Evanston Public Library kids' area
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📚 Library · Evanston
1.5 hours · Free · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 60 min driveFrom Naperville · Parking: Library garage under the building (Church St entrance, recently free for the first stretch, check the website); 5-minute walk from the Purple Line Davis station
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Lots of shadeRain-OK · Handles heat · Fine on cold days
- ⏱️Typical visit: 1.5 hoursBest seasons: Winter · Fall · Spring · Summer
The main library in downtown Evanston, with the children's department filling the whole third floor: a play area with toys and puzzles, a reading nook by the big windows, and several story times a week, with the restaurants and ice cream shops of Davis St right downstairs.
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