Alpha Park Public Library

Alpha Park Public Library Alpha Park Public Library: Serving Bartonville, Bellevue, Glasford, Kingston Mines, Mapleton

This gorgeous Philodendron Florida Ghost (from Relics) is ready to haunt your home! πŸ‘» Don't miss the chance to win this ...
08/29/2026

This gorgeous Philodendron Florida Ghost (from Relics) is ready to haunt your home! πŸ‘» Don't miss the chance to win this one at our LAST plant swap of the year. Bring plants, cuttings, props, or pots to swap with other plant addicts on THURSDAY, September 3, at 6:30pm!

And stay tuned for Plant Bingo in November! πŸͺ΄


If you're sad that the growing season is almost over, join the Country Gardeners for their next meeting on Wednesday, Se...
08/26/2026

If you're sad that the growing season is almost over, join the Country Gardeners for their next meeting on Wednesday, September 2, at 6pm to learn about indoor edible gardens from Master Gardener Lee Macki! Their meetings are fun, free, and open to anyone interested!

Don't miss the last concert in the park of the summer! Join us Saturday 8/15 for live music with Deuces Wild and delicio...
08/14/2026

Don't miss the last concert in the park of the summer! Join us Saturday 8/15 for live music with Deuces Wild and delicious food from the Kiwanis Grill! Bring a lawn chair and the whole family for a fun evening at the Alpha Park pavilions!



Congratulations to all of our 2026 summer reading prize winners! And thanks to all our participants for reading more tha...
08/13/2026

Congratulations to all of our 2026 summer reading prize winners! And thanks to all our participants for reading more than 586,000 minutes this year! We hope all that reading planted more than a few seeds of inspiration! 🌱🌻🌱



Want to learn about the women who helped found this nation 250 years ago? Join us tomorrow, 7/29, at 6:30pm for an illum...
07/28/2026

Want to learn about the women who helped found this nation 250 years ago? Join us tomorrow, 7/29, at 6:30pm for an illuminating presentation by Laura Keyes of Historic Voices! She'll discuss the remarkable women who had a first-hand view of the founding of our nation and whose stories need to be shared. Learn about soldiers, writers, printers, scholars, farmers, artists, and spies β€” all women, and all vital to our nation’s history! Register now at alphapark.librarycalendar.com.




🫜 Today is the last day to turn in your reading logs (paper or Beanstack entries) to complete the summer reading challen...
07/25/2026

🫜 Today is the last day to turn in your reading logs (paper or Beanstack entries) to complete the summer reading challenge! 🌽

β€’ All prizes (levels, midway, and completion) can still be picked up through August 1.

β€’ Winners of the final prize drawings for each age group will be selected and contacted next week.

A massive thank you to all our readers and community sponsors who helped make this summer reading challenge so amazing! Friends of APL, Peoria County Regional Office of Education, Senator David Koehler, Dashco Inc, Camelot Care Center, Tanners Orchard, Monical's Pizza, Kuchie's on the Water, and Limestone Leaders 4-H Club - thank you for your support!



Please note that the Zipper Flower Brooches program for tomorrow has been canceled! We will reschedule it and notify eve...
07/24/2026

Please note that the Zipper Flower Brooches program for tomorrow has been canceled! We will reschedule it and notify everyone who was registered of the new date as soon as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience!


🐱 It's kitten season again, and lots of our local shelters are full! 🐱 The best way to help is to adopt a cat - which yo...
07/23/2026

🐱 It's kitten season again, and lots of our local shelters are full! 🐱 The best way to help is to adopt a cat - which you can do at the library's Cat Café on Saturday, August 1! Register for a time slot by calling 697.3822 x13 or visiting the Reference Desk. And if you can't adopt or come to the event, you can donate cat supplies at the library 7/27-8/1 to help PCAPS.

(Those who are unable to adopt right now and just want to come play with adorable kittens are also welcome!)



There are only 3 days left of summer reading 2026! We're putting together some amazing prize baskets for each age group,...
07/22/2026

There are only 3 days left of summer reading 2026! We're putting together some amazing prize baskets for each age group, so read your heart out and get your minutes logged in Beanstack by Saturday, July 25th, for the chance to win one! We believe in you! πŸ„πŸŒ»πŸ½πŸŒ»πŸ“



Are you a part of the Dungeon Crawler Carl craze? Our next Grimm Readers Book Club read is Matt Dinniman's Operation Bou...
07/14/2026

Are you a part of the Dungeon Crawler Carl craze? Our next Grimm Readers Book Club read is Matt Dinniman's Operation Bounce House, a wild sci-fi ride that Donut Holes will love. Grab a copy to binge this week from the Circ desk and join us July 28th at 6pm for a slightly darker book club! Register now at alphapark.librarycalendar.com.



Address

3527 South Airport Road
Bartonville, IL
61607

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 8pm
Tuesday 9am - 8pm
Wednesday 9am - 8pm
Thursday 9am - 8pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+13096973822

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