The The First Lutheran Church of Plano event is open to the public and will allow residents to safely destroy sensitive documents to help prevent identity theft and fraud.

The Elmhurst Public Library will host its eighth annual Local Author Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Aug. 23.

Author Melanie Holmes will highlight notable people, places and experiences across the state of Illinois at her Yorkville Library presentation.

As the summer winds down and families prepare for the new school year, the Joliet Public Library remains a steady and welcoming space.

This Yorkville Library program was designed as a way to help struggling readers by having them read to dogs.

A variety of adult and children’s books—both hardcover and paperback—as well DVDs, Blu-rays, puzzles, and audiobooks will be available at the Friends of the Yorkville Library's annual sale.

Geneva children’s book author and creator of the popular Finn the Frog series, Ron Keres, will host a book signing for his newest title, “This Book Is Viral!” Saturday, Aug. 2.

Attendees will be able to read and discuss “Everything I Never Told You” by Celeste Ng.

Will County children are now eligible to enroll in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, which will provide them free books each month until the age of five.

Plano Library will host free community programs for kids and adults this summer. Summer Reading Program is underway.

Books on First will host a special book-signing event with George John Beier, author of “Baked Fine Since ’69,” on Saturday, July 12, at Books on First, 209 W. First St., Dixon.

A Dixon man has written a book about the long-lasting impact of childhood bullying and the quiet strength it takes to survive it.

Megan Millen, Joliet Public Library executive director, said the renovation of the 20-year-old Black Road branch was part of the library’s strategic planning process, as was the renovation of the Ottawa Street branch.

Psychological Thriller Book Club meets Wednesday evenings at the Yorkville Public Library. This new book club focuses on psychological thrillers, mysteries and suspenseful stories.

Lunch Bunch meets at noon Wednesday, July 9 at the Yorkville Public Library.

Four Rivers Environmental Education Center in Channahon is joined by Three Rivers Public Library District in holding a walking book club.

To promote its free book program, the United Way of Whiteside County hosted Dolly Parton’s Book Bash on Wednesday June 25, 2025, at the Odell Library in Morrison.

To emphasize the importance of learning throughout the summer, state Sen. Mary Edly-Allen is hosting a Summer Book Club to encourage students to read and continue their studies during the summer vacation.

Among the highlights of summer in the suburbs are “Always…Patsy Cline" on stage, along with the band Asia's John Payne, folk music and blues artists, Wheaton Municipal Band, a book sale extraordinaire and walking tour.

The AAUW Elmhurst Area Branch will host its annual Used Book Sale from June 26 to 29 at Sandburg Middle School, 345 E. St. Charles Road

Families throughout Whiteside County are invited to this free community event designed to spark children’s imagination and strengthen reading and family time.

Following a membership vote, Rotary Club of Joliet President Diane Cepela announced the recipient,

The Will County Resource Recovery and Energy Division will host the Book Reuse and Recycling Event Friday through Sunday. More than 80,000 books found new homes last year.

A genealogy project turned into a book for a Peru resident when she discovered the gripping letters of a Civil War soldier home to La Salle.

A family celebrated their grandparents' 90th birthdays by in installng a Free Little Library at Patriots Park in Downers Grove

The Imagination Library of Will County has received a $25,000 donation from an Elwood-based company to help fund the free book-gifting program for Will County communities.

The book was written by George John Beier, the great-great-grandson of Reinhold Beier, a German immigrant who founded the Beier Baking Company in 1869 with his wife. The pair traveled over 3,700 miles across the Atlantic Ocean in search of a new beginning.

Eclectic activities feature a highly anticipated regional premiere at Drury Lane Theatre, bluegrass, ABBA tribute, magic show and a celebration of science and history with a local documentary presented at the Tivoli Theatre in Downers Grove.

Schools in Joliet and Will County are set to receive over $63,000 in library funding through Illinois' annual School District Library Grant Program.

National Poetry Month, celebrated in April, turns a spotlight on the heartfelt art form.

The White Oak Library District hopes to raise its taxing rate for the first time in 96 years with a voter referendum on the April 1 ballot in order to expand hours and services.

Purchased through a grant from the Sterling Schools Foundation and a read-a-thon fundraiser, the machine was officially dedicated Tuesday, March 25.

Through a grant and a read-a-thon fundraiser, Lincoln School in Sterling was able to install a book vending machine for its students.

Genesis Hey Krick, Heather Huffman featured in "Slaying Chicago."

The BookBar in Mokena offers a variety of coffee, tea, lattes, wine, cocktails along with pastries, sandwiches, a light evening menu, book club and special events.

From glass collectibles to a celebration of women's history and art to concerts and theater, fun is in store in DuPage and Cook counties.

Whiteside Forum will discuss book, “Breakfast with Seneca: A Stoic Guide to the Art of Living."

People enjoy a story at Read Between The Lynes in Woodstock during the bookshop's weekly story time. The bookshop will be hosting a special story time celebrating Paper Bag Princess Day at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 1.

One Book, One Town returns to Downers Grove March 5-13 and will feature special events sponsored by EQuality Downers Grove and the Downers Grove Public Library

EQuality Downers Grove, in partnership with the Downers Grove Public Library, invite residents to join in the third annual community-wide reading initiative, One Book, One Town, featuring a week of special events from March 5-13.

A local bookstore in downtown Kankakee has put itself on the map — the 2025 Midwest Indie Bookstore Roadmap, that is

Students in preschool to sixth grade are awarded a token after reaching their academic or behavioral goal. They’ll drop their token into the machine, choose one of 25 books, punch in its corresponding number and watch as the machine lights up and dispenses their chosen book.

One thing that gets me through the winters in Joliet is the Danish concept of comfort, coziness and the simple things in life, referred to as hygge. The Joliet Public Library can be a place to experience that and disconnect.

The Imagination Library is a book-gifting program, “which mails free, high-quality and age-appropriate books to children from birth to age five,” according to a news release from the Will County Executive Office.

“Shop Small Saturday” kicks off in Dixon on Nov. 30 with exclusive shopping deals, prizes and a visit from a pair of authors.

Books on First in Dixon partners with Lutheran Social Services to provide a gift for at-risk children and teens during the holiday season.

Sutherland self-published his first book, “Rusty and Rita: Bus Friends Forever,” in November 2019.

Joliet Library wants to start remodeling project in 2025 on Black Road Branch, but needs City Council OK for increase in property tax levy.

Pat Sullivan of Joliet said leaders in any capacity will benefit from these 54 essays.

The libraries can be found at Vaile Park, Haymarket Square, Rock River Estates, John Dixon Park, Page Park, Wooden Wonderland, Grand Detour Township Building, Ballou Park, Chateau Estates and at the bike path trailhead on Washington Avenue.