We welcome visits to your Sycamore Public Library! Tours of the Library are available for Sycamore School classes, home school groups, youth groups, and parenting groups. We will tailor the visit to meet your needs. Please plan your visit at least two weeks in advance by making a reservation with Mary Anderson, the Head of Youth Services. You may call her at (815) 895-2500 or send an email to marya@sycamorelibrary.org

If your group or class cannot make it to the Sycamore Public Library for a visit, then the library can come to you. We welcome the opportunity to speak with all age groups about Library programs and services or to read stories and create customized book talks for your class or group. Library staff is available to visit any special function or program to encourage reading and use of the library. Please call Mary Anderson at (815) 895-2500 at least two weeks prior to the desired visit date to make arrangements.

The Foreign Language collection is small but growing in depth. We have focused most of our resources on the Spanish language. We have dual language books with the story in both English and Spanish. There are also materials on the Mexican culture and festivals of Spain. We hope that you will share the colorful and complex cultures of the world with your children.

SPLAG, the Sycamore Public Library Advisory Group, is a teen organization comprised of 7th – 12th graders in the community.  SPLAG runs library book sales and relies on money earned at these sales to fund the group’s activities and purchases. 

SPLAG has made many contributions to SPL’s Young Adult Department including a neon sign, an area rug, and other décor to highlight the space.  The group has selected and purchased CDs and DVDs to add to the library’s general collection.  

SPLAG members take part in one meeting as well as one additional group activity every month.  SPLAG meetings are scheduled for the second Wednesday of each month during the school year.  New voices and ideas are always appreciated.

To be approved as a SPLAG member: Click this link to download the application and bring it to the Youth Services Desk located on the 1st floor of the Sycamore Public Library. Email Evelyn with any questions at evelynw@sycamorelibrary.org

First meeting of the 2010-2011 school year: Wednesday, September 8 @ 3:40 p.m.  New members welcome.

Please take a moment to tell us what you want from a teen book club!

Magazine, blogs, book series and website written entirely by teens. An excellent resource for teen writers and artists.

E-Books are available through this link from the Sycamore Public Library or for patrons who have come to the library to set up a personal account. There are currently over 4,000 E-Books available. All books can be viewed or checked out for 72 hours. For more information about the E-Book offerings and to set up a personal account visit the Adult Services Department at the Sycamore Public Library.

Search more than 300 online reference books and thousands of articles with just one click. From any computer, you can quickly search hundreds of online reference books, covering a wide range of subjects, including arts, biography, business, education, the environment, history, law, literature, medicine, religion, science and the social sciences.

Information about the presidents from the whitehouse website.

Novelist is a helpful reader's advisory source that provides annotated lists of books by favorites authors as well as suggestions for read- alike authors. You will need to type in your Sycamore library card number without spaces to access this site.