Posts

Get Ready for the Upcoming Solar Eclipse!

On Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse will cross North America! Pick up your free solar eclipse glasses or viewers at the library beginning Monday, March 18 while supplies last (one pair per family, please). 

Celebrate Your Local Authors at WPL's 2024 Local Author Fest!

Saturday, April 6 • 1-4 pm • in-person

Visit author tables on the library's main floor from 1-4 pm and stop by the café area for open mic readings during our Local Author Fest. All are invited to register to attend a Memoir Writing Workshop the morning of the event.

Local Authors Featured:

Grab your frosting and candy! WPL's Gingerbread House Contest returns this December along with special gingerbread themed storytimes.

Gingerbread House Contest

Dec. 16 | all ages | Arts & Culture Center

Enter our Gingerbread House Contest for a chance to win a prize!  

Find meaningful gifts and unique merchandise when you stop and shop at the Wheaton Public Library this holiday season! See below for gift ideas for the library lover in your life and how you can use your library card to unlock shopping tips.

If you or anyone you know has trouble getting to the library, we can help! Let us deliver materials to your home. Open to Wheaton cardholders on a temporary or permanent basis due to injury or illness.

If you are interested in this service, please fill out our Homebound Preferences Form. Have additional questions? Contact Catherine Tarver at 630-868-7561 or homebound@wheatonlibrary.org.

Library Card Sign-up Month

Stomp on over to the library to discover all the amazing things you can do with your library card! There is a whole new world to unlock just by picking up a book, attending a program, or exploring our digital resources. Here are just a few things you can unlock with your WPL card:

The 2023-2024 school year is quickly approaching! See below for a few ways the library can help make this year a success. Don’t forget to scroll all the way to the bottom to see how we're celebrating the end of summer, and keep an eye on our event calendar for all our upcoming fall events. 

Resources

District 200 Textbooks: Middle and high school textbooks available for use inside the library.

Express yourself, learn new skills, and try something new this summer at WPL! This year’s Summer Reading Challenge theme is all about finding your voice, and the library has several resources available to help you do just that. Learn more about these resources below, and don’t forget to join our Summer Reading Challenge at wheatonlibrary.org/src

Mango Languages

Wheaton Public Library’s 2023 Summer Reading Challenge: Find Your Voice begins Thursday, June 1! The challenge is open to all ages: Youth (birth to 5th grade), Teens (6th to 12th grade) and Adults (18 years and older), and will run from Thursday, June 1 – Monday, July 31. No library card required to participate.  

May 1 - June 2: Pick Up a Mini Canvas

June 5 - July 15: Visit the Tiny Art Show

July 17 - August 7: Retrieve Your Canvas

Wheaton Public Library will celebrate Free Comic Book Day with its first ever Geek Fest on Saturday, May 6 from 10 am to 2 pm on the main floor and lower level of the library. Costumes are encouraged for this all ages event.

There's More to the Story 

Join us in the annual celebration of libraries, their workers, and the many services they provide during National Library Week (April 23 – 29)! There is so much more to the story when it comes to libraries and what they offer, and this year’s NLW theme is all about that.