Curbside pickup and book return locations have changed due to construction on the main entrance. See map and directions below.

Order fulfillment time is currently estimated at 7 days due to a high volume of orders. We are doing our best to meet your needs while operating safely.

Step One: Place an order

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

​​By Phone: Call 847-634-3650

Step Two: Wait for a notification

• We will notify you when your items are ready.
• ​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.
• ​For pickup:

Write your last name, first initial, and phone number on a piece of paper and place it in your vehicle window (driver's side).

​You do not need your library card to pick up your items. They're already checked out to you.

As you enter the parking lot from Olde Half Day Rd., keep to the right and proceed to the pickup location at the back of the lot.

Signs will help guide you through the lot.

For pickup: pull into the former fire lane and stop at the blue sign. Stay in your car. Display your name and phone number on the driver's side. A library worker will retrieve your order and place it in your trunk or unoccupied back seat. 

For returns: proceed through the parking lot, toward Indian Creek Road. Look for the return box on the driver's side.

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Returning your items

• Return most library materials to a drive-up return box:
  • At the library, you will find a return box as you proceed through the main parking lot
  • If you are picking up materials at the library, there is another return box as you exit the curbside pickup area
  • A remote return box is located in front of Sunset Foods in Long Grove
  • Another remote return box is located at the Grove shopping center in Buffalo Grove on the northeast corner of Lake-Cook and McHenry roads
• Items that are marked "return to the desk" — things that are large or breakable — may be returned to the open-air bin in the curbside service lane. The bin is 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!

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