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For everyone at the Hinsdale Public Library, 2022 brought a welcome return of the things we love best: in-person events, answering questions at the help desks, the hum of activity during finals week and, mostly, seeing you back in the stacks or in our study rooms. Post-pandemic, our book circulation and patron visits to the building have been on the rise again and finally began to look more normal in 2022 - especially as our summer activities brought families back to the...
In 2021, the team at the Hinsdale Public Library challenged itself to continue delivering excellent content and superior services to our patrons and community. We continued to find new and creative ways to connect our patrons with the materials, information, programs and diversions that were especially important this past year. Our curbside service, which totaled more than 3,100 pickups in 2021, has been a lifeline for many people, as have our growing digital collections....
While my son was growing up, I was deeply involved in our local schools - as PTO president at Hinsdale Middle School and on different task forces and groups related to Districts 181 and 86. Like a lot of other active volunteers in town, every couple of years I'd invariably get the question: Why don't you run for the school board? A busy working mom, I honestly wasn't sure I had the time or the inclination. But one year when the election cycle began and someone asked me about...
Opening doors. That's the mission of the Hinsdale Public Library - a mantra expressed in our logo and on our business cards. And in 2019, nowhere was the idea of opening doors better expressed than in our programming, a rich assortment offering opportunities to play, learn and explore for patrons of all ages and interests. From our summer reading program and baby and toddler storytimes to special events like our preschool Halloween party and our Fortnite tournament for teens,...
