We welcome visits to your Sycamore Public Library! Tours of the Library are available for Sycamore School classes, home school groups, youth groups, and parenting groups. We will tailor the visit to meet your needs. Please plan your visit at least two weeks in advance by making a reservation with Mary Anderson, the Head of Youth Services. You may call her at (815) 895-2500 or send an email to marya@sycamorelibrary.org

If your group or class cannot make it to the Sycamore Public Library for a visit, then the library can come to you. We welcome the opportunity to speak with all age groups about Library programs and services or to read stories and create customized book talks for your class or group. Library staff is available to visit any special function or program to encourage reading and use of the library. Please call Mary Anderson at (815) 895-2500 at least two weeks prior to the desired visit date to make arrangements.

The Foreign Language collection is small but growing in depth. We have focused most of our resources on the Spanish language. We have dual language books with the story in both English and Spanish. There are also materials on the Mexican culture and festivals of Spain. We hope that you will share the colorful and complex cultures of the world with your children.

The Parenting Resource collection is full of fun and informative materials for parents, childcare providers and caregivers of children. Selected topics in this collection are health and fitness

• Traveling with children
• Children with special needs
• Developmental stages of children
• Families
• And much more...

SPLAG is a  volunteer group for 12-18 year olds (7th-12th grade). SPLAG stands for Sycamore Public Library Advisory Group.  It is currently made up of 13 members.  SPLAG runs library book sales and uses these earnings to benefit the library throughout the year.  SPLAG also plans and assists with library programs.  SPLAG meetings take place on the third Wednesday of each month during the school year.  New voices and ideas are always appreciated. 

NEXT MEETING -- September

We will be planning a library book sale for our first project.  A date for this sale is yet to be set.

Please email evelynw@sycamorelibrary.org with any questions. 

E-Books are available through this link from the Sycamore Public Library or for patrons who have come to the library to set up a personal account. There are currently over 4,000 E-Books available. All books can be viewed or checked out for 72 hours. For more information about the E-Book offerings and to set up a personal account visit the Adult Services Department at the Sycamore Public Library.

A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources in one easy-to-use interface. Use General Reference Center Gold to find articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals, many with full-text and images. Find the latest current events, popular culture, business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more. There are more that 4,500 periodicals included and over 3,500 include the full-text af the articles.

Novelist is a helpful reader's advisory source that provides annotated lists of books by favorites authors as well as suggestions for read- alike authors. You will need to type in your Sycamore library card number without spaces to access this site.