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• Appointment required for some DMV services

  Many services at local DMV’s, including Des Plaines and Schaumburg, now require an advance appointment. In order to cope with COVID-19 backlogs, the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office announced procedure changes for some services.  At some facilities, make an appointment in advance for: *Behind-the-wheel road tests...

• Free DMV Permit Practice Tests

  You can take free permit driving tests for car or motorcycle through our web resources page with our new site, Driving Test Prep. These are multiple choice questions and you can see the results immediately. Also available are practice tests...

• September Storytime Bundles

  Missing Storytimes? Not sure what books to request for your preschooler? Choose one of our Storytime Bundles the next time you’re at the library. You can also call Youth Services to request a Storytime Bundle to be included in your Parking Lot Pickup. Each bundle includes 5...

• New Fiction in September

  Fall into some fresh new fiction this September! A selection of some of the buzz-worthy titles are featured below and a longer list of new fiction arriving this month can be located here. The Magician by Colm Tóibín An intimate,...

• Career Panel

  Please join ISACA’s foundation, One In Tech, for a cybersecurity career panel for kids ages 8-13 on Tuesday, 31 August (6:00-7:30 pm CT). A panel of cybersecurity experts will be on hand to share their career paths and answer questions;...

• Top Books Read During Adult Summer Reading!

  With Summer Reading at a close, we took a look at what readers have been enjoying the most! Grand prize winners will be notified soon, but we can all be proud of reading a total of 2,755 books for adult...