Ela Area Public Library - Lake Zurich, Illinois

Edward K.

I travelled down to ELA to visit their Giants, Dragons, & Unicorns exhibit and had a great time. The library is beautiful, modern, and welcoming. The staff were extremely friendly and I didn't feel out of place walking through the library looking at the cool exhibit. They had a great selection and I even saw things that my home library (a larger system) didn't have in their Large Print collection and library of things. I love when a library looks like they are in tuned to the needs of their community and not stuck in the past. ELA was awesome and I'm happy for Lake Zurich that they have such a nice library. Oh and the monsters were RAD.

Lucas A.

A library with great services and recourses. Their system to return books is new and works efficient.
They need and upgrade on the check out system since it is not reading app cards.
The staff is always nice and helpful.
I have also use passport and notary services.
Highly recommended.

Gary B.

Five stars! Nice people working here.

Andrea M.

I have been going to this library for more than 12 years and absolutely love it! The staff are very helpful, knowledgeable, and friendly. The children's department is especially fantastic with their programs, playing and reading spaces, and excellent librarians!
There is so much more than books to check out like metal detectors, fishing poles, gaming systems, sewing machines, baking pans, board games and so much more! They have wonderful classes for kids and adults and drop in events and crafts, too. This library is a wonderful asset in our community!

Dave B.

The other day, the library hosted a "stuffed animal camp" where my daughter was able to bring her puppy and it had sleepover camp. We met up with it after, and made a scrapbook from all the adventures. What a creative, fun idea. And they do fun stuff like that all the time. We did a science class and a family egg drop contest in the last month, as well.

From reading challenges to the maker space to movie and video game rentals... this place is phenomenal. We utilize both Hoopla and Libby for audiobooks and kindle books, and have recently found the "withdrawn book - booksale." We have rented sewing machines and knife sharpeners from the library of things.

The team is incredible, and although a disproportionate amount of my family's time is spent downstairs in the kids section, every bit of it is done with excellence. So grateful for this community resource. Of all the places we've lived, this is the best, most engaged library we've ever had.

Maksim S.

We are very happy with our local library. The process of checking in and out is very easy. The staff here is very helpful and polite.

They do offer a drive through option that was used by us heavily during COVID-19 pandemic. We are still exploring their programs for kids and it is great to see how they adjust to the new reality.

We are very happy to see international book selection and wish it will be expanded further.

Keith B.

I've gone to this library my whole life and it has gotten better and better. It is really up to date on technology and presents itself as a great place for learning and discovery. It is easy to borrow and return books, and the staff is super helpful.

Ariane G.

I purposely drove out my my way to get my passport processed here in order to avoid the post office madness, and I'm so glad I did! I was in and out in less than 15 minutes, and the lady processing my passport was very efficient and helpful. I would definitely recommend getting all your documents sorted and filled out beforehand to make things a bit easier, and be sure to bring two checks (one for the passport and one for the library processing fee, but they do take cash for it this). Overall, it was a great experience.