Kids of all ages are invited to build a contraption to protect an egg, and then our staff will toss it from the roof to see if it cracks or stays intact! Spectators are welcome.

Our Summer Reading Challenge encourages you to grow your reading skills and nourish your imagination! The goal of our Summer Reading Challenge is to encourage a lifelong love of reading, so we have fun activities and prizes for all ages throughout the program. Visit the library starting Monday, June 1, to sign up and pick up a reading log, or participate online using the Beanstack website or app. Learn more about participating and prizes here.

Our Executive Director, Kate Hall, recently appeared on WBEZ Chicago's "Say More with Mary Dixon and Patrick Smith" to explain why popular eBooks and audiobooks can take months to become available at your library and how the Digital Library Protection Act, which restricts publishers from imposing unfair digital licensing terms for Illinois libraries, will help. Listen to the radio show here.

Explore ComicsPlus, our new collection of digital graphic novels, manga, and picture books for kids & teens.

The theme of this year's National Library Week (April 19-25) is “Find Your Joy,” which highlights the valuable role libraries and library professionals play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities. To help us celebrate, we asked our community to tell us how they find joy at the library, and we received over 50 responses! Here are just some of the many different ways people are finding joy at Northbrook Public Library.