Park Ridge Public Library

This is the library where I pretty much spent my entire childhood. This was the place where I would spend hours after school doing homework and doing all of that research for the term papers I had to write all the time. I also spent time competing with other schools in the Great Books program. While the library in Schaumburg is bigger and puts this library a little to shame, the Park Ridge Library is excellent and has pretty much everything you would want. You can find every book or magazine you could want and they have managed to modernize just as well as any other library. If they don't have the book there, you can bet they can find it for you. There's even a part of the library I always liked. Right at the top of the stairs you can find a rack of very used paperpacks. Pick the one you want and put a quarter in the honor-system box and you have yourself a great new book to read. It's simple, but it's effective and it was cool to get books that way. more

One of the best libraries I have been to. This is a wonderful place to do more than just gaze at books. They have first rate computers with internet access, CD rom resources, videos, and you can even pick up a used book for 50 cents! To rent books, videos,cds or cd roms you must be a Park Ridge resident however. They must have just about every newspaper in the midwest available and tons of magazines to browse thru. They also have weekly films, concerts or something else to keep you entertainted, just keep in mind they gear alot of the adult events toward seniors. Their staff is always friendly and eager to help answer your questions. more