One of the best, if not the best library, in the suburbs of Chicago. I've been to many libraries…read more The place is really modern. Everything is clean and well organized. There's even a chimney place in the quiet reading room. And, there's a café and bakery if you feel like snacking. Terrific!

This library gets an "A" for effort. With the COVID shutdown, they take orders over the phone and…read moredeliver the requested books & videos to curbside service. They also have home deliveries to Norridge & Harwood Heights residents. Really good service by the staff.

A very nice and clean library with free parking. It has all the nice things you need such a clean…read morebathrooms, printing, lots of free events or discounts to activities and classes, a scanner, books and audiobooks, DVDs and CDs, a teen section, and free movie nights. You also have access to computers if you need to work on them. So quiet and relaxing to be here. You can get books on hold online at the library website. And they have free naloxone kits for potential overdose on opiate based drugs and a bleeding control kit.

This library is walking distance to my home. It opened over 10 years ago. During the summer months,…read morehours are very different. On Thursdays, for example, it opens at 10 a.m. while other days it opens at 12 noon. You need to CALL before going to make sure they are OPEN since summer hours vary from day to day. It is a small library with a very helpful staff. The artwork up in the ceiling area of the library is very colorful and pretty to look at from time to time. If you need to SCAN a document to someone (send it in an email) you can use their Scanner for FREE. Yes, there is NO CHARGE to scan documents (if under 10 pages). Also, you make a copy on the scanner (if you need a hard copy) and this service is ALSO FREE. Note: YOU DO NOT NEED a library card to use the scanner or make a copy on the scanner. The bathrooms are very clean. It is a quiet library during the summer months. During the regular school year, this library becomes crowded with children from Oriole Park Elementary school which is located very close to the library. It not only gets crowded, but it is LOUD with children talking, laughing, etc. This is WHY I NEVER go to Oriole Park library during the school year. Movies, books and books with audio are available at this library (yes, you need a Chicago library card to check these items out of the library). The free parking lot is not huge, but I have never struggled to find a parking spot. The library is HIDDEN several feet behind Oriole Park elementary school. If you have never been to the Oriole Park library before, use your GPS because you will never see the library from Oketo Ave. One must drive down a side street in order to FIND this hidden library.

A+ storytime. I had some time off and wanted to get out with my baby girl so with my handy dandy…read moreCPL app I started looking up events for the day. I have an informal goal of visiting each Chicago Public Library branch (20 down, 61 to go) and since Dunning had story time (at 11, which is atypical for the CPL branches we've been to before) we headed over. This branch is a relatively new one, having opened in 2011 on land donated by the Chicago Board of Education. It's one of the smaller branches, with one large room and then a meeting room, but there is a fairly large park-like area next to the branch (not an official city of Chicago park, but it is a well-kept green space with paths and lots of benches). The story time was fantastic, truly. I'm not sure if there were two librarians or one plus a volunteer mom, because there was a woman who played a couple songs on her guitar. (My kiddo may want a ukulele for Christmas because she was super into the guitar.) The place was packed, too--about two dozen children, plus their adults. They need to get this branch a bigger room! There was a full 30 minutes of songs, stories, and games. All that was followed by another 30 minutes of playtime, where the librarians brought out different toys for the kids to play with. My little one is just starting to walk, so I think she enjoyed the extra space to wander and jump and crawl, kids to play with, and lots of toys she's never seen. The librarian(s?) were enthusiastic and friendly. The one who is definitely a librarian since she was running most of it introduced herself to us during the play time, which was really nice and made me feel super welcome. I haven't felt that way at all library story times, and I very much appreciated it. There's a dedicated parking lot, though it's not too big; maybe a dozen spaces or fewer. Luckily there seemed to be plenty of street parking and then some folks seemed to be from the neighborhood because they walked to the library. (Public transportation is probably nonexistent this far west--definitely for trains, but could be busses too.) I wish that some of the library branches had email lists you could join or something for their specific events, because with 81 branches it's easy to miss things. This is a branch I will be keeping my eye on and though unfortunately I'm not usually home on the days they host story time, I will look forward to bringing the wee one again for stories or another event.

Friendly helpful knowledgeable staff. Great location. Great selections. Small but ample parking…read morelot. Many programs for adults and children. Collection box for homeless veterans collected by the brownies

This is the absolutely best library! The staff is very friendly and helpful, especially in…read moredealing with the questions and book requests from my grandkids. The Monday night crochet classes are awesome! Being a senior I really appreciate the ability to learn something new in a positive and encouraging setting. The instructors are terrific and so patient with beginners ;) . They really seem to enjoy teaching and have so much knowledge to share. I've never experienced an unfriendly staff member or any negative encounter at the Austin-Irving library!! Keep up the great work.

Helpful people that work at this location. I went in to pick up a book I placed on hold. The…read moreholding shelves are well organized. I was able to grab my book and quickly check out. There is a parking lot, but it was packed to capacity. I parked on the street, and it was not big deal. I was able to see my car from where I was seating and reading. I've lived all over the state of Illinois, and I've had library cards from all over, but my first library card was from the Chicago Public Library. So, now that I live back in the city, it is really nice to return back to my literacy roots. There is nothing like having a library card. It's an important passport to the past. Books are our only ability to travel back in time and connect the dots of the present day. So, thank goodness for one of the oldest infrastructures in American history to still be up and running... The Public Library...everyone is welcomed at the Public Library regardless of race, nationalism, religion, and social economic status.

When the wifi in my home malfunctioned, I had to turn to the Schiller Park Library. It's a gem I…read morehave overlooked for years. Most important for me are the free wifi and the availability of private work rooms for 1-3 people; the rooms are available on an hourly basis. If you don't have a computer they do have a computer room; I didn't try that but I presume their computers are available per hour. A message to the other reviewer: if you get to the library early enough you can get one of the rooms and stay there for 2, maybe three hours. I believe you have to be a resident of Schiller Park to use the facilities or at least check out a book or video; it's OK if anyone corrects me on this. And the staff is friendly too.

A very small snall library with no privacy. Three small private rooms and not many books at all…read more They need to upgrade.

Another great public library, located in the circle of Elmwood Park. Wonderful decor, great helpful…read morestaff. Plenty of parking and easy to get to. Photos show display honoring the military. Great Field House too.

I love this library! I have a 7 year old sister and they are…read morealways REALLY kind to her. There's always fun activities for kids and adults. They are free to join. I'm a college student so often they have text books that I need. They also always offer to order me books I need from other libraries which is supper helpful.

I'd like to visit this branch again sometime to give it another chance. We came here for story…read moretime... but it wasn't actually story time. We were indeed late by about 10 minutes, but when we went into their community room there were a bunch of kids/families doing some crafts or something, but no story taking place. I'm not sure there was a librarian in the room--if there was, I couldn't easily identify them and they didn't bring attention to themselves. We left because we didn't know what the craft or whatever was and there wasn't really space, and I'm not really sure when the story time is actually story time because this was called story time... I'm definitely not opposed to a craft activity, but if there are not stories and it's a craft event I just want to be prepared and be there extra early. The branch is one of the smaller of the branch libraries, though not unusually small--many of the branch libraries are about this size, especially those from around the same era (I think this one was built in the 1960's). It has a nice kids/children's section which takes up a significant portion of the library, and the children's section is located in a great spot since there's a huge, unobstructed window that provides tons of light. A cool piece of branch trivia is that it was named for Carl Roden, a CPL librarian who lived in Norwood Park and started his career at the library as a page in the 19th century! Interestingly given its location, parking at this library is almost nonexistent. There is a lot behind the library, which may have an accessible space since there's a ramp to the entrance from this lot, but there's only about five spaces and two were taken up by library/city vehicles. Your better bet is to use the free parking along Northwest Highway in front of the branch. It's also directly across from the Norwood Park Metra stop, so that's another option.

This is definitely one of the smaller CPL branches. People here have been very nice and helpful. Im…read moreglad I'm able to reserve books I want online and pick them up here. One day I will take advantage of some of their programs.

Came in today to study for an exam and couldn't focus because the staff did nothing to quiet some…read moreloudmouth that wouldn't stop bothering others and talking loudly and making noise. He was a complete distraction. Tried to move to another area to study but they reserved the complete, entire other half of the library to children only, which I would normally understand, but I couldn't even sit there despite no children being present. Didn't want to make a scene, was hoping staff would quiet the person but they let it continue for a half hour or so. Got so frustrated and distracted that I couldn't study, packed up my things and left. Guy was still sitting at the computer talking, whistling, and generally being an enormous distraction. Libraries should be quiet. Library staff should help keep libraries quiet and distraction free the best they can. No effort isn't acceptable.

I will begin here. This location has been my go to library for years. I believe I might still my…read moreoriginal library card. I would come here when I had to do my research for a project and more. I would also come here to look for books to take home to read. I do love this location. The staff has changed over the years. But I still get the warm comfortable feeling upon entering. The computers have changed which is a definite bonus. Friendly staff upon entering and leaving. Which is always welcomed. What more could I say I love libraries. This location will always be my go to. I support the Chicago public libraries.

I like this school, but there is a really big problem with Math 97. Andrei Kolas…read moreis the worst teacher in this school because it took him approximately 40 minutes to take attendance, and also he does not teach the class at all; he just sits in his chair for 2 hours and 40 minutes of the class period, and after he takes attendance, people just walk out and leave, and he does not even care about them leaving either; he just wants us to do work on a computer for 2 hours and expects us to be able to manage all of that while he talks/argues with an old guy over the whole class; they should get rid of him. NOWW!!!

Tried switching from nursing to computer science, one of the advisors I tried to talk to tried to…read moregaslight me into staying at nursing instead of helping me with my request to set myself up for transfer. If you're inquiring about engineering programs, don't go through the general advisors, go through the Dean of Engineering like Dr. Espiritu, Ms. O'Connell, and Dr. T. They'll be of great help!