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Ela Area Public Library
275 Mohawk Trail
Lake Zurich, IL 60047
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Library Closing Friday, January 23

Due to extreme weather conditions, the library will be closed on Friday, January 23.

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Kids: Asian American Pacific Islander Month

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The Comfort of Crows Readalikes

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VolunTeen Made: Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) Inspired

Weather and the Natural World

While you wait for Stranger Things

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Lake Zurich, IL 60047
(847) 438-3433
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9am-5pm, Saturday
12pm-5pm, Sunday

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