Update: Locker pickup service ended on February 6.
You can pick up and return most library items at any Oak Park library location or other SWAN library—unless otherwise indicated on the item.
Placing items on hold
- Log in with your account number and PIN.
- Search the catalog, then click “Place Hold” for the item you would like.
- Need more help? Go to “Placing holds” on SWAN’s Catalog Help page.
Picking up items on hold
- Inside each library, there is dedicated shelf space where you will find items alphabetized by cardholders’ last names.
- Find out how to change the way you are notified about holds under “Get notifications and alerts” on SWAN’s Catalog Help page.
Returning library items
- Items can be returned to the Oak Park Public Library or other SWAN library, unless otherwise indicated (those items are marked with specific return instructions).
- Book drops—for library items only—are located inside and outside library locations, including a new outdoor return option at the Main Library for books and AV materials. If book drops are full, please do not leave items near, next to, or on top of book drops.
- Anyone who has checked out library items is responsible for them until they are checked in.
More outside library book drops
Drive up: Village Parking Lot 55
See on Google Maps. Drive into the lot to access the curbside book drop.
Walk up: Main Library
Two book drops are outside Main: (1) a freestanding bin on the front plaza just south of the Grove Avenue cul-de-sac; and (2) a slot next to the entrance (pictured at top of page).
Drive up & walk up: Maze Branch
Two drops (one for books and one for audiovisual items) are curbside in front of Maze on Gunderson Avenue.
Walk up: Dole Branch
One book drop is near Dole Center’s north entrance on Augusta Street.
Home Delivery
Oak Park Home Delivery brings library materials to residents who have limited mobility, are ages 60+, or have children under the age of 5. Learn more about this drop-off and pick-up service offered by the library.