About
Our mission is to be a catalyst, advocate and place to advance the vision and ideals of our community.
Staff
Learn about and contact the library's administrative team on our staff page.
Board Of Trustees
The library's Board Of Trustees set policies and procedures to ensure that the library is fiscally responsible and responsive to your needs. We provide the Board's minutes, videos of board meetings and the library's financial information on our Meetings & Minutes page.
Hours
Monday - Friday 9am-9pm
Saturday 9am-5pm
Sunday 1pm-5pm
Values
Our library values guide how we serve you. We hope you see these values reflected in everything we do.
- Generosity: We value and defend generous, unimpeded access to abundant resources for everyone.
- Good design / beauty: We value and practice good design and infuse a balanced blend of beauty and efficient function into all aspects of the library experience.
- Friendliness: We value kindness to oneself, to each other and to our community, and practice it as a tangible sign of mutual respect.
- Efficiency: We pursue efficiency, in order to meet and exceed the needs, desires and expectations of both library users and staff.
Key Beliefs
We believe:
- That a free public library is essential to the public good.
- That all library users are entitled to the highest level of service.
- That all library users have the right to privacy
Audit Reports
City of Des Plaines 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report.
ADA Grievance Procedure
See the Library's ADA policy here.
Join us!
Be sure to check out our job listings and see what opportunities are available for you to join our team.
Strategic Plan
Download our current strategic plan.