Locations & Hours
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Providing Value to Businesses
In 2022, we were able to provide more than $29 million in value to our local business community by offering no-cost services, materials, equipment and more!
Teen Place Hours & Reservations
To make the best use of our Teen area and in order to offer more evening programs to teens, Teen hours are:
- Monday - Thursday: 2-9 p.m.
- Fridays: 2-7 p.m.
- Saturdays: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Sundays: Noon – 5 p.m.
Summer hours, which begin after Memorial Day, are:
Library Renovations
Move over wallpaper. Make way well-worn carpet. We’re ready for a renovation of the second floor of our Central Library!
24 Things in 2024
Get ready for 2024 with 24 ways to use your Library! We really do offer a little something for everyone, so we hope you'll take advantage of all these fantastic services we offer.
Read with Libby
Michele Hedlund of Schaumburg has been coming to Schaumburg Library for many years. She loves reading and particularly likes fantasy and romance books. Michele listens to audiobooks while working around the house and reads a bit just before bed, too.
So what’s so special about Michele and her reading habits, you ask? She does her reading with Libby – the eBook and eAudiobook app.
Brainfuse
We recently caught up with Schaumburg High School sophomore Alandee to talk about how she likes to use Brainfuse, a free online tool for homework help, test prep and more.
What We've Found
You may have seen the NPR article making the rounds on social media lately, all about a librarian in Oakland who collects items she has found in books returned to the library where she works. This prompted us to check in with our team and ask: what have we found in books and items returned here at Schaumburg Library?
2022 Flash Fiction Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 Flash Fiction contest, a creative writing contest where stories are limited to 1,000 words or less. We loved reading through all the amazing entries and listening to your stories — and now everyone can read the winning entries!
2022 Poetry Contest Winners
We carefully read through all the amazing entries and have selected the winners of the 2022 Poetry Contest.
Working from Home from the Library
NaShantá Fletcher of Hanover Park always liked to draw, but it was hard to find time for it with her full-time job at WGN News.