Upcoming Events

Vinyl is back, and EPL is where to get it.

Spend your days off from school enjoying a movie & free popcorn at the library! For a safe and smooth event, we ask that parents or guardians accompany all children inside the library for check-in. An adult must stay with children under 8.

Vinyl is back, and EPL is where to get it.

The EPL Chess club is a casual environment for masters and novices to meet up to play and enjoy one of the oldest games in the world.  Bring your board or just your enthusiasm. 

Do you have wrapping paper, ornaments, cards, or decorations from any yearly holiday that you no longer need? Bring it to the library for our All the Holidays Drop & Swap. 

Drop Off Days:

Gregory Guntren's tech help at the Main Street Community Center

Kick off 2026 with Laura Borchert as we make a new year mini calendar with a coordinating greeting card. 

Do you have wrapping paper, ornaments, cards, or decorations from any yearly holiday that you no longer need? Bring it to the library for our All the Holidays Drop & Swap. 

Drop Off Days:

If you are a long-time comics lover or just discovering the wonderful world of comic books and graphic novels, the Cozy Comics Club is for you.

Do you have wrapping paper, ornaments, cards, or decorations from any yearly holiday that you no longer need? Bring it to the library for our All the Holidays Drop & Swap. 

Drop Off Days:

The new Thrillsville/EPL Cult Classic Movie Club is a place to enjoy horror, sci-fi, and fantasy cult classic films. 

This month's movie is the 1982 John Carpenter horror classic "The Thing".

This free preparation class covers eligibility and naturalization process, the interview and civics test, how to complete the application, application cost, and the Oath Ceremony.

Do you have wrapping paper, ornaments, cards, or decorations from any yearly holiday that you no longer need? Bring it to the library for our All the Holidays Drop & Swap. 

Drop Off Days:

Looking for a quiet, hands-on way to unwind and express yourself? Join the Bits & Pieces Junk Journal Club—a relaxed, adults-only space where creativity has no rules and every page tells a story.

We will be watching the 1977 Ralph Bakshi Classic Wizards

Interested in taking a reading journey through time and space, spanning multiple decades, with award winning authors? EPL’s newest Sci-Fi book club might be the one for you!

We will be reading Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer.

Like to read? We'd love to meet you! This club meets on the last Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm for a laid-back chat about adult books published in a variety of genres.

Current agenda and past minutes available at https://www.edwardsvillelibrary.org/board-minutes 

All Library Board Meetings are open to the public.