Find Your Joy! National Library Week @ Woodridge Public Library

It’s National Library Week! To celebrate, we’re spreading the word and inviting everyone to find their joy at their local public library.

By Woodridge Public Library, Community Contributor

Apr 20, 2026 7:01 am CDT

This post was contributed by a community member.

Elvis is in the library! Live Sunday afternoon concerts for adults are presented each month. The free music events are popular, and registration is requested. (Woodridge Public Library)

It’s National Library Week! To celebrate, we’re spreading the word and inviting everyone to find their joy at their local public library.

What does a Year of Joy look like at the Woodridge Public Library (WPL), home to the Youth Librarian of the Year for Illinois, Jessica Smith, and a whole team of joyful library staff?

Patrons made 185,078 visits to the Woodridge Public Library over the past year to enjoy fantastic programs and events such as the Not-so-Scary Haunted House, Tween Takeover, and an Elvis Tribute Concert. The Summer Reading Dogman Party, Noon Year’s Eve Family Glow Party, and Mother’s Day Alice in Wonderland Tea Party were a great time. 600 hundred free storytimes and special events are held throughout the year for all ages, including WPL’s new Community Helper Storytime & Play series, where kids can pretend to be chefs, veterinarians, and other helpers like the Lisle/Woodridge firefighters who read stories to children in September during Firefighters to the Rescue!

Year of Joy at the Woodridge Public Library, By the Numbers

January: 236 Toddler Time Attendees and 121 Snowflake Slime Makers

February: 42,371 Checkouts and 64 Family Artists

March: 325 Irish Dancing Fans and 154 Egg Hunters

April: 1,140 Peep Partygoers and Live Chick Viewers

May: 132 Mother’s Day Tea Drinkers and 3,364 Movie Checkouts & Streaming

June: 600 Minecraft Block Party Participants and 1,143 Summer Reading Book Giveaways

July: 290 Teen Summer Readers, 94 Murder Mystery Masqueraders, and 200 Little Chefs

August: 123 Elvis Fans and 9,970 Digital Downloads

September: 176 Pretend Firefighters and 146 Bouncing Babies

October: 14,000 Pieces of Trunk or Treat Candy and 1,800 Not-so-Scary Haunted House Visitors

November: 1,700 Frozen Fans during the Village of Woodridge Winterfest and 154 Wicked Scavenger Hunters

December: 400 Revelers at the Noon Year’s Eve Family Glow Party and 70 K-Pop Kid Dancers

Visit the Woodridge Public Library today to find your joy!

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Wearing a pretend firefighter's helmet, a young boy plays during the Firefighters to the Rescue storytime. (Woodridge Public Library)

May tea parties have become a library tradition, bringing together generations of family members. Registration is required. (Woodridge Public Library)

Teen volunteers help out with a family-friendly Noon Year Glow Party. (Woodridge Public Library)

A mother, a kindergartener, and a baby visit the Not-so-Scary Haunted House in October. House theme and decor change yearly! (Woodridge Public Library)

A teen artist creates a one-of-a-kind portrait. (Woodridge Public Library)

A delighted boy wearing a dinosaur costume attends the first-ever Trunk or Treat with the Library and Village. (Woodridge Public Library)

Young teens create temporary tattoo designs during an after-the-library-closes Tween event. (Woodridge Public Library)

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