Cook Memorial Public Library District
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Aspen Drive Library (Vernon Hills), Cook Park Library (Libertyville), Bookmobile
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We use this space to share Library news, services, and events. This is a limited public forum. Comments follow our social media guidelines. Details at cooklib.org/policies.
The Bookies are officially open for matchmaking! Come visit the library today and let us set you up with one of our friends...📚🩷 #blinddatewithabook #thebookies #Februaryreads #librarylove #mustlovebooks
February 11, 2026 at 3:05 PM
The Bookies are officially open for matchmaking! Come visit the library today and let us set you up with one of our friends...📚🩷 #blinddatewithabook #thebookies #Februaryreads #librarylove #mustlovebooks
1/2 — Check out these proud smiles and winning bookmarks from our annual Design-A-Bookmark Contest! 🎨🔖 View all bookmarks in the Youth Services areas at both Library locations. #creativekids #bookmarks #bookmarkcontest
February 10, 2026 at 11:02 PM
1/2 — Check out these proud smiles and winning bookmarks from our annual Design-A-Bookmark Contest! 🎨🔖 View all bookmarks in the Youth Services areas at both Library locations. #creativekids #bookmarks #bookmarkcontest
Come take a closer look at the amazing portraits done by patrons! The #OneBookOneCommunity Tiny #Portrait #ArtShow is up now at both buildings until the end of February.
Don’t forget to register for our OBOC finale event with author Ann Napolitano: 1book.org
Don’t forget to register for our OBOC finale event with author Ann Napolitano: 1book.org
February 4, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Come take a closer look at the amazing portraits done by patrons! The #OneBookOneCommunity Tiny #Portrait #ArtShow is up now at both buildings until the end of February.
Don’t forget to register for our OBOC finale event with author Ann Napolitano: 1book.org
Don’t forget to register for our OBOC finale event with author Ann Napolitano: 1book.org
We're hiring for two positions 📣 Adult Program Coordinator & After-school Associate
Are you the right fit?! Find more info and apply at cooklib.org/jobs.
#lovewhereyouwork #libraryjobs #hiring
Are you the right fit?! Find more info and apply at cooklib.org/jobs.
#lovewhereyouwork #libraryjobs #hiring
February 3, 2026 at 4:04 PM
We're hiring for two positions 📣 Adult Program Coordinator & After-school Associate
Are you the right fit?! Find more info and apply at cooklib.org/jobs.
#lovewhereyouwork #libraryjobs #hiring
Are you the right fit?! Find more info and apply at cooklib.org/jobs.
#lovewhereyouwork #libraryjobs #hiring
The Library may not have a groundhog to help us predict spring but we DO have GEESE, and they say there's #6moreweeksofreading ahead!
Help name our new friends by placing your vote on the tally sheet in the High School Zone at either Library location.
#librarygoose #honkhonk
Help name our new friends by placing your vote on the tally sheet in the High School Zone at either Library location.
#librarygoose #honkhonk
February 2, 2026 at 8:01 PM
The Library may not have a groundhog to help us predict spring but we DO have GEESE, and they say there's #6moreweeksofreading ahead!
Help name our new friends by placing your vote on the tally sheet in the High School Zone at either Library location.
#librarygoose #honkhonk
Help name our new friends by placing your vote on the tally sheet in the High School Zone at either Library location.
#librarygoose #honkhonk
Whether you're a fan of the Seahawks or the Patriots, we can all get behind (or in front of) *this* kind of SOUPer Bowl!
#superbowl #soup soupseason
#superbowl #soup soupseason
January 30, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Whether you're a fan of the Seahawks or the Patriots, we can all get behind (or in front of) *this* kind of SOUPer Bowl!
#superbowl #soup soupseason
#superbowl #soup soupseason
Check out the creativity on the Reverse Coloring Board in the High School Zone at Cook Park Library!
January 29, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Check out the creativity on the Reverse Coloring Board in the High School Zone at Cook Park Library!
Add 1 book to your #tbr for every degree below zero today. 🥶🥶 What are you snuggling up with this weekend?!
#frigid #windchill #snuggleupandread
#frigid #windchill #snuggleupandread
January 23, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Add 1 book to your #tbr for every degree below zero today. 🥶🥶 What are you snuggling up with this weekend?!
#frigid #windchill #snuggleupandread
#frigid #windchill #snuggleupandread
Now you can read your book and watch it too! Are you a "read before you screen" purist, or do you like to be surprised when you watch? Let us know... 💭 #thebookies #booktofilm #readbeforeyouscreen
January 22, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Now you can read your book and watch it too! Are you a "read before you screen" purist, or do you like to be surprised when you watch? Let us know... 💭 #thebookies #booktofilm #readbeforeyouscreen
Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 🇺🇸 Use your Library card to stream free movies and TV shows from Kanopy. Get started at cooklib.org/eLibrary.
#mlkjrday #kanopy #ihaveadream
#mlkjrday #kanopy #ihaveadream
January 19, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 🇺🇸 Use your Library card to stream free movies and TV shows from Kanopy. Get started at cooklib.org/eLibrary.
#mlkjrday #kanopy #ihaveadream
#mlkjrday #kanopy #ihaveadream
This week, we hosted 16 pajamas partiers as they learned about nocturnal animals and animals that sleep a lot. 💤 We enjoyed two books and made a koala craft.
#zzz #nocturnalanimals #isittimeforbedyet
#zzz #nocturnalanimals #isittimeforbedyet
January 16, 2026 at 9:02 PM
This week, we hosted 16 pajamas partiers as they learned about nocturnal animals and animals that sleep a lot. 💤 We enjoyed two books and made a koala craft.
#zzz #nocturnalanimals #isittimeforbedyet
#zzz #nocturnalanimals #isittimeforbedyet
Good news! We’ve extended the #TinyPortraitArtShow submission deadline to January 26. www.1book.org
🎨 Ages 10+
🎨 Artwork must be on a 4x6" canvas
🎨 Include your name, contact info, and age on the back of your canvas
🎨 Return art to either Library location by 1/26
🎨 Ages 10+
🎨 Artwork must be on a 4x6" canvas
🎨 Include your name, contact info, and age on the back of your canvas
🎨 Return art to either Library location by 1/26
January 16, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Good news! We’ve extended the #TinyPortraitArtShow submission deadline to January 26. www.1book.org
🎨 Ages 10+
🎨 Artwork must be on a 4x6" canvas
🎨 Include your name, contact info, and age on the back of your canvas
🎨 Return art to either Library location by 1/26
🎨 Ages 10+
🎨 Artwork must be on a 4x6" canvas
🎨 Include your name, contact info, and age on the back of your canvas
🎨 Return art to either Library location by 1/26
“Cute sweater!” ❄️❤️ “Jinx!”
📘MIGRATIONS by Charlotte McConaghy
📕HEARTS IN CIRCULATION by Sarah Monzon
#cutesweater #snowflakes #hearts #cozyreads #romance
📘MIGRATIONS by Charlotte McConaghy
📕HEARTS IN CIRCULATION by Sarah Monzon
#cutesweater #snowflakes #hearts #cozyreads #romance
January 15, 2026 at 4:30 PM
“Cute sweater!” ❄️❤️ “Jinx!”
📘MIGRATIONS by Charlotte McConaghy
📕HEARTS IN CIRCULATION by Sarah Monzon
#cutesweater #snowflakes #hearts #cozyreads #romance
📘MIGRATIONS by Charlotte McConaghy
📕HEARTS IN CIRCULATION by Sarah Monzon
#cutesweater #snowflakes #hearts #cozyreads #romance
Which books do you think have amazingly beautiful covers? 😍 🖼️🎨
In honor of our One Book One Community read, #hellobeautiful by Ann Napolitano, we’re sharing books we think have #prettycovers! Stay tuned for the young adult and adult editions.
1book.org
In honor of our One Book One Community read, #hellobeautiful by Ann Napolitano, we’re sharing books we think have #prettycovers! Stay tuned for the young adult and adult editions.
1book.org
January 13, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Which books do you think have amazingly beautiful covers? 😍 🖼️🎨
In honor of our One Book One Community read, #hellobeautiful by Ann Napolitano, we’re sharing books we think have #prettycovers! Stay tuned for the young adult and adult editions.
1book.org
In honor of our One Book One Community read, #hellobeautiful by Ann Napolitano, we’re sharing books we think have #prettycovers! Stay tuned for the young adult and adult editions.
1book.org
Last night's #vinylclub spun quite an eclectic mix of music — from Cat Stevens, the Moody Blues, and A Perfect Circle to an Australian nun! Check out our #playlist on Spotify: https://loom.ly/abkqY10
Watch for the next Vinyl Club date in our upcoming newsletter.
Watch for the next Vinyl Club date in our upcoming newsletter.
January 7, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Last night's #vinylclub spun quite an eclectic mix of music — from Cat Stevens, the Moody Blues, and A Perfect Circle to an Australian nun! Check out our #playlist on Spotify: https://loom.ly/abkqY10
Watch for the next Vinyl Club date in our upcoming newsletter.
Watch for the next Vinyl Club date in our upcoming newsletter.
📚 Join us for an unforgettable evening with Jonathan Eig! Author of Pulitzer Prize-winning "King: A Life," will share insights you won’t want to miss. Register now: https://loom.ly/FrjWIHE #IllinoisLibrariesPresent #JonathanEig
January 6, 2026 at 3:05 PM
📚 Join us for an unforgettable evening with Jonathan Eig! Author of Pulitzer Prize-winning "King: A Life," will share insights you won’t want to miss. Register now: https://loom.ly/FrjWIHE #IllinoisLibrariesPresent #JonathanEig
With the holiday hustle and bustle behind us, now’s the perfect time to slow down and treat yourself at our Silent Read-In Book Club! We hope to see you there! 📚✨
Jan 9, 7-8:30 pm, Aspen Drive Library -- DROP IN
#shhhh #silentreadin #metime
Jan 9, 7-8:30 pm, Aspen Drive Library -- DROP IN
#shhhh #silentreadin #metime
January 6, 2026 at 12:01 AM
With the holiday hustle and bustle behind us, now’s the perfect time to slow down and treat yourself at our Silent Read-In Book Club! We hope to see you there! 📚✨
Jan 9, 7-8:30 pm, Aspen Drive Library -- DROP IN
#shhhh #silentreadin #metime
Jan 9, 7-8:30 pm, Aspen Drive Library -- DROP IN
#shhhh #silentreadin #metime
✨Happy New Year! ✨ We look forward to another year serving our amazing patrons. Thanks for making the Library a place of learning, inspiration, and community! #HappyNewYear #Hello2026 #LibraryLove #CheckOutYourHappy
January 1, 2026 at 3:06 PM
✨Happy New Year! ✨ We look forward to another year serving our amazing patrons. Thanks for making the Library a place of learning, inspiration, and community! #HappyNewYear #Hello2026 #LibraryLove #CheckOutYourHappy
The 2026 Adult and High School Winter Reading Club prize pins are in! Register online at cooklib.readsquared.com starting January 1 or in-person starting January 2 at either Library location! #WinterReadingClub #libraryretro
December 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The 2026 Adult and High School Winter Reading Club prize pins are in! Register online at cooklib.readsquared.com starting January 1 or in-person starting January 2 at either Library location! #WinterReadingClub #libraryretro
They're here—our favorite titles of 2025! Stop by Cook Park Library, Aspen Drive Library, or the Bookmobile to pick up your copy of the booklets and let us know what your favorites of the year were! #favoritebooks #booksof2025
December 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
They're here—our favorite titles of 2025! Stop by Cook Park Library, Aspen Drive Library, or the Bookmobile to pick up your copy of the booklets and let us know what your favorites of the year were! #favoritebooks #booksof2025
You still have time to finish & submit your artwork for the #onebookonecommunity #tinyportrait #artshow! 🎨 1book.org
Deadline: 1/11
Open to ages 10+
View the show in February at Cook Park Library, Aspen Drive Library, Indian Trails Public Library & Vernon Area Public Library
Deadline: 1/11
Open to ages 10+
View the show in February at Cook Park Library, Aspen Drive Library, Indian Trails Public Library & Vernon Area Public Library
December 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
You still have time to finish & submit your artwork for the #onebookonecommunity #tinyportrait #artshow! 🎨 1book.org
Deadline: 1/11
Open to ages 10+
View the show in February at Cook Park Library, Aspen Drive Library, Indian Trails Public Library & Vernon Area Public Library
Deadline: 1/11
Open to ages 10+
View the show in February at Cook Park Library, Aspen Drive Library, Indian Trails Public Library & Vernon Area Public Library
From your CMPLD staff and board of trustees, we wish all who celebrate a joyous Kwanzaa! 🕎
December 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
From your CMPLD staff and board of trustees, we wish all who celebrate a joyous Kwanzaa! 🕎
From your CMPLD staff and Board of Trustees, we wish all who celebrate a very merry Christmas! 🎄
We are closed today and will reopen during normal hours on Friday, December 26.
We are closed today and will reopen during normal hours on Friday, December 26.
December 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
From your CMPLD staff and Board of Trustees, we wish all who celebrate a very merry Christmas! 🎄
We are closed today and will reopen during normal hours on Friday, December 26.
We are closed today and will reopen during normal hours on Friday, December 26.