Last week the Library Board and members of the Library’s Management Team participated in a workshop for our next Strategic Plan. As part of our “homework” for the meeting, we were asked to select a few articles on trends to read in advance. One that nearly everyone chose was The Guardian’s “Skim reading is the

Autumn can’t help but rekindle a love of trees. So can art. Time Capsule for the trees will be a tree-inspired art installation debuting at the Library in spring 2019. Watch for details. In the meantime, thank you to our Presenting Sponsor Bartlett Tree Experts, and to Sponsor Hinsdale Nurseries. Want to help sponsor Time Capsule for the

The Library turns 125 this year! It was official as of August 15, 1893, and we are proud to keep that legacy alive. To recognize 125 years of exceptional service to our community, the Village of Hinsdale will issue an official proclamation, declaring September 29 Hinsdale Public Library Day. We invite you all to join

Memorial Day Weekend marks the end of the school year and the start of the summer. Want to start a conversation about Memorial Day and how it got started? Get caught reading (or watching) a book or documentary that shows the hard work and sacrifices Americans have made to secure our freedoms. From the Revolutionary

When you think of poetry, you probably think of stanzas and verses; meter and rhyme; sonnets and ballads. But do you think of novels? Many authors have merged prose and poetry to produce novels in verse. The stories read like a novella or novel but instead of chapters, a series of poems propel the plot

Grover Cleveland was president, a loaf of bread cost seven cents, the World’s Fair was in town, and Hinsdale Public Library was opening its doors for the first time as a tax-supported library. The year was 1893, and now, 125 years later, the Library is celebrating over a century of service to the community with