The East Chicago Public Library will reopen Monday, June 15th with specific capacity guidelines and details. Online services and resources are open and FREE with a library card. The virtual card expiration date is
July 6th.
Welcome to the East Chicago Public Library
The Library's Mission
The East Chicago Public Library System is committed to meeting the diverse needs of its patrons and all of East Chicago's citizens through the exemplary provision of a full range of high quality informational, educational and recreational materials, services, and resources.
Online Meeting Room Reservations at the Library
Patrons may now reserve meeting rooms at the East Chicago Public Library online through the library website. If you wish to reserve a room, or read our meeting room reservation policy, go to www.ecpl.org and choose Meeting Rooms from the Services menu. Read More…
Patrons may now reserve meeting rooms at the East Chicago Public Library online through the library website. If you wish to reserve a room, or read our meeting room reservation policy, go to www.ecpl.org and choose Meeting Rooms from the Services menu. Read More…
The East Chicago Public Library has announced its new punch card incentive program for patrons. The new patron rewards program will allow good standing library cardholders to receive a loyalty punch card that earns a stamp after every visit. Read more…
Shaquilla Mosley-Jenks
Youth Services Department Assistant
Shaquilla Mosley-Jenks is a wonderful employee, going above and beyond the requirements of the job every singl e day. She gets along very well with the children in our department, employing discipline in a firm yet friendly way. The children want to do well when she’s around and always ask where she is when she’s not there. Kudos to Ms. Shaquilla for organizing Monday’s Awesome Book Group, the children’s dance practice for the Black History program in February, and for stepping up and participating in the Murder at Mardi Gras mystery play as the hilarious Elise St. Gresch. Additionally, she reads widely and can suggest a Young Adult book for every reader. Thank you for everything you do!
- Mary Schons, Interim Director of Youth Services
Youth Services Department Assistant
Shaquilla Mosley-Jenks is a wonderful employee, going above and beyond the requirements of the job every singl e day. She gets along very well with the children in our department, employing discipline in a firm yet friendly way. The children want to do well when she’s around and always ask where she is when she’s not there. Kudos to Ms. Shaquilla for organizing Monday’s Awesome Book Group, the children’s dance practice for the Black History program in February, and for stepping up and participating in the Murder at Mardi Gras mystery play as the hilarious Elise St. Gresch. Additionally, she reads widely and can suggest a Young Adult book for every reader. Thank you for everything you do!
- Mary Schons, Interim Director of Youth Services
Distance Learning
Library Hours
Monday-Thursday 9:00am-8:00pm
Friday & Saturday 9:00am-5:00pm
Online Resources
Hoopla's new Bonus Borrows -
Free to Libraries & Patrons!
In order to provide relief to Libraries and to provide more content to Patrons during this difficult time of sheltering at home, hoopla Digital has curated the hoopla Bonus Borrows Collection.
This list of more than 1,000 top titles is FREE to Libraries - PLUS each Patron will be debited ZERO Borrows when they borrow any of the included titles!
In addition to these titles, patrons will also continue to have access to hoopla's full collection of over 750,000 eBooks, audiobooks, movies, TV shows, music, comics, and more.
The Collection will be free to Libraries and Patrons through 4/30/20. Click Here to access.
Free to Libraries & Patrons!
In order to provide relief to Libraries and to provide more content to Patrons during this difficult time of sheltering at home, hoopla Digital has curated the hoopla Bonus Borrows Collection.
This list of more than 1,000 top titles is FREE to Libraries - PLUS each Patron will be debited ZERO Borrows when they borrow any of the included titles!
In addition to these titles, patrons will also continue to have access to hoopla's full collection of over 750,000 eBooks, audiobooks, movies, TV shows, music, comics, and more.
The Collection will be free to Libraries and Patrons through 4/30/20. Click Here to access.
The library has a new wireless login for patrons. Find us on your smart phone, tablet, or laptop at ECPL – GUEST.
Patrons accessing the library’s wireless internet will be required to agree to the library’s Internet Use Policy before proceeding to the internet. No Password is needed to connect.
Patrons accessing the library’s wireless internet will be required to agree to the library’s Internet Use Policy before proceeding to the internet. No Password is needed to connect.
Text READ to 57838 to Opt In
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