Champaign Public Library

✨ Only two weeks until New York Times bestselling author, musician, and screenwriter James McBride joins us on October 8 at 7 pm!

McBride's latest novel, The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, was named a must-read by The New York Times, TIME, and The Washington Post.

The Main Library and Douglass Branch will close at 5 pm, and doors will reopen at the Main Library at 6:30 pm. Books will be available for purchase and a book signing will follow the presentation.

Learn more at champaign.org/great-authors ✨

On September 10, we hosted An Evening with Sonali Dev (.dev). During the event, Sonali shared how her upbringing shaped her journey as a storyteller and where she finds inspiration for her novels.

📚 Swing by the library to check out one of her books!

The Champaign Public Library and Douglass Branch Library will be closed Monday, September 7th for Labor Day. Our book return and E-library are always open! 🔗 champaign.org/e-library

La Biblioteca Principal y la Biblioteca Douglass estarán cerradas el lunes 7 de septiembre. ¡Nuestro servicio de devolución de libros y nuestra biblioteca electrónica siempre están disponibles! 🔗 champaign.org/e-library

La bibliothèque principale et la bibliothèque Douglass seront fermées le lundi 7 septembre. Notre service de retour de livres et notre bibliothèque électronique sont toujours ouverts ! 🔗 champaign.org/e-library

In just one week, USA Today bestselling author .dev joins us for An Evening with Sonali Dev on Thursday, September 10 at 7 pm! 📚

Books will be available for purchase and a book signing will follow the presentation.

Learn more at champaign.org/great-authors ✨

📚 Did you know? September is National Library Card Sign-up Month! With a library card, you can borrow and stream new releases, access online tools like Ancestry Library and Cypress Resume, and so much more! Learn more at champaign.org/getacard

Sign up for a card this September and choose between two new commemorative cards celebrating our 150th anniversary.

Already have a library card? Visit the Main Library or Douglass Branch to swap your current card for one of these special anniversary editions! ✨

For today's , we're traveling way, way back... to last week! 😄

On August 13, we hosted An Evening with Maggie Su ( on Instagram). In her presentation, Maggie shared how impactful the Champaign Public Library was for her growing up and signed copies of her novel afterwards.

If you haven't read Blob: A Love Story yet, swing by the library and check out a copy! 📚

UPDATE: All services at the Douglass Branch have been restored, including phone service, copier access, and public computers.

We are currently experiencing an outage affecting phone service and public computer access at the Douglass Branch Library. Phones and public computers are unavailable at this time. Wi‑Fi remains available.

Thank you for your patience and understanding while we work to restore service.

✨ Good news! Our 150th anniversary shirts are now available. Visit champaign.org/shirt to order yours!

✨ Just one week left until Maggie Su (), author of Blob: A Love Story, joins us on Thursday, August 13, at 7 pm. Books will be available for purchase with a book signing afterward.

Learn more about Maggie Su and our other upcoming authors at champaign.org/great-authors 📚