All a man needs in life is a good truck, a loyal dog, and the voice of a murdered real estate agent in his head. Read more about Meet Ruddy McCann, Repo Man

To make it easier to play the games you love, you can now place up to two Read more about Place Holds and Renew the Board Games!

The Urbana Free Library and State Senator Scott Bennett are offering a Shredding Event to raise awareness of and to help prevent consumer fraud and identity theft.

Do you have old batteries or empty ink-jet cartridges?  You can also bring these for our Mini Recycling fair. The City of Urbana U-Cycle is partnering with the Library to recycle these items. Read more about 9/24 Shredding Event & Mini Recycling Fair with Senator Scott Bennett

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Read more about Urbana Free Library Bee and Butterfly Garden Update

The fates have smiled on Urbana, and we are thrilled to have Comics Lover, Scholar, and Activist Carol Tilley on hand for our Read more about Carol Tilley - Comics Crusader - comes to Comic Con at Urbana Free Library!

       Read more about 3 Undeniably Good Reasons You Should Come See Damian Duffy at Comic Con

The 2016 Summer Olympics have begun in Rio, with millions of people around the world tuning in for the sports and the spectacle promised by the global competition. Want to know more about the modern Olympic Games and their history? Here are a few new titles to get you started!  Read more about It's time for the Olympics!

Are you a birdwatcher? Do you enjoy identifying those delightful feathered creatures that haunt your bird feeder? But do you know how birds communicate? Do you know that songbirds around the world are endangered? Here are two recent documentary DVDs that go beyond avian identification. Read more about Beyond birdwatching

Books about young women are one of the big trends this summer, and we even had a display recently of novels with titles that included the word “girl” or “girls.” There were so many to choose from! Recently I read two new books in this category, both of which feature teenage girls seeking connection and friendship with other young women, only to find something more complicated, and maybe even sinister. Read more about The Girls of Summer