Current News
We’re getting ready to move back to La Grange Park!
The temporary location will be closed beginning Monday, April 8. We anticipate this move taking approximately 4 weeks and the library should reopen at 555 N. La Grange Rd. on Monday, May 6.
All due dates will be extended to May 6. Please do not return items to the La Grange Park Library before this date. If necessary, items may be returned at any neighboring library.
Holds placed at La Grange Park Library will be suspended until May 5. Anything currently in transit will come to our temporary location. Our friends at Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library (located at 3541 Park Ave. in Brookfield) will help us by allowing you to pick up your holds at their library. In order to do so, you must change the pick up location via your SWAN account online or through the SWAN app. If you need assistance or are unsure where your holds are going, please call us through April 7 at (877) 487-2232.
Need a last-minute tax form or a place to meet? The La Grange Public Library (located at 10 W. Cossitt Ave. in La Grange) has kindly offered to stock common tax forms on their second floor. They will also allow La Grange Park residents access to their private rooms. For more information, call their Adult Services desk at (708) 215-3220.
If you run into any issues or need assistance with anything while we are closed, please email us at info@lplibrary.org.
We’re open in our temporary space!
You can visit us through Sunday, April 7 at our temporary location, in First Baptist Church of La Grange, located at 21 N. Catherine Ave., La Grange, IL.
This week, crews are replacing clerestory windows, working on a new accessible ramp, and installing power for the Children`s Department desk.
#lpplrenovation
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This week, crews are replacing clerestory windows, working on a new accessible ramp, and installing power for the Children`s Department desk.
#lpplrenovation
Major repairs are happening to the east wall this week. There`s extreme rustiness in the lower level bay, which was expected, and the EIFS has been removed.
We can`t wait until the front door is open to the public again!
#lpplrenovation
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Major repairs are happening to the east wall this week. There`s extreme rustiness in the lower level bay, which was expected, and the EIFS has been removed.
We can`t wait until the front door is open to the public again!
#lpplrenovation
This week the future makerspace is taking shape on the first floor and so are the study rooms on the second. Outside, scaffolding is up to prepare for the repairs to the east wall and the ADA ramp is being reduced to rubble.
#lpplrenovation
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This week the future makerspace is taking shape on the first floor and so are the study rooms on the second. Outside, scaffolding is up to prepare for the repairs to the east wall and the ADA ramp is being reduced to rubble.
#lpplrenovation
A construction banner and fences are up at our permanent space!
We ARE OVERJOYED for our La Grange Park community because when the renovation is complete there will be many benefits.
Most importantly, the building’s structural integrity will be repaired by replacing the water-damaged east and west walls, which were improperly constructed when the library was built in 1989.
Other needs include deferred maintenance projects like replacing the HVAC system, carpet, and lighting. We are delighted that these repairs can be made to the building due in part to the $574,000 Public Library Construction Act Grant from the Illinois State Library we received in March of 2023.
There will be a new look and feel to your library starting in Spring/Summer 2024. However, our desire to serve you at our best will remain the same. We will have more resources to bring to you now that this long awaited building project is underway.
#lpplrenovation
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A construction banner and fences are up at our permanent space!
We ARE OVERJOYED for our La Grange Park community because when the renovation is complete there will be many benefits.
Most importantly, the building’s structural integrity will be repaired by replacing the water-damaged east and west walls, which were improperly constructed when the library was built in 1989.
Other needs include deferred maintenance projects like replacing the HVAC system, carpet, and lighting. We are delighted that these repairs can be made to the building due in part to the $574,000 Public Library Construction Act Grant from the Illinois State Library we received in March of 2023.
There will be a new look and feel to your library starting in Spring/Summer 2024. However, our desire to serve you at our best will remain the same. We will have more resources to bring to you now that this long awaited building project is underway.
#lpplrenovation
Here`s a fun video about the renovation project. Make sure to follow us over on TikTok. #lpplrenovation
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Here`s a fun video about the renovation project. Make sure to follow us over on TikTok. #lpplrenovation
We have more renovation photos!
Today, there is work being done on the outside of the building.
Also, the Children`s floor is looking nice! Walls are going up in the former Community Room area to make offices.
The Community Room will move to the main level after renovation.
#lpplrenovation
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We have more renovation photos!
Today, there is work being done on the outside of the building.
Also, the Children`s floor is looking nice! Walls are going up in the former Community Room area to make offices.
The Community Room will move to the main level after renovation.
#lpplrenovation
Demolition continues on the first and second floors. Contractors are also getting ready to fill in the hole between the floors! #lpplrenovation
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Demolition continues on the first and second floors. Contractors are also getting ready to fill in the hole between the floors! #lpplrenovation
It`s official! We have a TikTok! Watch this one about our move, and don`t forget to follow us! #lpplrenovation
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It`s official! We have a TikTok! Watch this one about our move, and don`t forget to follow us! #lpplrenovation
Things are underway! This week demolition has begun. Stay tuned for future updates. #lpplrenovation
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Things are underway! This week demolition has begun. Stay tuned for future updates. #lpplrenovation
LGP, by now you should have received a postcard in the mail informing you what`s happening with the Building Project. It`s exciting news!
Cal, our comic mascot, is in a moving truck on his way back to La Grange Park!
It’s bittersweet: we’re excited to share our newly renovated building with the community, but it also means Cal will soon say goodbye.
He has helped us navigate a complicated building project and smile through it all.
We plan to be back at 555 N. La Grange Rd. in La Grange Park, IL on May 6. We will be welcoming you as soon as the doors open.
Keep an eye on our website and social media channels for any changes to the plan or for additional developments.
lplibrary.org/building-project-2/
#lpplrenovation
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LGP, by now you should have received a postcard in the mail informing you what`s happening with the Building Project. It`s exciting news!
Cal, our comic mascot, is in a moving truck on his way back to La Grange Park!
It’s bittersweet: we’re excited to share our newly renovated building with the community, but it also means Cal will soon say goodbye.
He has helped us navigate a complicated building project and smile through it all.
We plan to be back at 555 N. La Grange Rd. in La Grange Park, IL on May 6. We will be welcoming you as soon as the doors open.
Keep an eye on our website and social media channels for any changes to the plan or for additional developments.
lplibrary.org/building-project-2/
#lpplrenovation
Moving can be fun! 📦 📚 🌔 Starting our move back to La Grange Park on Eclipse Day was a great kick off. 😀 It also helps when you have wonderful colleagues!
As promised, we will be sharing posts all week in honor of National Library Week. We celebrate even though we’re closed until May 6.
You’ll get to view what’s happening inside the library now that we are closed. We are grateful we were also outside today for the solar eclipse. It was nice to have this program on such a beautiful day!
#NationalLibraryWeek
#lpplrenovation
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Moving can be fun! 📦 📚 🌔 Starting our move back to La Grange Park on Eclipse Day was a great kick off. 😀 It also helps when you have wonderful colleagues!
As promised, we will be sharing posts all week in honor of National Library Week. We celebrate even though we’re closed until May 6.
You’ll get to view what’s happening inside the library now that we are closed. We are grateful we were also outside today for the solar eclipse. It was nice to have this program on such a beautiful day!
#NationalLibraryWeek
#lpplrenovation
We’re getting SO close to moving day!!
“Posted withregram • lplibrary Perhaps the most exciting development this week was what everyone down La Grange Road could see, the windows being installed!
The inside is looking fantastic as well!
#lpplrenovation”
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We’re getting SO close to moving day!!
“Posted withregram • lplibrary Perhaps the most exciting development this week was what everyone down La Grange Road could see, the windows being installed!
The inside is looking fantastic as well!
#lpplrenovation”
Perhaps the most exciting development this week was what everyone down La Grange Road could see, the windows being installed!
The inside is looking fantastic as well!
#lpplrenovation
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Perhaps the most exciting development this week was what everyone down La Grange Road could see, the windows being installed!
The inside is looking fantastic as well!
#lpplrenovation
This week our entrance and its ramp are getting into shape, and our coffee and vending area is looking SHARP!
#lpplrenovation
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This week our entrance and its ramp are getting into shape, and our coffee and vending area is looking SHARP!
#lpplrenovation
This week the building is starting to look habitable! There are new doors, including the front door and a delivery door. There`s also plenty of millwork and carpeting.
Check out the photo with the gold carpeting! To reduce noise in the library, there are ceiling sound baffles and a door on the teen lounge.
#lpplrenovation
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This week the building is starting to look habitable! There are new doors, including the front door and a delivery door. There`s also plenty of millwork and carpeting.
Check out the photo with the gold carpeting! To reduce noise in the library, there are ceiling sound baffles and a door on the teen lounge.
#lpplrenovation
The library is really taking shape! This week, carpets were installed on the lower level. #lpplrenovation
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The library is really taking shape! This week, carpets were installed on the lower level. #lpplrenovation
More renovation photos!
“Posted withregram • lplibrary It’s exciting to see items like lights and door canopies going in at 555 N. La Grange! There’s also big progress on our awesome holds wall, and the east wall glass removal is underway.”
#lpplrenovation
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More renovation photos!
“Posted withregram • lplibrary It’s exciting to see items like lights and door canopies going in at 555 N. La Grange! There’s also big progress on our awesome holds wall, and the east wall glass removal is underway.”
#lpplrenovation
It`s exciting to see items like lights and door canopies going in at 555 N. La Grange! There`s also big progress on our awesome holds wall, and the east wall glass removal is underway.
#lpplrenovation
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It`s exciting to see items like lights and door canopies going in at 555 N. La Grange! There`s also big progress on our awesome holds wall, and the east wall glass removal is underway.
#lpplrenovation
There`s more paint on the walls this week, this time in the Teen area. A complete opposite, the banisters no longer have teal paint! The book drop dropped, and our entrance has a new canopy.
#lpplrenovation
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There`s more paint on the walls this week, this time in the Teen area. A complete opposite, the banisters no longer have teal paint! The book drop dropped, and our entrance has a new canopy.
#lpplrenovation
Some NEW construction photos!
There`s a lot happening at 555 N. La Grange. There`s even paint on some walls in a few areas (study room and lower level).
#lpplrenovation
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Some NEW construction photos!
There`s a lot happening at 555 N. La Grange. There`s even paint on some walls in a few areas (study room and lower level).
#lpplrenovation
Bids & Proposals
There are no current requests for bids.
Building Project Newsletter
Community Involvement
- Renovation Open House, September 1, 2022 from 6:00 – 8:00pm.
- Community Feedback Survey (now closed): open to all residents and general library users. Click HERE to read a summary of the survey results!
- Business/Partner Feedback Survey (now closed): open to people who work or own a business in La Grange Park.
- Slides from public community meeting (June 2021)
- Slides from public community meeting (June 2018)
- Slides from public community meeting (July 2017)
In the News
- Shaw Media, March 27, 2024: “La Grange Park library to close the books early on $5.1 million renovation project”
- Patch.com, August 3, 2023: “La Grange Park Library is Moving Temporarily“
- Patch.com, March 8, 2023: “La Grange Park Library Receives $574,000 Grant“
- Patch.com, June 2, 2021: “La Grange Park Library Hosts Community Building Project Update”
- Patch.com, April 26, 2021: “Watchdog Finds La Grange Park Accusations Unfounded”
- Patch.com, April 23, 2021: “La Grange Park Official Has No Conflict of Interest: Village”
- Chicago Tribune, March 1, 2021: “La Grange Park Library plans to start a $4 million renovation this summer”
- Shaw Media, July 12, 2018: “La Grange Park Public Library targets water damage in master plan”
Official Statement on Architect Selection
For more information regarding the architect selection process, please read the library’s official statement HERE.
