2025 Library Card Sign-Up at EGVPL

 

September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month!

Sign up for a new Elk Grove Village Public Library card or renew your current one any time during the month of September, and you'll be entered for a chance to win a Comic Con swag bag. Even better, the winner also gets a 10-minute ride in a DeLorean Time Machine from Back to the Future!

The Library will select one winner on Wednesday, October 1, 2025. In order to claim the prize and ride, the winner must attend Elk Grove Library Comic Con on Saturday, October 4, 2025.

The ride will take place at Comic Con at 3 pm (weather permitting).

So, stop by the Circulation Services Desk to obtain a new Elk Grove Village Public Library card or renew your current one, and maybe take a quick trip through time.

Free Comic Book Day / Star Wars Day @ Elk Grove Village Public Library

 

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's ... Free comic book day (FCBD) at the Elk Grove Village Public Library!

Stop in the Library during regular hours on Saturday, May 4, 2024 to celebrate the day that's dedicated to comic books. We'll have a variety of titles available to take home for FREE, courtesy of Keith's Komix.

Since FCBD falls on Star Wars Day (May the Fourth) this year, we'll also have fun Star Wars-themed activities and giveaways. Bring a clean blank T-shirt and drop in Elk Lab Makerspace in Adult Services to screen print a special edition Star Wars Day / Elk Grove Library design on it. While you're there, pick up a free Star Wars Day acrylic keychain, made using our laser cutter. Feeling creative? Stop in Youth Services at Elk Grove Village Public Library to make a baby Yoda puppet. All supplies will be provided while they last.

Want more from your library? Check out a comic book, graphic novel, manga, superhero or anime movie or TV show from our print and/or digital collections!

Browse our online catalog:
https://egvpl.bibliocommons.com/

Download and stream content:
https://www.egvpl.org/download-stream

May the Fourth be with you! 

Celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month at the Elk Grove Village Library

Hats Off to Reading ... it's National Library Card Sign-Up month!

We're celebrating the occasion all September long with drop-in activities for all ages, crafts, giveaways, and prizes.

Stop by the Circulation Services Desk during regular hours to register for or renew your Library card and play PLINKO to win prizes, including a $50 Amazon gift card. The Library will choose one random winner of the gift card on October 1, 2023.

Then, stop by Youth Services where we're all about hats. Visit the Youth Reference Desk and show us your Library card to receive a special bookmark featuring Bear, the star of Jon Klassen's book "I Want My Hat Back". Be sure to also try out our drop-in, hat-themed activities for families and children of all ages:

"Hat" and Seek Scavenger Hunt
September 1 - 12

"Whose Hat is This?" Seek and Find Game
September 19 - 30

Hat-themed crafts and color (while supplies last)
September 1 - 30

Hats off to reading! 🙌

Youth Summer Reading at the Library 2019

A Universe of Stories

Monday, June 10 - Friday, July 26, 2019
Youth Services

Blast off to the Elk Grove Village Public Library, launch into a good book, and let your imagination take flight! Youth Services will celebrate all things space with programs, games, and prizes. Details and complete schedule will be available in Youth Services.

Opening Day
Monday, June 10, 2019

Smarty in Space Program  11am  and 1:30pm  |  Large Meeting Room A/B/C

Rocket into space with Smarty Pants! Learn about the planets, rocket propulsion, and astronaut training during this entertaining show full of magic, comedy, and award-winning, eye-popping giant balloon props. We will even create a scale model of the solar system! NOTE: This is a ticketed event. Tickets will be distributed on a first come first serve basis at the Youth Reference Desk 30 minutes before the start of each show.

Tote Bag Giveaway
Youth Services will be giving out a special "A Universe of Stories" tote bag to everyone who registers for the Summer Reading Program on Opening Day. Come in the Library to sign up and pick out something to read.

Elk Grove Park District Prize Drawing
The Elk Grove Park District will be in our lobby from 9:30am to 4:30pm. If you are here during those hours, show them your reading program tote bag and they will enter you into a prize drawing. 

Story Trail
Weather permitting, spend some time outside on our Opening Day Story Trail. Follow the story pages and our book will lead you on a walk around the Library.

See our website for more details: http://www.egvpl.org/kids_reading_program.html

 

Summer Reading at the Library 2017

Participate in the library's hottest program for a chance to win cool prizes!

Build a Better World
Monday, June 12 - Friday, July 28, 2017
Youth Services

This year we're celebrating creativity, construction, dreaming big, and taking care of our world. Join us for special opening day giveaways and activities. Participate to earn a program t-shirt and a chance to win weekly prizes. Register at the Youth Reference Desk.

See our website for more details: http://www.egvpl.org/kids_reading_program.html

Fresh from the Library
Sunday, June 11 - Sunday, September 2, 2017
Adult Services

Turnip the beet this summer with fresh picks at Farmer Dewey's Market Stand. Read five books to earn a program t-shirt. Read more for a chance to win additional prizes from local businesses. Register at the Adult Reference Desk.

See our website for more details: http://www.egvpl.org/adult_reading_program.html