Posted January 6, 2022
As people increasingly read and listen to books on their smartphone or tablet, they’re discovering one of the best resources is their local public library. Matteson residents can access over 74,000 digital ebooks and audiobooks free from Matteson Library. With a library card, members of the community can borrow from the digital collection by downloading […]
Posted January 6, 2022
January is National Soup Month. Click here for some videos on how to make delicious soups. Below are some highlighted videos that are on the list. An Elegant Corn Soup with Lobster: In this episode, cook, shave, and milk corn to create a delicious corn soup with julienned vegetables, an accompaniment to freshly cooked lobster. And […]
Posted January 3, 2022
The Library introduced a new self scanning station a few months ago, but you may not have discovered it yet. Now located in the Public Services Department by the Computer Lab, the station allows you to do many different things with documents and photographs: quickly feed a stack of pages (front and back) through, or […]
Posted December 3, 2021
You can view our most recent newsletter here! Our newsletters are also mailed to Matteson’s residents homes. Be on the lookout for yours!
Posted November 24, 2021
Happy Holidays! Find the full list of movies on Hoopla for the holidays here. Here some summaries of some of the movies that are this years list: A Holiday Boyfriend: Katie gets dumped right before Christmas and gets on a dating app to never spend Christmas alone! A Christmas Carol: Billionaire Ebenezer Scrooge has made […]
Posted November 5, 2021
We interviewed Chef Michael Niksic, The Food Mercenary, who also did cooking classes for the Adult Services Department. Here are a few questions we asked! Library: What accomplishment are you most proud of? Mike: All of my goals on freestyle jet ski tours & competitions, culminating in a 17 year run as the main event […]
Posted October 29, 2021
There’s a lot of talk these days about the empowerment of girls and women: you see it on t-shirts and posters; you hear about empowerment through STEM classes and empowerment through organizations like the Girl Scouts and Girls on the Run. So what’s all the fuss about? From the day our girls come into the […]
Posted October 28, 2021
Halloween is here and Hoopla has fantastic scary movies! Click here to see all the movies we highlighted on Hoopla Here a few of the movies on our Hoopla Halloween list: Children of the Corn: A young couple (Linda Hamilton, Terminator 2, and Peter Horton, thirtysomething) find themselves stranded in the rural town of Gatlin, Nebraska, […]
Posted September 9, 2021
We interviewed Kristyn Slick the creator of Mealtime Memories, who also helped Youth Services with the Summer Reading Program. Here are a few questions we asked! Kristyn’s Introduction: Hi my name is Kristyn Slick and I am the creator of Mealtime Memories. Mealtime Memories is a space where young and budding chefs will explore skills […]
Posted August 23, 2021
After careful consideration, the Library’s Board of Trustees has decided that the fines we collect tend to be more a hindrance to our patrons than a help to the library. As such, the Matteson Area Public Library is happy to announce that we will no longer be charging fines for the majority of items checked out […]