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HOLIDAY HOURS TABLE
Date	Hours	Holiday Message	Reason
1/1	0-0	All Library locations will be closed Monday, Jan. 1.	New Year's Day
3/1	0-0	All Library locations will be closed Friday, March 1 for Staff In-Service. We apologize for the inconvenience.	Inservice day
3/31	0-0	All Library locations will be closed Sunday, March 31.	Easter
5/27	0-0	All Library locations will be closed Monday, May 27.	Memorial Day
7/4	0-0	All Library locations will be closed Thursday, July 4.	Independence Day
9/2	0-0	All Library locations will be closed Monday, Sept. 2.	Labor Day
11/27	0-17	All Library locations will be closed from 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27 through Thursday, Nov. 28.	Thanksgiving Eve
11/28	0-0	All Library locations will be closed from 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27 through Thursday, Nov. 28.	Thanksgiving
12/24	0-0	All Library locations will be closed Sunday, Dec. 24 and Monday, Dec. 25.	Christmas Eve
12/25	0-0	All Library locations will be closed Sunday, Dec. 24 and Monday, Dec. 25.	Christmas Day
12/31	0-0	All Library locations will be closed Sunday, Dec. 31.	New Year's Eve

HOLIDAY HOURS TABLE

Date

Hours

Holiday Message

Reason

1/1

0-0

All Library locations will be closed Monday, Jan. 1.

New Year's Day

3/1

0-0

All Library locations will be closed Friday, March 1 for Staff In-Service. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Inservice day

3/31

0-0

All Library locations will be closed Sunday, March 31.

Easter

5/27

0-0

All Library locations will be closed Monday, May 27.

Memorial Day

7/4

0-0

All Library locations will be closed Thursday, July 4.

Independence Day

9/2

0-0

All Library locations will be closed Monday, Sept. 2.

Labor Day

11/27

0-17

All Library locations will be closed from 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27 through Thursday, Nov. 28.

Thanksgiving Eve

11/28

0-0

All Library locations will be closed from 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27 through Thursday, Nov. 28.

Thanksgiving

12/24

0-0

All Library locations will be closed Sunday, Dec. 24 and Monday, Dec. 25.

Christmas Eve

12/25

0-0

All Library locations will be closed Sunday, Dec. 24 and Monday, Dec. 25.

Christmas Day

12/31

0-0

All Library locations will be closed Sunday, Dec. 31.

New Year's Eve

EMERGENCY CLOSINGS TABLE
Date	Hours	Emergency Message	Location
0/0	13-7	Due to inclement weather, all Library locations are closed on Friday, Jan. 12, and will be opening late Saturday, Jan. 13, at 1 p.m.	every
0/0	0-0	Due to inclement weather, all Library locations are closed on Friday, Jan. 12, and will be opening late Saturday, Jan. 13, at 1 p.m.	every
0/0	0-0	All Library locations are closed for the rest of the day today, Tuesday, Sept. 12, due to an unforeseen emergency.	every
0/0	0-0	Our Central Library is closed for the rest of the day today, Tuesday, Sept. 12, due to an unforeseen emergency.<br>Our Hanover Park and Hoffman Estates Branches will remain open for regular hours.	central
0/0	0-0	Hanover Park Branch will be closed Nov. 13-15 for scheduled repairs.	hanover
0/0	0-0	Hanover Park Branch will be closed Nov. 13-15 for scheduled repairs.	hanover
0/0	0-0	Hanover Park Branch will be closed Nov. 13-15 for scheduled repairs.	hanover
0/0	0-0	The Hanover Park Branch is closed on Friday, Feb. 24 due to a power outage.	hanover
0/0	0-0	The Hoffman Estates Branch is closed.	hoffman
11/21	13-9	Hoffman Estates Branch opens late on Thursday, Nov. 21, at 3 p.m., due to building maintenance.	hoffman

EMERGENCY CLOSINGS TABLE

Date

Hours

Emergency Message

Location

0/0

13-7

Due to inclement weather, all Library locations are closed on Friday, Jan. 12, and will be opening late Saturday, Jan. 13, at 1 p.m.

every

0/0

0-0

Due to inclement weather, all Library locations are closed on Friday, Jan. 12, and will be opening late Saturday, Jan. 13, at 1 p.m.

every

0/0

0-0

All Library locations are closed for the rest of the day today, Tuesday, Sept. 12, due to an unforeseen emergency.

every

0/0

0-0

Our Central Library is closed for the rest of the day today, Tuesday, Sept. 12, due to an unforeseen emergency.<br>Our Hanover Park and Hoffman Estates Branches will remain open for regular hours.

central

0/0

0-0

Hanover Park Branch will be closed Nov. 13-15 for scheduled repairs.

hanover

0/0

0-0

Hanover Park Branch will be closed Nov. 13-15 for scheduled repairs.

hanover

0/0

0-0

Hanover Park Branch will be closed Nov. 13-15 for scheduled repairs.

hanover

0/0

0-0

The Hanover Park Branch is closed on Friday, Feb. 24 due to a power outage.

hanover

0/0

0-0

The Hoffman Estates Branch is closed.

hoffman

11/21

13-9

Hoffman Estates Branch opens late on Thursday, Nov. 21, at 3 p.m., due to building maintenance.

hoffman

GENERAL NOTICES TABLE
Date	Hours	General Message	Reason
0/0	0-0	Please be advised that the public elevator will be out of service on Thursday, Mar. 28 and Friday, Mar. 29. Feel free to call the Library with any questions.	Elevator
0/0	0-0	Please be advised that the public elevator will be out of service on Thursday, Mar. 28 and Friday, Mar. 29. Feel free to call the Library with any questions.	Elevator
0/0	0-0	Please be advised that the public elevator will be out of service on Thursday, Mar. 28 and Friday, Mar. 29. Feel free to call the Library with any questions.	Elevator
0/0	0-0	Due to inclement weather, all Library locations are closed on Friday, Jan. 12, and will be opening late Saturday, Jan. 13, at 1 p.m.	Snow Warning
0/0	0-0	Due to the weather, the Town Square Concert is rescheduled for Tuesday, July 16.	Concert Rain
11/19	0-0	Hoffman Estates Branch opens late on Thursday, Nov. 21, at 3 p.m., due to building maintenance.	Repairs Warning
11/20	0-0	Hoffman Estates Branch opens late on Thursday, Nov. 21, at 3 p.m., due to building maintenance.	Repairs Warning
0/0	0-0	For the latest updates and information about tonight's concert, please call our concert hotline at <a href="tel:1-847-923-3399">(847) 923-3399</a>.	Concert
0/0	0-0	Our Hanover Park and Hoffman Estates Branches will remain open for regular hours.	Custom
0/0	0-0	Account access will be unavailable on the evening of Friday, Oct. 20, due to system upgrades.	ILS Upgrade
10/14	0-0	All Library locations are open today.	Columbus Day
11/29	0-0	All Library locations are open today.	Day after Thanksgiving
1/20	0-0	All Library locations are open today.	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
2/17	0-0	All Library locations are open today.	Presidents Day

GENERAL NOTICES TABLE

Date

Hours

General Message

Reason

0/0

0-0

Please be advised that the public elevator will be out of service on Thursday, Mar. 28 and Friday, Mar. 29. Feel free to call the Library with any questions.

Elevator

0/0

0-0

Please be advised that the public elevator will be out of service on Thursday, Mar. 28 and Friday, Mar. 29. Feel free to call the Library with any questions.

Elevator

0/0

0-0

Please be advised that the public elevator will be out of service on Thursday, Mar. 28 and Friday, Mar. 29. Feel free to call the Library with any questions.

Elevator

0/0

0-0

Due to inclement weather, all Library locations are closed on Friday, Jan. 12, and will be opening late Saturday, Jan. 13, at 1 p.m.

Snow Warning

0/0

0-0

Due to the weather, the Town Square Concert is rescheduled for Tuesday, July 16.

Concert Rain

11/19

0-0

Hoffman Estates Branch opens late on Thursday, Nov. 21, at 3 p.m., due to building maintenance.

Repairs Warning

11/20

0-0

Hoffman Estates Branch opens late on Thursday, Nov. 21, at 3 p.m., due to building maintenance.

Repairs Warning

0/0

0-0

For the latest updates and information about tonight's concert, please call our concert hotline at <a href="tel:1-847-923-3399">(847) 923-3399</a>.

Concert

0/0

0-0

Our Hanover Park and Hoffman Estates Branches will remain open for regular hours.

Custom

0/0

0-0

Account access will be unavailable on the evening of Friday, Oct. 20, due to system upgrades.

ILS Upgrade

10/14

0-0

All Library locations are open today.

Columbus Day

11/29

0-0

All Library locations are open today.

Day after Thanksgiving

1/20

0-0

All Library locations are open today.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

2/17

0-0

All Library locations are open today.

Presidents Day

April 13, 2022 in Library News

If you want to learn more, we have resources to help contextualize the ongoing war in Ukraine. We've compiled a list of some books in our collection to help explain the conflict.

Interested in streaming instead? Take a look at Kanopy. You can also try Hoopla's collection of Ukrainian artists and authors.

Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin by Timothy Snyder
The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union by Serhii Plokhy
The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine by Serhii Plokhy
Ukraine: What Everyone Needs to Know by Serhy Yekelchyk
Borderland: A Journey Through the History of Ukraine by Anna Reid
In Wartime: Voices from Ukraine by Tim Judah
Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster by Svetlana Alexievich
Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine by Anne Applebaum
Ukraine: A History by Orest Subtelny

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