Acorn Library Blog

The regularly scheduled Board Meeting of the Library Trustees will be held over Zoom. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 10, at 7:00pm. The agenda can be found here. Please follow this Zoom link to attend: Join Zoom…

Introducing Summer Library Bingo! Get five in a row to be entered in prize drawings all summer long! When you have Bingo, share a picture of this card with reference@ acornlibrary.org, call 708-687-3700, or post it on our Facebook page! You’ll…

The Library Board of Trustees has approved a phased reopening plan. We are currently in Phase Two of the reopening plan. The library will move into Phase Three when public health recommendations make it possible to do so. Please email…

Starting Monday, June 1, we will expand our curbside services. In addition to curbside check-outs and printing, we are expanding our services to include curbside faxing, notary services, and outdoor laptop use for Acorn cardholders. All of these services are…

Starting Wednesday, May 20, we will offer curbside pickup service for library materials.  You can request items on shelf at Acorn Public Library by placing a hold online in the SWAN catalog, by phone at 708.687.3706, or by email to…

Email us your documents that need to be printed. Send PDF documents to print@acornlibrary.org. The first $1.00 in printing fees each month is free for Acorn cardholders. Then regular printing fees apply:  $0.10 per page for black and white and…

The regularly scheduled Board Meeting of the Library Trustees will be held over Zoom in order to comply with the governor’s shelter in place order. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 13, at 7:00pm. The agenda can be…

All due dates for books and bills have been extended until July 6. The outdoor book drop will open May 13. Patrons with an address that ends in an even number may return materials on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Patrons…

In response to recent public health recommendations and in compliance with the Governor’s shelter at home order, the Library will be closed until further notice. All library in person library programs have been canceled. The April 8 Library Board Meeting…

The U.S. Census Bureau is recruiting to fill hundreds of thousands of positions across the southern Cook County to assist with the 2020 Census count. They are looking for individuals in Oak Forest! Apply today for this very important opportunity….

SYNC is a free summer audiobook program for teens. Returning April 25, 2019, SYNC will give away two complete audiobook downloads a week – pairs of high interest titles, based on weekly themes. Sign up for email or text alerts…

Need repair information for your car? Then The Clilton Library is right for you! It contains detailed maintenance and service information for thousands of domestic and imported vehicles from 1940 onward and is updated monthly! It can be accessed at…