The Urbana Free Library

The League of Women Voters of Champaign County is a nonpartisan grassroots organization. Nationally, the group was formed in 1920, months before the ratification of the 19th Amendment giving women... read more >

Dimple Shah has a plan for her life.  Go to college for computer science and follow her passion for coding.  Use her knowledge to make apps that will help people and become famous like her... read more >

In the summer of 1923, Chanute Air Force Base was turned into a movie production site. The News-Gazette spent that summer producing “The City Beyond,” a film that showcased the twin cities. The film... read more >

Take a look back at previous Fourth of July celebrations with photographs from the Champaign County Historical Archives!The photograph below captures a patriotic Fourth of July parade on Neil Street... read more >

1, 2, 3,  come count with me at the Urbana Free Library. We have an abundance of great counting books in the children's department. You can count animals, food, cars, people, and more in these... read more >

FamilySearch, a genealogy organization operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has recently announced that its microfilm distribution services which provided convenient access to... read more >

Your Urbana Free Library card gives you access to Zinio—a service which provides full-color, digital magazines that are available for instant desktop reading, mobile streaming, and mobile-app... read more >

Last weekend was the University of Illinois Extension’s Garden Walk, an event which showcases local private and public gardening spaces. Cooperative Extension Services have a rich history, dating... read more >

 The Civil Air Patrol began in 1941 as a civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force. In 1944, the Chanute Air Force Base started running summer encampments for Civil Air Patrol Cadets.... read more >

Throughout this year, Champaign County Habitat for Humanity is celebrating its 25th anniversary year.  As a part of the celebration, they led an Interfaith house build working with 23 houses of... read more >