Naperville Public Library - Nichols Library

A nice sized library with helpful staff and plenty of things to do for all ages. The entire bottom floor is dedicated to kids and offers everything from technology, games, books, story time, and more.

Here is what the wall plaque says: THE NICHOLS LIBRARY ESTABLISHED IN 1897, AT 110 SOUTH WASHINGTON STREET, BY A GRANT FROM JAMES L. NICHOLS. WITH PUBLIC FUNDING, MOVED TO THIS SITE IN 1986 BOARD OF DIRECTORS DORIS KNOCH WOOD PRESIDENT DONALD J. ADAMIS WILLIAM H. ANGELL THOMAS W. BURSH STANLEY J. DALE WILLIAM H. JEPSON JOSEPH MARKUSICH NAOMI GREIFER RUBIN NANCY J. YOUNG JAMES LAWRENCE NICHOLS, III. PRESIDENT EMERITUS DWAYNE B. BEIDELMAN, SR. DIRECTOR EMERITUS ROGER L. PEARSON LIBRARY DIRECTOR KATHERINE D. FINKBEINER ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT CITY COUNCIL MARGARET P. PRICE MAYOR ARTHUR M. COLLINS JAMES L. NEWKIRK SR. PHYLLIS RASMUSSEN J. GLENN SCHNEIDER DONALD E. WEHRLI WENDT CEDARHOLM TIPPENS ARCHITECTS KLEIN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY GENERAL CONTRACTOR I hope this restating of the plaque helps out! 🙂

This library is one of our favorite places in Naperville! There is a huge selection of books, not only in English, but in other languages too, so you can always find what you are looking for; and a wonderful kids zone with interactive games. Very clean and bright place, the staff is also very responsive and friendly. Love it!

I have been going to this library since I was a kid, but it has changed a lot over the years. On the surface the library is beautiful with a wide array of collections for adults and children alike. However, not everything is as glamorous as it seems. The bathrooms are often dirty with wet floors and irregularly stocked soap and paper products. The library's "Quiet Area" is an open area with only a standing sign designating it as such. Because of the open layout, there is nothing preventing the sounds of people all over the library floor from reaching the area. I've tried to visit sporadically in recent months to study for my exams, but had to leave over frustrations to not only patrons but even library staff having loud conversations at desks and computers immediately adjacent to the "Quiet Area". Not only that, but you have to be lucky to find parking on a good day as most of the people in the parking lot will leave their cars just to shop around downtown Naperville for hours without setting foot in the library. It has become near impossible and even at times dangerous, especially on weekends, to find a spot without having to also watch out for cars speeding through the parkinglot looking for a good spot in close proximity to the nearby shops and restaurants. What was once a peaceful, carefree trip to the library has turned into a stressful endeavor trying to find parking and then study in a library where even some of the staff don't seem to value the common courtesy of being quiet when in their own library's "Quiet Area". If you want to actually go to a library and browse the collections or study in some peace and quiet, best to save yourself the stress and opt for one of the two other Naperville locations.

What a wonderful place to find masterpieces, thought pieces, and anything to enlighten one’s mind. They have quite a few things here that make it unique. For instance they have a co-working space that startups can use, a 3D printing machine, as well as vending machines in case you get hungry while lost, in a great book. Plenty of comfortable seats to help you stayed relaxed.

Great place to spend a cold winter weekend. Children always have something to do - chat with other children, play computer games, read books or do handicrafts. At this time, adults can disconnect from the world around them and immerse themselves in a book. As a native Russian speaker, I am pleased with the number of books in my language, there is plenty to choose from. For both adults and children. It would be great if vending machines offered not only soda, but also coffee. I definitely wouldn’t have left here then😀

A very nice library with a great selection of books, movies, and programs for the adults and kids. Every program that I attended were great. Nice and kind staff very knowledgeable.