Friends of the Belleville, IL, Public Library

06/12/2026

This is great news! More access to more materials benefits everyone ....

Here’s how to access the digital resources for free, from educational materials to popular fiction books.

02/25/2026

Many thanks to the participants, sponsors, donors and volunteers for the Friends of the Library Trivia Night. Thanks to all of you, more than $4,300 was raised for the children's departments. Thank you, and we hope to see you all again next year!

03/27/2025

What are folks reading right now?

02/28/2025

Many thanks to the sponsors and trivia-loving attendees of this year's Trivia Night fundraising event. It was another amazing year, and we're already looking forward to the next one.

Thanks to all of you, we raised $5,000 (Woohoo!!!) for the library's summer reading programs!

10/14/2024

Who else loves books about books, bookstores, libraries and bibliophiles? What are your favorites?

09/24/2024

The wait is over! Belleville Books is open for business!

08/27/2024

The wait is almost over ...

The lights on either end of the building’s facade, lit for the first time on Friday, made the beautiful building look even more so. And the view from within is even better.

06/24/2024

An update for the local book lovers ...

Volunteers are there some days to help clean books, which is more involved than one may think.

05/24/2024

Who's in?