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It's time to Find Your Voice this summer with the Richton Park Public Library! From June 1st to July 31st, we challenge you to read every day! How to Participate: Sign up for Summer Reading starting June 1st! You can sign up in person at the Youth or Adult Services Desk Kids ages Birth to… Read More

📢 We Want Your Feedback! 📢   Our library is developing our new strategic plan, which will outline goals to guide our work for the next three years. As part of this process, we want to hear from you! Tell us what you like about our library, as well as what we could be doing differently. We estimate… Read More

Check out our Summer Newsletter featuring programs & events in June, July, & August 2023! Richton Park Residents can expect a printed copy in their mailbox by the end of May, printed copies are also available at the library. Our newsletter is also available for download on our website: Download our Summer 2023 Newsletter Program… Read More

We would like to invite you to celebrate National Library Week with us to explore all we have to offer. Most people know about the wealth of stories available at the library, from picture books and large print to audiobooks and ebooks. But there's so much more to the story of libraries. Our library provides… Read More

We invite you to join us for Money Smart Week, which will be held Saturday, April 15 through Friday, April 21, 2023. This free, virtual program aims to help people better manage their personal finances with a focus on tools for low and moderate income communities. This year’s line-up includes: Monday, April 17 @ 1:00 p.m.… Read More

The Friends of the Richton Park Library Scholarship Application for 2023 is now available for download! Download the Application (PDF) Applications are due Friday, May 5th, 2023. See application for more details.… Read More

Join Prairie State College & Local Libraries for One Book, One Campus feat. "Maus" by Art Spiedelman March & April 2023 Read the Book: The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman A brutally moving work of art--widely hailed as the greatest graphic novel ever written-- Maus recounts the chilling experiences of the author's father during the… Read More

Program Registration for April & May programs starts March 6th. Registration forms are available on the events calendar or find the program below. Not all programs are listed below, just the ones that require registration to attend.  Adults & Seniors Mar 1: Illinois Libraries Presents: The Weird & Wonderful World with Mary Roach Mar 16:… Read More

March is National Craft Month - Explore your Inner Crafter with Us! For Ages 0-5: Enjoy a fun craft accompanied by a story at one of our monthly storytimes! Click here to see what is coming up! For K - Grade 2: Join us for our monthly craft program - Crafty Kids - as we make… Read More

We challenge you to read this February!February 1 - February 28, 2023 Adults & Seniors We challenge you to read 20 days this month! You can pick up a reading log from the Adult Services Desk and just initial every day that you read! Turn in your completed Reading Log by February 28 and you… Read More