We've created a new section of our website just for you! Just click on the "EPL Extras" link on the top of our website. You can request a library grab bag, check out recommendation on EPL Suggests, view a list of non-traditional items for check-out, see On Demand Library Videos, and more!

Do Good December continues through January! Complete any 5 acts of kindness from the activity sheet, return the sheet to the main book drop outside the library, and we will hang up a snowflake in the windows at the library with your name on it!

From December 1st to January 31st, Edwardsville Public Library will participate in Beanstack’s Fourth Annual Winter Reading Challenge, sponsored by Simon & Schuster. This Winter, participating communities are invited to explore books from authors spanning an array of diverse backgrounds. For reading and logging 10 books, you will be entered in a prize drawing!

In case you missed this virtual program, we've made the SIUE Public Health students' presentation about techniques for managing stress and anxiety available to everyone! This presentation was recently given to our library community and shares great information for this stressful time.

Trying to put together your family tree? Searching for your great-great-grandfather’s immigration records?

Use your EPL barcode to access both Heritage Quest and Ancestry from home through March 31st. Use Ancestry to search more than 3,000 databases with marriage, death, census, birth, immigration, and military records from all over the world.

Want an easy way to keep up on the latest news, events and services at the Library? Signing up is fast!