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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recognizes Mental Health Awareness Month (MHAM) every May to increase awareness about the vital role mental health plays in our overall health and wellbeing. Click here to learn more about local resources and partners, May's featured programs and booklists.
Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month is a nationally recognized monthly designation that honors the many contributions and accomplishments of Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders and Native Hawaiians. Take a look at booklists for kids, tweens, teens and adults that library staff have put together:
Asian American and Pacific Islander Books for Littles
Asian American and Pacific Islander Books for Kids
Asian American and Pacific Islander Books for Tweens
Asian American and Pacific Islander Books for Teens
Asian American and Pacific Islander Books for Adults
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Programs:
Friday Flicks: Lilo & Stitch
The library celebrated National Library Week this month by revealing the winners for the first-ever Love Your Library Bookmark Contest.
Five winners were selected from more than 200 submissions received by local youth artists from School Districts 25 and 214. On Monday, April 7, the winners were invited to the library’s Committee of the Whole meeting. Library Board President Amy Somary presented each winner with a certificate and printed copies of their winning bookmark.
Afterwards, the winners got to celebrate with a specially designed cake featuring their bookmark designs and then take a look at the new bookmark display
Work toward my financial goals
Achieving your financial goals requires discipline, a plan and trustworthy information sources. The library provides a number of online tools that can help you as you work towards your goals and even learn about the basics of investing.
Financial Fit (AHML Cardholders Only)
Offers short, easy-to-understand personal finance lessons, videos and interactive tools that empower you to make informed financial decisions and achieve your financial goals. Covers topics like budgeting, banking, borrowing, family finances, buying homes/cars, and much more.
Weiss Ratings
Provides safety and financial stability ratings of banks, credit unions, insurers, stocks and
National Arab American Heritage Month celebrates Arab Americans throughout the past and present and recognizes their invaluable contributions to our country. Explore our booklists for adults, kids, tweens and teens:
April is Earth Month, and the Arlington Heights Memorial Library invites the community to learn with us, dig deeper and be inspired to become an even better caregiver of the Earth through library programming for all ages:
Tween DIY Kit: Poet-Tree
Starting April 1 / Kids' World
April is National Poetry Month and Earth Month! We are celebrating by growing a Poet-Tree in the Tween Space. Grab a Tween DIY kit for materials and inspiration. Write a poem, haiku, or a line from your favorite poem on a leaf and hang it on the tree. Participants will be eligible for
What books have shaped your life or made an impact? That's the question 24 community members and leaders in Arlington Heights were asked. Influencers of Arlington Heights, and the Books That Influenced Them is an exhibit on display on the library's first floor featuring six local influencers, four times a year, and the books that inspire them. From the profound to the humorous, informative to reflective, here are their picks. Stop by to pick up one of these titles from the library's collection, or place one on hold to pick up at the library, bookmobile or drive-up window. Click on
Looking for a fun way to give back to the community during your summer break? Join a Summer Volunteer Squad! Volunteer opportunities include helping at the summer reading table, teen-led projects and other library events. This opportunity is for teens entering grades 7-12 in the fall of 2025. Online applications are open from April 1-30 for Arlington Heights residents. First-time participants will be asked to sign up for an informal interview. Learn more at ahml.info/teens/volunteer.
In December 2024, the Arlington Heights Memorial Library (AHML) was designated a member of the Family Place Libraries (FPL) initiative. This initiative promotes a national model for transforming public libraries into welcoming, developmentally appropriate early learning environments for young children, their parents and caregivers.
AHML become the second library in Illinois to receive this certification, a process that the library's Youth Services staff began working towards in October 2018, when they attended the FPL Training Institute. The library then began hosting its regular Play, Learn and Grow Family Workshops as part of the FPL initiative. To complete its certification as
Updated July 15, 2025
The underground parking garage and drive-up window will be closed to vehicles from Monday, July 21-Thursday, July 24 due to a repair to the garage entrance. The underground lobby entrance, Vail Street ramp and 24/7 hold pickup lockers will remain accessible to pedestrians.
Drive-up window customers may pick up their holds at the Checkout Desk on the first floor during regular library hours. For customers who need additional accommodation, please call 847-392-0100.
Updated July 2, 2025
The library will be sealcoating a section of the parking lot at the Vail Street entrance on Wednesday, July 2