Step One: Place an order

OnlineClick the "place hold" button next to an item in the library catalog (see how) or the Vernon Library app (see how).

​​By PhoneCall 847-634-3650

Step Two: Wait for a notification

• We will notify you when your items are ready.
• Most orders are available in a day or two.
• Your account will show items are "checked out" before your order is completely ready. Please do not come to the library until you receive an email or phone call that your order is ready. 

Step Three: Pick up your items

• Pickup hours: Monday–Thursday 9 AM–7 PM, Friday & Saturday 9 AM–5 PM, and Sunday 10 AM–5 PM
• ​You have 6 days to pick up your order.
• Note: Curbside pickup is not available during severe weather.

Write your last name, first initial, and phone number on a piece of paper and place it in your passenger-side front window.Your items are already checked out. You do not need your library card to pick them up.     ​

Follow the signs to the pickup location at the front doors.Stay in your car. The library worker will get your items and place them in the back seat or trunk of your car.​

Step Four: Return your items

• Return most library materials to one of the drive-up return boxes in front of the library or one of the remote return boxes located in Long Grove or Buffalo Grove. The building remains closed.
• Return large or breakable items to the open-air bin. There is one open-air bin in each curbside service lane. These bins are available only during curbside service hours. If it is raining or snowing, the open-air bin will not be available. Call and ask if you are not sure: 847-634-3650.
• We quarantine returned materials for 7 days before we check them in. Please allow up to 10 days for your account to be updated.
• Remember: this library does not charge overdue fines!

Loan Rules