 weeks which I would believe just as much time as any other library. But I can't remember the last book I ever checked out of the library, which is okay for me because I am not a big reader of books.

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    Chicago Public Library - This is me at the Walker branch, on my quest to visit all libraries.

    Chicago Public Library

    3.0(8 reviews)
    4.5 miMorgan Park

    Library: a place you went to get information before the Internet existed…read more The Walker Branch, built in 1890, is the oldest structure owned by Chicago Public Library. I'm so glad a previous reviewer posted a photo of the exterior, thank you. This was the library I used when I was in high school. There are so many stately old homes & buildings in the Beverly/Morgan Park neighborhoods that, at the time, I didn't appreciate the historic significance of my library. To me, it was just one more building like all the others I was accustomed to seeing. One of my close friends lived in an 1800's Victorian in Morgan Park. To us, it was just a nice big house. Big enough so that a bunch of girls could hang out there, in an upstairs parlor, without Penny's parents bugging us.....because, looking back, I doubt they were even aware of our presence. I recall being in a Frank Lloyd Wright house in Beverly. Being unfamiliar with the architect, I remember thinking how unusual the place appeared, with all the built-ins. Sounds like I shoulda spent more time at the library. But I actually did spend a lot of time at this library, doing research for school papers. Remember, there was no way to look up anything online. You had to find it in books. First you had to find the books. If somebody got to the library ahead of you & checked out the books you needed, you were S.O.L. (poop outta luck). Up the creek without a paddle. Scared you gonna flunk. I remember the library closed early in the evenings, like maybe 8pm. It was closed on Sundays & holidays. Problem. Because in order to get to the books you had to get to the library. Walker was the closest library to my house at the time but still kinda far to walk, impossible in frigid winters/snowstorms. I graduated high school when I was 16 so had no driver's license during most of my H.S. years. So I had to find a ride to get to the books. Or "borrow" my mother's car, which I did once when I was 15. I drove to the library in a '59 Impala convertible....with the top down. I remember wearing sunglasses to disguise my age. But I had the damn top down & even drove around the neighborhood a bit, like a hot-shot, hair blowing in the wind.....on my way to the library. I didn't get caught. I only did it once. I did know how to drive, btw. Most kids did know how before they were legal. And not many cars on the road back then, not anything like now. I didn't even see another car that day I drove to the library, a disappointment because I'd hoped a friend might notice me. So yeah, although I didn't appreciate architecture, I sure did appreciate a massive white convertible with big fins & a turquoise interior. Kudos to Mom. These days, I appreciate the Internet. I still love books and libraries but more for pleasure than for research. At Walker Library one time I had to do research for a paper on Marshal Ferdinand Foch. I was selected to read my paper to the class. Had the teacher not introduced me with the pronunciation of "Foch" as fosh with a long O (although I've since heard it pronounced fawsh)......well, that woulda been embarrassing cuz I thought it was fahk. If I'd gotten caught in that convertible I woulda been foched, per my incorrect pronunciation. Walker Branch Library, creator of stories & source of good times, I'm glad your historic, 128-year-old walls can't talk.

    I'm on a quest to visit every branch of the Chicago Public Library…read more The Walker branch of the library is such a unique building! Inside, there is a nice little reading room referred to as the "ethnic room." I think I would spend a lot of time in that room if I lived near this branch. This branch has separate floors for children and adults which is really nice. It seems like they have a pretty nice assortment of materials for teens and for adults in general. But what I really like is the building; the setup of this library is just so unique and so different from most libraries. From what I understand, Walker donated the building to the library system. The front door is wooden! A nice, quiet space where it seems one could get a lot of work done.

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    Prairie Trails Public Library Dist - We love this library. Staff have become friends, we go that often :)

    Prairie Trails Public Library Dist

    1.8(8 reviews)
    1.6 mi

    Prairie Trails Library makes me the envy of some of my Mommy friends at times with all the fabulous…read moreactivities they offer for kids. My friends will call me and ask....what are you doing today? My responses have varied from going to a pajama party to a carnival to seeing live animals to a puppet show to like making lollipop bouquets and spaceships. They ask how much it costs, I say it's free! Can we come? Ohhhh...sorry.... you have to be a member of our library. Yup, they organize some pretty awesome stuff for the kids to do. My kids really love coming here. Currently we are enrolled in the Summer Reading Program and it's incredible to see how excited they get to read. My 7 year old is doing chapter books (required to read 2 a week), my 3 & 1 year olds are doing picture books (required to be read 5 books a week.) They track their books and we go to the library to log them. Don't think they let you just slide by without reading. You have to go into the library, ask for your file and then one of the student volunteer will drill you with questions about the books you read. They clearly can tell who has read and who has not. It's cute to see my 7 and 3 year old work together to make sure they have completed their reading requirements and prep for being asked questions on the books they read. If you successfully read your books for the week, you get entered into the raffle for some cool prizes, a ticket to attend the library summer carnival & earn a prize for that week. The prizes are pretty cool actually, so far they have earned tickets to the Dupage Children's Museum and Roaring Waters Waterpark. Not bad prizes at all! I can go on and on about the children's programs. I can tell you about which ones we have done in the past and which ones they have loved...but the point is, if you live in Burbank and have kids...sign them up for the programs at Prairie Trails Library! They will have a blast.

    The staff is completely rude every single time I go there. I truly feel like a complete burden…read moreevery time I walk in there, which is ridiculous. If you forget your library card and need an access code to use the WiFi, forget it. The librarians are also loud, so it doesn't really feel like a library to begin with. I would not recommend this library for any purpose.

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