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It's a beautiful day in the gardens, and that's not snow you're seeing, but cottonwood fluff! More evidence that we're ...
06/10/2025

It's a beautiful day in the gardens, and that's not snow you're seeing, but cottonwood fluff! More evidence that we're transitioning from spring to summer is the change in the flowers: the very last of the blue wild indigo is fading, even as the white wild indigo is blooming. The golden alexander is going to seed, while the coneflowers are opening their buds. But the monarch butterfly doesn't think we're moving fast enough--there aren't any flowers on that milkweed at all!

After 23 years at Westchester Public Library, we are proud to celebrate the retirement of Julie Yekel! Miss Julie has be...
06/09/2025

After 23 years at Westchester Public Library, we are proud to celebrate the retirement of Julie Yekel! Miss Julie has been more than a librarian — she’s been a storyteller, artist and mentor to generations of children. Please join us for an Open House on Friday, June 13, from 1-3pm to enjoy cupcakes, reminisce, and say goodbye!

It's a beautiful morning in the gardens, and the pollinators are coming out in force! Keep your eyes on the Golden Alex...
06/03/2025

It's a beautiful morning in the gardens, and the pollinators are coming out in force! Keep your eyes on the Golden Alexander to see more Black Swallowtail caterpillars (but shh! Don't tell the birds!)

It's a beautiful day in the gardens, and in spite of last week's cold, even more flowers are springing up! Come see the...
05/27/2025

It's a beautiful day in the gardens, and in spite of last week's cold, even more flowers are springing up! Come see the Eastern Bluestar, wild Indigo, Golden Alexander, wild geraniums, columbines, spiderwort and more! (The birds would like to draw your attention to our helpful interpretive signs).

The library will be closed all day on Monday, May 26th in honor of Memorial Day. Normal hours will resume on Tuesday.
05/23/2025

The library will be closed all day on Monday, May 26th in honor of Memorial Day. Normal hours will resume on Tuesday.

It's a beautiful Tuesday in the gardens, and our Prairie Smoke is finally starting to bloom. Look for an explosion of '...
05/20/2025

It's a beautiful Tuesday in the gardens, and our Prairie Smoke is finally starting to bloom. Look for an explosion of 'smoke' over the next few weeks, along with an increasing number of pollinators! We had a recent visit from a fully-grown swallowtail butterfly, and, as always, a pair of very vocal, arguing birds.

Happy National Vegetarian Week! It's the perfect time to try out that plant based recipe you've been eyeing. Check out o...
05/19/2025

Happy National Vegetarian Week! It's the perfect time to try out that plant based recipe you've been eyeing. Check out our compiled list of vegetarian and vegan cookbooks at https://shorturl.at/IUmt3

It's a beautiful morning in the gardens and the Golden Alexander is taking over! The newly-arrived Columbines might giv...
05/13/2025

It's a beautiful morning in the gardens and the Golden Alexander is taking over! The newly-arrived Columbines might give them a fight, however . . . . Don't miss the last of the Jacob's Ladder, the rapidly proliferating Prairie Smoke, the burgeoning Indigo and of course, the Geraniums and flowering trees.

05/09/2025

Don't forget to stop by tomorrow from 10-1 to grab some FREE native plants! Native plants are easy to grow and attract pollinators, butterflies and hummingbirds to your garden.

We have SO MANY plants this year including
Cardinal Flowers,
Foxgloves,
Columbine,
Butterflyweed,
Prairie Clover,
Joe Pye W**d,
Ironweed,
Wild White Indigo (IN VERY LIMITED AMOUNTS)

A great time was had by all this morning at Birdwatching for Beginners! Keep your eyes on the newsletter for our Fall s...
05/07/2025

A great time was had by all this morning at Birdwatching for Beginners! Keep your eyes on the newsletter for our Fall sessions!

It's a beautiful morning in the gardens, and in spite of all the yelling birds, the plants are springing up with alacrit...
05/06/2025

It's a beautiful morning in the gardens, and in spite of all the yelling birds, the plants are springing up with alacrity! Stop by to see our budding crop of prairie smoke, geraniums, Virginia bluebells, and more.

May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Stop by the library to see books on display...
05/05/2025

May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Stop by the library to see books on display celebrating these authors and stories

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10700 Canterbury Street
Westchester, IL
60154

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Monday 9:30am - 8pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 8pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 8pm
Thursday 9:30am - 8pm
Friday 9:30am - 5pm
Saturday 9:30am - 5pm

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+17085623573

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