Niles Public Library District

Great place. Staff are helpful but could be more efficient. Their collections are good but I’ve seen better. They ARE pretty good about getting interlibrary loans, but they take a bit of time and they are due back quickly. I have found my due dates and my ability to renew to be lower at Niles Public Library than others.
I reported an item missing which I fully believe I returned but my system showed as ‘overdue’. When this happened at another library, my word counted for more. Here, they charge you for the book even if it’s a he-​said/​she said. So there’s that.

A mid size library with plenty of movies and cool indoor architecture that makes it pretty decent in the world of libraries. Too many teens in computer area though.

One of the best Libraries on the Northwest side of Chicago! Super helpful staff too!

This has to be one of the best libraries I have ever stepped into. The décor is beautiful. The staff is nice and friendly. The books are in great condition and easy to find. I wish my local library was this nice! I come here to meet with group memebers from school since this is half way for us. I like the little lounge area! You guys are doing a great job! Keep it up.

Small, collection of books. Kids secion looks fun. Not very clean. I like that they have a snacks/​coffee area. Most libraries (ahem, Skokie) don’t have snacks lol.
But it’s good for a quick run if you need some books for the kids or something.

Living in the northwest suburbs for the past 15 years, I’ve become familiar with many of the local libraries. I’ve never had any issues checking out materials from any library until I visited Niles earlier this week.
It seems they only allow those with a Niles library card to take out recently released ‘hot picks’ items. So if you carry a card from a surrounding suburb, you’re denied taking out any newer items on their ‘hot picks’ shelves. Very disappointing!

This is a great library. The librarians are helpful and everyone else that works there is nice. They’re current on their books, cds, and dvds. And for being kind of a smallish library, I was surprised to see some books I wasn’t expecting to find there.

Sharon W. posted a Unilocal event at the Niles Public Library on the same night I was flying into Chicago. It was an author’s lecture for a book called «Oldest Chicago» and I thought what a neat way to get to know the city?
It’s a nice little municipal library. Lots of parking and it was easy to find the meeting rooms. The acoustics were good enough for the author to not need to use a microphone.

When Wifey is getting her Hair Did… I have time to check out the NPL.
Old timey feel though the building is newish.
Old timey because of the set up… presidents on the wall. Busts of authors all around. A stacks area for the magazines and such.
Have always loved libraries!

The Niles Public Library is a true gem. Apparently it is so popular it has had many additions over the last several years to keep up with the demand. You do not even need to be a Niles resident to use the library– you can use your Chicago library card to use the library and check out books and other material. The librarians are very helpful and friendly, there is a great selection of material and many interesting programs.
Last year there was a «BIG READ» where there were book discussions on the Maltese Falcon and there was a hug used book sale with great prices and all of the proceeds went to the library and the chamber of commerce. I especially liked the children section and wish I was a kid again so that I could enjoy it.

Most of the time when I come here it’s for movies. Great selection of foreign and indie but not enough classics. I was able to find enough photography books to satisfy my need to constantly comb over this type of genre. Although they didn’t have enough for fashion photography. I can’t really speak for novels these days but I do remember they had nearly all of Piers Anthony’s Xanth series. I need to come back soon.

I’ve had a looooong acquaintance with this library, since I was knee-​high to a grasshopper. I did the kids summer reading clubs here. Read all the Little House books, Nancy Drew, Judy Blume and — my fave — Charlie Brown books of comic strips. I’m old enough to remember their card catalogs. I even typed (yes, on a typewriter!) research papers here. Internet wasn’t around; you relied instead on the helpful employees to point you in the right direction.
My mom took me with her here, and while I never developed much (or any) athletic prowess, I owe her my love of books and reading. In her spare moments, she was devouring books. Without exaggeration, she was the library’s best patron back in the day. She was forever requesting new releases, mostly mysteries. If NPL has a respectable collection of mystery books published up through the late 1980s, my mom is to thank. If she was still alive, John LeCarre would have sent her a thank you note by now.
After years of absence, I began revisiting the library again a couple years ago when my husband & I moved back here. In the meantime, around 10 years ago, NPL had finished an expensive renovation/​expansion project. The interior is unrecognizable from its former days; I still don’t know where everything is.
It’s all 21^st century now: book clubs, storytimes, kids/​teen events, movie nights, author events, computer classes, info seminars, banks of Internet-​accessible computers, a decent selection of DVDs and CDs. It’s big enough now that they have an elevator for the 3 stories — which I don’t really need to use, but sometimes do anyway.
I’ve fallen in the habit of hitting up the new releases section by the checkout counter; it’s convenient with squirrelly toddler in tow. While the pickings can be sparse at times, there’s usually something to piqué my interest (Note: skip Rosie O’Donnell’s book Celebrity Detox — what a clunker). Mostly, I spend time in the children’s section, which I can attest is 100% improved from my younger days. Large book selection, and there’s now an area where kids work on wooden puzzles, play with stuffed animals or play with a table train set. This was a lifesaver this past winter, I tell you.
And, I’ve found, the employees here are still friendly and more than willing to help you out. In all, I think my mom would have approved.

Niles Public Library is big and they have a big selection of books as well. The childrens section is really cute and it seems as though the kids enjoy it a lot as well. Upstairs it is nice and quite to study in and they have computers to use as well. Their selection of movies isn’t that big but it’s okay.