Like libraries across the country, we continue to experience a strong demand for digital materials, including digital books, audiobooks, and magazines, as well as streaming movies, TV, and music. Digital materials account for about 20% of our checkouts each year. For example, in 2024, Northbrook Library cardholders used the Libby app over 162,000 times to check out ebooks and eaudiobooks, in addition to accessing films, magazines, and music via the other digital library services. Learn more
Library News
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High school students who are interested in volunteering at the library this summer are invited to apply to be a Summer High School Volunteer for a chance to gain real-world experience, earn service hours, and be part of an amazing team. Learn more
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The Northbrook Public Library Board of Trustees is seeking a candidate to fill a temporary vacancy on the Library Board. The selected candidate will serve until the next regular election in Spring 2027. Applications are due by Monday, April 7. Learn more and submit an online application.
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If you look forward to watching award-nominated films on the library's big screen each March, mark your calendar and get ready to celebrate cinema with us!
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Thanks to a generous $25,000 grant from the Northbrook Civic Foundation, we recently added new audiovisual equipment to the library’s Civic Room that makes it easier than ever to host hybrid meetings that seamlessly connect both in-person and remote participants.
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Great news! We're pleased to announce that the building reopened at 1:00pm today. However, the Collaboratory will remain closed today as cleanup continues.
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Due to a water leak, the building will be closed until we are able to safely reopen. Our bookdrops will remain open, and our staff will be available to assist you by phone or email from 9:00am to 5:00pm.
Circulation: 847-272-6224
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We are pleased to inform you about an improvement project starting Monday, January 6 to enhance our library's elevator services.
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Each year, we invite Northbrook High School students studying for finals to head to the library for brain-boosting snacks throughout the day (while supplies last) and pizza at set times (see schedule below). Students are also welcome to bring their own snacks.
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Northbrook resident and lifelong sewer Julie Kay is using her passion for civic engagement and design to help get out the vote this election season. With the help of the staff and equipment in the Collaboratory, Northbrook Public Library’s makerspace, she has embroidered approximately 30 upcycled jackets, spreading democracy fashionably.
