About Schiller Park Library
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Our History
The idea of a town library for Schiller Park began as a WPA (Works Progress Administration) public work project in 1936. In April of that year, one of the rooms in Village Hall was stocked with 128 books. Several women were appointed to the board and several others volunteered their services as library workers over the next several years, but the first library closed in 1944.
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Our Board of Trustees
The public is welcome to attend. Call the Library to confirm meeting date and time as they can be subject to change 48 hours prior to scheduled meeting date.
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Our Strategic Plan
MISSION
To be a center of learning by providing resources, technology, and gathering spaces to meet the diverse needs of the community.
VISION
The Schiller Park Library provides the support, resources and spaces for Schiller Park patrons to:
- Nurture Success
- Access Information
- Explore Interests
- Engage In Technology
- Connect with Others
- Create and Innovate
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Holiday Schedule
| New Year’s Day – Thursday, January 1 Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Monday, January 19 Presidents’ Day – Monday, February 16 Good Friday – Friday, April 3 Memorial Day – Monday, May 25 Juneteenth – Friday, June 19 Independence Day – Saturday, July 4 Labor Day – Monday, September 7 |
Columbus Day – Monday, October 12 Veteran’s Day – Wednesday, November 11 Thanksgiving – Thursday, November 26 Thanksgiving Friday – Friday, November 27 Thanksgiving Saturday – Saturday, November 28 Christmas Eve – Thursday, December 24 Christmas Day – Friday, December 25 New Year’s Eve – Thursday, December 31 |
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Jobs
Thank you for your interest in employment with the Schiller Park Public Library. Upon availability, open positions at the library are posted on our website.
If you are interested in one of our open positions, please email your completed application, resume, and cover letter to admin@schillerparklibrary.org.
Open Positions:
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Volunteer Opportunities
The Schiller Park Public Library recognizes the great contributions that volunteers can make to the library and community. We are currently accepting volunteer applications from both adults and teens (age 14 and up). If you are interested in volunteering with the Schiller Park Public Library, please review the library’s Volunteer Policy at the link below and fill out either the adult or teen volunteer application depending on your age group. Teen volunteer applications require the signature of a parent or guardian.
Completed volunteer applications can be dropped off at the library’s Circulation Desk or emailed to Library Director Kendall Santucci at ksantucci@schillerparklibrary.org. If applicants are eligible for an available volunteer opportunity, they may be contacted by the Adult & Teen Services Librarian with more information. Please contact the Library Director with any questions.
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Transparency
The Schiller Park Public Library (also known as SPPL) serves a community of over 11,000 residents, as well as reciprocal borrowers from the SWAN Library system, along with any and all visitors who pass through the Library’s doors.
The Schiller Park Public Library is a village library established under the Illinois Local Library Act, 75 ILCS 5, with a 7-member elected Board of Trustees.
We are required to report to and be answerable to: Illinois State Library, Springfield, Illinois. Its members are: State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias, Director of the State Library, and various other staff.