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Highland Park Public Library’s Board of Trustees has always supported the Library by giving their time and lending their expertise. Now though, as the Library looks to the future with an expansion project, board members are supporting the Library philanthropically, too. Their donations to the Library’s Reimagine Your Library Capital Campaign, launched to help fund […]

May 6, 2026 Highland Park Public Library received a recent $10,000 gift from the Carnegie Corporation of New York foundation, joining more than 1,000 libraries across the country as recipients. From 1886-1917, Andrew Carnegie funded the construction of more than 1600 public libraries including Highland Park Public Library. The $10,000 gifts to those libraries still […]

As construction progresses, we’re looking forward to debuting expanded and transformational spaces within the Library. Here’s a preview of one such space — the Highland Park Archives — and what you can expect to find. With a new elevator in place, a new Reading Room within the archives will be accessible for all. Community members […]

As fundraising for the Library’s expansion continues, the Library has announced a major gift of $100,000 from Rob and Terri Olian toward the Reimagine Your Library Capital Campaign. In recognition of the Olians’ generosity, a new space will be named the Rob and Terri Olian Youth Activity Room. When construction is complete, the new Rob […]

Along with the start of construction for the Library’s 7,800 sq. ft. expansion, fundraising for the project is underway as well. The Reimagine Your Library Capital Campaign kicked off with a community-wide mailing in June with a goal of raising $1 million. The response has been heartfelt, reinforcing the importance of the Library to the […]

July saw the start of construction for the Library’s expansion project! The crew fenced off and cleared the site along St. Johns and Laurel Avenues. The iconic sign for the Library that has stood at the corner of the two streets on and off since 1940 will be removed and reinstalled at another location upon […]

After years of planning, the shovels hit the ground on Friday, June 6, at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Library’s expansion. A crowd of approximately 100 gathered under a tent and sunny skies to participate in, and to watch, the ceremony. With a recording of the iconic Lovely Day playing as guests arrived, the stage […]

The removal of the large bronze sculpture from the west lawn in front of the Library to accommodate the Library’s planned expansion marks the start of our new story. The beloved sculpture, titled Miss Nitro, will undergo conservation efforts before it’s relocated to another prominent site in Highland Park. You can read more about the […]