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Our Location
Directions
The Forest Park Public Library is located at:
7555 Jackson Boulevard
Forest Park, IL 60130
If you’re driving
Eastbound on the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290), take the Des Plaines Avenue exit. Turn left at the end of the ramp, and the library is about 1.5 blocks ahead, on the right hand side of the intersection of Des Plaines and Jackson Boulevard.
Westbound on the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290), take the Harlem Avenue exit. Turn right at the end of the ramp, then make an immediate left on to Jackson Boulevard. The library is about 3 blocks ahead, on the right hand side of the intersection of Jackson and Des Plaines.
If you’re using public transportation
PACE bus route 391 stops right across the street from the library, at Jackson and Des Plaines. The library is also just a short walk north of the Forest Park Transit Center, served by PACE bus routes 17, 301, 303, 305, 308, 310, 317, 320, 747, 757, and 767. The Transit Center is also the final stop on the Forest Park branch of the Blue Line “L” train.
Hours
| Monday-Thursday: | 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. |
| Fridays: | 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. |
| Saturdays: | 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
| Sundays: |
1 p.m. - 5 p.m. |
2011-2012 Closing Dates
The Forest Park Public Library will be closed on the following dates:
| Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011 | Christmas Eve Day |
| Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011 | Christmas Day |
| Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011 | New Year’s Eve Day |
| Sunday, January 1, 2012 |
New Year’s Day |
| Friday, February 24, 2012 |
In Service Day |
| Sunday, April 8, 2012 | Easter |
| Sunday, May 27, 2012 |
Memorial Day Sunday |
| Monday, May 28, 2012 |
Memorial Day |
| Wednesday, July 4, 2012 |
Independence Day |
| Sunday September 2, 2012 |
Labor Day Sunday |
| Monday, September 3, 2012 |
Labor Day |
| Monday, October 8, 2012 |
Columbus Day (In Service Day) |
| Thursday, November 22, 2012 |
Thanksgiving Day |
| Friday, November 23, 2012 |
Thanksgiving Day Weekend |
| Monday, December 24, 2012 |
Christmas Eve Day |
| Tuesday, December 25, 2012 |
Christmas Day |
| Monday, December 31, 2012 |
New Year’s Eve Day |



