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Yorkville Public Library Newsletter - April 2026 Edition Newsletter sponsored by YPL Friends of the Library |
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Monday-Thursday 9am-7pm Friday 9am-5pm Saturday 9am-4pm |
April Closures Fri. April 3 - Closing at 1pm |
Next Library Board Meeting: Mon. April 13 at 7pm |
Dearest Reader,
It’s a new look, but the same enjoyable newsletter of carefully curated library happenings you’ve been anxiously awaiting! We’ve refreshed our look to improve accessibility and ensure our content is easier for everyone to read, navigate, and enjoy. We wish you a safe and relaxing journey to the bottom of the page and we thank you for choosing us as we know you have a vast selection of other newsletters filling your inbox.
Kindly, YPL |
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Sat. April 4th, 11th, 18th, & 25th and May 2nd & 9th 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. |
Sponsored by the Friends of the Yorkville Public Library
Mon. April 6 11am-9pm
Maciano's Pizza 272 E. Veterans Pkwy Dine in or Carry Out Maciano's will donate 20% of sales to benefit the library! |
Sat. April 11 10am-3pm Tickets Required: $10/person Join us at the Yorkville Public Library and enjoy the art of beautifully designed table settings created by community members. All proceeds from this event benefit local charities, organizations and the Library. Participants will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite table and support their favorite charities too! Purchase your tickets at the Circulation Desk or at the door the day of the event. |
Wed. April 15th @ 5:00pm Yorkville Middle School’s Virtuoso Strings is a premier honors ensemble debuting in the 2025–2026 school year. Comprised of auditioned 7th and 8th-grade orchestra students, this select group meets weekly during their advisory period to master advanced repertoire and refine their collective artistry. Since their inception, they have maintained a rigorous performance schedule, including appearances at the YMS Winter Concert, holiday caroling, a pre-show performance at The Paramount Theatre for White Christmas, and the Y115 Fine Arts Festival. The ensemble is proudly directed by Emily Beyer and Kim Gyssler. Come enjoy an evening of music by the Virtuoso Strings! |
Wed. April 15th @ 10:30 am HOMEMADE SPRINKLES! Learn how to make homemade sprinkles frosting decorations 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! |
Wed. April 22nd @ 7:00 pm
The Conservation Foundation presents Season 3 of The Fox River: Our Hidden Gem, an educational series on Yorkville's waterway. Join Sam Kilgore, Local Land Steward, to learn about how invasive species have dramatically reshaped the natural communities along the Fox River. This talk will cover what characteristics might allow a species to behave invasively and highlight invasive plant species that are currently impacting our habitats or that may impact them in the future. How can help monitor and control invasive species in our local community? |
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Mon. April 6, 1-2pm In preparation for the Kendall County Job Fair, the department of economic development will be holding this help session. Job coaching and preparation, as well as help sessions on resumes and interviews. |
Wed. April 29th @ 5:45 pm 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. |
Yorkville's new Mariachi Band will be performing, providing an authentic cultural music ensemble. |
Have you ever wondered if you had the skills to become a highly trained spy. Take this course and find out. If you pass each of the sessions, you might become a certified spy. Space is limited, complete your registration today. *Certification provided by YPL and Agent Ms Jennette. |
Hey Young Scientists! What do owls eat?? Let's find out by dissecting an owl pellet. All supplies will be provided. Registration is required. |
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Join us to play BINGO! Winners will receive a gently used book of their choice. All supplies will be provided. Register your family for this event, before it is full. |
Yorkville High School VEX ROBOTICS will be at the library for an Open House. Join us to celebrate these teens. Stop by the library to meet the team and get a sneak peek at the robots. There will be an opportunity to drive the robots and interact with the field from 1:00-4:00 |
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Friday, April 24 at 11:00 Join us after Story Time to make beautiful artwork on the sidewalk outside the library. All supplies will be provided. Coming Soon: Pokémon Club Stay tuned to for details! |
Fri. April 13 from 3:15-5:15pm Promote nontraditional career paths for women to young ladies in the community with a panel of guest speakers. All are welcome. |
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April Youth Recurring Events
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Escape RoomOpen During Library Hours. Call 630-553-4354 ex. 108 to schedule an appointment or just drop in! |
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Tues. April 21 at 10:30am |
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April Adult Recurring Events
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English Language Learners Classes
Free conversation-based classes to help people who are new to the community learn English. |
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Featuring: A Big Bold Beautiful Journey |
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Puzzle & Board Game Swap
Stop by the Yorkville Public Library and swap a few of your gently used puzzles for some of ours. |
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 |
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. 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! |
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! 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. |
Join us for a special Zoom presentation with critically acclaimed, bestselling author, Cristina Henríquez, for a compelling conversation about her work. Henríquez’s newest book, The Great Divide, is a moving exploration of the people who lived, loved, and labored during the construction of the Panama Canal. Named a New York Times’ Editors’ Choice selection and TIME Magazine “100 Must-Read Books of 2024,” The Great Divide explores history and adversity in a place very special to her – her father’s homeland of Panama. |
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Tinkercad & 3D PrintingCheck 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. April 11 from 9am-12pm |
Lunch Bunch
meet on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at noon. April 8 Discussion: Someone Shoes by Jojo Moyes |
Men's Book Club
meets the 3rd Thursday of every month at 7pm. April 16 Discussion: Hold Strong by Robert Dugoni |
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. |
Books & Cooks meets the first Tuesday of every month at 7pm. Share food you've been inspired to create from that months book! April 7 Discussion: Recipe for a Perfect Wife by Karma Brown |
Horror Book Club
meets the 4th Monday of every month at 7pm. April 27 Discussion: Stolen Tongues by Felix Blackwell |
Psychological Thriller Book Club
meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7pm. April 15 Discussion: Tell Me What You Did by Carter Wilson |
Dandelion Is Dead: A Novel about Life
by Rosie Storey
When Poppy discovers unanswered messages from a charming stranger in her late sister's dating app, she makes an impulsive choice--she'll meet him, just once, on what would have been Dandelion's fortieth birthday. It's exactly the kind of wild adventure her vivacious sister would have pushed her toward. Jake is ready to find something real--and not least because his ex-wife's twenty-something boyfriend has moved into their old family home. When he meets the intriguing woman who calls herself Dandelion, their connection is undeniable, and he can think of little else. As their relationship deepens, Poppy finds herself trapped in a double life she never meant to create. Every moment with Jake feels genuine, electric, and totally right--despite the fact they're tangled in deceit. As the lines between grief and love blur, Poppy faces a choice--keep her sister's memory alive through her lies, or risk everything for a chance at her own happiness?--Provided by publisher.
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Discontent
by Beatriz Serrano
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE - From a dazzling new international voice, an audacious, darkly funny novel about a young woman whose carefully crafted office persona threatens to crack when she's forced to attend her company's annual retreat A wry work of spectacular wit. . . . Beatriz Serrano writes with a caustic flare for detail, exploring the small humiliations of the everyday corporate office with charm and utter hilarity. Absolutely brilliant. --Danya Kukafka, author of Notes on an Execution On the surface, Marisa's life looks enviable. She lives in a beautiful apartment in the center of Madrid, she has a hot neighbor who is always around to sleep with her, and she's quickly risen through the ranks at a successful advertising agency. And yet she's drowning in a dark hole of existential dread induced by the banality of corporate life. Marisa hates her job and everyone at it. She spends her working hours locked in her office hiding from her coworkers, bingeing YouTube videos, and getting high on tranquilizers. When she has the time, she escapes to her favorite museum where she contemplates the meaning of life while staring at Hieronymus Bosch paintings, or trying to get hit by a car so she can go on disability. But Marisa's dubious success, which is largely built on lies and work she's stolen from other people, is in danger of being exposed when she's forced to go on her company's team-building retreat. Isolated in the Segovia forests, haunted by the deeply buried memory of a former coworker, and surrounded by psychopathic bosses, overzealous coworkers, flirty retreat staff, and an excess of drugs, Marisa finds herself acting on her wildest impulses and is pushed to the brink of a complete spiral.
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Search the catalog, manage our library account, place holds, renew materials, access digital resources. |
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The Palace Project offers an app werhe library users can discover, check out and read or listen to library eBooks and audiobooks. |
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Library Happenings, Book recommendations, Staff Picks and occasional local celebrities. |
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All of the above...but on Facebook. |
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Short-form videos featuring day to day library fun. |
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Short-form videos featuring day to day library fun and virtual Spanish storytime. |
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Curated book themed playlists you are sure to love! |
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All YPL happenings in one easy to find place. |
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