Mount Carroll District Library

Mount Carroll District Library Our mission is to serve as a gathering place and a gateway to knowledge, community resource and opportunities for life-long learning.

All programs offered at the Mount Carroll District Library are free! Our History:
In 1907, a group of Mt. Carroll Township citizens, wishing to establish a library, garnered support and secured a building site. The plans were submitted and approved by Andrew Carnegie and a two - story brick building was completed in May of 1908. After the building construction was completed, 1,250 books were cataloged and classified, and the Mt. Carroll Township Public Library opened its doors in August of 1908.

Here we go! This week, we are kicking off our Summer Reading Program here at the library! With themed story times and ac...
06/01/2026

Here we go! This week, we are kicking off our Summer Reading Program here at the library! With themed story times and activities throughout June! Keep an eye on our Facebook for more details each day about the activities we have coming up! But wait, there's more! Our summer program takes on a whole new theme in July so stay tuned for more fun here at the Mount Carroll Public Library!

Everyone is talking about AI. Come to this class on June 4th to be a part of the conversation! This lecture will show yo...
05/31/2026

Everyone is talking about AI. Come to this class on June 4th to be a part of the conversation! This lecture will show you the ways AI is already present in everyday tasks and how it is used in everything from voice assistants to customer service and healthcare. We’ll look at common applications of AI across multiple industries and discuss ways you too can take advantage of this influential technology.

The Mount Carroll Public Library will host a Job Search Workshop on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, beginning promptly at 3:00...
05/30/2026

The Mount Carroll Public Library will host a Job Search Workshop on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, beginning promptly at 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The workshop will feature representatives from Business Employment Skills Team, Inc (BEST, Inc.) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES). They will be on hand to share valuable information and resources available to area job seekers.
This workshop is FREE of charge, open to the public, and sponsored by BEST, Inc. and IDES.
The Library will also be holding a Children's Scavenger Hunt during this event. All children 4 and up are welcome to attend.

For more information, please call 815-631-2146 or the Library at 815-244-1751.

The Mount Carroll Public Library will host a Job Search Workshop on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, beginning promptly at 3:00...
05/30/2026

The Mount Carroll Public Library will host a Job Search Workshop on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, beginning promptly at 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The workshop will feature representatives from Business Employment Skills Team, Inc (BEST, Inc.) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES). They will be on hand to share valuable information and resources available to area job seekers.
This workshop is FREE of charge, open to the public, and sponsored by BEST, Inc. and IDES.
The Library will also be holding a Children's Scavenger Hunt during this event. All children 4 and up are welcome to attend.
For more information, please call 815-631-2146 or the Library at 815-244-1751.

Here to announce the theme for our Summer Reading Program: running through June! It is called 'The Summer of Heroes!' wh...
05/30/2026

Here to announce the theme for our Summer Reading Program: running through June! It is called 'The Summer of Heroes!' where, each week during June, I will be inviting a community hero to join us for Storytime. There will also be special activities after Storytime that go with each hero we'll meet! This program starts on Wednesday, June 3rd, and will continue every Wednesday through June 24th.

Stay tuned for more fun in store for July's Summer programming!

Get ready to unleash your creativity at the Mount Carroll Library as we host another Creative Monday! This is a chance ...
05/29/2026

Get ready to unleash your creativity at the Mount Carroll Library as we host another Creative Monday! This is a chance to let loose, just have fun, and make something beautiful! Whether that's painting a masterpiece. Channeling your inner Shakespeare and writing a hit play or moving poem. Having a good sketch session or testing out color palettes on a coloring page. Monday's can be hard, let's change that and put a positive, fun start to the week! Hope to see all of you creative people there! We will be hosting this every other Monday (opposite weeks of Game Night).

Hello there, my name is Lost Kitty. I got left outside on the steps of the library about a week ago. But not to worry! I...
05/28/2026

Hello there, my name is Lost Kitty. I got left outside on the steps of the library about a week ago. But not to worry! I got to meet the super nice librarians, and they are determined to find who I belong to. I'm sure my person misses me very much. So if I am yours, please come down to the library and get me! As much as I've had fun here with Heather and Amber, there is no place like home!

Join us for another fun Lego Night here at the Mount Carroll Public Library this upcoming Thursday, June 4th, starting a...
05/28/2026

Join us for another fun Lego Night here at the Mount Carroll Public Library this upcoming Thursday, June 4th, starting at 5:30pm. This month's theme goes along with our Summer of Heroes reading program. We are getting to know some heroes that live right here in Mount Carroll! To celebrate them, we are going to be building a heroic scene! Like a conservation officer helping a turtle cross the street. An ambulance rolling up to the scene of an accident. A police officer chasing after a bad guy. Or like a firetruck pulling up to the scene of a house fire! Hope to see you there!

Address

208 N Main Street
Mount Carroll, IL
61053

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 5:30pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm
Friday 9am - 5:30pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm

Telephone

(815) 244-1751

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