Items tagged: Library

Infrastructure Maintenance Project

Feutz Contractors have finished construction of the new sidewalk along Galen Drive between Broadmoor Drive and Theodore Drive as part of the sidewalk gap portion of the project. Several residents in the area have commented positively regarding the new sidewalk. As part of this project we were able to include new sidewalk at Fire Station […]


Infrastructure Maintenance Projects

Feutz Contractors has started construction on the Infrastructure Maintenance Project and are working in three locations. Location 1 – Feutz is constructing new sidewalk on both sides of Galen Drive between Broadmoor Drive and Theodore Drive as part of the sidewalk gap portion of the project. Location 2 – Feutz has started repairing sidewalk and […]


Celebrate National Library Week ▪ Explore Your Star Library

In celebration of National Library Week (April 12-18), community members are encouraged to “explore your star library” and discover the valuable resources it offers. The Champaign Public Library has been awarded “star library” status by Library Journal since 2008. Its recent four-star designation places it among the top 3% of public libraries nationwide. The celebration […]


Life-Size Candy Land at the Champaign Library

Families are invited to play a classic board game—with a twist. On Sat., Apr. 18, at 3 pm, we’ll transform our conference room into a giant game board for life-size Candy Land. Follow the rainbow path through a magical land of sweet surprises, and meet characters Princess Frostine, King Kandy, and others. Navigate your way through Lollypop […]


Local Author Festival at Champaign Public Library

Published writers from Champaign County are invited to participate. Champaign Public Library is celebrating local writing talent with a Local Author Festival to be held on Saturday, April 11 from 11 am to 3 pm. This is a free event open to the public. Local authors will have an opportunity to meet readers and other […]


Champaign Public Library offers online learning through Lynda.com

The Champaign Public Library now offers access to lynda.com, an online source for video courses and tutorials that teach software, creative, and business skills. Lynda.com offers more than 3,500 courses and 150,000 tutorials with new ones added every week. Users can learn to make movies, design websites, record songs, create spreadsheets, give presentations, animate 3D graphics, […]


Library Again Receives 4-Star Status

In the 2014 ratings, released this month, Champaign Public Library was among 258 public libraries to earn “star library” status, placing it among the top 3% of public libraries nationwide. The library has won this prestigious designation each year since the program launched in 2008, earning a 4-star rating for the last four years. The […]


The Overdrive Digital Bookmobile Makes a Stop at the Champaign Library this Saturday

The Overdrive Digital Bookmobile will make a stop at the Champaign Public Library from 1-5 pm on Saturday, July 26.  The Digital Bookmobile is a high-tech update of the traditional bookmobile containing high definition monitors, premium sound systems and a variety of portable media devices for patrons to search and try out the library’s digital collections.  […]


Champaign Public Library Wins Prestigious National PR Award

The Champaign Public Library has won a 2014 John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award for the Library Foundation’s “Show Some Library Love” fundraising campaign. The honor includes a $10,000 cash award from the H. W. Wilson Foundation. Additional sponsors of the award are EBSCO and the Library Leadership and Management Association, a division of […]