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We carefully read through all the amazing entries and have selected winners of the 2021 Poetry Contest.

If you love critically acclaimed movies, award-winning foreign films, inspiring documentaries, or children's shows, chances are you'll love Kanopy. This video streaming services is free with your Library card and gives you access to all the above and more. You have instant access (no holds! no waiting!) on your TV, mobile phone, tablet or computer. And no ads! Just the good stuff.

There's a lot of information — and misinformation — when it comes to COVID-19 and the vaccine. We've pulled together a list of resources to help you access information about testing locations and vaccine registration. Please keep in mind that information changes rapidly.

Get free or discounted admission to cultural attractions like museums, aquariums, zoos and park districts, with your Schaumburg Library card!

We've launched a Seed Library at Schaumburg Library! 

Celebrate one of the best weeks of the year with us – National Library Week!

It's officially spring and we're ready to welcome some slightly warmer weather even if it means rain! If you're a gardener, appreciate someone else's, or are even just thinking about reading outside (because that counts, too!), some of our librarians have some garden-related reads ready for you. While you're at it, swing by our newly launched Seed Library so you can grow something of your own!

Did you know that Women's History Month actually started as Women's History Week in 1982? This annual celebration commemorates and encourages the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history. Some of our librarians have created created a list of their top picks in recognition of women's achievements.

Toys, books and learning devices are just a few of the Library offerings used by Schaumburg residents Chrissie and Marthinus Steyn and their two young children. A psychotherapist, Chrissie said they love coming to the Library to choose books, check out baby toys, and let the children play in Youth Services.

It's tax season!

If you're looking for filing help, there are options available, often for free dependent on your income level. We've compiled a list of some helpful sources.

Schaumburg Library Comic Con® is back! As such, we've had some of our librarians recommend some of their top picks when it comes to graphic novels.

Congratulations to Library Board of Trustees President Anita Forte-Scott, who received the Special Districts Leadership in Technology Innovation Award from Government Technology, an AT&T program.

Love it or hate it, it's Valentine's Day! Some of our librarians picked a few titles in our collection about love – romantic and not – and a few with some anti-Valentine's Day sentiments, too.

Our latest service now available for checkout: laptop kits!

We have 19 kits total — 15 are 13-inch MacBook Pros and 4 are Lenovo T400 ThinkPads. Each kit includes a computer bag, WiFi hotspot and a mouse.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 Flash Fiction contest, a creative writing contest where stories are limited to 1,000 words or less. We loved reading through all the amazing entries and listening to your stories - and now everyone can read the winning entries!