Beanstack Outage

The platform that hosts the Beanstack website and app, along with thousands of other websites and apps worldwide, is suffering an outage.  As a result, Beanstack may be unavailable or slow to load. 

You can download and print a copy of our Paper Reading Log to track your reading until this issue is resolved.  If you have any questions, please reach out to us!  We are happy to help!

Level Up at Your Library is Here!

Our annual Summer Reading Program has officially begun!  IPDPL offers three different summer reading challenges so readers can choose the challenge that best suits them:

  • Read to Me: for beginning and emerging readers (reading goal = 50 books)
  • Casual Readers: for busy readers without a lot of time (reading goal = 25 hours)
  • Avid Readers: for passionate readers who are all in (reading goal = 50 hours)

Head to Beanstack online or the Beanstack Tracker app on your device to join the program and choose your challenge!

We've Got SWAG!

Starting June 5, 2025, Illinois Prairie is launching SWAG Seniors With Attitude Group at the Metamora branch.  This weekly, three-hour open house is designed just for seniors and older adults to relax, connect, and enjoy a variety of activities at their own pace.

Try your hand at the community jigsaw puzzle, spend some quiet time coloring, or head to the meeting room for Eli’s coffee and a light treat.  Curious about brain-boosting tech?  Check out our Stay Sharp activity kits and Playaway Launchpad tablets.  If you find one you like, you can borrow it and take it home!

No registration is required, and all activities are self-directed.  Come for ten minutes, stay for an hour, or hang out all morning — it’s up to you!