The Adult Services department of the Yorkville Public Library is located on the second floor of the building. Upstairs, there are many wonderful things to be found.
Our Collection
On the east side of the department, patrons will find our nonfiction stacks. With 1,000s of titles that cover hundreds and hundreds of topics, readers are sure to find something of interest. If not, speak with one of our adult services clerks and we can check the Prairie Cat system that connects Yorkville with over 130 other libraries to find what our patrons want.
On the west side of the floor, you’ll find fiction in nearly every imaginable genre, as wells as our newspapers and magazines, and our collection of DVDs, music, and audio books.
If you are interested in eBooks or digital audio books, speak with a clerk and we can help you get set up on one of our two digital services, Libby or Boundless.
In the middle of the department, you can find large print books, adult graphic novels, reference materials, our local author collection, and our Spanish language books.
If you don’t have a Yorkville Public Library card, we also have a growing collection of Read & Return books (located among the periodicals) that can be borrowed without a YPL card!
Library of Things
A growing trend in libraries is the “Library of Things,” which are simply things (rather than books or other media) that you can check out. Our library of things has all sorts of fun items that can help you get work done around the house (tools kits, sewing machines, jumper cables…), try out a new hobby (birdwatching kits, yoga kits, crochet or knitting starter kits…), or have fun with the family (board games, pickleball sets, bocce ball sets…).
Quiet Spaces
The adult department in the library has a lot of quiet workspaces, from comfy chairs to read or small tables to work at, there is always a place to sit down and work. If you need more quiet or more privacy, we also have our Quiet Reading Room – in there, we have comfortable couches to lounge on, small tables to work at, and a beautiful view of the trees along Game Farm Road.
The department also has two private Study Rooms. Study Rooms are reserved on a first come-first served basis, with online reservations available to library card holders.
Additionally, we have a large room called the Genealogy Room available for local history or genealogy research.
Technology
The YPL adult department has eight public computers available from open until 15 minutes before we close each day. Library card holders can log in with their cards, but anyone else can simply ask a clerk for a guest pass to use the computers for whatever you need them for. Printing is available (20 cents per page for black and white and 50 cents per page for color printing).
If you’re in a rush, you can also print from home or your phone with our ePrintIt services. Just follow the directions on the ePrintIt page and pop into the library to finalize your print job.
If you don’t have a computer or Wi-Fi at home, we have a limited number of laptops (with hotspots) or hotspots available for checkout. Just ask at the Adult Services desk if you need one of these devices.
We also have a scanner and fax machine available for patron use. Our machine will fax, scan, print, email, translate to foreign languages, or convert text to audio files. Printing is 20 cents/page for b&w, 50 cents for color, and faxing is $1 per page – all other services are free!
Adult Book Clubs
The Yorkville Public Library is home to six fantastic adult book clubs. Our book clubs are a great way to share your thoughts, meet new people, and find great new books to read. You can check out what the book clubs are reading here.
Lunch Bunch Book Club meets at noon on the second Wednesday of each month. Many members bring their lunch to the meeting to eat while they discuss the latest best sellers, memoirs, thrillers, or sometimes even romance stories.
The Men’s Book Club meets at 7:00pm on the third Thursday of each month. They read everything from classics to modern literary fiction to historical fiction to all sorts of nonfiction.
The Roaming Readers Walking Club is a little different. They meet twice a month in Hoover Forest Preserve at 9:00 am on the first and third Friday of the month. They walk about a 2-mile loop through the woods and talk about books (or whatever else pops up). This book club does not read the same book all together.
The Books & Cooks Book Club meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm. They read all sorts of fiction, memoirs, biographies, and travel books – always with a focus on food. Each month, when the club meets, members cook and bring a dish that was inspired by that month’s book. The club feasts on their literary inspired treats while discussing the book.
The Horror Book Club meets on the fourth Monday of every month at 7:00 pm. They read different types of horror novels, so if the spooky, creepy, and eerie is your thing, this might be the book club for you.
The Psychological Thriller Book Club meets on the third Wednesday of every month at 7:00 pm. They read those mind-bending thrillers that keep you guessing until the last chapter.
Adult Programs
The Adult Services department presents dozens of programs every month at the library. Some are recurring programs that happen on a weekly, monthly, or bi-monthly basis, and others are special one-time events. To make things easier, sometimes we break down our programs into categories like Health and Wellness Programs (including health and wellness lectures, healthy cooking classes, and yoga class…), Social Programs (Threads & More, Dungeons & Dragons, Roaming Readers…), Creative Programs (creative writing group, Dabblers painting classes, cake and cookie decorating…), and Adult Education Programs (genealogy group, English Language Learners, Your Friend in Health…). Visit each of these pages to learn more about the programs for adults at the library.
Passive Programs
There are always interesting things going on at the library, even when there isn’t a scheduled program. We constantly have more passive programming going on that you can pop in and take part in. Upstairs, in the large print section, we house a revolving art display – every six weeks (or so) a new local artist is featured in this space, so stop by and check out what some of the creative folks in Yorkville are up to. At the same time, we always have a community puzzle table and a chess table set up. Additionally, we have a nice selection of board games that you can pull out and play at the library at any time. We have also started an ongoing puzzle swap, so bring in those old puzzles you already finished and trade them out for new (to you) puzzles from a huge selection! We also have our YPL Poem of the Week, which features some great poetry – the last Monday of every month is a local poet – so support the creatives in the area or submit your own poem for inclusion.
Additionally, we often have some seasonal passive programming that allows you to interact and participate with things going on here at the library. In April, for National Library Week, we host the YPL Battle of the Books to determine the YPL Book of the Year! In the summertime, we offer an adult summer reading program that can win you some fun prizes.
If you have an idea or suggestion for a new program book club, please contact Adult Services Director Mike Curtis.
