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This September, the Richton Park Public Library District is joining the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries nationwide for Library Card Sign-Up Month! Celebrate your New Library Card New cardholders will get a FREE gift* with new card registration and an entry into our drawing! Complete a Library Card Check-up Existing cardholders will get a… Read More

Calling all Teen Volunteers! Learn about local community volunteer opportunities you can do for community service hours at school! There will be representatives from 8 local non-for-profit organizations who are looking for Teen Volunteers this school year. This event is held at the Matteson Area Public Library. Click here for Google Map Directions Questions? Please… Read More

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Summer Reading Program! We had 169 registered readers with a total of 4,783 days read (combined) and 1,060 badges earned! We also want to give a shout-out to our ticket drawing winners! Jackie C, Juliette C, Carol D, Elijah G, Harold H, Penelope H, Princessd’lorah H, Princesselayna… Read More

Help us improve our programs - take our survey! This quick survey will let us know what you think about our past programs and let us know what you'd like to see in the future. Click Here to Get Started… Read More

The Friends of the Richton Park Public Library invite you to join them for their annual Sips for Scholars Wine & Beer Tasting Scholarship Fundraiser. The event is Saturday, August 20th from 5 to 8pm at the Richton Park Community Center Patio (4445 Sauk Trail, Richton Park, IL). Enjoy a wonderful evening with samplings of wine… Read More

Join us on Saturday, June 18th for a blood drive! You can schedule your appointment online at www.vitalant.org or call (877) 258-4825. Our group code is ORD0063F. Presenting donors will receive a coupon for a FREE pint of Culver's frozen custard. Appointments required. Prepare: Eat Well, Hydrate, and Bring ID. All successful blood donations are now… Read More

Our Summer Newsletter is here full of all the fun events and activities happening this Summer (June - August 2022)! Read all about: Our Summer Reading Program (June 1st to July 31st!) The Friends of the Library Sips for Scholars Event Our Blood Drive on June 18th and more! You can download a copy from… Read More

Your Richton Park Library Card gives you access to over 1,000 comics books that you can read at anytime! Includes titles like Big Nate, Charlie Brown and Friends, Fire Force Manga, Black Hammer, Lone Wolf and Cub, and more! There are two ways you can access it: via a web browser or download the app… Read More

Our May 2022 Program Calendar is now available for download! Download PDF… Read More

Have you heard about SYNC? It is a free summer audiobook program for teens ages 13 and up. Every week, Teens can download 2 free audiobooks that follow the theme for the week. To learn more and to get instructions on how to access the free audiobooks, visit www.audiofilemagazine.com/sync/ Click here to see full list… Read More