The Urbana Free Library

Earlier this year, the Champaign County Historical Archives measured public use during all service hours to assess whether the current schedule met the needs of the public. The three-month survey... read more >

Today with celebrate all kinds, sizes, shapes, breeds, and types of dogs because it's National Dog Day!  From sweet and cuddly to big and fiesty dogs, we love them all! More people in America... read more >

With the Urbana Sweetcorn Festival happening this weekend the Archives would like to offer an ode to corn in picture form. A team of horses pulling a harrow in a field of corn stalksShelling corn... read more >

100 years.  Five stories.  2 connected worlds.  Allies or enemies? Dylan discovers the Other Place as a child and keeps trying to go back there, angered and mystified that no one... read more >

This summer we’ve seen 3 stages of the Monarch lifecycle (there have been four, but it’s difficult to see the eggs without disturbing them). Here are some photos of the Bee and Butterfly Garden... read more >

Interested in what the Archives staff are uncovering in the Chanute Collection? We thought you might be. Here is a sampling of pictures showing the daily life of the men and women who lived and... read more >

For all our comic and graphic novel fans (which are MANY!) remember tomorrow is Comic Con '16 here at the library. There will be a medieval combat demonstaration outside in Cherry Alley, Fablab will... read more >

I just got back from a blueberry picking weekend in Michigan and was reminded of one of my favorite books: Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey. Best read with a piece of Blueberry Cobbler and... read more >

Prom.  No word can fill a high schooler with more dread or delight (or ennui if you don't care (ennui is totally a SAT word.  You should look it up if you haven't.  Also it's a... read more >

The fates have smiled on Urbana, and we are thrilled to have Comics Lover, Scholar, and Activist Carol Tilley on hand for our very first Comic Con.  You may know her as the University of Illinois... read more >