LIBRARY BOXES FOR ALL!

When we first started offering Library Boxes in 2018, it was just for teens. The Steen family of Schaumburg remembers jumping on board right away, getting boxes for teens Lynda and Lea.

“When the Library announced the boxes, I thought, ‘That’s amazing!’” recalls mom Shannon Steen. “Someone hand-selects new titles for us and it comes in a surprise box!”

CHOOSING MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT

INSURANCE

Online Program • Wednesday, Oct. 4 • 6-7 p.m.

BONE DENSITY & BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC

Central Rasmussen South • Thursday, Oct. 5 • 1-4 p.m.

MEDICARE SOLUTIONS

Central Rasmussen South OR Online • Monday, Oct. 9 6:30-8 p.m.

MINDFUL WATERCOLOR: EXPLORING CREATIVITY & RELAXATION

HE Branch • Tuesday, Oct. 17 • 2:30-3:30 p.m.

DEPRESSION SCREENING CLINIC

HE Branch • Saturday, Nov. 4 • 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

And it’s really that simple. You answer a few questions to help us get to know you and your reading tastes. Then our team chooses books we think you’ll love and packs them up for you – with a little surprise in your Library Box each time.

Our Library Boxes caught on quickly and we knew we had to expand. We added Library Boxes for kids and adults in 2021.

Dayna Schwartz, also of Schaumburg, has been getting Library Boxes for her kids, Harrison (4 years old) and Ethan (18 months old), for about a year.

“I love that the books are wrapped so the kids get to open them like a present,” Dayna said. “It just keeps enforcing the positive experience with books.”

LITERACY & CITIZENSHIP

READ TO LEARN

Central Workshop • Mondays & Wednesdays, Sept. 6Nov. 27 • 9:30 a.m. - Noon

CITIZENSHIP CLASS

Central Workshop • Mondays & Thursdays, Sept. 11 - Dec. 7 5:45-8:45 p.m.

ESL CLASS: INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

Central Workshop • Tuesdays & Thursdays, Sept. 12 - Dec. 5 12:30-3:30 p.m.

CITIZENSHIP N-400 WORKSHOP

Central Rasmussen South • Wednesday, Sept. 20 • 3-6 p.m.

FREE IMMIGRATION CONSULTATIONS

Central Workshop • Wednesdays, Sept. 27, Oct. 25 & Nov. 29 2-5 p.m.

“I hope this program is still around when my kids are older,” Dayna continued. “Sometimes older kids think it’s not ‘cool’ to read. Having someone choose personal recommendations just for you can keep kids reading that otherwise may have stopped.”

As for the Steen family, Lynda and Lea are now young adults, both living out of state.

“Even when life takes us in different directions, we make sure the boxes get picked up,” Shannon said. “We always love to see what’s been selected. It’s a great reminder that reading is always there!”

Ready to get started with your own Library Box of hand-picked books just for you? Get started by filling out an interest form at SchaumburgLibrary. org/library-boxes.

Book Discussions

Level up your reading experience with our book discussions. Thrillers, literary fiction, nonfiction, social justice, history and more – you’re sure to find a discussion to fit your reading tastes. Get the details and see which books we’re reading this fall at SchaumburgLibrary.org/ events.