News – Thomas Ford Memorial Library

Thanks, Western Springs!

On behalf of the Library Board, staff, Friends of the Library, and Library Foundation, we would like to thank you

The Library just added renowned online learning platform Lynda.com as a brand new service available to Thomas Ford cardholders! With

If you haven’t used our digital services before, the Library has a vast collection of eBooks, digital audiobooks, digital comics,

Carol Ann (Shudlick) Smith played college and pro basketball and now coaches the next generation of players. She gives us

Except for his service in World War II, Wendall “Seedy” Ulrich, 91, has lived in Western Springs all his life.

Ernest Hemingway, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Walter Isaacson–the list goes on and on: American writers who entertain and enlighten, and are

If you love the Library, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to the Thomas Ford Library Foundation. The Foundation is

After the success of our Chicago-themed trivia night this summer, the Library has teamed up with Salerno’s Pizzeria and R

Eighty-five years ago, in 1932, the Library was built in memory of Thomas Albert Ford. In our latest edition of

The Western Springs Library Friends unanimously decided that their President, Ann Weithers, should be named the 2017 “‘Best’ of Friends.”