Planning for the Future of the Library
Contribute your ideas to the Library's planning initiatives. Starting this summer and throughout the rest of 2024, community members are invited and encouraged to participate in the Library's facilities and operational planning process. The Library invites the entire community to share its feedback about the building and its services, so that we can ensure Lake Bluff Library has a place in the future of Lake Bluff for many years to come. Read the latest Letter from the Library Director to learn more.
Participate in Upcoming Opportunities
Library Building Survey
Help the Library plan for its future. Complete our online survey and share your ideas. All survey participants will be entered into a raffle for a Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Chamber of Commerce gift card. Available now through June 30, 2024.
Thank you to everyone who attended the Library's Open House and Focus Group events in June!
Stay tuned for more opportunities to participate in the Library's planning efforts Fall, 2024.
Read and review the Library's building assessments and reports:
- NESHAP Asbestos Survey published by Midwest Environmental Consulting Services (May, 2024)
- Asbestos Abatement Proposal (May, 2024)
- Carpeting Analysis Quote and Proposal published by Johnson Floor Company (April, 2024)
- Strategic Facilities Master Plan Proposal (March, 2024)
- Building Systems and Site Report published by Engberg Anderson Architects (Nov. 2023)
- Capital Repair Assessment published by Engberg Anderson Architects (Nov. 2023)
- Accessibility and Universal Design Assessment published by Engberg Anderson Architects (Nov. 2023)
Hear from library leadership. Find out how we got here:
- The State of the Lake Bluff Library Building: A Letter to the Lake Bluff Library Community by Board Vice President Janie Jerch
- Lake Bluff Library Board's Board of Trustees Retreat: An Insider's Look by Director Renee Grassi
- A Letter from the Library Board President: New Leadership, New Perspectives by Board President Bonnie Shaul
- Changes to Operating Hours: A Pilot by Director Renee Grassi
Planning for the Future of Lake Bluff Public Library is part of the Library's Strategic Master Plan Process facilitated by Engberg Anderson Architects.
Community events are sponsored in part by the Reaching Across Illinois Libraries System (RAILS) My Library Is Grant.