It's National Library Week from April 19, 2026 – April 25, 2026, and we thought we'd take the opportunity to highlight some of the more unique items the Wheaton Public Library has available to check out ... other than books!
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At the Wheaton Public Library you can find for loan:
Museum Passes & Discounted Tickets
Explore More Illinois is a free service provided by your library that provides instant online access to free and discounted tickets to museums, science centers, sporting events, zoos, park districts, theatres, and other fun and local cultural venues. You can have three active reservations per library card.
Popular Attractions for Explore More Illinois
- DuPage Children's Museum
- DuPage Symphony Orchestra
- Museum of Science and Industry
Museum Adventure Pass allows you to use your library card to receive admission or a special discount at participating Chicago area cultural destinations! Libraries have a limited number of passes for each participating museum, and are available on a first-come, first-served basis whether requested in person or online. One Museum Adventure Pass may be checked out per family, per loan period. The loan period is SEVEN DAYS and will expire after the date printed on the pass.
Popular Attractions for Museum Adventure Pass
- Brookfield Zoo
- Cantigny Park
- Chicago Botanic Garden
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No library card needed! Visit The Wheaton Library's Little Free Seed Library, located in the garden and generously provided by the Wheaton Rotary Club. Take some seeds and leave some seeds. Grow something beautiful.
Is your little one burning through your Tonie stories & songs faster than you can pick up refills at Learning Express? The library now offers Tonies that you can check out and take home and use on your Tonie box at home! They have everything from Magic Treehouse to Paw Patrol to Laurie Berkner songs!
Thinking of buying one but not sure if you'll like it? You can check out a Tonie Box as well to try it out at home!
From microscopes, to robots, to solar education kits, you are sure to find something to bring some science home to your budding engineers!
We all know you can borrow games to play while you're at the library, but did you know that there is also a list of board games and logic games that you can reserve and check out to bring home? Brain quest is perfect for an upcoming road trip, or take home some toddler learning games to get ready for kindergarten!
Unique Items at Other Local Libraries
We found some other local libraries had some pretty unexpected items available with your library card as well. Some interesting things to put on your checkout list for your next trip to the library:
- Mahjong game set - Glen Ellyn Public Library
- Mango! online language-learning - Winfield Public Library
- Digital Comics - Glenside Library
- Binge Boxes - Carol Stream Public Library
- ASL online lessons - Warrenville Public Library District
- Binoculars - West Chicago Public Library
- Book Club in a Bag - Lisle Library
The library, of course, also has plenty more to discover, from books to DVDs to regular events like storytimes, family lego nights, and live concerts. You can always find all Wheaton library events on our Macaroni KID Wheaton events calendar!
Stop by Wheaton Library during National Library Week and explore! What interesting thing can you find to take home?
