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Featured Database: Consumer Reports
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Before you buy a big-ticket item, check out what the experts say with our Consumer Reports database.
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Homebound Delivery
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Home delivery of library materials can be arranged at no charge if an IPPL cardholder is permanently homebound due to age or disability, or temporarily disabled for at least one month due to illness or surgery. Books, including large print and audio, movies, music, and/or magazines can be provided. Please contact Mary Schueren at (630) 887-8760 x265 or homebound@ippl.info for more information.
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Cool Compositions Contest for Teens
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Only a few days remain for teens to submit a poem(s), short story, and/or graphic novel in our Cool Compositions Contest. Entry forms are available at the Kids & Teens Ask Us Desk and at writeon.ippl.info. The deadline for entries is Oct. 29. First ($100), second ($50), and third ($25) place winners in each category will be announced Nov. 12. Click here for more information about the Write-On Teen Literary Festival.
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Football Movies
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The Chicago Bears have a bye this week - why not spend game day watching football movies? Click here to browse our list of great football movies.
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People Are Saying...
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"This is the best library in the world, including the people. I've lived around here for 38 years and it's the best."
- said a library patron to a member of our Circulation Department
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Hours
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Monday-Friday
9 a.m.-9 p.m.
Saturday
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday 1-5 p.m.
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Contact Us
| 401 Plainfield Road
Darien IL 60561-4207
T 630/887-8760
F 630/887-8801
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Family Rokus Available for Check Out
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 IPPL now has Family Rokus available for check out. The content is geared toward families, with nothing exceeding a PG-13 rating.
Rokus allow users to stream popular movies to their television. The devices require wireless Internet and a television with an HDMI connection. The loan period is seven days.
Movies range from popular titles such as Frozen and the LEGO Movie, to classics such as Charlotte's Web and the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, to seasonal favorites such as Hotel Transylvania and Polar Express. Roku TV channels range from Angry Bird Toons for Mid-Kids to PBS Kids for younger children.
To learn more about borrowing our Roku devices and to see the full list of titles, click here.
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Find Your Inspiration at the Wouldshop!
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Our makerspace is back! The library is in the process of creating a more sustainable makerspace called the Wouldshop, which will open in November. The space will include how-to books, as well as tools and materials for select projects. Stop by this week as we get underway by making felt and paper masks! Stay tuned as our Wouldshop comes to life and details become available.
What is a makerspace, you ask? A makerspace is a creative, DIY space where people can gather to learn, create, and invent. All ages are welcome, and families are invited to play and explore together. Children will need a parent/caregiver to use some of the tools provided so we expect adults to stay and interact with their child. Most materials in the Wouldshop can be reused so we ask patrons to leave them for others to use.
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Storytellers Studio
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 Show me a story! Mid-Kids in grades 4-6 can write a story, create a set/scene to tell the story, then use the recording equipment in our digital media lab to video their story in our Storytellers Studio program. Projects will be shared on the library's YouTube channel. The program will meet on Wednesdays, Nov. 5, 12, and 19 from 4 to 6 p.m. Sign up here.
Storytellers Studio is a Junction program, so IPPL cardholders who participate will earn entries into monthly and grand prize drawings donated by the Friends of IPPL.
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Junction Programs
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This year, we are going beyond books and reading and encouraging people to expand their horizons by attending programs. Join us at the Junction - IPPL Junction! - to learn something new, create from scratch, and share your knowledge with your neighbors. IPPL card-holders who participate in designated Junction programs will earn entries into monthly and grand prize drawings, donated by the Friends of IPPL.
Blue: Kids & Families
Purple: Teens
Red: Adults
At the time this list is published, there are still openings in these programs. Each program is linked to its description and registration form. Drop-in programs have an asterisk (*).
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