​​The building and drive-up window are open:
Monday–Thursday 9 am–9 pm
Friday & Saturday 9 am–5 pm
​Sunday 10 am–5 pm

​In-person services

Available now

• Browse and check out
• Computers & Wi-Fi
• Limited in-person help

Services coming in July

• Study rooms
• Media Lab
• Additional seating

No start date at this time

• Notary
• Voter registration
• Children’s toys

​Contactless services

Get help from a librarian

• Librarian assistance is available during normal business hours.
• Visit the library and stop in at any public desk.
• Call, text, chat, or email with an information professional.

Reserve items online

• Click the "place hold" button next to an item in the library catalog (see how) or the Vernon Library app (see how). 
• Select your pickup location: drive-up window -or- the holds shelves inside the building.
• You will be notified when materials are ready for pickup.
• Please bring your library card or driver's license with you so that you may check out the item/s you have requested.

Stream or download

• Get e-books, audiobooks, comics, magazines, newspapers, movies, documentaries, and TV shows. View all your options for instant borrowing.​

Return library materials

• Return books, audiobooks, DVDs, CDs, and other standard materials using the drive-up or in-library returns at the library
• Or return standard materials to either of two remote book returns (located in Buffalo Grove and Long Grove).
• Return large or fragile items such as STEM Kits, Caregiver Kits, e-readers, and cameras to the Checkout Desk at the library during normal business hours.

Homebound delivery

• ​The library offers free delivery service to local senior centers and those who are permanently or temporarily unable to visit the library due to disability, chronic illness, or age.

Interlibrary loan

• ​Cardholders who cannot find what they're looking for in the Vernon Area Library catalog may request that the library borrow those materials for them from another Illinois library.  ​