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All are invited to shop Wheaton Public Library’s Student Craft Sale from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 11. The sale will take place in the library’s Arts & Culture Center, and feature a variety of homemade goods available for $10.00 or less. All items at the sale are made by student crafters in grades K-8.

Need volunteer hours? See below for some upcoming opportunities at WPL!

Volunteer Kits

Monday, Feb. 13 | all day pickup

Pick up a kit to complete a community service project for volunteer hours! This month, we’re making blankets for Project Linus. Registration required. 

Teen Library Council

Wednesday, Feb. 15 | 2 pm | in-person

Wheaton Public Library (WPL) will host the exhibit, MLK’s Chicago Freedom Movement, featuring photographer Bernard Kleina’s rare and historic color photographs of Martin Luther King, Jr. The exhibit will be on display in WPL’s Arts & Culture Center during the month of January. All artwork is from the Elmhurst Art Museum's collection, Gifts of Bernard Kleina and Susan Keleher.

Wheaton Public Library will host 4EVER4: 60 Years of the Beatles, a 10-tower photo exhibit featuring nearly 100 photographs of the Beatles in its Arts and Culture Center on the main floor of the library from October 9-30. The exhibit is presented by Republic Bank of Chicago. The exhibit features photos of the Beatles performing, their antics off stage, their movies, record albums, concert posters, ticket stubs, contracts, touring schedules, and other historical photos. During the course of this exhibit, the library will feature additional Beatles focused events.

Join the fabric of our community and sign up for your Wheaton Public Library card!  

Public libraries are often referred to as community living rooms. They are a place where community members can come together, interact, and access a variety of resources and information. This month, we encourage you to join the fabric of our community and sign-up for a Wheaton Public Library card. With your card you can: 

• Reserve study rooms up to a week in advance 

The end of summer is approaching, which means the 2022-2023 school year is just around the corner! See below for ways students can volunteer this fall, get assistance with their homework, and receive personalized book recommendations.

Volunteer Opportunities

Looking for ways to volunteer during the school year? Teens in grades 6-12 can earn service hours with the library! Fill out our Volunteer Interest Form and we’ll be in touch to work out a schedule.

Wheaton Public Library’s 2022 Summer Reading Challenge: Read Beyond the Beaten Path has now started! The challenge is open to all ages: Children (birth to 5th grade), Teens (6th to 12th grade) and Adults (18 years and older), and will run from Wednesday, June 1 – Sunday, July 31. All are welcome to participate, no library card required.

The library recently added new content to our Rokus! Watch shows and movies on popular platforms like the Amazon Prime Channel, Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, and Apple TV+. You’ll also be able to access over 1,000 movies through our Roku’s Vudu Channel. Please note a TV with HDMI and wireless internet at home are required to use the Roku.

Yep, you read that right! Watch shows like Bridgerton, Ted Lasso, and more with our newly refreshed Rokus.  

WPL’s 2021 Annual Report is now live on our website! Take a look back at some of the highlights from 2021, including the elimination of daily fines, the creation of our new website, and much more. This report also contains data from programs, circulation, and a variety of other areas. There is a lot to celebrate from this past year, and we are looking forward to accomplishing even more in 2022.

Participate in Money Smart Week (April 9 -16) with the Wheaton Public Library! Organized by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Money Smart Week is national campaign focused on financial literacy. During this week the library will provide programs, and highlight resources to help patrons better understand personal finance topics.

National Library Week (April 3 – 9) is a yearly celebration of libraries, the many services they offer, and their workers. This year’s theme is “Connect with Your Library,” which highlights libraries as a place to get connected to technology through broadband, computers, and other resources. Beyond technology, libraries offer many ways to connect through community, classes, clubs, books, and more. See below for some ways you can celebrate National Library Week with WPL, and for a list of tech resources and services we offer. 

Students in grades 6 – 12 can earn service hours at the library by joining our Teen Library Council! Our Teen Library Council meets monthly to discuss library and community projects, help plan programs, recommend books, and much more.

To register for an upcoming meeting, visit our online calendar. We ask that you fill out our Teen Library Council Application before attending your first meeting.

Questions? Give us a call at 630-868-7524.