Value Added – For Sure!

Your library card is worth a lot of money considering the value of what you can get by using it. This link shows you just how much your card saves you: http://fppl.org/value-library.aspx Take a look and see why we’re the place to come for information and entertainment, on a budget!

Love Has Everything to Do With It!

Love Your Library Day is set for Sunday, February 15th, from 1-5. Come on out and see us for fund, food, and maybe a great prize!

Happy New Year!

Welcome back to all of you who were out of town or busy entertaining guests over the holidays. We have some terrific programs coming up in January, highlighted by “Lower Your Phone Bill” on January 14th; a special visit by Chicago Wolves’ player Spencer Machachek on January 20th; and “Taxes are Everyone’s Business” on January 21st. See our website at fppl.org for more details, and to sign up.

We’re Open Again!

The library is open all weekend. Thanksgiving Day was just a hiccup in our schedule. Come on in and see us Saturday and/or Sunday. We’d love to see you here.

Anyone for Mangos?

Be sure to check out our latest online research product, Mango Languages, here at the library, or from home, using your library card. It’s designed to make learning a new language a snap. There are also English as a Second Language modules for native speakers of Spanish, Polish and Portuguese. Go to our website at fppl.org, click on “Online Research,” and find the program with the Education and Skills Development offerings.  Try it, you”ll like it!

SAM is Coming!

We’re just about ready to unveil a new, automated system for booking time on our public access computers.  You can find more details at the library’s news blog, which can be found at  http://blog.fppl.org/. You’re going to like this new way of doing things, without question.

More of the Many Uses for A Library Card

One more cool thing you can do with your library card: Read your favorite foreign newspaper on line at one of our public access computers. My personal favorite is the Taipei Times (in English).

How to MAke Your Library Card Work for You

Here’s something else you can do with your Forest Park Public Library card, without even walking in the door: Access our collection of informative and entertaining electronic resources.  Just go to http://www.fppl.org/ click the “Online Resources” link and see all we have to offer!

Even More Stuff You Can Do With Your Library Card

How about borrowing an audiobook to make that long commute or road trip go faster? This one’s my personal favorite!

Even More Stuff You Can Do With Your Library Card!

Sign up for a computer class – we have them on subjects from “computer 101″ to Power Point, Excel, and a host of others.