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Never forget your library card PDF Print

Carry your library card on your phone instead of in your wallet when you install CardStar.

Available for iPhone and Android devices, CardStar allows you to store your library card barcode (and other loyalty and membership cards, too) right on your phone. Download the free app from App Store or Google Play right on your phone.

"Read more" for step-by-step instructions for installation and setup:

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Popular authors, now in e-book format PDF Print

New this month: Hachette Book Group has joined with MyMediaMall by OverDrive to bring you some of their hottest authors to your e-reader. We've made quick work of adding many of your most beloved authors to our e-book catalog. Log in to MyMediaMall by OverDrive with your Vernon Area Library card to access newly added works by...

  • Kate Atkinson
  • David Baldacci
  • Sandra Brown
  • Lincoln Child
  • Nelson DeMille
  • Brad Meltzer
  • James Patterson
  • Douglas Preston
  • David Sedaris
  • Nicholas Sparks

...and others. And for all you Dan Brown fans... Inferno, the latest Dan Brown thriller, is now available as an e-book Advantage title!

Vernon Area Library cardholders enjoy shorter wait times for popular e-books thanks to extra "Advantage" copies reserved just for you. To view or download our Advantage titles, you'll need to first log in to MyMediaMall by OverDrive with your Vernon Area Library card number and PIN (the last 4 digits of your phone number). Even if the waiting list appears long, as a Vernon Area Library cardholder, you will jump to the front of the line (or close to it), thanks to extra copies we have purchased exclusively for our patrons.

 
Summer Reading Club...Dig Into Reading! Starts June 9 PDF Print

 

The theme of our Summer Reading Club this year is  "Dig Into Reading". June 9, the first day to signup, will be a lot of fun, with a concert by the trio "Sweet Pepprika" and ice cream from Culver's.  "Dig into Reading" is just right for all ages, with special clubs for preschoolers, school age, teens and of course adults.  Check out the video we've been showing at the schools, to get a taste of all the summer fun!

 
New Advantage e-books for May 2013 PDF Print

The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout Fatally FrostedLean In Sheryl SandbergThe Iron King

Vernon Area Library cardholders enjoy shorter wait times for popular e-books thanks to extra "Advantage" copies reserved just for you. To view or download our Advantage titles, you'll need to first log in to MyMediaMall by OverDrive with your Vernon Area Library card number and PIN (the last 4 digits of your phone number). Even if the waiting list appears long, as a Vernon Area Library cardholder, you will jump to the front of the line (or close to it), thanks to extra copies we have purchased exclusively for our patrons. 

The newest Advantage titles added to our catalog include:

Fantasy

Fiction

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Junior Volunteer positions are filled PDF Print

 


 
Due to overwhelming response, all Junior Volunteer positions have been filled. For other volunteer opportunities throughout the community, please view our online guide. Thank you for your interest.
 

 

 
2013 Illinois Youth Book awards PDF Print

The 2013 Rebecca Caudill, Bluestem and Monarch winners are:

 

Rebecca Caudill award - Smile by Raina Telgemeier
 


Bluestem award - Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper

  

 

Monarch award -
Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes
  

 



Ready to read the 2014 nominee books? They are now on display in the our temporary library.

 
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Contact Information

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Vernon Area Public Library District
300 Olde Half Day Road
Lincolnshire, IL 60069
Telephone 847-634-3650
Fax 847-634-8449

 

Library Statistics

Library usage for October 2012

Items in the collection 227,957
Items Borrowed 76,846
Program Attendance 4,622
Questions Answered 5,151
Computer & Wireless Sessions 5,741

 





 

Hours of Operation

Monday - Thursday 9:00AM-9:00PM
Friday 9:00AM-5:00PM
Saturday 9:00AM-5:00PM
Sunday 12:00PM-5:00PM
View the complete list of holiday and special closings for 2013.

 

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