The Most Valuable Card in Your Wallet: Your Library Card

This month, library card holders in Orland Park can show their library card at the library to pick up a coupon booklet that gets them discounts all around town, reminding residents that a library card is truly the most valuable card in your wallet. The library’s community partners include Hobby Town, B Stunning Salon, Wetzel’s Pretzels, Joey’s Red Hots, Hawaii Fluid Art, Robeks, Stan’s Donuts, Clean Eatz, TruGurt, Giordano’s and Orland Park Nutrition.

September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when Orland Park Public Library joins the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries nationwide to remind everyone about the valuable resources available with a library card. From borrowing books, ebooks, and audiobooks to getting homework help, learning new skills, or attending a book club or story time, a library card helps everyone do more of what they enjoy. All without stretching one’s budget.

Interested in trying a new hobby? The library can help. Thinking about starting or growing a small business? Orland Park Public Library offers databases for job hunting and resume creation. There’s something for everyone at Orland Park Public Library and signing up for a library card is the first step on the path to academic achievement and lifelong learning for students. It's elemental, really—everyone should have one!

Orland Park Public Library, along with libraries everywhere, continues to adapt and expand services to meet the evolving needs of our community. To sign up for a library card or to learn more about the library’s resources and programs, please visit https://www.orlandparklibrary.org/about-us/getting-a-library-card/.

Since 1987, Library Card Sign-up Month has been held each September to mark the beginning of the school year. During the month, the ALA and libraries work together in a national effort to ensure every child signs up for their own library card.

The library has a mix of programs available for library patrons during September including a Fall Soup Cooking Demo on Friday, Sept. 22 at 6 p.m., an Origami Maple Leaves Make and Take craft for adults on Saturday, Sept. 23 at 10 a.m., and a course in Public Speaking on Saturday, Sept. 30 at 10 a.m. Those interested can register to attend these programs on the library’s online calendar at orlandpark.librarycalendar.com.

For more information, visit orlandparklibrary.org/ or call (708) 428-5100. The Orland Park Public Library is located at 14921 Ravinia Avenue in Orland Park, Illinois. Hours are Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.