Yorkville Public Library Newsletter - May 2026 Edition

Newsletter sponsored by YPL Friends of the Library

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Library Hours

Monday-Thursday 9am-7pm

Friday 9am-5pm

Saturday 9am-4pm

May Closures

The Library will be closed Mon. May 25, 2026 in observance of Memorial Day.

Dearest Reader,

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Please note - titles are clickable to the event calendar for more details and to register for events.

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New Spring Issue of The Hub!

The Hub - A Magazine About the People in Your Neighborhood

Read the May 2026 Edition of The Hub.

Special Events

OCHA's Job and Career Assistance

(Organization for Citizens Humanitarian Assistance)
Saturdays from 2-4pm at Yorkville Public Library

OCHA is holding a six-part core career series on integration into the American workforce. Identify career paths in high demand sectors. Prepare documents, resumes, and cover letters. Learn digital job searching. Learn about professional networking. Participate in mock interviews to learn interview skills.

Medicare 101

Fri. May 1 @ 10-11am

Drop in to speak with Cindy Fields, a local Medicare expert, to discuss the ins and outs of Medicare and help seniors understand their coverage and the options they have for 2026 and beyond.

Learning to Decorate like it’s a Piece of Cake

Wed. May 13 @ 10:30 am

Mini Oreo Cookie Cakes! Learn to decorate beautiful cookies, cakes, and cupcakes with Bethany - a certified decorating instructor. Join Bethany to learn the basics of decoration and in no time making beautiful desserts will be a piece of cake.

Youth Special Events

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Draw with James Burks

Wed. May 13 @ 5pm & 6pm

Author and Illustrator James Burks will be at Yorkville Public Library!

James will do a draw along with our younger patrons followed by a book signing and an exciting scavenger hunt through the library. When you complete the scavenger hunt you will be entered into a drawing for James Burks new book, Box Tales Brave the Wild!

5pm Session (2nd Grade and under) Draw with James Burks

6pm Session (3rd-5th Grade) Draw with James Burks

NEW Pokémon Club

Thurs. May 21 @11:45am-1pm

*Stay tuned for summer dates!

Chalk the Walk

Fri. May 22 at 11:00

Join us after Drop In Story Time (at 10:30) to create beautiful art on the sidewalk outside of the library. No need to register, the more the merrier! All materials needed, will be provided

May Youth Recurring Events

Drop In Story Time
Every Friday at 10:30am

Escape Room
Open During Library Hours. Call 630-553-4354 ex. 108 to schedule an appointment or just drop in!

Window Art
May 4-9

Toddler Play
Mon. May 4 at 10:30am

Mommy & Me Yoga
Tues. May 5 at 10:30am

Tues. May 19 at 10:30am

3rd-5th Grade Book Club
Tues. May 5 & 19 at 4:30pm

Book: The 13-Story Treehouse by Andy Griffiths

Preschool Zone
Wed. May 6 at 10:30am

Spanish Story Time
Thurs. May 7 at 5:30pm

1st-2nd Grade Book Club
Sat. May 9 & 23 at 9:30am

Book: Charlie & Mouse Even Better by Laurel Snyder

Lego Kits
May 11-16

Artful Beginnings
Mon. May 11 at 10:30am

Junior Threads
Tues. May 12 at 1pm

Tots & Toddlers

Wed. May 20 at 10:30am

Read with Paws
Sat. May 23 at 10:30am

May Adult Recurring Events

Threads & More
Tues. May 5 at 10am

Mindful Movement + Meditation
Every Tuesday at 1pm

Dungeons & Dragons Group
Every Tuesday 4-6:45pm

Magic: The Gathering Club
Every Wednesday at 5pm

Chair Yoga
Thursdays at 10:15am

English Language Learners Classes
Free conversation-based classes to help people who are new to the community learn English.

Dabblers: Adult Painting Class
Tues. May 12 at 10am & 5pm

Computer Classes for Seniors
Fri. May 15 at 10am

Healthy Cooking with Jess
Mon. May 18 at 11:30am

Tech Help for Seniors
Thurs. May 21 at 9am

Maker Tuesdays
Tues. May 26 at 10am & 5pm

Creative Writing Group
Tues. May 26 at 7pm

Art for Everyone
Wed. May 27 at 10am

Friends of the Yorkville Public Library

The Friends is a support group for the library.

their purpose is to:

Focus attention on library services and needs.
Help strengthen and expand library services.
Fund raising; the funds raised by the friends are used for library projects, programs, and the purchase of special equipment.

Become a Friend of the Library today! Meetings the second Monday of every month @ 10:15 am.

Learn more about the Friends of the Yorkville Public Library

Get Your Library Card

How to Get Your Library Card

Visit us at the Circulation desk and bring the following:

• Photo ID with current address OR

• Photo ID with proof of residency (examples include: a printed personal check; mail, lease, or rent receipt postmarked within 60 days; account statement or bill; valid car registration; voter registration card)

We will confirm you reside within the library’s boundaries and if so, you will have a library card in your hand within minutes. If you reside outside the library boundaries, we can calculate the annual rate you would pay based on your net taxable value of your current property tax assessment. We are also happy to report we now have a Reduced Rate for Non-Resident library cards as well as the option to pay biannually or annually!

What Can Your Library Card Get You?

What if I don’t enjoy reading? Let us convince you! But aside from books, having a library card has many additional perks such as:

• Passes to local museums

• Brookfield Zoo

• Access to Libby and The Palace Place for eBooks and audio books

• Udemy Online Classes

• Reserve a Study Room

• Library Programs (not all require registration)

• Botanic Gardens

• Summer Reading Programs

• Library of Things (including Board Games, musical instruments, blood pressure machine, Jumper cables, binoculars)

• A variety of magazines and local newspapers

Museum Adventure Pass

Have you heard about the Museum Adventure Pass? With your YPL library card you can "check out" passes for museum discounts to participating museums, including Brookfield Zoo, Chicago Botanic Garden, Naper Settlement and more!

Explore More Illinois

What is Explore More Illinois?

Explore More Illinois is a free service provided by your library that provides instant online access to free and discounted tickets to museums, science centers, sporting events, zoos, park districts, theatres, and other fun and local cultural venues.

Cards for Kids

Children 5 and older can get a library card!

In accordance with the Cards for Kids Act, the Yorkville Public Library is offering full-service library cards free of charge to students in grades PreK-12 who qualify for the free or reduced lunch program at your school AND Live in an unincorporated areas of the Yorkville School District. How to Apply: If a student meets both above requirements, their parent or guardian must fill out the library card application form at the Circulation Desk at the Yorkville Public Library.

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

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Don't Have a Library Card?

Live in Kendall County? Get FREE books for your children under age 5 with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library!

Click here to read more about the Imagination Library or to sign up.

Virtual Events

BABEL-ON with R.F. Kuang

ZOOM EVENT: Wed. May 20 at 7pm

Join us for a special Zoom presentation with critically acclaimed, bestselling author, Rebecca F. Kuang. R.F. Kuang is the award-winning, #1 New York Times and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the Poppy War trilogy, Babel: An Arcane History, Yellowface, and Katabasis. She was named to the 2023 Time100 Next list and the Forbes 30 Under 30 Class of 2024.

Tinkercad & 3D Printing
Check out the library's youtube channel for Tinkercad tutorials and create a piece to print on the library's 3D printer.

Next Virtual Printing Session:

Sat. May 9 from 9am-12pm

Next In Person Printing Session:

Sat. May 23 from 10:30-11:30am

Virtual Spanish Storytime

Join us on Facebook for Virtual Spanish Storytime

Wednesday, May 13 & 27

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Book Clubs

Books & Cooks

meets the first Tuesday of every month at 7pm. Share food you've been inspired to create from that months book!

May 5 Discussion Book: Strong Roots by Olia Hercules

Lunch Bunch
meet on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at noon.

May 13 Discussion Book: The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

Psychological Thriller Book Club
meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7pm.

May 20 Discussion Book: The Whisper Man by Alex North

Men's Book Club
meets the 3rd Thursday of every month at 7pm.

May 21 Discussion Book: The Bomber Mafia by Malcom Gladwell

Horror Book Club
meets the 4th Monday of every month at 7pm.

May 26 Discussion Book (meeting Tuesday in May!): Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman

Roaming Readers
meets at Hoover Forest Preserve (11285 W Fox Road in Yorkville) in the gravel parking lot closest to Fox Road at 9am on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month.

View more information about Book Clubs

Staff Picks

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Megyn's Pick

"This is the second book in a unique fantasy and mystery series. However, you don't need to read the first one to enjoy this one! We follow two investigators in a world unlike ours full of leviathan monsters, unique alterations to humans, and different societies. I loved how interesting this book was and it sucked me in immediately. There is a murder mystery at the center of this one but it also has fantasy elements, political elements, and personal relationships. Even as someone who does not typically enjoy fantasy, this one was really enjoyable! I would recommend to everyone."

A Drop of Corruption: An Ana and Din Mystery
by Robert Jackson Bennett

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - ONE OF BOOKPAGE'S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR - AN ELLE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR The eccentric detective Ana Dolabra matches wits with a seemingly omniscient adversary in this brilliant fantasy-mystery from the author of The Tainted Cup. Wonderfully clever and compulsively readable . . . another winning blend of fantasy and classic detection.--Publishers Weekly In the canton of Yarrowdale, at the very edge of the Empire's reach, a Treasury officer has disappeared into thin air--vanishing from a room within a heavily guarded tower, its door and windows locked from the inside. To solve the case, the Empire calls on its most brilliant and mercurial detective, the great Ana Dolabra. At her side, as always, is her bemused assistant Dinios Kol. Ana soon discovers that they are investigating not a disappearance but a murder--and one of surpassing cunning, carried out by an opponent who can pass through warded doors like a ghost. Worse still, the killer may be targeting the high-security compound known as the Shroud, where the Empire harvests fallen titans for the volatile magic found in their blood. Should it fall, the Empire itself will grind to a halt, robbed of the magic that allows its wheels of power to turn. Din has seen his superior solve impossible cases before. But as the death toll grows and their quarry predicts each of Ana's moves with uncanny foresight, he fears that she has at last met an enemy she can't defeat.

May New Releases

Ghalen: A Romance in Black by Walter Mosley

Ironwood: A Catalina Novel by Michael Connelly

Keeper of My Kin: Memoir of an Immigrant Daughter by Ada Ferrer

Social Media

PrairieCat Mobile App

Search the catalog, manage our library account, place holds, renew materials, access digital resources.

The Palace Project

The Palace Project offers an app where library users can discover, check out and read or listen to library eBooks and audiobooks.

Instagram

Library Happenings, Book recommendations, Staff Picks and occasional local celebrities.

Facebook

All of the above...but on Facebook.

TikTok
Short-form videos featuring day to day library fun.

YouTube

Short-form videos featuring day to day library fun and virtual Spanish storytime.

Spotify

Curated book themed playlists you are sure to love!

YPL Calendar

All YPL happenings in one easy to find place.

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Yorkville Public Library
902 Game Farm Road, Yorkville, Illinois 60560
630-553-4354
https://www.yorkville.lib.il.us/