Arlington Heights Memorial Library Foundation

08/12/2026

🎨 Swipe to see the upgrade in the lower level of the Makerplace! New tables are in place for the makers in our community.🧵🗺️ These were purchased with funds provided by the Foundation. We invested $10,000 for this project! 🧑‍🎨🧩🪡. Enjoy!

08/03/2026

We are so lucky to have Trixie at AHML 🫶📚. Congrats on this honor, Trixie!

Congratulations to Trixie Dantis of the Arlington Heights Memorial Library, recipient of the 2026 Youth Services Librarian of the Year Award. https://bit.ly/ILAAwards2026

This award is sponsored by Libraria.

07/17/2026

The Foundation strives to provide the Arlington Heights Memorial Library with funding and resources to create a library accessible to all. And these stories show just how important is.

07/09/2026

24/7 Hold Pickup lockers were so popular they got an expansion! Some Arlington Hts Memorial Library lockers recently went from 3️⃣ rows to 4️⃣ to hold more items for more patrons. Gallagher donated funds to the Foundation for this project, providing for all! This locker bay can be found at Arlington Hts. Park District Heritage Park. 📚

07/07/2026

We are so excited to be part of the library’s Time Capsule to commemorate 100 years! The capsule was funded by the Foundation, and we could’ve have done it without the support of generous donors.

06/24/2026

New items seen in Kids’ World 👀
Kids’ World received five new items this year thanks to a generous donation to the Foundation. Seen here is the Rigamajig and Kodo Kids Flight Lab.
(Items appear on a rotating basis due to the adult supervision required.)

06/22/2026

Kick off summer with a Kilwins Arlington Heights sundae 🤤. During the month of June they are donating 20% from all sundae sales to the Arlington Hts Memorial Library Foundation 🤗

06/20/2026

06/16/2026

The Foundation's Scholarship for the Trades honors makers in our community. Congratulations to these four students who are pursuing a career in the trades! Each student was awarded a $2,500 scholarship.

06/09/2026

A year ago today we were honored to introduce the StoryWalk and join the at the ribbon cutting of the new Rec Park playground. We’re excited to see Rec Park progress as it undergoes more updates 🚧💦