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    Lisle Library District

    4.3 (23 reviews)
    Closed 9:30 am - 5:00 pm

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    C M.

    Has lots of books, to read. Has a table, chair and the necessary lighting to read and review the above stated materials. I read stuff here, often, in order to maintain my intellectual supremacy, over people of a lesser aptitude. Has books to read...

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    Heidi B.

    I am a nanny and I visit the Lisle library on a weekly basis. The library has a spacious kids area. Kids can enjoy books, puzzles, games,computers ,etc. The staff in the children's area is very friendly and helpful. They genuinely seem happy to see the kids from one week to the next. Storytime is offered on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday morning. The preschool group has storytime upstairs and the younger children meet downstairs. The two groups come together for a craft at the end. Make sure to check out the events around holidays. This library offers Halloween trick or treating and a Holiday Hop. The young kids love it!! I will continue to visit this library on a regular basis!!

    They just repainted and we love the new colors.  This is the play area!

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    1 year ago

    Very nice library! Wish they had a bigger selection, but I understand some libraries are smaller than others. Great place to work or study!

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    Childrens section especially good, with helpful librarians and great Childrens programs.

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    Oesterle Library

    Oesterle Library

    3.8(4 reviews)
    4.2 mi

    The Oesterle Library is the Library at North Central's campus. It is a really great library because…read morethey have everything you could possibly need and more. It is spacious and well organized. I love going here to work on homework because I can use their computers and they have A LOT of them so I never have to wait when I am in a rush to print something off before class. About a semester ago, I got a walk through of the Library with one of the employees that work there. She showed me a whole area the Library has sectioned off from the rest of the books, that is completely dedicated to the teaching field. It is AWESOME! You can find any book you need on lessons and activities. They also have a whole room where you can check out games and activities to bring to your classes with you when you teach. These kits include all the materials you need to do the activity and some of them are really neat like the giant mannequin whose organs you can remove in the stomach for a health class! I love it. The staff are extremely friendly here too and always looking to help you. The library itself is pretty easy to maneuver around but sometimes it becomes overwhelming because there are so many books and it can take awhile to find what you are looking for. Just ask! Some, if not most, of the employees that work there are students and they are very helpful. They will point you in the right direction.

    This library is theee world's most nosiest library ever! I'd be better off at Starbucks. From…read morestudents boldly having phone conversations, phones vibrating, and workers loudly having conversations and laughing at the front desk; it's quite ridiculous. I should not have to get up every 5 mins to tell workers and students to please keep it down in a LIBRARY. They have to do better.

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    Woodridge Library

    Woodridge Library

    4.3(22 reviews)
    3.0 mi

    This is one of our favorites because it has the whole and vast second floor dedicated to the…read morechildren's section with plenty of books, activities, coloring paper, puzzles, and toys for all ages. Some of the main highlights for us are the plentiful seating and huge sets of magnetic tiles and dominoes. Our girls can easily spend an hour "reading" - which for their age is more like them flipping through the pages and trying to pick up familiar words and objects, or having one of us read to them. A library with enough seating is vital so we wouldn't be occupying a space for too long while others wait. Some libraries have incomplete sets of toys but this one is well-organized and their set of magnetic tiles is very comparable to the ones that we have at home. Our girls cannot seem to get sick of them and would play with them at the Woodridge Library and at home!

    I am usually a huge fan of this library but after today, not so much. I went there early today to…read moresee if they had any eclipse glasses. Yes, I waited to the last minute which clearly was my fault. As I stood at the checkout desk I watched two older ladies chatting away for quite awhile I was clearly standing there. When one of them deigned to wait on me and I asked about the glasses she said in a condescending tone that no, you had to be there at a certain time to share the glasses. Ok, I get it that I waited too long but do not talk down to me like I am an imbecile. You might want to teach these women how to treat people with common courtesy.

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    Woodridge Library - North exterior of the Woodridge Public Library.

    North exterior of the Woodridge Public Library.

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    Naperville Public Library - Nichols Library

    Naperville Public Library - Nichols Library

    3.9(71 reviews)
    4.6 mi

    I dropped in on a weekday. I like in the children's area that they have a large sign with what is…read moregoing on for the day which included story time and a take home craft. The ladies at the reception desk were very helpful. They also had a large play area. I will definitely be taking my son here in the future!

    This library may seem to profile certain patrons who may choose to study, use computer in the lower…read morelevel. I have come to this library several times & may sit on the upper/first level. The lower level has the vending machines so I may choose that area to sit with a window view-street view so to speak & if need to take a short break to stretch, can easily treat self to the vending area. Not to focus too much on this, I came to the library to connect my setup, computer, hotspot for a project. I had to use the lavatory, however the upper/first floor one was occupied so I took the elevator to the basement level to attend to whatever. After I was refreshed, I decided instead of going back upstairs to study, work, I would set up shop on the lower level with a window view. I managed to get some things accomplished for close to an hour after setup & was fairly comfortable to the point I would watch TV listening through my bluetooth headphones. I decided to get something from the vending machines, snack, soft drink & was delayed a bit there because of others who were there prior line at the vending machine. After I got the snack/drink, I proceeded to head back to my station/table mind you with my headphones still on as was listening to the TV broadcast so not too far from where I was working. Some librarian or lady approached me saying something so I had to remove my headphones to figure out what she was trying to communicate. She said something about I should not leave my items unattended & because kids are down in this section they may bother my stuff or something. That was the furthest from my mind as I have worked in this area in the past like on Sunday nights & no one has ever raised any concern to me about that. I was confused about the librarian's concern because if kids were down there, they should be monitored & supervised by their parent(s) or guardian(s). There should be no reason for anyone to bother my stuff if the place is honest. After this rude exchange with me, I figured the librarian did not want me there especially in that section as maybe adults should NOT be in the children's section. So I decided to just leave the library entirely as I felt unwelcomed & considering this has never happened to me in the several times I have studied on either floor level. I would not recommend perhaps adults to study or setup anything on the lower level, children's section as this librarian may have had concern that the kids would be unruly, out of control & unsupervised as to tamper with someone else's items in that section. Other problems with this library since I am on a roll: Well!, the bathrooms only have 1 stall so the reason I went to the lower level was to use the lavatory. I now regret having to go to the lower floor but it was out of my control & could not wait for the upper/first level lavatory was free. I also regret now perhaps remaining on the lower level to study though I thought & have asked in the past if it was fine to set up & study on the basement area though kids seem to be running around down there. The noise never bothered me because I have my listening phones on. And today, when I was rudely approached, there was really no activities down there so I really did not understand why this librarian approached me unless it was some type of profiling situation and did not want someone like me to be there. I clearly disagree with the librarian's assessment that my items were unattended as I had just left my set up area & remained on the same level just to go to the vending area. It was not like I went back to the bathroom or went upstairs or went outside for a moment. I could still receive the BT audio signal from the TV program I was watching and listening to and thus did not abandon my items & I did not feel any concern that my items would be tampered with by anyone. I assumed people are trustworthy perhaps more so than this librarian who approached me. Perhaps dishonest patrons here? Fine, I will not come to this library again. There are better ones. Another problem: Cramped or no adequate parking. In summary: They say adults can study and set up shop in the lower level area that may be for children but yet they really do not want adults down there and will blame the adult if they have their computer setup down there so clearly they do not want an adult down there other than those attempting to supervise their offspring. Adults should stay in the upstairs sections. Sometimes some parents did let their progeny run around out of control down there jumping on some thing on the floor with a balloon image. So it could be a safety issue if they have no control of things running into something that is pretty much stationary. --running the risks of injury. so adults or those studying probably would be best going to the upper level to study and let the lower floor remain for youngsters activities and the librarians should do a better job to not mislead adults saying they can study safely down there.

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    Benedictine University - Freshman orientation

    Benedictine University

    2.5(32 reviews)
    1.9 mi

    While I enjoyed many of my professors and courses in grad school there (I am a Dual MPH and MBA…read moreprogram graduate) it's clear to me that the university does not care about students and only cares about making money. I received a letter a few months ago, indicating that there was a balance of several thousand dollars on my student account. I graduated over a year prior and my account was in good standing. I had no balance in several months after it showed no balance. I no longer had access to my Benedictine school email after graduation, but apparently I received notifications that I had a balance on my account somehow. I then get surprised with a letter over year later that the account will be sent collections if they didn't receive the thousands of dollars within 30 days of receiving the letter. Luckily, I got mailed the letter and actually got it In time but they didn't reach out at all prior to that or to my email only an old student account. Because I have been undergoing extreme medical expenses and hardship I requested a hardship review which they refused there was no leniency on the amount which they had full discretion to lower. Just kept demanding it and that it could be sent to collections. So I had to pay them... they obviously do not care about people and just want their money.

    I joined the co-op 3+1 program from College of DuPage as a continuation onto my Business Management…read moreDegree. When I called to sign up, I had a SALESMAN (Walter Moore) call me back who set me up with an advisor, never telling me that they never intended on setting me up on the 3+1. After meeting with my assigned advisor, I was confused, as many of my courses were not transferable from COD. I inquired, and was told that COD's classes didn't qualify, but he never told me that I wasn't part of the 3+1 program. I even stated that the required courses he was showing me was not in line with finishing the program in the amount of time that I should. He said that I could, if I took an aggressive schedule. I was taking two courses per semester, as assigned by my advisor, comfortably. Then, Covid hit, as well as my mother became ill. I was completing my assignments, as assigned. Until, during one semester, he assigned me to another class. This was one too many as my work increased and my mother required more care. I told my advisor that I couldn't take 3 classes. He encouraged me to try and I continued to tell him that I could not...until, I could not dropout. I tried to call my advisor and Mr. Moore only to find that they both no longer worked at Benedictine. I was given a replacement advisor who assisted me in dropping my failed grade from the class I couldn't take, but would not give me a refund, until I could prove my work was more difficult and my mother actually needed more care with her cancer. I was told that I needed to pay for the class before continuing my curriculum. It was then that I checked the COD website to find that Benedictine and the 3+1 program had been dropped. I spoke to the advisor at COD who told me that they have received other complaints. Apparently, Benedictine had no intentions of being part of the 3+1 program. I was never informed that the program did not exist, not that I was never part of it. Now, I have creditors calling, threatening me. I have no intentions on paying, and I have no clue how to get my degree that I was made to believe, I was earning.

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