2026 is our 75th anniversary as a public library. We’re going to celebrate, and you’re invited! We’ll have activities throughout the year. We hope you can join in with us and continue to make the Library a valuable part of the community for another 75 years to come.
Read an outline of CAPL’s history and explore photos on the Illinois Digital Archives.
Diamond Reading Program
January 2-December 30, 2026
Help us celebrate our 75th anniversary by joining us for our favorite activity—reading! We’re ringing in this special occasion by asking you to read up to 75 books for adults, teens, and kids, or 750 picture books for kids 0-6. Get a badge for every book you read (or a badge every ten books for ages 0-6). Earn a prize if you read 25 (250 for 0-6), 50 (500 for 0-6), and 75 (750 for 0-6) books.
We’ll have 3 levels of prizes throughout the program at the 25, 50, and 75 books.
Prize Level 1: Prize book
Prize Level 2: Tote bag
Prize level 3: T-Shirt
The number of books might seem like a lot, but as they say, no pressure, no diamonds! And, don’t forget, you can read for this program concurrent to all our other reading programs (Winter, Summer, and 1000 Books Before Kindergarten).
Bookmark Contest
Details to come
Summer Celebration
Details to come