The Elgin Public Library is on Main Street next door to beautiful City Hall at the northern end of the Historic District.
The library provides books, audio-books, videos, music CD's, CD-ROM's, large type, and e-books for all ages. Services include computers, free wi-fi, faxing, scanning, and copies.
A variety of programming is available for children and adults with Literary and Cultural Events put on by the Friends of the Elgin Library.
We provide U.S. Citizenship and English as a second language classes.

• Story Time ~ Ages 2 to 12 Tuesday @ 10:30 and Friday @ 10:30
• Lap-sit ~ Ages Newborn to 2 Tuesday @ 10:30 AM
• Home School Gathering ~ every Friday 10:30 - 12:00
• Arts & Crafts Day Wednesday @ 4:30 PM
• Adult Crafts 1st Friday @ 1:00 PM
• CrAfterwork Night 1st Thursday @5:00 PM is cancelled in October because of Fall Fest.
• Afternoon Book Club 2nd Tuesday @ 2:00 PM
• Travel Club 2nd Friday @ 2:00 PM
• Family Movie Night 3rd Thursday @ 6:00 to 8:00 PM
• TGIF Movie 3rd Friday @ 1:00 PM
• Friday Night Book Club 3rd Friday @ 6:00 PM

Library Civic Center is available for rent on a limited basis. Contact the Library for more information. 
Submit a rental request - subject to approval and payment of deposit.